Birthname: Lionel Jay Stander
| Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Jan 11, 1908 The Bronx, NY |
| Died | Nov 30, 1994 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 86 |
| Final Resting PlaceForest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) | |
Lionel Stander | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1932-1994 |
| Known for | Rumbling voice, tough-guys, comic gangsters |
| Top Roles | Cornelius Cobb, Barman, Yaffitz, Bridge Player, Flash, The Guru Brahmin |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Musical, Crime, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Romance (Comic), World War II |
| Top Collaborators | Preston Sturges (Director), Irving Bacon, Franklin Pangborn, Arthur Hoyt |
| Shares birthday with | Rod Taylor, Chester Conklin, George Zucco see more.. |
Lionel Stander Overview:
Character actor, Lionel Stander, was born Lionel Jay Stander on Jan 11, 1908 in The Bronx, NY. Stander appeared in over 125 film and TV roles, most famously as Cornelius Cobb in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Matt Libby in A Star Is Born (1937) - and on TV as Max on Hart to Hart (1979-1984). Stander died at the age of 86 on Nov 30, 1994 in Los Angeles, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Cemetery in Glendale, CA.
MINI BIO:
Lionel Stander was much in demand for roles as comic gangsters and other side-of-the-mouth types before the McCarthy blacklist halted his career in 1948, After a brief stint as a Wall Street broker, he played many character roles in Britain and Italy before going back to Hollywood and finding a secure slot with the five-season-long television series Hart to Hart.
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Lionel Stander Quotes:
Norman Maine: What do they do with the actors while you're away?
Matt Libby: Oh, they cut 'em into slices and fry 'em with eggs.
Sobakevich: I mean, if you want to turn this into a gun war, it's all right with us - but our reserves are closer.
Gatiss: Who do you think you are, Al Capone?
Sobakevich: Who's Al Capone?
Gatiss: He was a megalomaniac gangster who murdered anyone who got in his way.
Sobakevich: Really? Whatever happened to him?
Gatiss: He changed his name to Stalin and moved to Russia.
Sobakevich: I thought he sounded familiar.
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