Leonard Stone

Leonard Stone (born Leonard Steinbock; November 3, 1923 – November 2, 2011) was an American character actor who played supporting roles in over 120 television shows and 35 films.

Hardly Working (1980)

In Jerry Lewis's first film in a decade, he plays Bo Hooper, an unemployed circus clown who can't seem to hold down a job. The film opens with a brief montage of clips from past Lewis movies. He then moves into a succession of jobs that he gets himself fired from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Lewis
CAST:  Jerry Lewis  •  Susan Oliver  •  Roger C. Carmel  •  Deanna Lund

In Jerry Lewis's first film in a decade, he plays Bo Hooper, an unemployed circus clown who can't seem to hold down a job. The film opens with a brief montage of clips from past Lewis movies. He then moves into a succession of jobs that he gets himself fired from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Lewis
CAST:  Jerry Lewis  •  Susan Oliver  •  Roger C. Carmel  •  Deanna Lund

Soylent Green (1973)

This is the year 2022. Overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Fleischer
CAST:  Charlton Heston  •  Edward G. Robinson  •  Leigh Taylor-Young  •  Chuck Connors

This is the year 2022. Overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Fleischer
CAST:  Charlton Heston  •  Edward G. Robinson  •  Leigh Taylor-Young  •  Chuck Connors

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

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When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Stuart
CAST:  Gene Wilder  •  Jack Albertson  •  Peter Ostrum  •  Roy Kinnear

When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Stuart
CAST:  Gene Wilder  •  Jack Albertson  •  Peter Ostrum  •  Roy Kinnear

The Man (1972)

When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man to occupy the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Sargent
CAST:  James Earl Jones  •  Martin Balsam  •  Burgess Meredith  •  Lew Ayres

When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man to occupy the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Sargent
CAST:  James Earl Jones  •  Martin Balsam  •  Burgess Meredith  •  Lew Ayres

Terror in the Sky (1971)

On a transcontinental flight, the flight crew suffer from food poisoning and become incapacitated. Now it's up to one of the passengers to safely land the plane.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard L. Kowalski
CAST:  Leif Erickson  •  Doug McClure  •  Roddy McDowall  •  Keenan Wynn

On a transcontinental flight, the flight crew suffer from food poisoning and become incapacitated. Now it's up to one of the passengers to safely land the plane.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard L. Kowalski
CAST:  Leif Erickson  •  Doug McClure  •  Roddy McDowall  •  Keenan Wynn

I Love My Wife (1970)

Young surgeon becomes bored with his wife and family, he has a very successful career, but even with having so much in life, he feels empty and goes through a series of brief and meaningless relations with attractive women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Stuart
CAST:  Elliott Gould  •  Brenda Vaccaro  •  Angel Tompkins  •  Dabney Coleman

Young surgeon becomes bored with his wife and family, he has a very successful career, but even with having so much in life, he feels empty and goes through a series of brief and meaningless relations with attractive women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Stuart
CAST:  Elliott Gould  •  Brenda Vaccaro  •  Angel Tompkins  •  Dabney Coleman

A Man Called Dagger (1967)

An agent finds himself pitted against a former Nazi who has a plan to become ruler of the world through mind control.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Rush
CAST:  Paul Mantee  •  Terry Moore  •  Jan Murray  •  Sue Ane Langdon

An agent finds himself pitted against a former Nazi who has a plan to become ruler of the world through mind control.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Rush
CAST:  Paul Mantee  •  Terry Moore  •  Jan Murray  •  Sue Ane Langdon

The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977)

The police chief of a small town begins an investigation after a young woman, who was supposed to have died several months previously, starts appearing around town just before her parents are found mysteriously dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lou Antonio
CAST:  Andy Griffith  •  Jonathan Banks  •  James Cromwell  •  Mitzi Hoag

The police chief of a small town begins an investigation after a young woman, who was supposed to have died several months previously, starts appearing around town just before her parents are found mysteriously dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lou Antonio
CAST:  Andy Griffith  •  Jonathan Banks  •  James Cromwell  •  Mitzi Hoag

Once Upon a Spy (1980)

Computer genius and chess champion Ted Danson is lured into service by secret agent Eleanor Parker and becomes a reluctant hero thanks to a number of exploits with villainous Christopher Lee and his army of lethal blue-eyed blonde women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Nagy
CAST:  Ted Danson  •  Mary Louise Weller  •  Christopher Lee  •  Eleanor Parker

Computer genius and chess champion Ted Danson is lured into service by secret agent Eleanor Parker and becomes a reluctant hero thanks to a number of exploits with villainous Christopher Lee and his army of lethal blue-eyed blonde women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Nagy
CAST:  Ted Danson  •  Mary Louise Weller  •  Christopher Lee  •  Eleanor Parker

The Big Mouth (1967)

A fisherman crosses paths with a diamond-smuggling gangster–who is his doppelgänger—and inadvertently takes his place at a resort hotel where he meets a special girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Lewis
CAST:  Jerry Lewis  •  Harold J. Stone  •  Susan Bay Nimoy  •  Buddy Lester

A fisherman crosses paths with a diamond-smuggling gangster–who is his doppelgänger—and inadvertently takes his place at a resort hotel where he meets a special girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Lewis
CAST:  Jerry Lewis  •  Harold J. Stone  •  Susan Bay Nimoy  •  Buddy Lester

The Other Side of Hell (1978)

A disturbed, but highly intelligent man is sent to a criminally insane hospital to serve time and rehabilitate. But when he arrives, he discovers it's in fact a closed world where brutality is an everyday occurrence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ján Kadár
CAST:  Alan Arkin  •  Richard Riehle  •  Roger E. Mosley  •  Morgan Woodward

A disturbed, but highly intelligent man is sent to a criminally insane hospital to serve time and rehabilitate. But when he arrives, he discovers it's in fact a closed world where brutality is an everyday occurrence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ján Kadár
CAST:  Alan Arkin  •  Richard Riehle  •  Roger E. Mosley  •  Morgan Woodward

Beg, Borrow...or Steal (1973)

A museum heist with an unusual twist: the three thieves are all physically disabled. The men, one confined to a wheelchair, one with prosthetic hands, and one blind, plan to steal a valuable statue. The men use teamwork and ingenuity to beat the high-tech security ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lowell Rich
CAST:  Mike Connors  •  Kent McCord  •  Michael Cole  •  Joel Fabiani

A museum heist with an unusual twist: the three thieves are all physically disabled. The men, one confined to a wheelchair, one with prosthetic hands, and one blind, plan to steal a valuable statue. The men use teamwork and ingenuity to beat the high-tech security ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lowell Rich
CAST:  Mike Connors  •  Kent McCord  •  Michael Cole  •  Joel Fabiani

The Mugger (1958)

A police shrink tries to identify and capture an elusive mugger that scars his female victims before stealing their purse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Berke
CAST:  Kent Smith  •  Nan Martin  •  James Franciscus  •  Stefan Schnabel

A police shrink tries to identify and capture an elusive mugger that scars his female victims before stealing their purse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Berke
CAST:  Kent Smith  •  Nan Martin  •  James Franciscus  •  Stefan Schnabel

Getting Straight (1970)

Graduate student Harry Bailey was once one of the most visible undergraduate activists on campus, but now that he's back studying for his master's, he's trying to fly right. Trouble is, the campus is exploding with various student movements, and Harry's girlfriend, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Rush
CAST:  Elliott Gould  •  Candice Bergen  •  Robert F. Lyons  •  Cecil Kellaway

Graduate student Harry Bailey was once one of the most visible undergraduate activists on campus, but now that he's back studying for his master's, he's trying to fly right. Trouble is, the campus is exploding with various student movements, and Harry's girlfriend, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Rush
CAST:  Elliott Gould  •  Candice Bergen  •  Robert F. Lyons  •  Cecil Kellaway

Zig Zag (1970)

A dying man frames himself for murder so his widow can collect the reward.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard A. Colla
CAST:  George Kennedy  •  Anne Jackson  •  Eli Wallach  •  Steve Ihnat

A dying man frames himself for murder so his widow can collect the reward.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard A. Colla
CAST:  George Kennedy  •  Anne Jackson  •  Eli Wallach  •  Steve Ihnat

Deadman's Curve (1978)

Things were cool. Chicks were pretty. Waves were groovy. Cars had muscle. Jan and Dean rode their wave to the top of the pop charts. Then, in 1966, on their way to becoming rock and roll legends, they have to cope with a devastating car crash that leaves Jan ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Compton
CAST:  Richard Hatch  •  Bruce Davison  •  Wolfman Jack  •  Floy Dean

Things were cool. Chicks were pretty. Waves were groovy. Cars had muscle. Jan and Dean rode their wave to the top of the pop charts. Then, in 1966, on their way to becoming rock and roll legends, they have to cope with a devastating car crash that leaves Jan ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Compton
CAST:  Richard Hatch  •  Bruce Davison  •  Wolfman Jack  •  Floy Dean

The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)

Jesse W. Haywood (Don Knotts) graduates from dental school in Philadelphia in 1870 and goes west to become a frontier dentist. Penelope "Bad Penny" Cushing (Barbara Rhoades) is offered a pardon if she will track down a ring of gun smugglers. She tricks Haywood into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Rafkin
CAST:  Don Knotts  •  Barbara Rhoades  •  Jackie Coogan  •  Ruth McDevitt

Jesse W. Haywood (Don Knotts) graduates from dental school in Philadelphia in 1870 and goes west to become a frontier dentist. Penelope "Bad Penny" Cushing (Barbara Rhoades) is offered a pardon if she will track down a ring of gun smugglers. She tricks Haywood into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Rafkin
CAST:  Don Knotts  •  Barbara Rhoades  •  Jackie Coogan  •  Ruth McDevitt

Mame (1974)

The madcap life of eccentric Mame Dennis and her bohemian, intellectual arty clique is disrupted when her deceased brother's 10-year-old son Patrick is entrusted to her care. Rather than bow to convention, Mame introduces the boy to her free-wheeling lifestyle, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gene Saks
CAST:  Lucille Ball  •  Bea Arthur  •  Robert Preston  •  Bruce Davison

The madcap life of eccentric Mame Dennis and her bohemian, intellectual arty clique is disrupted when her deceased brother's 10-year-old son Patrick is entrusted to her care. Rather than bow to convention, Mame introduces the boy to her free-wheeling lifestyle, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gene Saks
CAST:  Lucille Ball  •  Bea Arthur  •  Robert Preston  •  Bruce Davison

The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre (1964)

Terrified of being buried alive, a woman installs a phone in her crypt. A few days after her death, the phone suddenly rings and paranormal investigator Nelson Orion is brought in to probe the case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Stefano
CAST:  Martin Landau  •  Diane Baker  •  Judith Anderson  •  Tom Simcox

Terrified of being buried alive, a woman installs a phone in her crypt. A few days after her death, the phone suddenly rings and paranormal investigator Nelson Orion is brought in to probe the case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Stefano
CAST:  Martin Landau  •  Diane Baker  •  Judith Anderson  •  Tom Simcox

Zuma Beach (1978)

A fading rock singer goes to the beach to get away from it all and winds up getting involved in the lives of the teenage beachgoers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee H. Katzin
CAST:  Suzanne Somers  •  Steven Keats  •  Mark Wheeler  •  Kimberly Beck

A fading rock singer goes to the beach to get away from it all and winds up getting involved in the lives of the teenage beachgoers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee H. Katzin
CAST:  Suzanne Somers  •  Steven Keats  •  Mark Wheeler  •  Kimberly Beck