Leonard Stone was born on November 3, 1923 in Salem, Oregon, USA as Leonard Steinbock. He was an actor, known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), General Hospital (1963) and Soylent Green (1973). He was married to Carole H. Kleinman. He died on November 2, 2011 in Encinitas, California, USA.
Michael Merkow-Stone, Robin Stone, Jan Fryman, Debbie Stone
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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Fact
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He was cremated. His ashes were given to his family.
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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.
Was nominated for Broadway's 1959 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for "Redhead."
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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.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
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 / ...