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Richard Stahl(1932-2006)

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  • Writer
  • Soundtrack
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Richard Stahl in Private School (1983)
A technician brings a frozen specimen of the original Blob back from the North Pole. When his wife accidentally defrosts the thing, it terrorizes the populace, including the local hippies, kittens, and bowlers.
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Richard Stahl was born on 4 January 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Five Easy Pieces (1970), High Anxiety (1977) and Overboard (1987). He was married to Kathryn Ish. He died on 18 June 2006 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 4, 1932
DiedJune 18, 2006(74)
BornJanuary 4, 1932
DiedJune 18, 2006(74)
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Known for

Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pieces (1970)
Five Easy Pieces
7.3
  • Recording Engineer
  • 1970
Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey, Harvey Korman, and Howard Morris in High Anxiety (1977)
High Anxiety
6.6
  • Dr. Baxter - Institute
  • 1977
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell in Overboard (1987)
Overboard
6.9
  • Elk Cove: Hospital Psychiatrist
  • 1987
Michael Douglas and Annette Bening in The American President (1995)
The American President
6.9
  • Rumson Staffer
  • 1995

Credits

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Actor

  • Juliette Lewis and Giovanni Ribisi in The Other Sister (1999)
    The Other Sister
    6.5
    • Train Ticket Seller
    • 1999
  • Tom Arnold, Mika Boorem, and Lisa Wilhoit in The Tom Show (1997)
    The Tom Show
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Vice Principal Koontz
    • 1997–1998
  • Whoopi Goldberg, James Woods, and Alec Baldwin in Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
    Ghosts of Mississippi
    6.7
    • Judge Hendrick
    • 1996
  • Tony Danza and Lori Loughlin in Hudson Street (1995)
    Hudson Street
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Mr. Spoon
    • 1996
  • Michael Douglas and Annette Bening in The American President (1995)
    The American President
    6.9
    • Rumson Staffer
    • 1995
  • Craig Anton, Roxanne Beckford, Mia Cottet, Jackie Guerra, Leah Remini, and Tracy Vilar in First Time Out (1995)
    First Time Out
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Mr. Kagan
    • 1995
  • Platypus Man (1995)
    Platypus Man
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Priest
    • 1995
  • Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder (1993)
    Diagnosis Murder
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Preacher
    • 1994
  • Christina Applegate, David Faustino, Katey Sagal, and Ed O'Neill in Married... with Children (1987)
    Married... with Children
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Shoemaker
    • 1994
  • Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Archbishop
    • 1994
  • Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure, Richard Mulligan, and Park Overall in Empty Nest (1988)
    Empty Nest
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Fred Dietz
    • Bellman
    • 1992–1994
  • Queen Latifah, Erika Alexander, Kim Fields, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson, Kim Coles, and John Henton in Living Single (1993)
    Living Single
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Judge Richard Patterson
    • 1993
  • Bruce Davison, Zachary Bostrom, Molly Cheek, and Carol-Ann Merrill in Harry and the Hendersons (1991)
    Harry and the Hendersons
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Reverend Morgan
    • 1993
  • Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)
    The Golden Girls
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Don
    • 1991
  • Treat Williams in Eddie Dodd (1991)
    Eddie Dodd
    5.1
    TV Series
    • Judge Oswald
    • 1991

Writer

  • The Young Americans
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Music Scene (1969)
    Music Scene
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1969
  • Dick Smothers, Tom Smothers, and Smothers Brothers in The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967)
    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1968–1969

Soundtrack

  • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Hill Street Blues
    8.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "Camptown Races" (uncredited)
    • 1984

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • The Committee
  • Born
    • January 4, 1932
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • June 18, 2006
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(Parkinson's disease)
  • Spouse
    • Kathryn Ish1959 - June 18, 2006 (his death, 2 children)
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    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Regular guest player on most TV sitcoms and comedy variety during the 70s and 80s, and starred in his own short-lived comedy series Turnabout (1979).
  • Trademarks
      Glib, Deliberately Rude Characters

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