Arnold Stang

Arnold Stang

Acting
Born 1918-09-28 - Died 2009-12-20Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Arnold Stang (September 28, 1918 – December 20, 2009) was an American comic actor who played a small and bespectacled, yet brash and knowing big-city type. One of the most arresting facts about Arnold Stang is that he is perfectly happy with the role of Gerard on NBC's Henry Morgan Show. Unlike many actors and comedians who have climbed to fame with one particular role, Stang isn't afraid of becoming "typed." The small, economy-size, Arnold twenty-eight-year-old comic, who has been likened to a near-sighted chipmunk dragged out of the rain, has dispensed laughs on shows with many top comedians; yet every time he appears on a new television show, he points out with dismay, both the critics and the public "suddenly recognize me as 'fresh new talent.' Stang's career in show business began at a radio audition when he was eleven. Wearing heavy horn-rimmed eyeglasses and speaking in a voice somewhere between a quaver and a croak, Arnold began a serious recitation for the directors. They could not take him seriously. When they had recovered from spasms of laughter, they signed him up on the spot for a comic role, a "type" of role which Stang has been handling ever since.

Movies (52)

Dennis the Menace
5.9

Dennis the Menace

1993Movie5.9
Ghost Dad
5.0

Ghost Dad

1990Movie5.0
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963Movie7.0
The Man with the Golden Arm
7.1

The Man with the Golden Arm

1955Movie7.1
Hercules in New York
4.1

Hercules in New York

1970Movie4.1
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
7.0

Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure

1977Movie7.0
The Mini-Munsters
8.0

The Mini-Munsters

1973Movie8.0
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
5.9

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962Movie5.9
So This Is New York
6.7

So This Is New York

1948Movie6.7
Cat In The Act
10.0

Cat In The Act

1957Movie10.0
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats
6.8

Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats

1988Movie6.8
My Sister Eileen
6.8

My Sister Eileen

1942Movie6.8
Pinocchio in Outer Space
5.5

Pinocchio in Outer Space

1965Movie5.5
Hello Down There
5.9

Hello Down There

1969Movie5.9
Skidoo
4.7

Skidoo

1968Movie4.7
I Go Pogo
4.0

I Go Pogo

1980Movie4.0
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
8.0

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991Movie8.0
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
8.0

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

1991Movie8.0
Mousieur Herman
10.0

Mousieur Herman

1955Movie10.0
Katnip's Big Day
9.0

Katnip's Big Day

1959Movie9.0
Norman's Corner
7.5

Norman's Corner

1988Movie7.5
Let's Go Steady
9.0

Let's Go Steady

1945Movie9.0
Seven Days' Leave
7.3

Seven Days' Leave

1942Movie7.3
A Lamb in a Jam
9.0

A Lamb in a Jam

1945Movie9.0
Naughty But Mice
6.2

Naughty But Mice

1947Movie6.2
Slippery Slippers
4.0

Slippery Slippers

1962Movie4.0
The Marry-Go-Round
6.7

The Marry-Go-Round

1943Movie6.7
No Mutton fer Nuttin'
7.7

No Mutton fer Nuttin'

1943Movie7.7
No Man's Valley
7.0

No Man's Valley

1981Movie7.0
Kooky Loopy
5.3

Kooky Loopy

1961Movie5.3
Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon
7.3

Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon

1972Movie7.3
Moving Aweigh
6.7

Moving Aweigh

1944Movie6.7
Dondi
4.1

Dondi

1961Movie4.1
Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar
5.3

Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar

1966Movie5.3
Wrong Way Kid
7.0

Wrong Way Kid

1983Movie7.0
Three Men on a Horse

Three Men on a Horse

1957Movie
Two Gals and a Guy
7.0

Two Gals and a Guy

1951Movie7.0
Cheese Burglar
6.0

Cheese Burglar

1946Movie6.0
From Mad to Worse
9.0

From Mad to Worse

1957Movie9.0
The Fourth King
7.0

The Fourth King

1977Movie7.0
Quack-a Doodle-Doo
4.8

Quack-a Doodle-Doo

1950Movie4.8
Herman the Catoonist
8.5

Herman the Catoonist

1953Movie8.5
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
8.0

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street

1987Movie8.0
A Bicep Built for Two
7.0

A Bicep Built for Two

1955Movie7.0
Land of Lost Watches
8.0

Land of Lost Watches

1951Movie8.0
Of Mice and Magic
8.3

Of Mice and Magic

1953Movie8.3
It's Only Muscle

It's Only Muscle

1950Movie
George Romero's Golden Tales 3
3.0

George Romero's Golden Tales 3

1995Movie3.0
Beau Ties
10.0

Beau Ties

1945Movie10.0
Saved by the Bell
10.0

Saved by the Bell

1950Movie10.0
Owly to Bed
7.0

Owly to Bed

1959Movie7.0
The Voice of the Turkey
9.0

The Voice of the Turkey

1950Movie9.0

TV Shows (30)

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

1961Series5.8
Bonanza
7.5

Bonanza

1959Series7.5
Wagon Train
6.6

Wagon Train

1957Series6.6
The Cosby Show
7.0

The Cosby Show

1984Series7.0
Tales from the Darkside
7.2

Tales from the Darkside

1984Series7.2
Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950Series6.0
Batman
7.3

Batman

1966Series7.3
Courage the Cowardly Dog
8.2

Courage the Cowardly Dog

1999Series8.2
Emergency!
8.0

Emergency!

1972Series8.0
What's My Line?
7.0

What's My Line?

1950Series7.0
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948Series6.8
The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950Series6.9
The Steve Allen Show
6.2

The Steve Allen Show

1956Series6.2
The Bob Hope Show
7.0

The Bob Hope Show

1950Series7.0
Reading Rainbow
8.4

Reading Rainbow

1983Series8.4
The Pink Panther
7.0

The Pink Panther

1993Series7.0
December Bride
6.3

December Bride

1954Series6.3
Top Cat
7.5

Top Cat

1961Series7.5
Chico and the Man
6.1

Chico and the Man

1974Series6.1
Mr. Men and Little Miss
7.0

Mr. Men and Little Miss

1995Series7.0
Wake, Rattle, and Roll
7.0

Wake, Rattle, and Roll

1990Series7.0
Broadside
7.0

Broadside

1964Series7.0
Yogi's Treasure Hunt
7.4

Yogi's Treasure Hunt

1985Series7.4
The Name's the Same

The Name's the Same

1951Series
Fender Bender 500
6.0

Fender Bender 500

1990Series6.0
Hollywood Preview
7.0

Hollywood Preview

1955Series7.0
Texaco Star Theater
7.5

Texaco Star Theater

1948Series7.5
Misterjaw

Misterjaw

1976Series
The Broad Side

The Broad Side

2001Series
Doc Corkle
10.0

Doc Corkle

1952Series10.0