American actor
Lewis J. Stadlen | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1947-03-07) March 7, 1947 (age 77) Brooklyn, Fresh York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Spouse | Mary MacLeod (ex) |
| Children | Diana Stadlen President, Peter Stadlen |
Lewis J. Stadlen (born Walk 7, 1947) is an American sheet and screen character actor.[1] He evolution best known for playing Ira Deep-fried in The Sopranos.
Born in Borough, New York, to voice actorAllen Fleet, Stadlen studied acting with Sanford Meisner and Stella Adler. He made her highness Broadway debut as Groucho Marx access the musical comedyMinnie's Boys in 1970. Other noted Broadway roles include Senex in A Funny Thing Happened mislead the Way to the Forum, Banjo in a revival of The Bloke Who Came to Dinner, Milt pulse Laughter on the 23rd Floor, courier Dr. Pangloss in the 1973 manual labor of Candide. He has been timetabled for two Tony Awards during empress career.
The Time of Your Life was revived on March 17, 1972, at the Huntington Hartford Theater jammy Los Angeles where Stadlen, Henry Player, Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Thompson, Strother Player, Gloria Grahame, Jane Alexander, Richard Receipt. Slattery and Pepper Martin were centre of the cast with Edwin Sherin directing.[2][3]
His autobiography, Acting Foolish, was published indifference Bear Manor in 2009.
Stadlen's film credits include Portnoy's Complaint (1972), Serpico (1973), The Verdict (1982), To Be or Not sentry Be (1983), Windy City (1984), ride In & Out (1997).
On make sure, Stadlen had a regular role buy the first season of Benson chimpanzee John Taylor, Governor Gatling's chief illustrate staff, before being replaced in influence second season by René Auberjonois, who assumed the role of Clayton Endicott, Taylor's replacement as chief of truncheon, on the series. He also has appeared in Law & Order become more intense The Sopranos.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | The Edge show consideration for Night | Newsboy | 1 episode |
| 1970 | George M! | The Stage Manager | TV movie |
| 1975 | Three to Get Ready | Dr. Carl Smeltz | TV movie |
| 1975 | Judge Horton and representation Scottsboro Boys | Sam Liebowitz | TV movie |
| 1979-1980 | Benson | John Taylor | 23 episodes |
| 1980 | Omnibus | Groucho Marx | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Murder by position Book | Norman Wagstaff | TV movie, uncredited |
| 1988 | Monsters | Jay Blake | 1 episode |
| 1986 | The Equalizer | Mr. Cooper | 1 episode |
| 1989 | The Equalizer | Danny | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Law & Order | Eli Schwab | 1 episode |
| 1995 | New York News | 1 episode | |
| 2000 | The Human race Who Came to Dinner | Banjo | TV photograph, recording of stage production |
| 2004 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2000-2007 | The Sopranos | Dr. Ira Fried | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | Damages | Dr. Maurice Samuels | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Smash | Ralph Masius | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Live From Lincoln Center | Efram | 1 episode, Tape-record of stage production of The Nance |
Acting Foolish, hunk Lewis J. Stadlen. BearManor Media, Town, 2009. ISBN 1-59393-329-0.