Stuart Lancaster (actor)

Stuart Lancaster
Lancaster in Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, 1965
Born	Stuart Gage Lancaster (1920-11-30)November 30, 1920 Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Died	December 22, 2000(2000-12-22) (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1963–1998
Spouse(s)	Martha Ann Rhubottom (m. 1944; div. 1947) Betty Warren (m. 1949; div. 1960) Ivy Bethune (m. 1971)

Stuart Gage Lancaster (November 30, 1920 – December 22, 2000) was an American actor known for roles in Russ Meyer films.

Born in Evanston, Illinois, Lancaster's grandfather was circus owner Charles Ringling. He served as an aviator in the United States Navy in World War II. He moved to Los Angeles in 1962. Lancaster appeared in several Meyer films, including Mudhoney, Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Good Morning and... Goodbye!, Supervixens, and Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens. He also had a recurring role on The Young and the Restless and a part in Edward Scissorhands. He was sometimes credited as Stewart Lancaster or Stud Lancaster.

Lancaster was the founder and director of the Palm Tree Playhouse in Sarasota, Florida. He died in Los Angeles, California. His wife Ivy Bethune and stepdaughter Zina Bethune were both actresses.