Lewis J. Stadlen

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Lewis J. Stadlen
Born (1947-03-07) March 7, 1947 (age 76)
OccupationActor
Years active1970–present
SpouseMary MacLeod (ex)
ChildrenDiana Stadlen Taylor, Peter Stadlen

Lewis J. Stadlen (born March 7, 1947) is an American stage and screen character actor. [1] He is best known for playing Ira Fried in The Sopranos .

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Career

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 two Tony Awards during his career.

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. [2] [3]

His autobiography, Acting Foolish, was published by Bear Manor in 2009.

Film and television credits

Stadlen's film credits include Portnoy's Complaint (1972), Serpico (1973), The Verdict (1982), To Be or Not to Be (1983), Windy City (1984), and In & Out (1997).

On television, Stadlen had a regular role in the first season of Benson as John Taylor, Governor Gatling's chief of staff, before being replaced in the second season by René Auberjonois, who assumed the role of Clayton Endicott, Taylor's replacement as chief of staff, on the series. He also has appeared in Law & Order and The Sopranos .

Film credits

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972 Portnoy's Complaint Mandel
1972 Savages Julian Branch, a Song Writer
1972ParadesPotofski
1973 Serpico Jerry Berman
1977 Between the Lines Stanley
1982 Soup for One Allan's Father
1982 The Verdict Dr. Gruber
1983 To Be or Not to Be Lupinsky
1984 Windy City Marty
1990 Funny About Love Avi
1994 I.Q. Moderator
1995 The Real Shlemiel Lekish / Zeinvel / The PeddlerVoice
1997 In & Out Ed Kenrow
1998 The Impostors Bandleader

Television credits

YearTitleRoleNotes
1966 The Edge of Night Newsboy1 episode
1970 George M! The Stage ManagerTV movie
1975Three to Get ReadyDr. Carl SmeltzTV movie
1975Judge Horton and the Scottsboro BoysSam LiebowitzTV movie
1979-1980 Benson John Taylor23 episodes
1980Omnibus Groucho Marx 1 episode
1987Murder by the BookNorman WagstaffTV movie, uncredited
1988MonstersJay Blake1 episode
1986The EqualizerMr. Cooper1 episode
1989The EqualizerDanny1 episode
1991 Law & Order Eli Schwab1 episode
1995 New York News 1 episode
2000 The Man Who Came to Dinner BanjoTV movie, recording of stage production
2004 Curb Your Enthusiasm Himself1 episode
2000-2007 The Sopranos Dr. Ira Fried5 episodes
2010 Damages Dr. Maurice Samuels1 episode
2012 Smash Ralph Masius3 episodes
2014 Live From Lincoln Center Efram1 episode, Recording of stage production of The Nance

Theatre credits

YearTitleRoleNotes
1967 Fiddler on the Roof MendelNational Tour
1970 Minnie's Boys Julius "Groucho" Marx Broadway
1970The Happiness CageReeseJoseph Papp Public Theater
1972 The Sunshine Boys Ben SilvermanBroadway
1974 Candide Dr. Pangloss/Governor/Host/Sage/VoltaireBroadway
1985 The Odd Couple Manalo CostazueloBroadway
1986 Olympus on My Mind SosiaLamb's Theater
1987One Two Three Four FiveNew York City Center, Stage II
1989S.J. Perelman in Person S.J. Perelman Cherry Lane Theatre
1991The My House PlayErnie BattagliaWPA Theatre
1992 Guys and Dolls Nathan DetroitNational Tour
1993 Laughter on the 23rd Floor MiltBroadway
1996 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum SenexBroadway
1997The American ClockMoe/SherriffPeter Norton Space
1998Mizlansky/Zilinsky or "Schmucks"Sam ZilinskyNew York City Center, Stage I
1999 Epic Proportions D.W. Dewitt
1999 Do Re Mi Brains BermanNew York City Center, Encores!
2000 The Man Who Came to Dinner Banjo
2000 Wonderful Town AppopolousNew York City Center, Encores!
2001 45 Seconds From Broadway Mickey Fox
2003 The Producers Max BialystockNational Tour and Broadway
2006 Of Thee I Sing Louis LippmanNew York City Center, Encores!
2007 Hello, Dolly! Horace VandergelderSt. Louis MUNY
2011 The People in the Picture Avram KrinskyBroadway
2012 Fiddler on the Roof TevyePittsburgh Civic Light Opera
2012CheckersMurray ChotinerVineyard Theatre
2013 The Nance EframBroadway
2014 Little Me Bennie BuchsbaumNew York City Center, Encores!
2015 Fish in the Dark Stewie DrexelBroadway
2016 The Front Page EndicottBroadway
2018 Hello, Dolly! Horace VandergelderNational Tour
2019 Let 'em Eat Cake Louis LippmanCarnegie Hall Concert
2022 Death of a Salesman Willy LomanFlint Reperatory Theatre

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
1970 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Performance Minnie's Boys Won
1970 Theatre World Award Minnie's Boys Won
1974 Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical Candide Nominated
1996 Tony Award Best Featured Actor in a Musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Nominated
2001 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play The Man Who Came to Dinner Nominated

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References

  1. Erickson, Hal. "Lewis J Stadlen". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  2. The Time Of Your Life. OCLC   611053954 via WorldCat.
  3. Lane, Bill (1972-04-08). "Hollywood Beat". The Afro American . Baltimore . Retrieved 2022-01-07.

Further reading

Acting Foolish, by Lewis J. Stadlen. BearManor Media, Albany, 2009. ISBN   1-59393-329-0.