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Stanley Clements

Born
July 16, 1926
Died
October 16, 1981
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stanley Clements (July 16, 1926 – October 16, 1981) was an American actor and comedian. Stanley Clements was born Stanislaw Klimowicz in Long Island, New York. Young Stan realized that he wanted a show-business career while he was in grammar school, and when he graduated from college he toured in vaudeville for two years. He then joined the touring company of the Major Bowes Amateur Hour. In 1941, he was signed to a contract by 20th Century Fox and appeared in several B films for the studio. After a short stint with the East Side Kids, he set out on his own again, this time landing roles in more prestigious pictures. He was featured in the Bing Crosby hit Going My Way, and scored a great success as a jockey in the Alan Ladd feature Salty O'Rourke. His career was interrupted by military service in World War II, and when he returned, he began appearing in lower-budgeted films, including Johnny Holiday (cast against type as a psychopath). He starred in a series of action/detective pictures at Allied Artists for producer Ben Schwalb and director Edward Bernds. Schwalb soon became staff producer for The Bowery Boys, and when he needed a replacement for Leo Gorcey in 1956, he asked Clements to step in. Clements comfortably settled into the role of Huntz Hall's sidekick, beginning with Fighting Trouble, and co-starred in the final seven Bowery Boys comedies. The series finally ended in 1958, and Clements went on to a steady career of supporting roles in film and TV until his death from emphysema in 1981. One of his last jobs was an appearance in a nationally advertised commercial for Pringle's potato chips. Stanley Clements died of emphysema in Pasadena, California, and is buried at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stanley Clements,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
(1963)
Reporter (uncredited)
Cover Girl
(1944)
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Going My Way
(1944)
Tony Scaponi (uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming
(1941)
Newsboy (uncredited)
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
(1978)
Saloon Man 2
Full Filmography
Acting
Down in San Diego
(1941)
Louie Schwartz
Tall, Dark and Handsome
(1941)
Detroit Harry Morrison Jr.
Accent on Love
(1941)
Patrick Henry Lombroso
I Wake Up Screaming
(1941)
Newsboy (uncredited)
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
(1942)
Stash
On the Sunny Side
(1942)
Tom Sanders
Ghosts on the Loose
(1943)
Stash
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
(1943)
Alexander Archibald 'Squirt' O'Reilly
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
(1943)
Danny (uncredited)
Cover Girl
(1944)
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
The Girl in the Case
(1944)
Tuffy
Going My Way
(1944)
Tony Scaponi (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke
(1945)
Johnny Cates
See My Lawyer
(1945)
Willie
Variety Girl
(1947)
Stanley Clements (uncredited)
Canon City
(1948)
New
Big Town Scandal
(1948)
Tommy Malone
Hazard
(1948)
Joe Zinkle
Racing Luck
(1948)
Boots Warren
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
(1948)
Tommy Malone
The Babe Ruth Story
(1948)
Western Union Boy
Red Light
(1949)
Carlson Hotel Bellhop
Mr. Soft Touch
(1949)
Yonzi
Johnny Holiday
(1949)
Eddie Duggan
Bad Boy
(1949)
Bitsy Johnson
Destination Murder
(1950)
Jackie Wales
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
(1950)
Stash
Pride of Maryland
(1951)
Frankie Longworth
Off Limits
(1952)
Bullets Bradley
Boots Malone
(1952)
Stash Clements
Jet Job
(1952)
Joe Kovak
Army Bound
(1952)
Frank Cermak
Hot News
(1953)
Mark Miller
White Lightning
(1953)
Mike Connors
The Rocket Man
(1954)
Bob
Mad at the World
(1955)
Marty aka Ignatz
Air Strike
(1955)
G. H. Alexander
Robbers' Roost
(1955)
Chuck
Wiretapper
(1955)
Tony
Last of the Desperados
(1955)
Bert McGuire
Fighting Trouble
(1956)
Duke Covelske
Hot Shots
(1956)
Duke Coveleskie
Looking for Danger
(1957)
Stanislaus 'Duke' Coveleskie
Spook Chasers
(1957)
Stanislaus 'Duke' Covelesky
Hold That Hypnotist
(1957)
Duke Coveleskie
Up In Smoke
(1957)
Stanislaus 'Duke' Coveleskie
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
(1958)
Fitz
In the Money
(1958)
Stanislaus 'Duke' Coveleskie
Sniper's Ridge
(1961)
Cpl. Pumphrey
Saintly Sinners
(1962)
Slim
Tammy and the Doctor
(1963)
Wally Day
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
(1963)
Reporter (uncredited)
Panic in the City
(1968)
Albert
Timber Tramps
(1975)
'Hallback' Jack Riley
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
(1978)
Saloon Man 2
Writing
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