Years active 1939–1972 Name Stanley Prager | Role Actor | |
Born January 8, 1917 ( 1917-01-08 ) New York City, U.S. Occupation Actor, theatre director, TV producer Died January 18, 1972, Los Angeles, California, United States Children Sally Prager, Molly Prager, Carol Prager, Anne Prager Nominations DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television Movies A Foreign Affair, Force of Evil, Gun Crazy, Doll Face, Behind Green Lights Similar People Georgann Johnson, Carol Haney, Abraham Polonsky, Sally Prager, Lewis J Stadlen | ||
Stanley Prager (January 8, 1917 – January 18, 1972) was an American actor and a television and theatre director.
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Life and career
Born in New York City, Prager began his career as the stage manager for the Broadway production The Skin of Our Teeth in 1942. He spent the remainder of the decade acting in mostly B-movies, with occasional roles in better films such as A Bell for Adano, Gun Crazy, In the Meantime, Darling, and A Foreign Affair.
After his name appeared on the Hollywood blacklist, Prager returned to Broadway as a performer in Two on the Aisle, Two's Company, Room Service, and The Pajama Game. He switched gears and began directing with Neil Simon's Come Blow Your Horn in 1961. Additional theatre directing credits include Bravo Giovanni, Minnie's Boys, Don't Drink the Water, and 70, Girls, 70.
Prager's television directing credits include The Love Song of Barney Kempinski for ABC Stage 67, Car 54, Where Are You?, and The Patty Duke Show. For producer Sidney Pink, Prager directed two films in Europe: Madigan's Millions the first film to star Dustin Hoffman, and The Bang-Bang Kid starring Tom Bosley and Guy Madison.
Prager married actress Georgann Johnson on July 31, 1954; they remained together until his death on January 18, 1972. The couple had four children, which include former teen actresses Anne and Sally Prager. Prager died of a heart attack at his home at the time with Johnson in Los Angeles.
Filmography
Director
1966
ABC Stage 67 (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Olympus 7-0000 (1966)
- The Love Song of Barney Kempinski (1966)
1965
Kibbee Hates Fitch (TV Movie)
1963
The Patty Duke Show (TV Series) (30 episodes)
- The Best Date in Town (1964)
- Patty, the Organizer (1964)
- Practice Makes Perfect (1964)
- The Green Eyed Monster (1964)
- The Working Girl (1964)
- The Little Dictator (1964)
- Leave It to Patty (1964)
- The Drop Out (1964)
- Patty, the Foster Mother (1964)
- The Friendship Bit (1964)
- Pen Pals (1964)
- A Slight Case of Disaster (1964)
- The Wedding Anniversary Caper (1964)
- Chip Off the Old Block (1964)
- The Perfect Teenager (1964)
- The Con Artist (1964)
- Are Mothers People? (1964)
- Going Steady (1964)
- Let 'Em Eat Cake (1964)
- The Continental (1964)
- Author! Author! (1964)
- Auld Lang Syne (1964)
- The Christmas Present (1963)
- The Princess Cathy (1963)
- The Actress (1963)
- Double Date (1963)
- The President (1963)
- The Babysitters (1963)
- The Slumber Party (1963)
- The Birds and the Bees Bit (1963)
1963
Grindl (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Grindl and the Boodle (1964)
- Grindl: Femme Fatale (1963)
1962
Car 54, Where Are You? (TV Series) (20 episodes)
- The Curse of the Snitkins (1963)
- Puncher & Judy (1963)
- The Loves of Sylvia Schnauser (1963)
- Lucille Is 40 (1963)
- Joan Crawford Didn't Say No (1963)
- I've Been Here Before (1963)
- See You at the Bar Mitzvah (1963)
- Here Comes Charlie (1963)
- The Biggest Day of the Year (1963)
- The Star Boarder (1963)
- Here We Go Again (1963)
- Toody & Muldoon Meet the Russians (1963)
- The Presidential Itch (1963)
- Benny the Bookie's Last Chance (1963)
- The White Elephant (1963)
- Je T'Adore Muldoon (1962)
- Stop Thief (1962)
- 142 Tickets on the Aisle (1962)
- A Star Is Born in the Bronx (1962)
- I Hate Captain Block (1962)
Producer
1966
The Bell Telephone Hour (TV Series) (producer - 1 episode)
- Music That Mirrors the Times (1966) - (producer)
1964
The Patty Duke Show (TV Series) (producer - 46 episodes)
- Patty, the Chatterbox (1965) - (producer)
- My Cousin the Heroine (1965) - (producer)
- Take Me Out to the Ballgame (1965) - (producer)
- What's Cooking, Cousin? (1965) - (producer)
- Patty the Folk Singer (1965) - (producer)
- Cathy, the Rebel (1965) - (producer)
- The Daughter Bit (1965) - (producer)
- Patty and the Cut Rate Casanova (1965) - (producer)
- Patty the Master Builder (1965) - (producer)
- Patty, the Practical Joker (1965) - (producer)
- Don't Monkey with Mendel (1965) - (producer)
- Will the Real Sammy Davis Please Hang Up? (1965) - (producer)
- It Takes a Heap of Livin' (1965) - (producer)
- Patty Pits Wits, Two Brits Hits (1965) - (producer)
- Little Brother Is Watching You (1965) - (producer)
- Patty and the Newspaper Game (1965) - (producer)
- The Raffle (1965) - (producer)
- Patty Meets a Celebrity (1965) - (producer)
- The Perfect Hostess (1965) - (producer)
- Every Girl Should Be Married (1965) - (producer)
- Patty, the Witness (1964) - (producer)
- Hi, Society (1964) - (producer)
- Can Do Patty (1964) - (producer)
- The Best Date in Town (1964) - (producer)
- This Little Patty Went to Market (1964) - (producer)
- Block That Statue (1964) - (producer)
- How to Succeed in Romance (1964) - (producer)
- Patty and the Peace Corps (1964) - (producer)
- The Greatest Psychologist in the World (1964) - (producer)
- Patty, the People's Voice (1964) - (producer)
- The Boy Next Door (1964) - (producer)
- Patty, the Pioneer (1964) - (producer)
- Patty, the Organizer (1964) - (producer)
- Simon Says (1964) - (producer)
- Practice Makes Perfect (1964) - (producer)
- The Green Eyed Monster (1964) - (producer)
- The Working Girl (1964) - (producer)
- The Little Dictator (1964) - (producer)
- Leave It to Patty (1964) - (producer)
- The Drop Out (1964) - (producer)
- Patty, the Foster Mother (1964) - (producer)
- The Friendship Bit (1964) - (producer)
- Pen Pals (1964) - (producer)
- A Slight Case of Disaster (1964) - (producer)
- The Wedding Anniversary Caper (1964) - (producer)
- Chip Off the Old Block (1964) - (producer)
Actor
1953
The Plymouth Playhouse (TV Series)
- Baby and Me (1953)
1951
Danger (TV Series) as
Irving - Hot dog vendor
- The Killer Scarf (1951) - Irving - Hot dog vendor
1951
M as
Police Detective (uncredited)
1950
Three Husbands as
Sharpy - Tout (uncredited)
1950
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle as
TV Announcer
1950
Dark City as
Sammy (uncredited)
1950
I'll Get By as
Song Plugger (uncredited)
1950
The College Bowl (TV Series) as
Stanley (1950-1951)
1950
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance as
Ward (uncredited)
1950
Gun Crazy as
Bluey-Bluey
1949
The Lady Takes a Sailor as
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1948
Force of Evil as
Wally
1948
You Gotta Stay Happy as
Jack Samuels
1948
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All as
Reporter
1948
They Live by Night as
Short Order Man (uncredited)
1948
A Foreign Affair as
Mike
1948
Here Comes Trouble as
Cartoonist (uncredited)
1947
Stork Bites Man as
Voice of the Invisible Stork
1947
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim as
Office Lookout (uncredited)
1946
Gentleman Joe Palooka as
Rapadsky
1946
Do You Love Me as
Jay Dilly
1946
Behind Green Lights as
Ruzinsky - Milkman
1945
Doll Face as
Flo's Aide
1945
A Bell for Adano as
Sgt. Trampani
1945
Junior Miss as
Joe - Elevator Operator
1944
Something for the Boys as
Corporal (uncredited)
1944
In the Meantime, Darling as
Lt. Philip 'Red' Pianatowski
1944
Take It or Leave It as
Herb Gordon
1944
The Eve of St. Mark as
Pvt. Glinka
Writer
1949
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (story and screenplay)
Self
1953
All Star Revue (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Actor
- Episode #3.24 (1953) - Self - Guest Actor
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) as
Self - Actor
- Host: Eddie Cantor; guest star: Cesar Romero (1951) - Self - Actor
1950
The College Bowl (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 26 March 1951 (1951) - Self
- Episode dated 12 February 1951 (1951) - Self
- Episode dated 9 October 1950 (1950) - Self
Archive Footage
1995
American Cinema (TV Series documentary) as
Wally (clip from Force of Evil (1948))
- Film Noir (1995) - Wally (clip from Force of Evil (1948)) (uncredited)
References
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