Richard Stahl

Richard Stahl (January 4, 1932 – June 18, 2006) was an American actor who mostly appeared in comic roles on television and in films.

Richard Stahl
Born(1932-01-04)January 4, 1932
DiedJune 18, 2006(2006-06-18) (aged 74)
Years active1966-1999
Spouse(s)
(m. 1959)
Children2

Early life

Born in Detroit, he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. In the 1950s, he was appearing in Off-Broadway productions, where he met his wife to be Kathryn Ish in 1959.[1] In the 1960s, he relocated to San Francisco and became a member of an improvisational comedy group, The Committee.

Career

Some of Stahl's best known film credits include Five Easy Pieces (1970), The Student Nurses (1970), Billy Jack (1971), Beware! The Blob (1972), Dirty Little Billy (1972), High Anxiety (1977), 9 to 5 (1980), Tin Man (1983), The Flamingo Kid (1984), Overboard (1987), L.A. Story (1991), The American President (1995) and Ghosts of Mississippi (1996).

He appeared in many TV situation comedies and in occasional dramas, including That Girl, The Partridge Family, Bonanza (2 roles), Love American Style, Columbo (3 roles), All in the Family (2 roles), Good Times, What's Happening!!, The Odd Couple (9 episodes, 9 different roles), Maude, The Rookies, Happy Days, Harry O (4 episodes, in 2 different roles), McMillan & Wife, The Bob Newhart Show (2 roles), WKRP in Cincinnati, Soap, Benson, Barney Miller (3 roles), Laverne & Shirley (3 roles), Hill Street Blues, The Facts of Life, Family Ties, Who's the Boss?, Highway to Heaven, Newhart (3 roles as 2 different characters), Simon & Simon, Night Court, Murder, She Wrote, Night Court (2 roles), Golden Girls, Empty Nest (3 roles), and Married... with Children

Stahl co-starred in the short-lived comedy mini-series Turnabout (1979); and between 1985 and 1989 was a regular on the sitcom It's a Living, appearing in a total of 93 episodes.

Personal life and death

Stahl died aged 74, on June 18 2006, at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Health Center in Los Angeles, after a 10-year struggle against Parkinson's disease.

Stahl's wife, actress Kathryn Ish, died of cancer in Santa Barbara, California, on December 31, 2007.[1]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1967FunnymanZach, Comic Salesman
1970The Student NursesDr. Warshaw
1970Five Easy PiecesRecording Engineer
1971Billy JackCouncil Chairman
1971SummertreeMan in Conservatory
1972Slaughterhouse-FiveArmy DoctorUncredited
1972¡Qué hacer!Martin Scott Bradford
1972Beware! The BlobEdward Fazio
1972Every Little Crook and NannyAirport Security GuardUncredited
1972FuzzVagrant
1972Dirty Little BillyEarl Lovitt
1973Terminal IslandTV Anchorman
1973The Daring DobermansWinston
1975Hearts of the WestBarber
1977High AnxietyDr. Baxter
19809 to 5Meade
1981All Night LongPharmacist
1981Under the RainbowLester Hudson
1983Private SchoolMr. Flugel
1983Tin ManTyson
1984The Flamingo KidCharlie Cooper
1987OverboardElk Cove: Hospital Psychiatrist
1991L.A. StoryBank Executive
1995The American PresidentRumson Staffer
1996Ghosts of MississippiJudge Hendrick
1999The Other SisterTrain Ticket Seller(final film role)

References

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