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Lewis J. Stadlen - Biography & Filmography | The Couch Critic
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Lewis J. Stadlen
Born
Mar 7, 1947
Age 78
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
18
Movies
13
TV Shows
Also Known As
Lewis Stadlen
IMDb Profile
Lewis J. Stadlen
Acting
Biography
Lewis J. Stadlen (born March 7, 1947) is an American stage and screen character actor. He is best known for playing Ira Fried in The Sopranos.
Movies
18
TV Shows
13
The Nance
as
Efram
2014
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as
Banjo
2000
The Impostors
as
Bandleader
1998
In & Out
as
Ed Kenrow
1997
Die Schelme von Schelm
as
Lekish / Zeinvel / The Peddler (voice)
1995
I.Q.
as
Moderator
1994
Murder by the Book
as
Norman Wagstaff (uncredited)
1987
Windy City
as
Marty
1984
To Be or Not to Be
as
Lupinsky
1983
The Verdict
as
Dr. Gruber
1982
Soup for One
as
Allan's Father
1982
Between the Lines
as
Stanley
1977
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
as
Sam Liebowitz
1976
Serpico
as
Berman
1973
Parades
as
Potofski
1972
Savages
as
Julian Branch, a Song Writer (as Lewis Stadlen)
1972
Portnoy's Complaint
as
Mandel (as Lewis Stadlen)
1972
George M!
as
Stage Manager
1970
