Name Stanley Beck | Role Film producer | |
Movies Lenny, John and Mary, Straight Time, Death Valley Similar People Ulu Grosbard, Dustin Hoffman, Bob Fosse, Dick Richards, Elliott Kastner | ||
Stanley Beck (June 5, 1936, New York City) is an American film producer and actor of the stage, television, and film. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayal of Stanly in the 1969 film John and Mary and Artie Silver in the 1974 film Lenny. He has produced three films during his career, Straight Time (1978), Death Valley (1982), and Man, Woman and Child (1983).
A life member of The Actors Studio, three of Beck's notable stage appearances occurred, in rapid succession, in two Arthur Miller premieres, Incident at Vichy (1964) and After The Fall (1964), as well as the original production of Eugene O'Neill's Marco Millions (1964). Another notable portrayal was that of Ed Busby in the premiere of William Snyder's The Days and Nights of BeeBee Fenstermaker (1962).