Complex sentence: In 1953, he was seen in the title role of a one-hour adaptation of Shakespeare's "Othello", and in 1955, he was rather incongruously cast as Ludwig van Beethoven in an episode of the televised version of "You Are There".
Split into simpler sentences: In 1953, he was seen in the title role of a one-hour adaptation of Shakespeare's "Othello". In 1955 he was Ludwig van Beethoven in an episode of the TV version of "You Are There".