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	January 4, 1932 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	June 18, 2006(2006-06-18) (aged 74) Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Years active	1966–1999
Spouse	Kathryn Ish ​ (m. 1959)​
Children	2

Early life

Born in Detroit, he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.^[1] In the 1950s, he was appearing in Off-Broadway productions, where he met his wife to be Kathryn Ish in 1959.^[2] In the 1960s, he relocated to San Francisco and became a member of an improvisational comedy group, The Committee.^[1]

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, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, 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.^[1]

Stahl's wife, actress Kathryn Ish, died of cancer in Santa Barbara, California, on December 31, 2007.^[2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964	Too Tough to Care	Lumkin, a chemist	Educational anti-smoking short film
1967	Funnyman	Zach, Comic Salesman
1970	The Student Nurses	Dr. Warshaw
1970	Five Easy Pieces	Recording Engineer
1971	Billy Jack	Council Chairman
1971	Summertree	Man in Conservatory
1972	Slaughterhouse-Five	Army Doctor	Uncredited
1972	¡Qué hacer!	Martin Scott Bradford
1972	Beware! The Blob	Edward Fazio
1972	Every Little Crook and Nanny	Airport Security Guard	Uncredited
1972	Fuzz	Vagrant
1972	Dirty Little Billy	Earl Lovitt
1973	Terminal Island	TV Anchorman
1973	The Daring Dobermans	Winston
1975	Hearts of the West	Barber
1977	High Anxiety	Dr. Baxter
1980	9 to 5	Meade
1981	All Night Long	Pharmacist
1981	Under the Rainbow	Lester Hudson
1983	Private School	Mr. Flugel
1983	Tin Man	Tyson
1984	The Flamingo Kid	Charlie Cooper
1987	Overboard	Elk Cove: Hospital Psychiatrist
1991	L.A. Story	Bank Executive
1995	The American President	Rumson Staffer
1996	Ghosts of Mississippi	Judge Hendrick
1999	The Other Sister	Train Ticket Seller	Final film role

Television

• Benson (Benson) - serie TV, (Bugging the Governor)|1X16]] (1980)

• Columbo (Columbo) - serie TV, episodio 3x04 (1973)

References

1. "Richard Stahl, Film and Television Actor, 74, Is Dead". The New York Times. Associated Press. June 23, 2006. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
2. . International Herald Tribune. Associated Press. January 10, 2008. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

External links

• Richard Stahl at IMDb  
• Richard Stahl at the TCM Movie Database