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Who Played Jim in Porgy and Bess

Jim is a role in Porgy and Bess, a musical that opened Broadway in 1943.

Based on the play <i>Porgy</i> by Dorothy and DuBose Heyward

8 actors have played Jim in Porgy and Bess.

View full cast of Porgy and Bess

Performer Production Opened
Jack Carr Broadway Porgy and Bess 1935
Jack Carr Broadway Porgy and Bess 1942
William C. Smith Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
William C. Smith Broadway Porgy and Bess 1944
Sherman Sneed Broadway Porgy and Bess 1953
Hartwell Mace Broadway Porgy and Bess 1976
William Penn Broadway Porgy and Bess 1976
Byron Onque Broadway Porgy and Bess 1983
Donald Walter Kase Broadway Porgy and Bess 1983
Edward Pleasant Broadway Porgy and Bess 2000

Other Roles in Porgy and Bess

Role Production Opened
Annie Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Bess Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Chorus Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Clara Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Coroner Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Crab Man Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Crown Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Detective Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Frazier Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Jake Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Jim Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Lily Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Maria Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Mingo Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Nelson Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Peter Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Policeman Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Porgy Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Robbins Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Serena Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Sportin' Life Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Strawberry Woman Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Undertaker Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943

“Jim” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
The Railway Children West End 2015
Big River Broadway 2003
The Weir Broadway 1999
Pump Boys and Dinettes Broadway 1982
Bubbling Brown Sugar Broadway 1976
Diamond Lil Broadway 1928
Show Boat Broadway 1927

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