Lewis J. Stadlen
- Actor
- Soundtrack
The son of voiceover actor
Allen Swift, Lewis J. Stadlen began
his own career by studying with
Sanford Meisner and
Stella Adler. At 19, Stadlen was cast as
Mendel in the touring company of Fiddler on the Roof. He made his 1969
Broadway debut as Julius Marx
(Groucho Marx) in the musical comedy
Minnie's Boys. Notably, Stadlen appeared in 1974 in the revival of
Leonard Bernstein's Candide (Pangloss,
etc.) for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. Devoting much of his
time to the stage, Lewis J. Stadlen has, in recent years, performed in
the national company of Guys and Dolls (Nathan Detroit), A Funny Thing
Happened on the Way to the Forum (Senex, Tony Award nomination) and in
the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of The Man Who Came to Dinner
(Banjo, Drama Desk Award nomination). In the 2001-02 season, Mr. Stadlen
appeared in Neil Simon's play 45 Seconds
From Broadway. He has continued to perform on television and on stage.
