Lionel Stander
American actor in films, radio, theater and television (1908-1994) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 86
Lionel Jay Stander was an American actor, activist, and a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild. He had an extensive career in theatre, film, radio, and television that spanned nearly 70 years, from 1928 until 1994.
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Dream OnSeries, Uncle Pat1989
CookieFilm, Enzo Della Testa1987
CBS Summer PlayhouseSeries, Sully Carson1986
The Transformers: The MovieFilm, Kup (voice)1985
MoonlightingSeries, Max1979
Hart to HartSeries, Max
1941Film, 1979Angelo Scioli1977
New York, New YorkFilm, Tony Harwell1974
Innocence and DesireFilm, Salvatore Niscemi1973
Dirty WeekendFilm, General1972
The Adventures of PinocchioSeries, Mangiafoco1971
Between MiraclesFilm, Oreste1968
A Dandy in AspicFilm, Sobakevich1965
The Loved OneFilm, The Guru Brahmin ("Hump")1964
The Wednesday PlaySeries, General Burroughs1961
Blast of SilenceFilm, Narrator (voice) (uncredited)1956
Armchair TheatreSeries, Patrick E. Pendergast1947
The Sin of Harold DiddlebockFilm, Max1944
Golden Globe AwardsSeries1943
Guadalcanal DiaryFilm, Sgt. Butch1937
A Star Is BornFilm, Matt Libby1935
If You Could Only CookFilm, Flash1908Born11 January 1908People around Lionel
Close ties
- Peter H. Hunt Directed Hart to Hart Returns (1993)
Carlo Ponti Produced The Cassandra Crossing (1977)
Antonio Margheriti Directed Treasure Island (1972)
Ben Hecht Directed The Scoundrel and Soak the Rich
Harold Lloyd Produced Professor Beware (1938)
Luigi Comencini Directed The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972)
Preston Sturges Produced The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
Alfred Edward Green Directed Two Gals and a Guy (1951)
Irwin Winkler Produced New York, New York (1977)- Norman Z. McLeod Directed The Milky Way and The Kid from Brooklyn
Charles MacArthur Directed The Scoundrel and Soak the Rich
Robert Chartoff Produced New York, New York (1977)
Michele Lupo Directed Seven Times Seven (1973)
Marco Vicario Produced Seven Times Seven (1973)
Nino Manfredi Directed Between Miracles (1970)
William A. Wellman Directed A Star Is Born (1937)
Lucio Fulci Directed The Senator Likes Women (1980)
Mario Camerini Directed Don Camillo e i giovani d'oggi (1972)
Edgar Kennedy Also in A Star Is Born and Unfaithfully Yours
Reinhold Schünzel Directed The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)
Gastone Moschin Also in Caliber 9 (1974)
Luigi Magni Directed La via dei babbuini (1974)
Fernando Di Leo Directed Caliber 9 (1974)
Mario Scaccia Also in Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969)
Known for
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Once Upon a Time in the West 1968
The Adventures of Pinocchio 1972
Caliber 9 1972
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936
The Transformers: The Movie 1986
Filmography 40
128 credits on file
Television 8
Media & music
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About this person
He was known for his distinctive raspy voice and tough-guy demeanor, as well as for his vocal left-wing political stances. One of the first Hollywood actors to be subpoenaed before the House Un-American Activities Committee, he was blacklisted from the late 1940s until the mid-1960s.