Gender
Male
Born
Mar 13, 1916
Montreal, Quebec, CANADA
Died
Jun 15, 2002
Pound Ridge, New York, USA
Director Theatre Owner/Operator Performer Producer Presenter
Relations
Cousin of
Hume Cronyn
Father of
William "Sam" Whitehead
Father of
Charles Whitehead
Husband of
Virginia Whitehead (? - 1965) her death
Husband of
Zoe Caldwell (1968 - June 15, 2002) his death
See Also
Comments
Other credits: "Foxy" (Yukon, 1962); "Banderol" (Philly, 1962); "Bequest to the Nation" (London, 1970); "The Archbishop's Ceiling" (DC, 1977).
A Few Good Men (Oct 29, 2026 - Jan 10, 2027)
Play, Revival
  • Originally produced on Broadway by David Brown, Lewis Allen, Robert Whitehead, Roger L. Stevens, Kathy Levin, Suntory International Corporation and The Shubert Organization; Originally produced on Broadway in association with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Master Class (Nov 05, 1995 - Jun 29, 1997)
Play, Original
Broken Glass (Apr 24, 1994 - Jun 26, 1994)
Play, Original
Park Your Car in Harvard Yard (Nov 07, 1991 - Feb 22, 1992)
Play, Original
The Speed of Darkness (Feb 28, 1991 - Mar 30, 1991)
Play, Original
Artist Descending a Staircase (Nov 30, 1989 - Dec 31, 1989)
Play, Original
A Few Good Men (Nov 15, 1989 - Jan 26, 1991)
Play, Original
The Petition (Apr 24, 1986 - Jun 29, 1986)
Play, Original
Lillian (Jan 16, 1986 - Feb 23, 1986)
Play, Original
  • Directed by Robert Whitehead
Death of a Salesman (Mar 29, 1984 - Nov 18, 1984)
Play, Revival
Medea (May 02, 1982 - Jun 27, 1982)
Play, Revival
  • Directed by Robert Whitehead
The West Side Waltz (Nov 19, 1981 - Mar 13, 1982)
Play, Original
Lunch Hour (Nov 12, 1980 - Jun 28, 1981)
Play, Original
Betrayal (Jan 05, 1980 - May 31, 1980)
Play, Original
Carmelina (Apr 08, 1979 - Apr 21, 1979)
Musical, Original
Bedroom Farce (Mar 29, 1979 - Nov 24, 1979)
Play, Original
No Man's Land (Nov 09, 1976 - Dec 18, 1976)
Play, Original
A Texas Trilogy: The Oldest Living Graduate (Sep 23, 1976 - Oct 29, 1976)
Play, Original
A Texas Trilogy: The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia (Sep 22, 1976 - Oct 31, 1976)
Play, Original
A Texas Trilogy: Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander (Sep 21, 1976 - Oct 30, 1976)
Play, Original
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (May 04, 1976 - May 08, 1976)
Musical, Original
A Matter of Gravity (Feb 03, 1976 - Apr 10, 1976)
Play, Original
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Sep 24, 1974 - Feb 08, 1975)
Play, Revival
Finishing Touches (Feb 08, 1973 - Jun 30, 1973)
Play, Original
The Creation of the World and Other Business (Nov 30, 1972 - Dec 16, 1972)
Play, Original
Old Times (Nov 16, 1971 - Feb 26, 1972)
Play, Original
Sheep on the Runway (Jan 31, 1970 - May 02, 1970)
Play, Original
The Price (Feb 07, 1968 - Feb 15, 1969)
Play, Original
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Jan 16, 1968 - Dec 14, 1968)
Play, Original
Where's Daddy? (Mar 02, 1966 - Mar 19, 1966)
Play, Original
Tartuffe (Jan 14, 1965 - May 22, 1965)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center (under the direction of Robert Whitehead and Elia Kazan)
    See Full Producer List
Incident at Vichy (Dec 03, 1964 - May 07, 1965)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center (under the direction of Robert Whitehead and Elia Kazan)
    See Full Producer List
The Changeling (Oct 29, 1964 - Dec 23, 1964)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center (under the direction of Robert Whitehead and Elia Kazan)
    See Full Producer List
The Physicists (Oct 13, 1964 - Nov 28, 1964)
Play, Original
But For Whom Charlie (Mar 12, 1964 - Jul 02, 1964)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center (under the direction of Robert Whitehead and Elia Kazan)
    See Full Producer List
Marco Millions (Feb 20, 1964 - Jun 18, 1964)
Play, Revival
  • Produced by Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center (under the direction of Robert Whitehead and Elia Kazan)
    See Full Producer List
Foxy (Feb 16, 1964 - Apr 18, 1964)
Musical, Original
  • FOXY was first produced at the Palace Grand Theatre, Dawson City, Yukon, July 2, 1962, by Robert Whitehead and Stanley Gilky
After The Fall (Jan 23, 1964 - May 29, 1965)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center (under the direction of Robert Whitehead and Elia Kazan)
    See Full Producer List
A Man for All Seasons (Nov 22, 1961 - Jun 01, 1963)
Play, Original
  • Theatre Owned / Operated by ANTA (Robert Whitehead, Managing Director); ANTA Theatre Managing Director: Louis A. Lotito
  • Presented by ANTA (Robert Whitehead, Managing Director)
  • Produced by Robert Whitehead
    See Full Producer List
Midgie Purvis (Feb 01, 1961 - Feb 18, 1961)
Play, Original
The Conquering Hero (Jan 16, 1961 - Jan 21, 1961)
Musical, Original
Much Ado About Nothing (Sep 17, 1959 - Nov 07, 1959)
Play, Revival
The Cold Wind and the Warm (Dec 08, 1958 - Mar 21, 1959)
Play, Original
The Man in the Dog Suit (Oct 30, 1958 - Nov 29, 1958)
Play, Original
Goldilocks (Oct 11, 1958 - Feb 28, 1959)
Musical, Original
A Touch of the Poet (Oct 02, 1958 - Jun 13, 1959)
Play, Original
The Visit (May 05, 1958 - Nov 29, 1958)
Play, Original
The Waltz of the Toreadors (Mar 04, 1958 - Mar 29, 1958)
Play, Revival
The Day the Money Stopped (Feb 20, 1958 - Feb 22, 1958)
Play, Original
Orpheus Descending (Mar 21, 1957 - May 18, 1957)
Play, Original
A Hole in the Head (Feb 28, 1957 - Jul 13, 1957)
Play, Original
The Waltz of the Toreadors (Jan 17, 1957 - May 11, 1957)
Play, Original
The Sleeping Prince (Nov 01, 1956 - Dec 22, 1956)
Play, Original
Major Barbara (Oct 30, 1956 - May 18, 1957)
Play, Revival
Separate Tables (Oct 25, 1956 - Sep 28, 1957)
Table by the Window
Play, Original
Table Number Seven
Play, Original
Tamburlaine the Great (Jan 19, 1956 - Feb 04, 1956)
Play, Original
Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure... (Oct 10, 1955 - Dec 03, 1955)
Musical, Original
A View From the Bridge / A Memory of Two Mondays (Sep 29, 1955 - Feb 04, 1956)
A View From the Bridge
Play, Original
A Memory of Two Mondays
Play, Original
The Skin of Our Teeth (Aug 17, 1955 - Sep 03, 1955)
Play, Revival
Bus Stop (Mar 02, 1955 - Apr 21, 1956)
Play, Original
The Flowering Peach (Dec 28, 1954 - Apr 23, 1955)
Play, Original
Portrait of a Lady (Dec 21, 1954 - Dec 25, 1954)
Play, Original
The Confidential Clerk (Feb 11, 1954 - May 22, 1954)
Play, Original
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (Dec 30, 1953 - Jul 10, 1954)
Play, Original
The Emperor's Clothes (Feb 09, 1953 - Feb 21, 1953)
Play, Original
The Time of the Cuckoo (Oct 15, 1952 - May 30, 1953)
Play, Original
Sunday Breakfast (May 28, 1952 - Jun 08, 1952)
Play, Original
Four Saints in Three Acts (Apr 16, 1952 - Apr 27, 1952)
Musical, Revival
Golden Boy (Mar 12, 1952 - Apr 06, 1952)
Play, Revival
Mrs. McThing (Feb 20, 1952 - Jan 10, 1953)
Play, Original
Night Music (Apr 08, 1951 - Apr 14, 1951)
Play, Revival
The Member of the Wedding (Jan 05, 1950 - Mar 17, 1951)
Play, Original
Crime and Punishment (Dec 22, 1947 - Jan 24, 1948)
Play, Revival
Medea (Oct 20, 1947 - May 15, 1948)
Play, Revival
Heart of a City (Feb 12, 1942 - Mar 07, 1942)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Robert Whitehead
    • Wing Commander - Original
Mr. Big (Sep 30, 1941 - Oct 04, 1941)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Robert Whitehead
    • Nesbitt - Original
Steel (Dec 19, 1939 - Dec 30, 1939)
Play, Original
Cure For Matrimony (Oct 25, 1939 - Nov 25, 1939)
Play, Original
Master Class (Oct 29, 1996 - Nov 23, 1997)
Play, Original
A Few Good Men (Jan 07, 1992 - May 10, 1992)
Play, Original
Finishing Touches (Nov 29, 1973 - Jun 01, 1974)
Play, Original
The Member of the Wedding (Mar 26, 1951 - May 17, 1952)
Play, Original

Tony Award®

Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award

2002 | Recipient
Robert Whitehead

Best Play

1996 | Winner  | Master Class
Produced by Robert Whitehead
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Best Play

1994 | Nominee  | Broken Glass
Produced by Robert Whitehead
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Best Reproduction

1984 | Winner  | Death of a Salesman
Produced by Robert Whitehead
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Best Play

1979 | Nominee  | Bedroom Farce
Produced by Whitehead-Stevens
See Full Producer List
 

Best Play

1968 | Nominee  | The Price
Produced by Robert Whitehead
See Full Producer List
 

Best Producer of a Play

1965 | Nominee  | Tartuffe
Produced by Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center (under the direction of Robert Whitehead and Elia Kazan)
See Full Producer List

Best Play

1962 | Winner  | A Man for All Seasons
Produced by Robert Whitehead
See Full Producer List

Best Producer of a Play

1962 | Winner  | A Man for All Seasons
Produced by Robert Whitehead
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Best Play

1959 | Nominee  | The Visit
Produced by The Producers Theatre
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Best Play

1959 | Nominee  | A Touch of the Poet
Produced by The Producers Theatre
See Full Producer List
Originally produced by Robert Whitehead
 

Best Play

1957 | Nominee  | Separate Tables
Produced by The Producers Theatre
See Full Producer List
 

Best Play

1957 | Nominee  | The Waltz of the Toreadors
Produced by The Producers Theatre
Produced by Robert Whitehead
See Full Producer List
 

Best Play

1956 | Nominee  | Bus Stop
Produced by Robert Whitehead
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Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Play

1996 | Winner  | Master Class
Produced by Robert Whitehead
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Outstanding Revival

1984 | Winner  | Death of a Salesman
Produced by Robert Whitehead
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Outstanding New Play (American)

1977 | Winner  | A Texas Trilogy: Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander
Produced by Robert Whitehead
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Outstanding New Play (American)

1977 | Winner  | A Texas Trilogy: The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia
Produced by Robert Whitehead
See Full Producer List

Outstanding New Play (American)

1977 | Winner  | A Texas Trilogy: The Oldest Living Graduate
Produced by Robert Whitehead
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Outstanding New Play (Foreign)

1977 | Nominee  | No Man's Land
Produced by Robert Whitehead
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