Worked with three other Cyranos in the course of playing the role himself--first with Walter Hampden for a special benefit performance. He later performed the role on live television opposite Christopher Plummer's portrayal of Christian. Plummer not only later played Cyrano, but hired Anthony Burgess to pen what is now regarded as one of the best translations of the play. In Cyrano et d'Artagnan (1964), D'Artagnan is played by Jean-Pierre Cassel, who played Cyrano in The Return of the Musketeers (1989).
