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name: "Harold J. Stone"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/harold-j-stone"
fi1m_id: "harold-j-stone"
imdb_id: "nm0831905"
tmdb_id: 14505
wikidata_id: "Q1585876"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 March 1913"
died: "18 November 2005"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-25T07:51:39.555426+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Harold J. Stone

## Identity

Harold J. Stone

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/harold-j-stone
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** harold-j-stone
- **IMDb ID:** nm0831905
- **TMDB ID:** 14505
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1585876
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_J._Stone, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1585876, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0831905/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14505

Actor. Born 3 March 1913 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 18 November 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 March 1913, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 18 November 2005
- **Active:** 1956–1974
- **Also known as:** Harold Hochstein, Harold Stone
- **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 83 (1), 1970s 83 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_J._Stone, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1585876, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0831905/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14505

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Wrong Man*](https://film.one/film/the-wrong-man.md) (83)

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## Biography

Harold J. Stone was an American character actor in film and television. Born Harold Hochstein in New York City on 3 March 1913, he began his career on Broadway in 1939 and appeared in productions including *One Touch of Venus* and *Stalag 17*. He made his motion-picture debut in *The Blue Dahlia* (1946).

Stone played supporting roles in films such as *The Wrong Man* (1956) as Det. Lt. Bowers, *Spartacus* (1960) and *X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes* (1963). He appeared in more than 150 television guest roles from the 1950s to the early 1980s, including episodes of *The Twilight Zone*, *Bonanza*, *Get Smart* and *Mission: Impossible*. He received an Emmy nomination for an episode of *The Nurses*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Rockford Files* (1974), Fi1m 83, as Sorrell — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)
- *The Wrong Man* (1956), Fi1m 83, as . Bowers — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wrong-man.md)

## Complete filmography (99)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Highway to Heaven* (1984), series, as Harvey Milsap
- *Hardly Working* (1980), as Frank Loucazi
- *Lou Grant* (1977), series, as Fred Gruber
- *Three's Company* (1977), series, as Bernie Bustamente
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Joe Fenell, John Strauss
- *The Legend of Valentino* (1975), as Sam Baldwin
- *Mitchell* (1975), as Tony Gallano
- *Welcome Back, Kotter* (1975), series, as Charlie Kotter
- *The Wild McCullochs* (1975), as George
- *The Werewolf of Woodstock* (1975), as Lt. Martino
- *Barney Miller* (1975), series, as Mr. Siegel, Steven Haddad
- *The Photographer* (1974), as Lt. Luther Jacoby
- *The Rockford Files* (1974), series, as Sorrell — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)
- *Police Woman* (1974), series, as Rolf
- *Kojak* (1973), series, as Franco 'Six Bits' Donatello — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)
- *Bridget Loves Bernie* (1972), series, as Sam Steinberg
- *Pickup on 101* (1972), as 2nd Farmer
- *The Seven Minutes* (1971), as Judge Upshaw
- *Breakout* (1970), as Phil Caprio
- *Which Way to the Front?* (1970), as . 	 General Buck
- *The Bold Ones: The New Doctors* (1969), series, as Harry Miller
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as D.J. Georgiade
- *The Name of the Game* (1968), series, as Harry Mudd
- *It Takes a Thief* (1968), series, as Manny Grayson
- *Mannix* (1967), series, as Judge Green
- *The Big Mouth* (1967), as Thor
- *The St. Valentine's Day Massacre* (1967), as Frank Nitti
- *Ironside* (1967), series, as Babe Alben, Jim Connolly, Mike Martine
- *Mr. Terrific* (1967), series, as Shenko
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, as Lawton — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Ignatius Cober
- *Get Smart* (1965), series, as Captain Groman
- *Hogan's Heroes* (1965), series, as Major Teppel, General Strommberger, Field Marshall Rudolf Richter
- *Seaway* (1965), series, as Enzo Morell
- *Run for Your Life* (1965), series, as Angie Zeno
- *The Greatest Story Ever Told* (1965), as Gen. Varus
- *Girl Happy* (1965), as Big Frank
- *Gilligan's Island* (1964), series, as Alexandre Gregor Dubov
- *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, as Greenbriar
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), series, as Stavros Macropalous
- *Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea* (1964), series, as Admiral Jiggs Starke
- *Recoil* (1963), as Fred Forest
- *The Greatest Show on Earth* (1963), series, as Greenwood
- *Arrest and Trial* (1963), series, as Officer Gus Ortega
- *X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes* (1963), as Sam Brant
- *Showdown* (1963), as Lavalle
- *Stampede at Bitter Creek* (1962), as John Chisholm
- *The Chapman Report* (1962), as Frank Garnell
- *The Nurses* (1962), series, Actor
- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Mr. Osterman
- *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Einar Carlson, Grant Buchanan, Ev Clinchy, Jake, Adam Southcort
- *87th Precinct* (1961), series, as Gantry
- *Cain's Hundred* (1961), series, as Dave Braddock
- *The Defenders* (1961), series, as Charles Crewe
- *Spartacus* (1960), as David
- *Route 66* (1960), series, as Gus Patton, Lieutenant Mangano
- *Surfside 6* (1960), series, as Harry Wilde
- *Stagecoach West* (1960), series, as 'Tanner'
- *The Barbara Stanwyck Show* (1960), series, as Jake Lytell
- *The Tall Man* (1960), series, as Ben Myers
- *Hong Kong* (1960), series, as Judge Molsom
- *The Detectives* (1959), series, as Fred Forest
- *The Untouchables* (1959), series, as Charles 'Pops' Felcher, Julie Flack, Barney Jarreau, Tommy Karpeles, Adam Stone, Louie Madikoff
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Grant Sheckly — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Chad Cord
- *These Thousand Hills* (1959), as Ram Butler
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Nick Mesa, Harry Maxton
- *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, as Lou Catto, Lt. John Frazier
- *Bat Masterson* (1958), series, as Jess Hobart
- *The Rifleman* (1958), series, as The Marshal, Oat Jackford, Benjamin Stark
- *Naked City* (1958), series, as Simon Beecker
- *Wanted: Dead or Alive* (1958), series, as Harry Simmons
- *Zorro* (1957), series, as Salvio
- *Trackdown* (1957), series, as Quince Flanders, Ambrose Hooker, Aaron Yewcic
- *The Walter Winchell File* (1957), series, as Bender, Lt. Hauser
- *The Invisible Boy* (1957), as Gen. Swayne
- *Alcoa Theatre* (1957), series, as Lt. Oran Nelson, Tony Busso
- *The Restless Gun* (1957), series, as Ben Reed
- *Wagon Train* (1957), series, as Mayor Tucker
- *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, as Holgate, Samuel Abajinian, Judge Greenleaf
- *House of Numbers* (1957), as Henry Nova - Prison Guard
- *The Garment Jungle* (1957), as Tony
- *Man Afraid* (1957), as Lieutenant Marlin
- *Slander* (1957), as Seth Jackson
- *The Wrong Man* (1956), as . Bowers — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wrong-man.md)
- *Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre* (1956), series, as Tuphill
- *Somebody Up There Likes Me* (1956), as Nick Barbella
- *The Harder They Fall* (1956), as Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Mac Davis, Mr. Halloran, Lieutenant Jack Noonan
- *Cheyenne* (1955), series, as Rafe Larkin, Perez
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Judge Rambeau, Orval, Horace, Joe Delk, Jim Downey, Jeff Sutro, Gatluf
- *The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp* (1955), series, as Hiram Grant
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as John Chisholm
- *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Mike Gannon, Sam, Clerk, Rockwell
- *Hands of Murder* (1949), series, Actor
- *Martin Kane, Private Eye* (1949), series, as Nicholas Carutopolous
- *The Set-Up* (1949), as Ringside observer (uncredited)
- *Suspense* (1949), series, as Max, Eagle Moran
- *Kraft Television Theatre* (1947), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Harold J. Stone](https://film.one/media/person/468716/gallery-8d4dc3740b07.jpg) Harold J. Stone — The Pat McDermott Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Harold_J._Stone_%22Route_66%22_%281961_Press_Photo%29.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Harold J. Stone](https://film.one/media/person/468716/gallery-b8d8d7994d63.jpg) Harold J. Stone — Image via TMDB

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