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Arnold Stang (1918–2009)

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A show-stopping comic for decades, the inimitable Arnold Stang, with the trademark Runyonesque voice and thick, black glasses, started out famously on radio before branching out to include Broadway, films and especially TV. Born on September 28, 1918, in New York City (for decades he himself perpetuated the myth of being born in 1925 in Chelsea... See full bio »

Born:

in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 91) in Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Still of Frank Sinatra, Arnold Stang and Robert Strauss in The Man with the Golden Arm
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1999-2002 Courage the Cowardly Dog (TV series)
Additional Characters / Monk / Vustavockvavock Jurius
– Squatting Tiger, Hidden Dog/Muted Muriel (2002) … Additional Characters (voice)
– Bad Hair Day/Forbidden Hat of Gold (2001) … Monk (voice)
– Human Habitrail/Mission to the Sun (2001) … Vustavockvavock Jurius (voice)
– Revenge of the Chicken from Outer Space/Journey to the Center of Nowhere (2000) (voice)
– The Demon in the Mattress/Freaky Fred (1999) … Additional Characters (voice)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1994 Garfield and Friends (TV series)
Irwin the Mouse
– Thoroughly Mixed-Up Mouse/The Old Man and the Mountain/Food Fighter (1994) … Irwin the Mouse (voice)
 
1994 The Cosby Mysteries (TV series)
Homeless Guy
– Home, Street Home (1994) … Homeless Guy
 
1994 Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV series)
Assistant Director
– Hollywaste (1994) … Assistant Director (voice)
 
1993 Dennis the Menace
Photographer
 
1991 Clippers (TV short)
Leonard
 
1990 Wake, Rattle & Roll (TV series)
Top Cat
 
1990 Ghost Dad
Mr. Cohen, elderly patient
 
1990 Mathnet (TV series)
Pop Bespectakled
– The Case of the Unkidnapping (1990) … Pop Bespectakled
 
1989 The Cosby Show (TV series)
Man in Waiting Room
– No Way, Baby (1989) … Man in Waiting Room
 
1987 Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street (TV movie)
Bird (voice)
 
1987 Tales from the Darkside (TV series)
Tapok
– The Grave Robber (1987) … Tapok
 
1987 Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats (TV movie)
Top Cat (voice)
 
1986 Search for Tomorrow (TV series)
N.O. Poindexter
 
1985-1986 Yogi's Treasure Hunt (TV series)
Top Cat
– Goodbye Mr. Chump (1986) … Top Cat (voice)
– Snow White and the Seven Treasure Hunters (1986) … Top Cat (voice)
– To Bee or Not to Bee (1985) … Top Cat (voice)
– Beverly Hill's Flop (1985) … Top Cat (voice)
– Merlin's Lost Book of Magic (1985) … Top Cat (voice)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1985 A Museum of Broadcasting Tribute: Milton Berle - Mr. Television (TV movie)
 
1983 CBS Library (TV series)
– Wrong Way Kid (1983)
 
1981 No Man's Valley (TV short)
Fred Firmwing (voice)
 
1980 I Go Pogo
Churchy LaFemme (voice)
 
1978 Flying High (TV series)
Reverend
– Brides and Grooms (1978) … Reverend
 
1978 To Catch a Halibut (short)
Catfish
 
1977 The Fourth King (TV short)
The Turtle (voice)
 
1977 Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
Queasy (voice)
 
1976 Chico and the Man (TV series)
Gus, the Delivery
– In Your Hat (1976) … Gus, the Delivery
 
1976 Sweat Hog Shark (short)
Catfish (voice)
 
1976 Mama (short)
Catfish (voice)
 
1974 Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (TV series)
Sam
– Rich Little, Supersleuth (1974) … Sam (voice)
 
1972-1973 Emergency! (TV series)
Arthur Merkl / Dick
– Syndrome (1973) … Dick (uncredited)
– Weird Wednesday (1972) … Arthur Merkl
 
1972 Marco Polo Jr.
The Delicate Dinosaur (voice)
 
1969 Hercules in New York
Pretzie
 
1969 The Pink Panther Show (TV series)
Catfish
 
1969 Hello Down There
Jonah
 
1968 Skidoo
Harry
 
1967-1968 The Jonathan Winters Show (TV series)
Regular Performer
– Episode #1.15 (1968) … Regular Performer
– Episode #1.9 (1968) … Regular Performer
– Episode #1.2 (1968) … Regular Performer
– Episode #1.1 (1967) … Regular Performer
 
1968 Batman (TV series)
Gun Shop Owner
– The Great Train Robbery (1968) … Gun Shop Owner (uncredited)
 
1966 Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar
Jubal A. Bristol
 
1965 Pinocchio in Outer Space
Nurtle the Turtle (voice)
 
1964-1965 Broadside (TV series)
Stanley Stubbs
– Witchcraft a Go-Go (1965) … Stanley Stubbs
– Adrian's Phantom Staff Car (1965) … Stanley Stubbs
– Three Wishes (1965) … Stanley Stubbs
– Follow That Pigeon (1965) … Stanley Stubbs
– The Arrival of Stanley Stubbs (1965) … Stanley Stubbs
See all 6 episodes »
 
1963 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Ray
 
1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Donald Joe
– Last of the Private Eyes (1963) … Donald Joe
 
1962 Slippery Slippers (short) (voice)
 
1962 The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Rumpelstiltskin
 
1961-1962 Top Cat (TV series)
Top Cat
– Dibble's Double (1962) … Top Cat (voice)
– Griswald (1962) … Top Cat
– Dibble Sings Again (1962) … Top Cat (voice)
– Dibble Breaks the Record (1962) … Top Cat
– The Con Men (1962) … Top Cat (voice)
See all 30 episodes »
 
1961 Kooky Loopy (short)
Wolf (voice)
 
1961 Bonanza (TV series)
Jake 'the Weasel'
– The Many Faces of Gideon Flinch (1961) … Jake 'the Weasel'
 
1961 Wagon Train (TV series)
Ah Chong
– The Ah Chong Story (1961) … Ah Chong
 
1961 Dondi
Peewee
 
1960 The Magic Land of Alakazam
Lulipopo (voice: English version)
 
1959 Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil (TV series)
Additional Voices / Herman
 
1959 Fun on Furlough (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1959 Owly to Bed (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1958 You Said a Mouseful (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1957-1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Allencamp / Frankie
– Turn Left at Mount Everest (1958) … Allencamp
– Three Men on a Horse (1957) … Frankie
 
1958 Frighty Cat (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1957 One Funny Knight (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1957 'From Mad to Worse' (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1957 Sky Scrappers (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1957 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Snorkel
– Cookie in Cuba (1957) … Snorkel
– Romeo and Juliet (1957) … Snorkel
 
1957 Cat in the Act (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1956 Hide and Peak (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1956 December Bride (TV series)
Marvin
– The Jockey (1956) … Marvin
– The Prize Fighter (1956) … Marvin
– Pete's Brother-in-Law (1956) … Marvin
 
1956 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Mr. Fum
– Jack and the Beanstalk (1956) … Mr. Fum
 
1956 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Mr. Fum, the Little Giant
– Episode #2.8 (1956) … Mr. Fum, the Little Giant
 
1956 Mousetro Herman (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1956 Will Do Mousework (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1953-1956 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Francis / Max
– Episode #8.12 (1956) … Francis
– Episode #8.10 (1956) … Francis
– Episode #8.9 (1956) … Francis
– Episode #7.20 (1955) … Francis
– Episode #7.17 (1955) … Francis
See all 24 episodes »
 
1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Melvin Marks
– The Lady in His Life (1956) … Melvin Marks
 
1956 Mouseum (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1955 The Man with the Golden Arm
Sparrow
 
1955 Mousieur Herman (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1955 Mouse Trapeze (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1955 Bicep Built for Two (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1955 Robin Rodenthood (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1954-1955 The Goldbergs (TV series)
Seymour
 
1954 Ship A-Hooey (short)
Captain Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1954 The Arthur Murray Party (TV series)
Guest Performer
– Episode dated 17 August 1954 (1954) … Guest Performer
 
1954 Of Mice and Menace (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1954 Surf and Sound (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1953 Northwest Mousie (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1953 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– Private Purkey's Private Place (1953)
 
1953 Drinks on the Mouse (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1953 Herman the Catoonist (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1953 Of Mice and Magic (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1952 Doc Corkle (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1952)
 
1952 Mice-capades (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1952 Cat Carson Rides Again (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1951 Cat Tamale (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1951 Captain Video and His Video Rangers (TV series)
Clumsy McGee
– The Space Hawk (1951) … Clumsy McGee
 
1951 Two Gals and a Guy
Bernard
 
1951 Land of Lost Watches (short)
Turtle (voice) (uncredited)
 
1951 Mice Paradise (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1951 All Star Revue (TV series)
Guest Actor
– Episode #1.14 (1951) … Guest Actor
 
1951 The Billy Bean Show (TV series)
Billy Bean
 
1950 Voice of the Turkey (short)
Turkey (voice) (uncredited)
 
1950 Saved by the Bell (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1950 Starlight Theatre (TV series)
Milton Ditwiler
– The Great Nonentity (1950) … Milton Ditwiler
 
1950 Expectant Father (short)
The Expectant Father
 
1950 Mice Meeting You (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1949 Campus Capers (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1948 So This Is New York
Western Union Clerk
 
1947 Naughty But Mice (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1947 Much Ado About Mutton (short)
Blackie (voice) (uncredited)
 
1946 Bored of Education (short)
Tubby (voice) (uncredited)
 
1946 Cheese Burglar (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1946 Laughter in Paris (TV movie)
 
1945 Beau Ties (short)
Fatso (voice) (uncredited)
 
1945 Scrappily Married (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1945 Let's Go Steady
Chet Carson
 
1944 Moving Aweigh (short)
Shorty (voice) (uncredited)
 
1944 I'm Just Curious (short)
Hawk (voice) (uncredited)
 
1944 Henpecked Rooster (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1943 No Mutton fer Nuttin' (short)
Blackie - Wolfie (voice) (uncredited)
 
1943 They Got Me Covered
Drugstore Boy (uncredited)
 
1942 Seven Days' Leave
Bitsy Slater
 
1942 My Sister Eileen
Jimmy (uncredited)
 
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1977 Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (performer: "You're My Friend")
 
1942 Seven Days' Leave (performer: "Please Won't You Leave My Girl Alone" 1942)
 
Show ShowSelf (20 titles)
2004 Cool Cats in Interview Alley (video short)
Himself
 
1986-1995 Reading Rainbow (TV series)
Himself
– Archibald Frisby (1995) … Himself (voice)
– Alistair's Time Machine (1991) … Himself (voice)
– Alistair in Outer Space (1986) … Himself (voice)
 
1991 Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (TV documentary)
Himself/Ray
 
1968 How's Your Mother-in-Law? (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 January 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1966 Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (TV series)
Himself - Guest Comic
– Episode #4.20 (1966) … Himself - Guest Comic
 
1965 ABC's Nightlife (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 July 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
1963 You Don't Say (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 April 1963 (1963) … Himself
 
1960 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 December 1960 (1960) … Himself
 
1958-1959 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
– Episode #12.52 (1959) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #12.34 (1959) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #12.23 (1959) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #12.10 (1958) … Himself - Comedian
 
1958 The Patrice Munsel Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.19 (1958) … Himself
– Episode #1.13 (1958) … Himself
 
1957 The Vic Damone Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 July 1957 (1957) … Himself
 
1955-1956 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 30 December 1956 (1956) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 19 June 1955 (1955) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1956 Washington Square (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1956) … Himself
– Episode #1.3 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 The Esther Williams Aqua Spectacle (TV movie)
Himself
 
1954 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 20 December 1954 (1954) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 6 December 1954 (1954) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 3 August 1954 (1954) … Himself - Panelist
– Untitled (1954) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 27 July 1954 (1954) … Himself - Panelist
See all 7 episodes »
 
1953 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Sketch Actor
– Episode #3.18 (1953) … Himself - Sketch Actor
 
1950-1952 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Comic Actor
– Episode #4.33 (1952) … Himself - Comic Actor
– Episode #4.5 (1951) … Himself - Comic Actor
– Episode #4.4 (1951) … Himself - Comic Actor
– Episode #3.2 (1950) … Himself - Comic Actor
– Episode #2.25 (1950) … Himself - Comic Actor
See all 7 episodes »
 
1951 The Faye Emerson Show (TV series)
Himself
– Tough Guys (1951) … Himself
 
1950 The Star-Spangled Revue (TV movie)
Himself
 
1949 School House (TV series)
Himself - Student / Sketch Actor
– Episode #1.10 (1949) … Himself - Student / Sketch Actor
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2010 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
1995 The Buick Berle Show, 1954 (video)
Francis
 
Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1959 Katnip's Big Day (short)
Herman (voice) (uncredited)
 

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Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Personal Quote:

For God's sake, don't make me pretty! AS - as spoken to the surgeon following a 1959 car accident that required extensive plastic surgery See more »

Trivia:

Stang invented and mischievously perpetuated a story that he was born and raised in the Boston suburb of Chelsea. But his wife said he was really raised in Brooklyn. He lived in the Boston suburb of Needham for the past decade, according to the Hollywood Reporter December 22, 2009. See more »

Trademark:

"Oooh, chip-chip-chip-chip-chip!" (mocking a too-talkative person) See more »

Star Sign:

Libra