Stack Pierce
Biography
Stack Pierce was an American actor who came to performing after careers as a boxer and a professional baseball player. He entered acting in the early 1970s, making his television debut in a 1970 installment of Arnie, then appearing in Room 222, Mannix and Mission Impossible. His film work began in 1972 with three movies, among them Cool Breeze (1972), in which he was cast as Tinker, a henchman, plus Night Call Nurses and Hammer. He had recurring parts in several Leo Fong exploitation pictures and a few by Fred Williamson, and in the 1980s he played Jake, an alien commander, in the science fiction show V. Other credits included Killpoint (1984), Low Blow and Weekend at Bernie's II (1993). In 1980 he earned an NAACP Image Award nomination for his part in the Quincy, M.E. episode Sweet Land of Liberty. He later turned to stage directing and acted again in Transformed (2005).
82years old at death
- Born
- Died
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Robert Stack Pierce
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 21 years1972 to 1993
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A change of course
Pierce won a state title in boxing. He went on to play professional baseball, first in the Cleveland Indians organization and afterward with the Milwaukee Braves organization.
Stack Pierce movies on Netflix
Weekend at Bernie's IIas Claudia's Dad
A Rage in Harlemas Coffin Ed
I Saw What You Didas Policeman
Born Americanas The Admiral (voice)
Killpointas Nighthawk
Good Guys Wear Blackas Holly Washington - The Black Tigers
Psychic Killeras Emilio
The Prisoner of Second Avenueas Detective
Cool Breezeas Tinker
Trouble Manas Collie
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Stack Pierce shares two films with Thalmus Rasulala, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
Thalmus Rasulala2 films together, 1972 to 1986
Thalmus Rasulala's page Born American1986IMDb rating 4.3Pierce as The AdmiralvoiceRasulala as The Admiral
Cool Breeze1972IMDb rating 5.4Pierce as TinkerRasulala as Sidney Lord Jones
Danny Glover1 film together, 1991
Danny Glover's page A Rage in Harlem1991IMDb rating 5.9Pierce as Coffin EdGlover as Easy Money
Forest Whitaker1 film together, 1991
Forest Whitaker's page A Rage in Harlem1991IMDb rating 5.9Pierce as Coffin EdWhitaker as Jackson
M. Emmet Walsh1 film together, 1975
M. Emmet Walsh's page The Prisoner of Second Avenue1975IMDb rating 6.7Pierce as DetectiveWalsh as Joe
Sylvester Stallone1 film together, 1975
Sylvester Stallone's page The Prisoner of Second Avenue1975IMDb rating 6.7Pierce as DetectiveStallone as Youth in Park
David Carradine1 film together, 1988
David Carradine's page I Saw What You Did1988IMDb rating 5.4Pierce as PolicemanCarradine as Stephen
Robert KlaneDirector, 1 film, 1993
All films by Robert Klane Weekend at Bernie's II1993IMDb rating 4.9Pierce as Claudia's Dad
Ted PostDirector, 1 film, 1978
All films by Ted Post Good Guys Wear Black1978IMDb rating 5.2Pierce as Holly Washington - The Black Tigers
Melvin FrankDirector, 1 film, 1975
All films by Melvin Frank The Prisoner of Second Avenue1975IMDb rating 6.7Pierce as Detective
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