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name: "Richard Stahl"
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born: "4 January 1932"
died: "18 June 2006"
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# Richard Stahl

Actor. Born 4 January 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Died 18 June 2006.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 January 1932, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- **Died:** 18 June 2006
- **Active:** 1970–1985
- **Also known as:** Dick Stahl

## Biography

Richard Stahl (also credited as Dick Stahl) was an American actor. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and served in the US Army during the Korean War. He appeared in off-Broadway productions and was a member of the improvisational comedy group The Committee in San Francisco.

Stahl's film roles include the Recording Engineer in *Five Easy Pieces* (1970), Dr. Baxter in *High Anxiety* (1977), Meade in *Nine to Five* (1980), a hospital psychiatrist in *Overboard* (1987), and a staffer in *The American President* (1995). On television he had guest roles in series such as *Columbo*, *Bonanza*, *Murder, She Wrote* and *Married... with Children*, and was a regular on the sitcom *It's a Living* (1985–1989). He co-starred in the mini-series *Turnabout* (1979).

Stahl was married to actress Kathryn Ish from 1959 until his death in Woodland Hills, California, in 2006.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Golden Girls* (1985), Fi1m 88, as Don — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md)
- *Five Easy Pieces* (1970), Fi1m 88, as Recording Engineer — [page](https://film.one/film/five-easy-pieces.md)

## Also known for

- *Married... with Children* (1987), Shoemaker
- *Overboard* (1987), Elk Cove: Hospital Psychiatrist
- *The American President* (1995), Rumson Staffer
- *Nine to Five* (1980), Meade
- *Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman* (1993), Archbishop
- *Bonanza* (1959), Howard Fiber
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Rev. Matthews
- *High Anxiety* (1977), Dr. Baxter

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