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Lionel Stander (1908–1994)

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Lionel Stander, the movie character actor with the great gravelly voice, was born on January 11th, 1908 in The Bronx borough of New York City. Stander's acting career was derailed when he was blacklisted during the 1950s after being exposed as a Communist Party member during the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings... See full bio »

Born:

in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 86) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Robert Wagner with Lionel Stander, Natalie Wood and daughters Natasha, Courtney and Katie circa 1980s Still of Armin Mueller-Stahl and Lionel Stander in The Last Good Time
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1995 Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (TV movie)
Max
 
1994 Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die (TV movie)
Max
 
1994 Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart (TV movie)
Max
 
1994 Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is (TV movie)
Max
 
1994 The Last Good Time
Howard Singer
 
1993 Hart to Hart Returns (TV movie)
Max
 
1991 Dream On (TV series)
Uncle Pat
– Toby or Not Toby (1991) … Uncle Pat
 
1991 Joey Takes a Cab
Joey
 
1988-1989 The Boys (TV series)
Gene
– Friars' Club (1989) … Gene
– Labor Day (1989) … Gene
– Some Don't Like It Hot (1989) … Gene
– Gene's Problem (1988) … Gene
 
1989 Cookie
Enzo Della Testa
 
1989 Wicked Stepmother
Sam
 
1987 Bellifreschi
Frank Santamaria
 
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series)
Sully Carson
– The Time of Their Lives (1987) … Sully Carson
 
1986 Moonlighting (TV series)
Max
– It's a Wonderful Job (1986) … Max
 
1986 The Transformers: The Movie
Kup (voice)
 
1979-1984 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Max
– Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1984) … Max
– Always, Elizabeth (1984) … Max
– Larsen's Last Jump (1984) … Max
– Slam Dunk (1984) … Max
– The Shooting (1984) … Max
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1979 1941
Angelo Scioli
 
1978 The Squeeze
Sam
 
1978 Cyclone
Taylor
 
1978 Matilda
Pinky Schwab
 
1977 New York, New York
Tony Harwell
 
1977 The Sunshine Boys (TV movie)
Al Lewis
 
1976 The Cassandra Crossing
Max, the Train Conductor
 
1976 San Pasquale Baylonne protettore delle donne
Don Gervasio
 
1975 The Black Bird
Gordon Immerman
 
1975 Mark of Zorro
Padre Donato
 
1975 Red Coat
Doctor Higgins
 
1975 La novizia
Don Nini
 
1974 Innocence and Desire
Salvatore Niscemi
 
1974 Piazza pulita
 
1974 Viaggia, ragazza, viaggia, hai la musica nelle vene
 
1974 La via dei babbuini
 
1974 Di mamma non ce n'è una sola
Elia
 
1973 The Sensuous Sicilian
Paolo's Grandfather, Baron Castorini
 
1973 Il tuo piacere è il mio
Il marchese Cavalcanti/Il cardinale di Ragusa
 
1973 La mano nera - prima della mafia, più della mafia
Lieutenant Giuseppe Petrosino
 
1973 Crescete e moltiplicatevi
 
1973 Dirty Weekend
General
 
1973 Halleluja to Vera Cruz
Sam 'Tonaca"' Thompson
 
1972 The Adventures of Pinocchio (TV mini-series)
Mangiafuoco (1972)
 
1972 Father Jackleg
Stinky Manure
 
1972 Treasure Island
Billy Bones
 
1972 Don Camillo e i giovani d'oggi
Peppone
 
1972 All the Brothers of the West Support Their Father
 
1972 Pulp
Ben Dinuccio
 
1972 The Senator Likes Women
Cardinal Maravigli
 
1972 Caliber 9
Americano
 
1971 We Are All in Temporary Liberty
Lawyer Bartoli
 
1971 The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Baccala
 
1971 Between Miracles
Oreste Micheli
 
1971 Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte
Katanga
 
1970 Mir hat es immer Spaß gemacht
The Admiral
 
1969 Boot Hill
Mamy
 
1969 Zenabel
Pancrazio
 
1969 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Max
– The King of Thieves (1969) … Max
 
1969 Infanzia, vocazione e prime esperienze di Giacomo Casanova, veneziano
Don Tosello
 
1969 H2S
 
1969 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Patrick E. Pendergast
– On Vacation (1969) … Patrick E. Pendergast
 
1968 Once Upon a Time in the West
Barman
 
1968 Gates to Paradise
Monk
 
1968 Al di là della legge
Preacher
 
1968 A Dandy in Aspic
Sobakevich
 
1968 Seven Times Seven
Sam
 
1966 Cul-de-sac
Richard
 
1965 Promise Her Anything
Sam
 
1965 The Loved One
The Guru Brahmin
 
1965 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
General Burroughs
– The Pistol (1965) … General Burroughs
 
1963 The Moving Finger
 
1961 Blast of Silence
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1951 St. Benny the Dip
Monk Williams
 
1951 Two Gals and a Guy
Mr. Seymour
 
1951 Big Town (TV series)
– Lady's Man (1951)
 
1951 Nash Airflyte Theatre (TV series)
– Pearls Are a Nuisance (1951)
 
1950 The Billy Rose Show (TV series)
– Kind Hearts and Gentle People (1950)
 
1949 Drooler's Delight (short)
Buzz Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
 
1948 Wild and Woody! (short)
Buzz Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
 
1948 Trouble Makers
'Hatchet' Moran
 
1948 Unfaithfully Yours
Hugo Standoff
 
1948 Wet Blanket Policy (short)
Buzz Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
 
1948 Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Bellhop
 
1948 Call Northside 777
Corrigan - Wiecek's Cellmate (uncredited)
 
1947 The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Max
 
1946 Fair Weather Fiends (short)
Wolfie Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
 
1946 Gentleman Joe Palooka
Harry Mitchell
 
1946 Specter of the Rose
Lionel Gans
 
1946 A Boy, a Girl and a Dog
Jim
 
1946 Who's Cookin Who? (short)
Wolfie Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
 
1946 In Old Sacramento
Eddie Dodge
 
1946 Apple Andy (short)
The Devil (voice) (uncredited)
 
1946 The Kid from Brooklyn
Spider Schultz
 
1945 The Loose Nut (short)
Bull Dozer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1945 Watchtower Over Tomorrow (short) (uncredited)
 
1945 The Big Show-Off
Joe Bagley, Club Owner
 
1944 Fish Fry (short)
Cat (voice) (uncredited)
 
1943 Guadalcanal Diary
Sgt. Butch
 
1943 Tahiti Honey
Pinkie
 
1943 Hangmen Also Die!
Banya (taxi Driver)
 
1940 Hit Parade of 1941 (uncredited)
 
1940 The Bride Wore Crutches
'Flannel-Mouth' Moroni
 
1939 What a Life
Ferguson
 
1939 The Ice Follies of 1939
Mort Hodges
 
1938 The Crowd Roars
'Happy' Lane
 
1938 Professor Beware
Jerry
 
1938 No Time to Marry
Al Vogel
 
1937 The Last Gangster
'Curly'
 
1937 The League of Frightened Men
Archie Goodwin
 
1937 A Star Is Born
Matt Libby
 
1936 More Than a Secretary
Ernest
 
1936 They Met in a Taxi
Fingers Garrison
 
1936 Meet Nero Wolfe
Archie Goodwin
 
1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Cornelius Cobb
 
1936 The Music Goes 'Round
O'Casey
 
1936 The Milky Way
Spider Schultz
 
1936 Soak the Rich
Muglia (kidnapper)
 
1936 I Loved a Soldier
 
1935 If You Could Only Cook
Flash
 
1935 I Live My Life
Yaffitz, Bridge Player
 
1935 The Gay Deception
Gettel
 
1935 Page Miss Glory
Nick Papadopolis
 
1935 We're in the Money
Leonidus Giovanni 'Butch' Gonzola
 
1935 Hooray for Love
Chowsky
 
1935 The Scoundrel
Rothenstien
 
1935 The Old Grey Mayor (short)
Alderman Tom Mulligan
 
1934 Smoked Hams (short)
Mr. Ivanitch
 
1934 I Scream (short)
Micky Moran
 
1934 Pugs and Kisses (short)
Slug Mosconi
 
1934 Mushrooms (short)
Bertram
 
1934 Howd' Ya Like That? (short)
Customs Officer
 
1934 Guess Stars (short)
 
1933 In the Dough (short)
Toots (uncredited)
 
1933 Salt Water Daffy (short)
Chief Petty Officer Lambert
 
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1951 Two Gals and a Guy (dialogue director)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1995 Hart to Hart: Two Harts in 3/4 Time (TV movie) (in memory of)
 
1995 Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (TV movie) (this program is dedicated to the memory of - as Lionel Stander 1908-1994)
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
1994 Vicki! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 February 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1989 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989) … Himself
 
1989 It's Garry Shandling's Show. (TV series)
Himself
– Save Mr. Peck's: Part 2 (1989) … Himself
 
1987 Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1987 The 4th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 The 3th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1983 The 35th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Lead Actress/Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
 
1983 The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1982 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Frank Capra (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1976 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 January 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1965-1966 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
– Christmas Special (1966) … Himself
– Episode #1.27 (1965) … Himself
– Episode #1.25 (1965) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2007 Requiem for a Killer: The Making of 'Blast of Silence' (video documentary)
Narrator (archive sound)
 
1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV documentary)
Himself, film clip from 'Star Is Born' (uncredited)
 
1951 Destination Meat Ball (short)
Buzz Buzzard's vocal effects (archive sound) (uncredited)
 
1951 Slingshot 6 7/8 (short)
Buzz Buzzard's vocal effects (archive sound) (uncredited)
 
1951 Puny Express (short)
Buzz Buzzard's vocal effects (archive sound) (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

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(1928- 1963). Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

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Alternate Names:

Lionel Stander 1908-1994

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[In testimony before HUAC] "I am not a dupe, a dope, or a moe, or a schmoe." See more »

Trivia:

Stander's name is mentioned along with Sterling Hayden's in the movie Guilty by Suspicion, from a script by the blacklisted Communist Abraham Polonsky, when the protagonist is grilled by an inquisitorial committee bearing a resemblance to HUAC. See more »

Trademark:

Highly recognizable gruff voice. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn