Guest Performer List

Dawson Palmer[]

David Dawson Palmer (August 27, 1936 - September 10, 1972) was a stuntman and stage actor. Palmer, a former basketball player worked mainly for producer Irwin Allen. His large stature led to him portraying many monsters, aliens and cyborgs on Allen's TV shows, most notably Lost in Space. He was in fact known on that show as the "resident monster." Palmer can be recognized in three episodes of Lost in Space because his face was shown. He played Keel in "The Space Croppers," a solder in "The Lost Civilization" and IDAK Omega 17 in "Revolt of the Androids." He was killed in September 10, 1972 in a car accident. Wikipedia credits him as the horned mutant in “One of Our Dogs Is Missing,” but IMDb credits Charles Dierkop.

Characters[]

Palmer appeared in 21 episodes of Lost in Space. He appeared in ‘dual rôles’ in two episodes. Besides playing IDAK Omega 17 in “Revolt of the Androids,” he also played the ruby eating creature. In “The Space Croppers” he portrayed both Keel and the werewolf. The following is a complete list of the episodes in which Palmer appeared and the character he portrayed in each. He is uncredited except in the roles of Idak Omega 17 and the monster in "The Toymaker."

“The Derelict” (Bubble Creature)
“Wish upon a Star” (Alien Guardian of the Helmet)
“The Raft” (Bush Creature)
“The Keeper: Part 2” (various monsters)
“The Sky Pirate” (Alien Blob)
“Ghost in Space” (Bog Monster)
“The Magic Mirror” (Mirror Monster)
“The Challenge” (Quano’s Beast)
“The Space Croppers” (Keel; Werewolf)
“All that Glitters” (Bolix’s Second Creature)
“The Lost Civilization” (Solider)
“Blast Off into Space” (Spirit of Space)
“The Ghost Planet” (Cyborg)
“Space Circus” (Cosmic Monster)
“The Prisoners of Space” (Alien Bailiff)
“The Android Machine” (Moss Monster)
“The Dream Monster” (Raddion)
“The Toymaker” (Wind-up Monster)
“Treasure of the Lost Planet” (Izrulan)
“Revolt of the Androids” (IDAK Omega 17; Ruby Eating Creature)
“The Astral Traveler” (Angus)

Gallery:[]

Dawson as IDAK Omega 17
Palmer as 'Keel' in "The Space Croppers

Dee Hartford[]

Dee Hartford (born April 21, 1928, Salt Lake City, Utah) is a retired American television actress. She was married to director Howard Hawks from 1953 to 1959, and did no acting during the six years they were married. She and Hawks had one child together, Gregg, born October 22, 1954. They divorced in 1959. Her sister was actress Eden Hartford.

Born as Donna Higgins, Dee Hartford was a model and actress when she married director Howard Hawks. Dee Hartford initially achieved fame in the late '40s as a model for Vogue magazine--a tall brunette with beautifully etched features, she could stop traffic or conversation in a room by entering it, and cut a startling figure in photographs. Hartford chalked up exactly one big-screen credit in her early career, with a role in the 1952 Groucho Marx vehicle, "A Girl in Every Port."

She had an uncredited role in Hawk's 1965 film "Red Line 7000." In 1964-1965 she made three guest appearances on Perry Mason, as Leslie Ross in "The Case of the Accosted Accountant," as Lois Gray in "The Case of the Missing Button," and as Rhonda Coleridge in "The Case of the Baffling Bug." In 1964, she also appeared in "The Bewitchin' Pool", the last original broadcast episode of The Twilight Zone. Hartford also guest starred in Gunsmoke, Burke's Law, The Outer Limits, Batman (two episodes), Time Tunnel, and Land of the Giants.

Dee Hartford played in three episodes of "Lost in Space". In Season Two, she appeared as the android Verda in the 1966 "Lost in Space" episode "The Android Machine" and in a sequel, "Revolt of the Androids. In Season Three of Lost In Space, Hartford played Nancy Pi Squared in Space Beauty.

Don Matheson[]

Basic Facts[]

Born: Aug 05, 1929 · Dearborn, Michigan
Died: June 29, 2014
Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Spouse: Deanna Lund (1970) · Maxine Arnold (1964 - 1969)
Children: Michele Matheson

Don Matheson was born on August 5, 1929, in Dearborn, Michigan, USA. He left high school at the age of sixteen, and continued his education whilst in service in the Marine Corps.

After some time in the Army Airborne division, Don was then transfered to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). He acted as an agent for the United Nations Command, posted in Korea. Whilst in Korea, Don was awarded the Bronze Star for valorous leadership and a Purple Heart for injuries suffered in an explosion. His CID work included investigations in to the use of narcotics amongst Army troops.

Don served in the Army for six and half years, before moving on to join the Detroit Police Department. His experience in investigating narcotics trafficing was soon recognized and he continued with undercover narcotics work for the police. During this time Don was considering other careers. Don studied pre law at Wayne University, with intention of becoming a lawyer. Don even spent time as a jazz drummer, and took a refresher course in drums.

It was during a break away from the police that Don considered a career in acting. He approached the Vanguard Playhouse Repertory Company, and was asked to do a scene from 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. A director from the Vanguard Playhouse was impressed and offered Don a part in a play called 'Lower Depths'. He resigned from the police force and continued with the Vanguard Playhouse for a year in plays such as 'Leave it to Jane', 'Billy the Kid', and 'Purple Dust'. During this time the opportunity also arose to appear in commercials.

Don moved briefly to New York, living in Greenwich Village. He appreared in an off broadway play for a while for a very low wage. He decided to move on to Los Angeles to seek greater opportunities. He found himself an agent, George Morris, and had a couple of guest starring roles in television series such as 'McHale's Navy' (1962) where he played Lt. Harris in a very brief scene. He was tested, unsuccessfully, for a number of leading roles, including for 'The Long Hot Summer' in 1965 which was loosely based on the William Faulkner short stories (also made into a film with Paul Newman in 1958). He was offered a long term contract with a major film studio, Universal, which he turned down because he didn't want to be tied to a studio for seven years. He kept going by taking on other odd jobs to pay the bills during this time.

On 31st October 1963, Don met his first wife Maxine Arnold at a Halloween party at a place called the Raincheck Room in Hollywood. Maxine was an actress at the time and had appeared in a number of plays and television guest roles. Within a year, 29th August 1964 to be precise, they were married in New York. Both were having a tough time getting frequent work, and they concentrated on Don's career, believing and hoping that it was only a matter of time before his career would take off. 'Land of the Giants' was the big break, but it was also hard on Maxine whose career had yet to blossom, and the situation contributed to their break up. Maxine went on to become an agent, and indeed, became Kevin Hagen's agent for a while.

In the mid sixties, Don began his involvement in Irwin Allen's science fiction series. In 1965 he appeared in Allen's 'Lost in Space' as a non-speaking alien called Rethso in 'The Sky is Falling'. Later in 1967, Don appeared in a second episode called 'Revolt of the Androids' as a robot dressed in a 'Superman' style costume and he was heavily painted in silver make-up.

Don Matheson was the first of the main cast to be signed up for 'Land of the Giants'. In February 1967, Don appeared in a scene at the end of the 8 minute promotion reel. He was signed up with the option of appearing eventually in the series itself. However, as filming on 'Land of the Giants' didn't start until much later, Irwin Allen was paying Don even though he was not working on anything at that time. Irwin Allen didn't want him to be seen in something else just before appearing in 'Land of the Giants', but did want to get his monies worth. So, Don was cast as Proto in Allen's 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'. Don was totally unrecognizable in a lizard like costume. Don has enjoyed recalling his time working with Irwin Allen in 'Voyage' and 'Lost in Space'.

Don eventually appeared, without any disguise, as Mark Wilson in 'Land of the Giants'. He played a successful engineer and businessman whose skills were called upon frequently in attempts to escape from the alien planet or to free the other passengers from their giant captors.

Don's friendship with co star Deanna Lund grew throughout the series, and in April 1970 they married. Their daughter Michele (also now an actress) was born in 1971, but Deanna and Don later divorced in the late seventies. Since leaving 'Land of the Giants', Don has had many guest appearances in television shows and movies. He appeared in series such as 'Emergency', 'Shaft', the Kurt Russell western series 'The Quest', and in the mid seventies Don starred as Cameron Faulkner in the daytime soap 'General Hospital'.

In 1984, Don had a regular role in the primetime series 'Falcon Crest'. He played Richard Channing's henchman for a season. He also appeared briefly in another primetime soap 'Dynasty'.

Don worked with Irwin Allen again in 1985 when he appeared in Allen's production of 'Alice in Wonderland'. He played the Red Knight, and has to joust on horseback against Lloyd Bridge's character the White Knight. The rigid suit of red armor will not have helped ease of movement much. In more recent years, Don hasn't been seen in as many television roles. He has enjoyed meeting fans from the U.K. and in 1991 attended the ROVACON convention in Virginia. His tremendous sense of humour has shone through in meetings with followers of 'Land of the Giants'.

He died on June 29, 2014, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles from Lung cancer. The Irwin Allen News Network reported: It is with immense sadness that we have learned that our longtime friend and star of Land of the Giants, Don Matheson has passed away. Our thoughts at this time are with Deanna Lund, his daughter Michele, and all of his family and friends. Don participated in a wonderful Land of the Giants reunion with us in July 1991 and his sparkling sense of humor shone through as he recalled their times together in the sixties with his fellow cast mates. Since then he has been a popular guest at events and a couple of years ago he participated in the amazing commentary the cast of Land of the Giants did for the British Land of the Giants DVD release.

Lost In Space Episodes[]

The Sky is Falling - Rethso
Revolt of the Androids - IDAK1

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Other Galleries[]

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Fritz Feld[]

Fritz Feld (October 15, 1900 – November 18, 1993) was a German-American film character actor who appeared in over 140 films in 72 years, both silent and sound. His trademark was to slap his mouth with the palm of his hand to create a pop sound.

Early Life and Career[]

Born Fritz Feilchenfeld in Berlin, Germany, Feld began his acting career in Germany in 1917, making his screen debut in "Der Golem und die Tänzerin" (The Golem and the Dancing Girl). Feld filmed the sound sequences of the Cecil B. DeMille film "The Godless Girl" (1929), released by Pathé, without DeMille's supervision since DeMille had already broken his contract with Pathé, and signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

He developed a characterization that came to define him. His trademark was to slap his mouth with the palm of his hand to create a "pop!" sound that indicated both his superiority and his annoyance. The first use of the "pop" sound was in "If You Knew Susie" (1947).

Feld often played the part of a maître d', but also a variety of aristocrats and eccentrics; his characters were indeterminately European, sometimes French and sometimes Belgian but always with his particular mannerisms. In the 1938 screwball comedy "Bringing Up Baby." he played the role of Dr. Lehman. In one 1963 episode of NBC's "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "The Napoleon's Tomb Affair", Feld played a banker, a beatnik, a diplomat and a waiter. The episode also featured Ted Cassidy from ABC's "The Addams Family." In his later years, Feld appeared in several Walt Disney films and also played an uncharacteristically dramatic role in Barfly. He also portrayed one of the Harmonia Gardens waiters in the movie Hello Dolly!

Lost in Space[]

In addition to films, he acted in numerous television series in guest roles, including the recurring role of "Zumdish", the manager of the intergalactic Celestial Department Store on CBS's Lost in Space, in two Season 2 episodes, The Android Machine and Revolt of the Androids. Zumdish returned in the Season 3 episode Two Weeks in Space, where he has been brainwashed by bank robbers into believing he is a tour director taking the robbers on holiday. Feld made his final film appearance in 1989.

Personal life[]

Feld was married to Virginia Christine who was twenty years his junior, from 1940 until his death in 1993 in a convalescent home in Los Angeles, California; Christine died in 1996. The couple had two sons, Danny and Steve Feld. The couple are interred at the Jewish Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles. He was the younger brother of the art director Rudi Feld.

Feld was a strong enough amateur chess player that 1948 U.S. Champion Herman Steiner and International Master George Koltanowski would come to his home some evenings in the 1940s, with the three of them playing chess until 6 a.m. the following morning, as mentioned in The Bobby Fischer I Knew and Other Stories (Denker & Parr, 1995).

Partial Filmography[]

The Golem and the Dancing Girl (1917)
A Ship Comes In (1928)
Black Magic (1929)
One Hysterical Night (1929)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Campus Confessions (1938)
The Affairs of Annabel (1938)
Annabel Takes a Tour (1938)
Swingtime in the Movies (1938)
At the Circus (1939)
Idiot's Delight (1939)
Everything Happens at Night (1939)
Come Live with Me (1941) as Mac the Headwaiter (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
Mexican Hayride (1948)
The Lovable Cheat (1949)
Belle of Old Mexico (1950)
Paris Playboys (1953)
Riding Shotgun (1955)
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
The Patsy (1964)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
Herbie Rides Again (1974)
Silent Movie (1976)
Freaky Friday (1976)
Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
History of the World, Part I (1981)
Heidi's Song (1982)
Homer and Eddie (1989)

Kurt Russell[]

Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American television and film actor. His first acting roles were as a child in television series, including a lead role in the Western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–64). In the 1970s, he signed a ten-year contract with the Walt Disney Company, where he became, according to Robert Osborne, the "studio's top star of the '70s". In 1979, Russell was nominated for an Emmy Award for the made-for-television film Elvis.

In 1983, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for his performance opposite Meryl Streep in the 1984 film, Silkwood. During the 1980s, Russell was cast in several films by director John Carpenter, including anti-hero roles such as former army hero-turned robber Snake Plissken in the futuristic action film Escape from New York and its sequel, Escape from L.A., Antarctic helicopter pilot R.J. MacReady in the horror film The Thing (1982), and truck driver Jack Burton in the dark kung-fu comedy/action film Big Trouble in Little China (1986), all of which have since become cult films.

In 1994, Russell had a starring role in the military science fiction film Stargate. In the mid-2000s, his portrayal of U.S. Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks in Miracle (2004) won the praise of critics. In 2006, he appeared in the disaster-thriller Poseidon, and in 2007 Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof segment from the film Grindhouse.

Early life[]

Russell was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, the son of Louise Julia (née Crone), a dancer; and Neil Oliver "Bing" Russell, a character actor, best known for playing Deputy Clem Foster on Bonanza.[3] In 1969, Russell graduated from Thousand Oaks High School.

Late 1950’s - 1960’s[]

Russell began his career in the late 1950s with an appearance as a child in the pilot of the ABC western television series Sugarfoot with Will Hutchins.[citation needed] His film career began at the age of eleven in an uncredited part in Elvis Presley's It Happened at the World's Fair and two extra episodes, celebrating the tenth anniversary of the then defunct series Rin Tin Tin. On April 24, 1963, Russell guest starred in the ABC series Our Man Higgins, starring Stanley Holloway as an English butler in an American family. He appeared in 1963 as Peter Hall in the episode "Everybody Knows You Left Me" on the NBC medical drama about psychiatry The Eleventh Hour.

Later in 1963, he landed the lead role as Jaimie in the ABC Western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–64). Based on a book by Robert Lewis Taylor, the series starred Dan O'Herlihy, John Maloney, and the young Osmond Brothers. Charles Bronson became a semi-regular in the series. In 1964, he guest-starred in "Nemesis", an episode of the popular ABC series The Fugitive in which, as the son of police Lt. Phillip Gerard, he is unintentionally kidnapped by his father's quarry, Doctor Richard Kimble. That same year he appeared on The Virginian as a mistaken orphan whose father was an outlaw played by Rory Calhoun who was still alive and recently released from prison looking for his son. He played a similar role as a kid named Packy Kerlin in the 1964 episode "Blue Heaven" of the western series Gunsmoke.

On February 6, 1965, Russell, not quite fourteen, played the role of Jungle Boy on an episode of CBS's Gilligan's Island. He guest-starred on ABC's western The Legend of Jesse James. In 1966, Russell played an Indian boy adopted by the rangers in an episode of the western series Laredo titled "Meanwhile, Back at the Reservation". In January 1967, he co-starred as Private Willie Prentiss in the episode "Willie and the Yank: The Mosby Raiders" in Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. Also in 1967, he, Jay C. Flippen, and Tom Tryon appeared in the episode "Charade of Justice" of the NBC western series The Road West starring Barry Sullivan. In a March 1966 episode of CBS's Lost in Space entitled "The Challenge", he played Quano, the son of a planetary ruler. In the same year he played a starring role in Disney's Follow Me, Boys!. He then went on to star in The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band and The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, the latter of which spawned two sequels: Now You See Him, Now You Don't in 1972 and The Strongest Man in the World in 1975.

1970’s[]

In 1971, he co-starred as a young robber released from jail, alongside James Stewart in Fools' Parade. The same year, he guest-starred in an episode of Room 222 playing an idealistic high school student who assumed the costumed identity of Paul Revere to warn of the dangers of pollution. Russell was soon signed to a ten-year contract with the Walt Disney Company, where he became, according to Robert Osborne, the "studio's top star of the '70s". He later auditioned for the role of Han Solo in Star Wars but lost the role to Harrison Ford.[citation needed]

Russell, like his father, had a baseball career. In the early 1970s, Russell played second base for the California Angels minor league affiliates, the Bend Rainbows, Walla Walla Islanders, Portland Mavericks and El Paso Sun Kings. During a play, he was hit in the shoulder by a player running to second base; the collision tore the rotator cuff in Russell's right/throwing shoulder. Before his injury, he was leading the Texas League in hitting, with a .563 batting average as a switch hitter. The injury forced his retirement from baseball in 1973 and led to his return to acting.

In the autumn of 1976, Russell appeared with Tim Matheson in the 15-episode NBC series The Quest, the story of two young men in the American West seeking the whereabouts of their sister, a captive of the Cheyenne.

In 1979, Russell was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special for the made-for-television film Elvis. This was his first pairing with director John Carpenter. Russell did not perform the singing vocals in the movie; they were provided by country music artist Ronnie McDowell.

1980’s[]

Over the 1980s, Russell would team with Carpenter several times, helping create some of his best-known roles, usually as anti-heroes, including the infamous Snake Plissken of Escape from New York and its sequel, Escape from L.A.. Among their collaborations was 1982's The Thing, based upon the short story Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell, Jr., which had been interpreted on film before, albeit loosely, in 1951's The Thing from Another World. In 1986, the two made Big Trouble in Little China, a dark kung-fu comedy/action film in which Russell played a truck driver caught in an ancient Chinese war. While the film was a financial failure like The Thing, it has since gained a cult audience. During this period, he also voiced an adult Copper in the animated Disney film The Fox and the Hound.

Russell is one of the very few famous child stars in Hollywood who has been able to continue his acting career past his teen years. Russell received award nominations well into middle age. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for his performance opposite Meryl Streep in the 1984 film, Silkwood.

1990’s - 2000’s[]

In 1991, Russell was cast alongside William Baldwin as a firefighter in Backdraft.

In 1993, Russell portrayed Wyatt Earp in the film Tombstone, co-starring with Val Kilmer, Sam Elliot, Bill Paxton and Powers Boothe.

In 1994, he starred as Colonel Jack O'Neill in the military science fiction film Stargate.

Elvis Presley connections have run like a thread through his career. Aside from appearing as a child in one of Presley's films and giving a convincing portrayal of the singer in the 1979 television biopic, Russell starred as an Elvis impersonator involved in a Las Vegas robbery in 3000 Miles to Graceland and provided the voice of Elvis for a scene in Forrest Gump.[citation needed]

His portrayal of U.S. Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks in the 2004 film, Miracle, won the praise of critics. "In many ways," wrote Claudia Puig of USA Today, "Miracle belongs to Kurt Russell." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times wrote, "Russell does real acting here." Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times wrote, "Mr. Russell's cagey and remote performance gives Miracle its few breezes of fresh, albeit methane-scented, air."

In 2006, Russell revealed that he was the director of Tombstone, not George P. Cosmatos, as credited.[9] According to Russell, Cosmatos was recommended by Sylvester Stallone and was, in effect, a ghost director, much as he had been for Rambo: First Blood Part II. Russell said he promised Cosmatos he would keep it a secret as long as Cosmatos was alive; Cosmatos died in April 2005.[9] Russell owns the rights to the masters and makes reference to possibly re-editing the film, as he was not originally involved in the editing.

Russell appeared as villain Stuntman Mike in Quentin Tarantino's segment Death Proof of the film Grindhouse. After a remake of Escape from New York was announced, Russell was reportedly upset with the casting of Scottish actor Gerard Butler for his signature character, Snake Plissken, as he believed the character 'was quintessentially American.'

On August 31, 2013, it was announced that Russell had been cast in Fast & Furious 7.

Personal Life[]

Russell married actress Season Hubley, whom he had met on the set of Elvis in 1979; they had a son, Boston Russell, in 1980. In 1983, in the middle of his divorce from Hubley, Russell re-connected with Goldie Hawn on the set of the film Swing Shift, and they have been in a relationship ever since. They had a son, Wyatt, in 1986. One year later, in 1987, the couple starred in the film Overboard. Hawn's son and daughter with Bill Hudson, actors Oliver and Kate Hudson, consider Russell to be their father.

Russell is a libertarian. In 1996, he was quoted in the Toronto Sun saying: "I was brought up as a Republican. But when I realized that at the end of the day there wasn't much difference between a Democrat and Republican, I became a libertarian."

In February 2003, Russell and Hawn moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, so that their son could play hockey. Russell is an FAA licensed private pilot holding single/multi-engine and instrument ratings and is an Honorary Board Member of the humanitarian aviation organization Wings of Hope.Former Major League Baseball player Matt Franco is his nephew.

Leonard Stone[]

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

Lost in Space Episodes[]

A Day at the Zoo (1967), as Farnum
Space Beauty (1968), as Farnum

Life and Career[]

In 1961 and 1962, he was twice cast in different roles on ABC's "The Real McCoys" in the episodes, "Money from Heaven" and "You Can't Beat the Army". Between 1962 and 1966, Stone made four guest appearances on CBS's Perry Mason, including his season 6, 1962 role as murderer Jerel Leland in "The Case of the Hateful Hero." In 1966, he had a supporting role as Morton on the short-lived CBS sitcom "The Jean Arthur Show" starring Jean Arthur and Ron Harper. He played popular and memorable characters on "The Outer Limits," "Lost in Space," and "M*A*S*H." He appeared twice on ABC's "The Donna Reed Show" as Mr. Trestle in "The Good Guys and the Bad Guys" (1961) and as Harlan Carmody, Jr., in "Joe College" (1965).

In the 1965-1966 season, he appeared as Doc Joslyn in thirteen episodes of "Camp Runamuck" on NBC.

One of his most notable roles came in 1971, when he played Sam Beauregarde, the father of Golden Ticket winner Violet Beauregarde, in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory." He was one of the last surviving parents from the movie.

Between 1988 and 1994, he was cast as Judge Paul Hansen in twelve episodes of the NBC legal drama "L.A. Law."

Stone started his career as a young actor studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He performed in the West End, on Broadway, and toured the world. He traveled for eight years in Australia and New Zealand with the musical "South Pacific." He was nominated for a Tony Award in 1959 for Best Supporting Actor in "Redhead," a Bob Fosse musical. He also was in the Tony Award-nominated cast of Look Homeward, Angel in 1957, which premiered at the Ethel Barrymore Theater in New York. Based on the Thomas Wolfe novel, it won a Pulitzer Prize.

Stone's final role came in 2006 at the age of 83, when he played a minor character in "Surrender Dorothy."

Death[]

He died on November 2, 2011 in Encinitas, California, after a brief bout with cancer, one day shy of his 88th birthday.

Personal[]

Stone married Carole Kleinman in 1964, and together they raised four children and eight grandchildren. In 1983, Stone moved to San Diego from his longtime home in Los Angeles, but continued to commute for work.

Stone was a contestant on an episode of "Wheel of Fortune" which aired September 22, 2000. He placed second, winning $4,250 in cash and a trip to Bermuda valued at $5,310.

In the early 1950s, Stone began writing a children's story about a kangaroo who never grew. In 2011, "Keepy" was published on Kindle and Nook.