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Who Played Cellist in The Elephant Man

Cellist is a role in The Elephant Man, a play that opened Off-Broadway in 1979.

In 1880s London, John Merrick is a horribly deformed young man – a victim of rare skin and bone diseases. Under the care of celebrated physician Frederick Treves, Merrick slowly evolves from an object of pity to an urbane gentleman, desperate to be recognized as a man like any other.

4 actors have played Cellist in The Elephant Man.

View full cast of The Elephant Man

Performer Production Opened
David Heiss Broadway The Elephant Man 1979
David Hess Off-Broadway The Elephant Man 1979
Laurence Lenske Broadway The Elephant Man 1979
Michael Goldschlager Broadway The Elephant Man 1979

Other Roles in The Elephant Man

Role Production Opened
Carr Gomm/ Conductor Off-Broadway The Elephant Man 1979
Cellist Off-Broadway The Elephant Man 1979
Frederick Treves/ Belgian Policeman Off-Broadway The Elephant Man 1979
John Merrick Off-Broadway The Elephant Man 1979
Mrs. Kendal/ Pinhead Off-Broadway The Elephant Man 1979
Orderly Off-Broadway The Elephant Man 1979
Pinhead Manager/ London Policeman/ Will/ Earl/ Lord John Off-Broadway The Elephant Man 1979
Pinhead/ Miss Sandwich/ Countess/ Princess Alexandra Off-Broadway The Elephant Man 1979
Ross/ Bishop Walsham How/ Snork Off-Broadway The Elephant Man 1979
Ross/ Bishop Walsham How/ Snork/ Frederick Treves/ Belgian Policeman/ Pinhead Manager/ London Policeman/ Will/ Earl/ Lord John Off-Broadway The Elephant Man 1979

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