Lionel Stander

Lionel Jay Stander (born January 11, 1908 in The Bronx, New York; died November 30, 1994 in Los Angeles, California) was an American character actor in movies and television.

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January 11 - 1908 - The Bronx - New York - November 30 - 1994 - Los Angeles, California - American - Character actor

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Lionel Stander's career in film began in 1932, but he is perhaps best known for his supporting role as "Max", the loyal, gravelled-voiced butler, cook, and chauffeur in the 1979-1984 television series Hart to Hart (and a subsequent series of Hart to Hart made-for-TV movies). The show starred Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers and their pet dog, "Freeway". In 1983 stander won a Golden Globe Award for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV" for his performance as "Max".

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Butler - Cook - Hart to Hart - Made-for-TV movies - Robert Wagner - Stefanie Powers - Golden Globe Award

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Strongly liberal and pro-labor, Stander was among the first group of Hollywood actors to be subpoenaed before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1940, and he was the only one who appeared at that first round of hearings who was not cleared of the allegations that he was a Communist. Stander was subsequently fired from his studio, Republic Pictures, though he continued to work until being blacklisted when HUAC returned its attention to Hollywood in another series of hearings in 1947 and 1951. Stander then worked as a stock broker on Wall Street and as a journeyman stage actor, not returning to film until 1961.

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Subpoena - House Un-American Activities Committee - Republic Pictures - Blacklist - Stock broker - Wall Street - Journeyman

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Stander died of lung cancer in 1994, at the age of 86. He is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

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Lung cancer - Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery - Glendale, California

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