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Craggy-faced character player with a distinctive raspy voice who made his film debut in 1932 and went on to enliven numerous films, usually as an endearing curmudgeon, until he was blacklisted in the early 1950s. Stander supported himself as a stock player and Wall Street broker before resurfacing in international films, particularly "spaghetti westerns," in the 1960s. He later played the eccentric chauffeur on the TV series, "Hart to Hart" (1979-84)....
Full Bio , Awards & Milestones

Filmography

The Last Good Time - ( Howard Singer / 1995 / Released / )
Joey Takes a Cab - ( Joey / 1991 / Released / )
Cookie - ( Enzo Della Testa / 1989 / Released / Greater Union Distributors )
Wicked Stepmother - ( Sam / 1989 / Released / )
Transformers - The Movie - ( of Kup / 1986 / Released / )
The Squeeze - ( Sam Epstein / 1980 / Released / Maverick Pictures International )
1941 - ( Scioli / 1979 / Released / )
Matilda - ( Pinky Schwab / 1978 / Released / )
New York, New York - ( Tony Harwell / 1977 / Released / )
The Cassandra Crossing - ( Conductor / 1977 / Released / )
The Black Bird - ( George "Andrew Jackson" Immerman / 1975 / Released / )
Mordi e Fuggi - ( General / 1973 / Released / MGM/UA Entertainment Company )
Paolo Il Caldo - ( Baron Paolo Castorini / 1973 / Released / Medusa Pictures )
Pulp - ( Ben Dinuccio / 1972 / Released / )
Treasure Island - ( Billy Bones / 1972 / Released / )
Don Camillo e i Giovani d'Oggi - ( / 1971 / Released / Cineriz )
Grazia Ricevuta, Per - ( / 1971 / Released / Cineriz )
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight - ( Baccala / 1971 / Released / )
Wie Kommt ein So Reizendes Maedchen zu Diesem Gewerbe? - ( Admiral / 1970 / Released / Inter )
Once Upon a Time in the West - ( Barman / 1969 / Released / Columbus Film AG )
A Dandy in Aspic - ( Sobakevich / 1968 / Released / )
Gates to Paradise - ( Monk / 1967 / Released / )
Cul-de-Sac - ( Richard / 1966 / Released / Compton-Cameo )
Promise Her Anything - ( Sam / 1966 / Released / )
The Loved One - ( The Guru Brahmin / 1965 / Released / )
Unfaithfully Yours - ( / 1948 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
The Kid From Brooklyn - ( / 1946 / Released / )
A Star Is Born - ( Libby / 1937 / Released / )
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town - ( / 1936 / Released / Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group )
The Scoundrel - ( / / Released / )
TV Credits
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
Hart to Hart Returns ( 1993 / Released ): Actor
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius ( 1989 / Released ): Actor
The Boys ( 1988 / Released ): Actor
Happy Birthday, Hollywood! ( 1987 / Released ): Actor
The Time of Their Lives ( 1987 / Released ): Actor
The American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra ( 1982 / Released ): Actor
Hart to Hart ( 1979 / Released ): Actor
Hart to Hart ( 1979 / Released ): Actor
The Sunshine Boys ( 1977 / Released ): Actor
The Nash Airflyte Theater ( 1950 / Released ): Actor
The Boys ( Released ): Actor
Full Biography (Back to top)

Craggy-faced character player with a distinctive raspy voice who made his film debut in 1932 and went on to enliven numerous films, usually as an endearing curmudgeon, until he was blacklisted in the early 1950s. Stander supported himself as a stock player and Wall Street broker before resurfacing in international films, particularly "spaghetti westerns," in the 1960s. He later played the eccentric chauffeur on the TV series, "Hart to Hart" (1979-84). Stander was memorable as the cynical press agent in "A Star is Born" (1937) and as an old-time gangster in Roman Polanski's atmospheric "Cul-de-Sac" (1966).

Profession(s):
Actor, producer, investment broker
Sometimes Credited As:
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Family
daughter:Jennifer Stander (born 1971; mother Stephana Van Hennick)
daughter:Mikele Stander (mother Lucy Dietz)
father:Louis Stander
wife:Lucy Dietz (married 1928, divorced 1936)
wife:Maria Penn (married 1963, divorced 1971; one daughter)
wife:Stephana Van Hennick (married 1971; one daughter)
wife:Vehanne Havens Monteagle (married 1945, divorced 1950; two children together)
wife:Alice Twitchell (married 1938, divorced 1942)
wife:Diana Radbec (married 1953, divorced 1963; one daughter)

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Education
University of North Carolina 1927
Awards (Back to top)
Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actor in Television "Hart to Hart" 1982

Milestones (Back to top)
1965 Returned to film in "The Loved One" (dir. Tony Richardson)
1963 Returned to acting when Tony Richardson cast him in stage production of "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui"
1941 Produced first stage show, "Brooklyn, U.S.A." (With Bern Bernard)
1935 Feature film debut, "The Scoundrel"
1932 Screen debut in Fatty Arbuckle and Harold Lloyd comedy shorts
1928 New York stage debut in "him"
Worked as reporter on the New York newspapers, the "Evening Journal" and "The Daily News"
Worked on radio with Fred Allen, Eddie Cantor and Rudy Vallee
Blacklisted in the early 1950s due to uncooperative testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee
Worked as stockbroker on Wall Street
Moved to Italy in late 1960s; appeared in over 50 films during next ten years

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