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A minor prototype of the "Runyon-esque" character for more than three decades, Polish-born actor George E. Stone (né Gerschon Lichtenstein, on May 18, 1903) was, in actuality, a close friend of writer Damon Runyan and would play scores of colorful "dees, dem and dos" cronies throughout the 1920s, '30s, and '40s. With great names such as Johnnie the Shiek, Boots Burnett, Ice Box Hamilton, Wires Kagel, Ropes McGonigle, Society Max, and Toothpick Charlie, Stone delighted audiences in scores of crimers for decades.
A vaudeville and Broadway hoofer in the interim, the runt-sized Stone (5'3") finally scored in his first "grownup" part as the Sewer Rat in the silent drama 7th Heaven (1927) starring the once-popular romantic pair Charles Farrell and (Academy Award winner) Janet Gaynor. As "Georgie" sounded too child-like, he began billing himself as "George E. Stone." From there he was featured in a number of "tough guy" potboilers, particularly for Warner Bros. So typed was he as a henchman or thug, that he found few films outside the genre. His gunsels often possessed a yellow streak and could be both broadly comic or threatening in nature, with more than a few of them ending up on a morgue slab before film's end, including his Earl Williams on The Front Page (1931) and Otero in the classic gangster flick Little Caesar (1931).
Included in George's many films were a number of Oscar-quality pictures , including The Racket (1928), Cimarron (1931), Five Star Final (1931), 42nd Street (1933), Viva Villa! (1934), Anthony Adverse (1936), North West Mounted Police (1940), Pickup on South Street (1953), The Robe (1953), Broken Lance (1954), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), Guys and Dolls (1955), Some Came Running (1958), Some Like It Hot (1959), Pocketful of Miracles (1961). Arguably, Stone's most popular, if not prolific, role was when he replaced Charles Wagenheim as The Runt in the second of the "Boston Blackie" film series, Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941) that starred Chester Morris as the title detective. The series lasted eight years.
Suffering from failing eyesight in later years, George was virtually blind by the late 1950s but, thanks to friends, managed to secure sporadic film and TV work. From 1958 on, Stone could be glimpsed in a recurring role on the popular courtroom series Perry Mason (1957) as a court clerk. Married to second wife Marjorie Ramey in 1946, 64-year-old George died following a stroke on May 26, 1967 in Woodland Hills, California, and was survived by two sisters.- George Stone is known for Waking the Dead (2000).
- George Jasper Stone is known for Feel My Metaverse (2020) and Behind the Screen I am on the Real Earth (2021).
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George E. Stone is known for The Living World (1920), Malaria and the Mosquito (1921) and How Life Begins (1916).- George Stone is known for Together Again (1957).
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George Stone is known for Rush Hour (2022).- George Stone is known for Max Headroom (1985) and Live on Network 23: The Story of Max Headroom (2010).
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George Stone is known for Playing Dangerous 2 (1996).- Visual Effects
George Stone is known for Aquaman (2018), Mortal Kombat (2021) and Men in Black: International (2019).- George Stone is known for Untying the Knot (2022).
- George Stone was born on 9 July 1946 in Ruston, Louisiana, USA.
- George Stone-Bodinar is known for The Chase (2013).
- George Stone was born in 1877 in the USA. He was an actor, known for The Jungle Trail (1919) and The Game of Three (1915). He was married to Etta Pillard. He died on 10 July 1939 in Baldwin, New York, USA.
- George Stone is known for True Crime with Aphrodite Jones (2010).
- George R. Stone IV is known for Mary's Tale (2022).
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George Stone was born on 25 July 1917 in Warren, Rhode Island, USA. He was a director and art director, known for Sabotear en la selva (1953), Un demonio con ángel (1975) and La Malvada (1978). He died on 6 May 1979 in Caracas, Venezuela.