Strimpell was born on January 17, 1934. He was a junior Phi Beta Kappa at Columbia College, a graduate of Columbia Law School, and a member of the New York Bar before embarking in earnest on his acting career. Well known for many years as a popular New York acting teacher at HB Studio and in his private classes, Strimpell was also an accomplished actor, having played the title role in The Disintegration of James Cherry at Lincoln Center and appearing in such off Broadway plays as To Be Young Gifted and Black and The Exhaustion of Our Son’s Love.[1] At the American Shakespeare Festival he appeared in plays with Katharine Hepburn, among others, including Antony and Cleopatra, All's Well That Ends Well, Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.[2] He also had featured parts in over a dozen films, including Fitzwilly, Death Play, Jenny, The Angel Levine, Act One, and Hester Street. He directed at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, and appeared there in Douglas Campbell's 1968 production of The Miser with Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy.[1]
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When Stephen Strimpell moved to Los Angeles, his most famous film role may have been in the 1967 CBS comedy series owned by Universal Television, Mister Terrific, filmed in Universal City at Universal Studios, in which he played Stanley Beamish, an innocent gas station attendant, who morphed into the title character, a superhero with an ability to fly. Although the series lasted only one season, it had a second life as a cult favorite. Strimpell's personal account of his experiences doing Mr. Terrific appears in a long article, "The amazing Mr. Terrific: How TV actor Stephen Strimpell Survived the ‘Flying Harness’ and Other Inane Hollywood Inventions".[3]
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On March 13, 2006, Stephen Strimpell suffered heart failure and cardiac arrest. He died on April 10, 2006.
^ abc"Obituaries: 1954". Columbia College Today. July–August 2006. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^"Stephen Strimpell (1937-2006)". IMDb. Retrieved 25 July 2010
^Phillips, Mark (2001). "Excerpt from: 'The Amazing Mr. Terrific!' interview". Outré. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via The Unclassified Get Smart Site.
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stephen, strimpell, january, 1934, april, 2006, star, universal, television, series, mister, terrific, born, 1934, january, 1934new, york, city, diedapril, 2006, 2006, aged, angeles, california, occupationactoryears, active1967, 2006known, forplaying, stanley,. Stephen Strimpell January 17 1934 April 10 2006 was the star of the Universal Television series Mister Terrific 1 Stephen StrimpellBorn 1934 01 17 January 17 1934New York City U S DiedApril 10 2006 2006 04 10 aged 72 Los Angeles California U S OccupationActorYears active1967 2006Known forPlaying Stanley Beamish in Mister Terrific Contents 1 Personal life 2 Film acting 3 Death 4 Filmography 5 ReferencesPersonal life editStrimpell was born on January 17 1934 He was a junior Phi Beta Kappa at Columbia College a graduate of Columbia Law School and a member of the New York Bar before embarking in earnest on his acting career Well known for many years as a popular New York acting teacher at HB Studio and in his private classes Strimpell was also an accomplished actor having played the title role in The Disintegration of James Cherry at Lincoln Center and appearing in such off Broadway plays as To Be Young Gifted and Black and The Exhaustion of Our Son s Love 1 At the American Shakespeare Festival he appeared in plays with Katharine Hepburn among others including Antony and Cleopatra All s Well That Ends Well Romeo and Juliet Twelfth Night The Merry Wives of Windsor and A Midsummer Night s Dream 2 He also had featured parts in over a dozen films including Fitzwilly Death Play Jenny The Angel Levine Act One and Hester Street He directed at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and appeared there in Douglas Campbell s 1968 production of The Miser with Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy 1 Film acting editWhen Stephen Strimpell moved to Los Angeles his most famous film role may have been in the 1967 CBS comedy series owned by Universal Television Mister Terrific filmed in Universal City at Universal Studios in which he played Stanley Beamish an innocent gas station attendant who morphed into the title character a superhero with an ability to fly Although the series lasted only one season it had a second life as a cult favorite Strimpell s personal account of his experiences doing Mr Terrific appears in a long article The amazing Mr Terrific How TV actor Stephen Strimpell Survived the Flying Harness and Other Inane Hollywood Inventions 3 Death editOn March 13 2006 Stephen Strimpell suffered heart failure and cardiac arrest He died on April 10 2006 Filmography editYear Title Role Notes1967 Fitzwilly Byron Casey1970 Jenny Peter1970 The Angel Levine Drugstore clerk1975 Hester Street Joe Peltner1976 Death Play Jerry1979 All That Jazz Alvin Rackmil1982 A Stranger Is Watching Detective Marlowe1985 Almost You Lecturer1985 Hot Resort Cruse1986 Seize the Day Stockbroker final film role References edit a b c Obituaries 1954 Columbia College Today July August 2006 Retrieved January 8 2022 Stephen Strimpell 1937 2006 IMDb Retrieved 25 July 2010 Phillips Mark 2001 Excerpt from The Amazing Mr Terrific interview Outre Retrieved January 8 2022 via The Unclassified Get Smart Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephen Strimpell amp oldid 1093438087, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
