José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón ( January 8 , 1912 -- January 26 , 1992 ) , known as José Ferrer , was an American actor and theatre and film director . In 1947 , Ferrer won the Tony Award for his theatrical performance of Cyrano de Bergerac , and in 1952 , he won the Distinguished Dramatic Actor Award for The Shrike , and also the Outstanding Director Award for directing the plays The Shrike , The Fourposter , and Stalag 17 .
José Ferrer was a director of plays in the 20th century.