Roger De Koven (born Roger Bemet DeKoven; October 22, 1906 – January 28, 1988)[1][2] was an American actor on stage, radio, television and film, known for his versatility,[3][4] and, in particular, for his portrayals of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. in the Broadway musical, Funny Girl,[5] and of Professor Jason Allen in the landmark anti-war—and anti-Nazi—radio drama Against the Storm.

[6] H appeared frequently on Grand Central Station,[7] Dimension X, and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar,[6] and—while employed as leading man/director of a stock company in the mid-1930s—directed the young Danny Kaye.

[9] Following his graduation from John Marshall High School,[10] DeKoven attended the University of Chicago, Northwestern, and Columbia.

[13] Of his performance as Paul Hirsch in the touring company of Leonard Spigelgass's Dear Me, the Sky is Falling, reviewed at the Tappan Zee Playhouse, Nyack Journal-News critic Mariruth Campbell writes, "DeKoven [...] gives the role wondrous value by impressing the audience with Paul's basic solidity while seemingly the too-easily led marriage partner.

"[14] Regarding De Koven's portrayal of Justice Lawrence Walgrave in a 1969 production of Agatha Christie's 10 Little Indians, Home News drama critic Ernest Albrecht notes, "DeKoven is particularly good at making an enormous change in character go down without our gagging on it.