Full Name | Leonard Stone |
Net Worth | $1.9 Million |
Date Of Birth | November 3, 1923 |
Died | November 2, 2011, Encinitas, California, United States |
Place Of Birth | Salem, Oregon, USA |
Profession | Actor |
Education | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Carole H. Kleinman |
Children | Michael Merkow-Stone, Robin Stone, Jan Fryman, Debbie Stone |
Nicknames | Leonard Stone, Stone, Leonard |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0832007 |
Nominations | Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical |
Movies | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Soylent Green, The Big Mouth, American Pop, Hardly Working, Getting Straight, Surrender, Dorothy, A Man Called Dagger, The Mugger, Terror in the Sky, The Man, The Girl in the Empty Grave, Zuma Beach, Zig Zag, Deadman's Curve, The Other Side of Hell, Blood Money, ... |
TV Shows | The Jean Arthur Show, Camp Runamuck, On the Rocks |
Star Sign | Scorpio |
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1 | He was cremated. His ashes were given to his family. |
2 | He served in the United States Navy during World War II. After World War II, he studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England. Then he moved to Australia where he joined the traveling theatre production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical, "South Pacific.". |
3 | He is survived by his granddaughter, Lindsey Fryman-Borchard; his wife, Carole; three daughters, Robin Stone, Debbie Stone, and Jan Fryman; a son, Michael Merkow-Stone; and seven more grandchildren. |
4 | Best remembered as the self-important father of the gum-chomping Violet Beauregarde in the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). |
5 | Studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. |
6 | Served in the Navy during World War II. |
7 | Last acting role was in the TV movie Surrender, Dorothy (2006), starring Diane Keaton. |
8 | Was nominated for Broadway's 1959 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for "Redhead." |
9 | On 22 September 2000, he appeared as an ordinary, non-celebrity contestant on Wheel of Fortune (1983). He placed second, winning $4,250 and a trip to Bermuda valued at $5,310. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Surrender, Dorothy | 2006 | TV Movie | Neighbor |
Avatar: The Last Airbender | 2005 | TV Series | Canyon Guide / Additional Voices |
See Arnold Run | 2005 | TV Movie | Warren Buffett |
The Invisible Man | 2001 | TV Series | Old Man |
Blood Money | 2000 | TV Movie | Dominic Restrelli |
18 Wheels of Justice | 2000 | TV Series | Dr. Vernon Reese |
Brooklyn South | 1997 | TV Series | Judge Benson |
L.A. Law | 1988-1994 | TV Series | Judge Paul Hansen |
Sisters | 1992 | TV Series | Harmonica Man / The Harmonica Man |
Simon & Simon | 1984-1985 | TV Series | Uncle Jack / Artie Bunson |
Falcon Crest | 1983-1985 | TV Series | Judge Carl Fuller / Harrison Albright |
Hill Street Blues | 1983-1985 | TV Series | Hal Berman / Mo 'Mouse' Feldstein |
Night Court | 1985 | TV Series | Nikolai Karpov |
Alice | 1977-1984 | TV Series | Lenny / Arnie |
Cagney & Lacey | 1984 | TV Series | Simmons |
The Mississippi | 1983 | TV Series | Engelhardt |
Bay City Blues | 1983 | TV Series | |
Quincy M.E. | 1979-1983 | TV Series | Mr. Myers / Bruce Anderson / Charles Walters / ... |
Amanda's | 1983 | TV Series | Mr. Portrhouse |
Barney Miller | 1975-1982 | TV Series | Sidney M. Botnik / Ernest Lun / William MacDonald / ... |
American Pop | 1981 | | Leo Stern |
Flo | 1981 | TV Series | Mr. Beckman |
One Day at a Time | 1980 | TV Series | Mr. Burgey |
The Dukes of Hazzard | 1980 | TV Series | |
Once Upon a Spy | 1980 | TV Movie | Dr. Webster |
The Stockard Channing Show | 1980 | TV Series | Dr. Monroe Goslin |
Hardly Working | 1980 | | Ted Mitchell |
That's Life | 1979 | | |
Bigfoot and Wildboy | 1979 | TV Series | |
All in the Family | 1979 | TV Series | Mr. Johnson |
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | 1979 | TV Series | |
The Next Step Beyond | 1978 | TV Series | Dr. Whitewood |
Kaz | 1978 | TV Series | |
Zuma Beach | 1978 | TV Movie | Johnson |
The Six Million Dollar Man | 1974-1978 | TV Series | 1st Man / Lt. Tanner |
Deadman's Curve | 1978 | TV Movie | Herb Alpert (uncredited) |
The Other Side of Hell | 1978 | TV Movie | Morelli |
The Girl in the Empty Grave | 1977 | TV Movie | Harry |
Eight Is Enough | 1977 | TV Series | Drug Store Manager |
M*A*S*H | 1977 | TV Series | Colonel Bidwell |
Sanford and Son | 1972-1976 | TV Series | Mr. Grayson / Otto |
The Bob Newhart Show | 1976 | TV Series | Dr. Ned Podbillion |
Gemini Man | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | Robbins |
The Blue Knight | 1976 | TV Series | Counselor |
Cannon | 1976 | TV Series | Sammy Elias |
Swiss Family Robinson | 1975 | TV Series | Hawkins |
Police Story | 1975 | TV Series | Villani / Lt. Galvin |
ABC Afterschool Specials | 1975 | TV Series | Walter Dearing |
The Runaways | 1975 | TV Movie | Captain Baker |
Gunsmoke | 1963-1974 | TV Series | Ray Price / Corley Deems / Abel Glass / ... |
Mannix | 1971-1974 | TV Series | Wexler / Hal Seagrave / Charley Hager / ... |
The Man from Independence | 1974 | | Werner |
Mame | 1974 | | Stage Manager |
Apple's Way | 1974 | TV Series | Frank Goode |
Doc Elliot | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Marcus Scarne |
Kojak | 1974 | TV Series | Detective with Envelope |
The New Perry Mason | 1973 | TV Series | Harlow Dawson |
Soylent Green | 1973 | | Charles |
Beg, Borrow, or Steal | 1973 | TV Movie | Mr. Brubaker |
Ironside | 1968-1973 | TV Series | Norman Gregg / Charles Wilson / Hermann |
Hawaii Five-O | 1973 | TV Series | Herman Stein |
Tenafly | 1973 | TV Series | Howard J. Brill |
Double Identity | 1972 | TV Series | Chauffeur |
Adam-12 | 1972 | TV Series | Phil Peters |
Mission: Impossible | 1966-1972 | TV Series | Paul Lewis / Major Alud / Dimitri Soska |
The Waltons | 1972 | TV Series | George Anderson |
The Man | 1972 | | Congressman Parmel |
Love, American Style | 1971-1972 | TV Series | Herb (segment "Love and the Latin Lover") / Sgt. Hobbs (segment "Love and the Penal Code") |
Me and the Chimp | 1972 | TV Series | Lieutenant |
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | 1971 | TV Series | |
Longstreet | 1971 | TV Series | Stewart Means |
Terror in the Sky | 1971 | TV Movie | Harry Burdick |
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | 1971 | | Mr. Beauregarde |
The Virginian | 1971 | TV Series | Tom Wagner |
A Step Out of Line | 1971 | TV Movie | Dr. Finnerman (uncredited) |
Mod Squad | 1969-1971 | TV Series | Paul Sykes / Mace |
I Love My Wife | 1970 | | Dr. Neilson |
The Partridge Family | 1970 | TV Series | George Clauson |
Getting Straight | 1970 | | Lysander |
Zig Zag | 1970 | | Jim Harris |
Dragnet 1967 | 1967-1970 | TV Series | Prof. Grant / Sgt. Keith Barrett / Off. Don Shaidell / ... |
Lancer | 1970 | TV Series | Bertram Ames |
Nanny and the Professor | 1970 | TV Series | Dog Show Chairman |
Then Came Bronson | 1969 | TV Series | Cafe Owner |
Bracken's World | 1969 | TV Series | Director |
Land of the Giants | 1969 | TV Series | Sgt. Eson / Dr. Kraal |
Angel in My Pocket | 1969 | | Paul Gresham |
The Good Guys | 1969 | TV Series | Gunner |
Gomer Pyle: USMC | 1968-1969 | TV Series | James Barrett / Man |
The High Chaparral | 1968 | TV Series | Shoop |
The Outsider | 1968 | TV Series | Buddy Vasta |
The Doris Day Show | 1968 | TV Series | Waiter |
The Shakiest Gun in the West | 1968 | | Bartender (uncredited) |
A Man Called Dagger | 1968 | | Karl Rainer |
Lost in Space | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Farnum |
The Second Hundred Years | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Lieutenant / Seymour |
I Spy | 1968 | TV Series | Charlie |
Cimarron Strip | 1968 | TV Series | Judge Samuel Gilroy |
Hondo | 1967 | TV Series | Kelso |
The F.B.I. | 1967 | TV Series | Harry Palmer |
The Invaders | 1967 | TV Series | Ramsey |
The Big Mouth | 1967 | | Fong |
Run for Your Life | 1967 | TV Series | Captain Archer |
The Jean Arthur Show | 1966 | TV Series | Morton |
Camp Runamuck | 1965-1966 | TV Series | Doc Joslyn |
Perry Mason | 1962-1966 | TV Series | Harlan Keen / Al Siebring / Arthur Sutton / ... |
The Donna Reed Show | 1961-1965 | TV Series | Harlan Carmody Jr. / Mr. Trestle |
Rawhide | 1964-1965 | TV Series | Leroy Means / Sorry Brownstead |
The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre | 1964 | TV Movie | |
McHale's Navy | 1964 | TV Series | Colonel Black Jack Cooper |
The Baileys of Balboa | 1964 | TV Series | Nelson |
Shock Treatment | 1964 | | Psychiatrist (uncredited) |
Dr. Kildare | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Fred Payson |
Kraft Suspense Theatre | 1963 | TV Series | The Assistant D.A. |
The Outer Limits | 1963 | TV Series | Dr. Phillip Gainer |
Arrest and Trial | 1963 | TV Series | Maj. Sharp |
Toys in the Attic | 1963 | | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
The Eleventh Hour | 1963 | TV Series | Interviewer |
General Hospital | 1963 | TV Series | Packy Moore (1982) |
Empire | 1962-1963 | TV Series | Raynond Carlisle / Lawrencewan |
The Real McCoys | 1961-1962 | TV Series | Captain Lewis / Lieutenant |
Kraft Mystery Theater | 1962 | TV Series | Lieutenant McClellan |
The Law and Mr. Jones | 1960-1962 | TV Series | Mr. Edwards / George Malcolm |
The Defenders | 1962 | TV Series | McFadden |
The Rifleman | 1960-1962 | TV Series | K.C. Peters / Gambler |
The Detectives | 1962 | TV Series | Barney / Silo |
Shannon | 1961-1962 | TV Series | Sgt. Dan Bishop / Investigating Officer Seavers |
The New Breed | 1961 | TV Series | Alfred Dreyfus |
Target: The Corruptors | 1961 | TV Series | Harry |
The Dick Powell Theatre | 1961 | TV Series | Simpson |
Cain's Hundred | 1961 | TV Series | |
The Untouchables | 1961 | TV Series | Louis Manzak |
Return to Peyton Place | 1961 | | Steve Swanson (uncredited) |
Surfside 6 | 1961 | TV Series | Konie |
Peter Gunn | 1961 | TV Series | Ed Stone |
Whirlybirds | 1959 | TV Series | Carl Green |
The Mugger | 1958 | | Jim Kelly |
Decoy | 1958 | TV Series | 2nd Cop |
The Alcoa Hour | 1957 | TV Series | Longden |
Studio One in Hollywood | 1956 | TV Series | Farrow |
Kraft Theatre | 1956 | TV Series | Crewman / Officer |
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