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Arnold Stang Biography (c. 1925-)

Born September 28, 1925 (some sources say 1923 and 1927), in Chelsea, MA; sonof Harold L. (an attorney) and Anna (Chest) Stang; married JoAnne Taggart (awriter), September 21, 1949; children: David Donald, Deborah Jane. Addresses: Home--P.O. Box 786, New Canaan, CT 06840-0786. Office--350 East 54thSt., Suite 1H, New York, NY 10022.

Stang once told CTFT that "his favorite medium is the one he is working in at{that} moment. {He} believes his calm relaxed attitude is a reflection of his unique position on most shows. 'I am usually called in on a guest star basis. I've worked with practically every star in the business, and I've had allthe excitement without any of the crushing responsibilities. The applause that comes at the end of his show means only one thing to the star ... that it'stime to start worrying about next week's show. But I just take a bow, walk off, wash up, and go home.'"

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

September 28, c. 1925

Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Stage Appearances
• Let's Pretend, 1934.
• Sailor, New York City, 1944.
• Beware, New York City, 1944.
• Wallflower, New York City, 1944.
• Wedding Breakfast, New York City, 1954.
• The Front Page, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1969.
• Hysterium, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, New York City,1972.
• Also, roles in All in Favor, Same Time Next Week, No Time for Sergeants,Wish You Were Here, The Gazebo, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, Say, Darling, Annie Get Your Gun, Three Men on a Horse, Tobacco Road, Charley's Aunt, TheOdd Couple, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Play It Again, Sam, You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running, andLet 'em Eat Cake.
• Credits; Film Appearances
• Bitsy, Seven Days Leave, RKO Radio Pictures, 1942.
• Jimmy, My Sister Eileen, Columbia, 1942.
• Drugstore boy, They Got Me Covered, RKO Radio Pictures, 1943.
• Western Union clerk, So This Is New York, United Artists, 1948.
• Bernard, Two Gals and a Guy, United Artists, 1951.
• Sparrow, The Man with the Golden Arm, United Artists, 1955.
• Peewee, Dondi, American International Pictures, 1961.
• Voice of Lulipopo, Alakazam the Great (animated; also known as Saiyu-ki and The Enchanted Monkey), American International Pictures, 1961.
• Rumpelstiltskin, The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962.
• Ray, the gas station attendant, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, United Artists, 1963.
• Nurtle the turtle, Pinocchio in Outer Space, Universal, 1964.
• Jubal A. Bristol, Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar, Marathon, 1965.
• Harry, Skidoo, Paramount, 1968.
• Jonah, Hello, Down There, Paramount, 1969.
• The Aristocats, Buena Vista, 1970.
• Pretzie, Hercules in New York (also known as Hercules Goes Bananas and Hercules: The Movie), RAF, 1970.
• The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971.
• Voice of Dinosaur, Marco Polo Junior, Premore, 1973.
• Voice of Queasy, Raggedy Ann and Andy (also known as Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977.
• Voice of Cherchy LaFemme, Pogo for President (also known as Go Pogo and IGo Pogo), 1984.
• Mr. Cohen, Ghost Dad, Universal, 1990.
• Photographer, Dennis the Menace, Family Entertainment, 1993.
• Also appeared in Expectant Father, Return of Marco Polo, Spirit of '76, and That's Life; also in more than thirty two short films including: Arnold the Benedict, Universal.
• Credits; Radio Appearances
• Horn and Hardart Children's Hour, NBC-Radio, 1934.
• Eileen Barton Show, 1945-46.
• Adventures of Archie Andrews, 1946-47, then 1952-53.
• The Texaco Star Theater (also known as The Milton Berle Show), 1947-79.
• The Henry Morgan Show, 1949-50.
• Appeared on Let's Pretend, CBS, beginning 1934; as Seymour Fingerhood, The Goldbergs, Blue Network; and as Joey Brewster, That Brewster Boy, NBC (wasthe second of three to play the role).
• Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
• Agent Charlie Sunglasses, The Bureau, 1976.
• Voice of Firmwing, No Man's Land, 1981.
• Voice, The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera Arena Show, 1981.
• The Robert Klein Show, 1981.
• Voice, The Wrong Way Kid, 1983.
• Voice, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile--The Musical: The House on East 88th Street(also known as The House on East 88th Street), HBO, 1987.
• Norman's Corner, 1988.
• Voice of Top Cat, Wake, Rattle & Roll (also known as Fender Bender 500), syndicated, 1990.
• Leonard Sarkin, Clippers, CBS, 1991.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Series
• (Television debut) Francis, the badgering stagehand, The Milton Berle Show, NBC, 1948, 1953-55.
• Regular, School House, with Kenny Delmar, Dumont, 1949.
• Regular, Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hour, NBC, 1951.
• Winfield Dell, Doc Corkle, NBC, 1952.
• Seymour, The Goldbergs, 1954-55.
• Voice of Top Cat, Top Cat (animated), ABC, 1961-62.
• Ship's Cook First Class Stanley Stubbs, Broadside, ABC, 1964-65.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
• "The Ah Chong Story," Wagon Train, NBC, 1961.
• Jake the weasel, "The Many Faces of Gideon Flinch," Bonanza, NBC, 1961.
• Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1984.
• Voice, Yogi's Treasure Hunt (animated), 1985.
• Also appeared on Ed Sullivan Show, Hallmark Playhouse, The Jackie GleasonShow, U.S. Steel Hour, Alcoa Presents, Playhouse 90, December Bride, The Jack Benny Show, Batman, Chico and the Man, Love, American Style, The Red Skelton Show, and Superjaws & Catfish.
• Credits; Albums
• Recorded Peter and the Wolf (with the NY Philharmonic), ABC- Paramount; Ferdinand the Bull (with the NY Philharmonic), ABC- Paramount; Arnold Stang Meets Gus Edwards, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Alice in Wonderland, Disney-RCA; Winniethe Pooh, Winnie and Baby Rooh, RCA; Lots of Luck, Charlie, and Where Ya Callin' From, Charlie?, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Arnold Stang's Favorite Animal Stories and Arnold Stang's Wonderful World of Comedy, Peter Pan; Ivy Will Cling,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; The Elephant Who Forgot, Percy the Polite Seal, The Clock That Went Tock-Tick, and The Happy Hippo, Coral; The Front Page, Theatre Guild; Chester the Chimp, Mattel; Harry the Horse, Further Adventures of Harrythe Horse, Beezy the Sneezy Bee, The Car That Couldn't Say Goodbye, Custard the Dragon, and Custard the Dragon & the Wicked Knight, Columbia.