Portrait of Lionel Stander

Acting

Lionel Stander

Career

Active from 1931 to 1995, with a break from 1952 to 1962, busiest in 1972 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
55
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Unfaithfully Yours
Unfaithfully Yours
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lionel Stander Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.6, average 1.6
  • Coming of Age
    2.2, average 3.0
  • Psychological
    4.9, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Lighthearted 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Physical Humor 4
  • Italian Cinema 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Eccentric Characters 3
  • Historical Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

124
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 69
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

as Max

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is (1994)
GoodWatch score 68

as Max

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die (1994)
GoodWatch score 66

as Max

The Last Good Time
The Last Good Time (1994)
GoodWatch score 77

as Howard Singer

Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart
Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart (1994)
GoodWatch score 67

as Max

Hart to Hart Returns
Hart to Hart Returns (1993)
GoodWatch score 66

as Max

Dream On
Dream On (1990)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Uncle Pat

1980s

6 titles ยท average score 52
Wicked Stepmother
Wicked Stepmother (1989)
GoodWatch score 36

as Sam

Cookie
Cookie (1989)
GoodWatch score 31

as Enzo Della Testa

BelliFreschi
BelliFreschi (1987)
GoodWatch score 53

as Frank Santamaria

CBS Summer Playhouse
CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)

TV show ยท as Sully Carson

The Transformers: The Movie
The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
GoodWatch score 64

as Kup (voice)

Moonlighting
Moonlighting (1985)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Max

1970s

37 titles ยท average score 56
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Max

Cyclone
Cyclone (1978)
GoodWatch score 44

as Taylor

New York, New York
New York, New York (1977)
GoodWatch score 62

as Tony Harwell

The Cassandra Crossing
The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
GoodWatch score 41

as Max, the Train Conductor

Red Coat
Red Coat (1975)

as Docteur Higgins

Innocence and Desire
Innocence and Desire (1974)
GoodWatch score 47

as Salvatore Niscemi

Pulp
Pulp (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ben Dinuccio

The Eroticist
The Eroticist (1972)
GoodWatch score 58

as Cardinal Maravigli

Treasure Island
Treasure Island (1972)
GoodWatch score 48

as Billy Bones

The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Mangiafoco

Don Camillo and the Contestants
Don Camillo and the Contestants (1972)
GoodWatch score 51

as Peppone

Between Miracles
Between Miracles (1971)
GoodWatch score 71

as Oreste

1960s

16 titles ยท average score 61
Zenabel
Zenabel (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

as Pancrazio

Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969)
GoodWatch score 65

as Don Tosello

H2S
H2S (1969)

as The Professor

Seven Times Seven
Seven Times Seven (1968)
GoodWatch score 69

as Sam

Gates to Paradise
Gates to Paradise (1968)
GoodWatch score 59

as The Monk

A Dandy in Aspic
A Dandy in Aspic (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sobakevich

Beyond the Law
Beyond the Law (1968)
GoodWatch score 59

as Preacher

Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
GoodWatch score 88

as Innkeeper

Cul-de-sac
Cul-de-sac (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

as Richard

Promise Her Anything
Promise Her Anything (1966)
GoodWatch score 40

as Sam

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show ยท as General Burroughs

The Moving Finger
The Moving Finger (1963)

as Anatole

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 62
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Patrick E. Pendergast

St. Benny the Dip
St. Benny the Dip (1951)
GoodWatch score 56

as Monk Williams

Two Gals and a Guy
Two Gals and a Guy (1951)

as Mr. Seymour

1940s

22 titles ยท average score 67
Wild and Woody!
Wild and Woody! (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

as Buzz Buzzard (voice)

Wet Blanket Policy
Wet Blanket Policy (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

as Buzz Buzzard (voice)

Unfaithfully Yours
Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
GoodWatch score 88

as Hugo Standoff

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948)
GoodWatch score 58

as Bellhop

A Boy, a Girl and a Dog
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog (1946)

as Jim

Fair Weather Fiends
Fair Weather Fiends (1946)
GoodWatch score 70

as Wolfie Wolf (voice)

The Kid from Brooklyn
The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
GoodWatch score 62

as Spider Schultz

Apple Andy
Apple Andy (1946)

as Devil

Specter of the Rose
Specter of the Rose (1946)
GoodWatch score 52

as Lionel Gans

Who's Cookin Who?
Who's Cookin Who? (1946)

as Wolfie Wolf (voice)

The Loose Nut
The Loose Nut (1945)

as Construction Worker (voice)

The Big Show-Off
The Big Show-Off (1945)

as Joe Bagley

1930s

33 titles ยท average score 62
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

as Matt Libby

The League of Frightened Men
The League of Frightened Men (1937)

as Archie Goodwin

He Was Her Man
He Was Her Man (1937)

as Johnny Mouse (voice)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
GoodWatch score 84

as Cornelius Cobb

More Than a Secretary
More Than a Secretary (1936)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ernest

Meet Nero Wolfe
Meet Nero Wolfe (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

as Archie Goodwin

I'm a Big Shot Now
I'm a Big Shot Now (1936)
GoodWatch score 64

as Gangster Bird (voice)

If You Could Only Cook
If You Could Only Cook (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

as Flash

The Old Grey Mayor
The Old Grey Mayor (1935)

as Alderman Tom Mulligan

I Scream
I Scream (1934)

as Micky Moran

In the Dough
In the Dough (1933)

as Toots (uncredited)

Salt Water Daffy
Salt Water Daffy (1933)
GoodWatch score 60

as Chief Petty Officer Lambert