Richard Stahl (January 4, 1932 â€" June 18, 2006) was an American
actor who mostly appeared in comic roles on television and in
films.Born in Detroit, he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic
Arts in New York City. In the 1950s, he was appearing in Off-Broadway
productions, where he met his wife to be Kathryn Ish in 1959. In the
1960s, he relocated to San Francisco and became a member of an
improvisational comedy group, The Committee.Some of Stahl's best known
film credits include Five Easy Pieces (1970), The Student Nurses
(1970), Billy Jack (1971), Beware! The Blob (1972), Dirty Little Billy
(1972), High Anxiety (1977), 9 to 5 (1980), Tin Man (1983), The
Flamingo Kid (1984), Overboard (1987), L.A. Story (1991), The American
President (1995) and Ghosts of Mississippi (1996).He appeared in many
TV situation comedies and in occasional dramas, including That Girl,
The Partridge Family, Bonanza (2 roles), Love American Style, Columbo
(3 roles), All in the Family (2 roles), Good Times, What's
Happening!!, The Odd Couple (9 episodes, 9 different roles), Maude,
The Rookies, Happy Days, Harry O (4 episodes, in 2 different roles),
McMillan & Wife, The Bob Newhart Show (2 roles), WKRP in Cincinnati,
Soap, Benson, Barney Miller (3 roles), Laverne & Shirley (3 roles),
Hill Street Blues, The Facts of Life, Family Ties, Who's the Boss?,
Highway to Heaven, Newhart (3 roles as 2 different characters), Simon
& Simon, Night Court, Murder, She Wrote, Night Court (2 roles), Golden
Girls, Empty Nest (3 roles), and Married... with Children.
actor who mostly appeared in comic roles on television and in
films.Born in Detroit, he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic
Arts in New York City. In the 1950s, he was appearing in Off-Broadway
productions, where he met his wife to be Kathryn Ish in 1959. In the
1960s, he relocated to San Francisco and became a member of an
improvisational comedy group, The Committee.Some of Stahl's best known
film credits include Five Easy Pieces (1970), The Student Nurses
(1970), Billy Jack (1971), Beware! The Blob (1972), Dirty Little Billy
(1972), High Anxiety (1977), 9 to 5 (1980), Tin Man (1983), The
Flamingo Kid (1984), Overboard (1987), L.A. Story (1991), The American
President (1995) and Ghosts of Mississippi (1996).He appeared in many
TV situation comedies and in occasional dramas, including That Girl,
The Partridge Family, Bonanza (2 roles), Love American Style, Columbo
(3 roles), All in the Family (2 roles), Good Times, What's
Happening!!, The Odd Couple (9 episodes, 9 different roles), Maude,
The Rookies, Happy Days, Harry O (4 episodes, in 2 different roles),
McMillan & Wife, The Bob Newhart Show (2 roles), WKRP in Cincinnati,
Soap, Benson, Barney Miller (3 roles), Laverne & Shirley (3 roles),
Hill Street Blues, The Facts of Life, Family Ties, Who's the Boss?,
Highway to Heaven, Newhart (3 roles as 2 different characters), Simon
& Simon, Night Court, Murder, She Wrote, Night Court (2 roles), Golden
Girls, Empty Nest (3 roles), and Married... with Children.
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