Lewis J. Stadlen | |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
March 7, 1947
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1970-present |
Spouse(s) | Mary MacLeod (ex) |
Children | Diana Stadlen Taylor, Peter Stadlen |
Lewis J. Stadlen (born March 7, 1947) is an American stage and screen character actor.
Born in Brooklyn, New York to voice actor Allen Swift, Stadlen studied acting with Sanford Meisner and Stella Adler. He made his Broadway debut as Groucho Marx in the musical comedy Minnie's Boys in 1970. Other noted broadway roles include Senex in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Banjo in a revival of The Man Who Came to Dinner, Milt in Laughter on the 23rd Floor, and Dr. Pangloss in the 1973 production of Candide. He has been nominated for 3 Tony awards over the years.
The Time of Your Life was revived on March 17, 1972 at the Huntington Hartford Theater in Los Angeles where Stadlen, Henry Fonda, Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Thompson, Strother Martin, Gloria Grahame, Jane Alexander, Richard X. Slattery and Pepper Martin were among the cast with Edwin Sherin directing.