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name: "Lionel Stander"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lionel-stander"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 January 1908"
died: "30 November 1994"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:15:14.660086+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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# Lionel Stander

Actor. Born 11 January 1908 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. Died 30 November 1994.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 January 1908, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 30 November 1994
- **Active:** 1968–1986
- **Also known as:** Lionel Jay Stander

## Biography

Lionel Stander was an American actor whose career in theatre, film, radio and television spanned nearly seven decades. Born in the Bronx, New York City, on 11 January 1908, he made his stage debut at the age of 19 and appeared in his first film short in 1933. His distinctive raspy voice and gravelly delivery suited him to roles as tough or cynical characters.

Stander appeared in films including *Mr. Deeds Goes to Town* (1936), *A Star Is Born* (1937) and *Cul-de-Sac* (1966). He was blacklisted in Hollywood during the 1950s after testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee and worked for a time in Europe, including as the Innkeeper in *Once Upon a Time in the West* (1968). Later credits included *New York, New York* (1977), *1941* (1979) and the television series *Hart to Hart* (1979–84), in which he played Max. He died in Los Angeles on 30 November 1994.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, web.archive.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Once Upon a Time in the West* (1968), Fi1m 91, as Innkeeper — [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-the-west.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *The Transformers: The Movie* (1986), Actor

## Also known for

- *1941* (1979), Angelo Scioli
- *New York, New York* (1977), Tony Harwell
- *Mr. Deeds Goes to Town* (1936), Cornelius Cobb
- *The Adventures of Pinocchio* (1972), Mangiafoco
- *Cul-de-sac* (1966), Richard
- *Caliber 9* (1972), L'Americano / The Mikado
- *A Star Is Born* (1937), Matt Libby
- *The Cassandra Crossing* (1976), Max, the Train Conductor

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