Stan Lee
Biography
Stan Lee was a comic book writer and editor who became a publisher and producer. He started as an assistant at Timely Comics in 1939 and rose to become Marvel Comics' primary creative leader for two decades. He co-created Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Black Panther, and Daredevil, working with artists such as Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, bringing a naturalistic approach to superhero comics in the 1960s. In the 1970s he challenged the Comics Code Authority, and in the 1980s he pursued Marvel properties in other media. After retiring from Marvel in the 1990s, he remained a figurehead and appeared in cameo roles in films and television shows adapted from Marvel characters, receiving executive producer credit on many. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1994. The Jack Kirby Hall of Fame inducted him in 1995, and he received the National Medal of Arts in 2008.
95years old at death
- Born Manhattan
- Died Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Stanley Martin Lieber (birth name)Also credited as Stanley Lieber, Neel Nats and S. T. Anley
Movie Career
- Films
- 26
- Career span
- 50 years1973 to 2023
Genres
- Documentary38%, 10 films
- Comedy35%, 9 films
- Action31%, 8 films
- Adventure19%, 5 films
- Sci-Fi19%, 5 films
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A first
After Simon and Jack Kirby left in late 1941 because of a dispute with Goodman, the publisher, who was 30, made Lee interim editor. Lee was just under 19 years old.
A change of course
Lee said the Army classified him as a "playwright." He also said that just nine men in the U.S. Army received that title.
A first
The Silver Surfer: The Ultimate Cosmic Experience came out in 1978 through the Marvel Fireside Books series. It was Lee's last collaboration with Jack Kirby and is considered Marvel's first graphic novel.
A first
Lee and Gene Colan came up with the Falcon, described as comics' first African-American superhero, in Captain America #117, which appeared in September 1969.
Stan Lee movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier2014 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Smithsonian Guard
IMDb rating 7.7990K votes
Most often with
Kevin Smith directed two of these films. Kevin Smith appears in nine of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together19 more actors
- Mark HamillLook, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (2006) and Comic Book: The Movie (2004)
- Tom KennyTeen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018) and Comic Book: The Movie (2004)
- Dean CainMadness in the Method (2019) and Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (2006)
- Ben AffleckClerk (2021) and Mallrats (1995)
- Seth RogenComic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011) and With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010)
- Kirsten DunstWith Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010) and Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing (2004)
- Bruce CampbellComic Book: The Movie (2004) and Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing (2004)
- Kenneth BranaghComic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011) and With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010)
- Joey Lauren AdamsClerk (2021) and Mallrats (1995)
- Lou FerrignoWith Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010) and Hulk (2003)
- Tobey MaguireWith Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010) and Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing (2004)
- Brian O'HalloranClerk (2021) and Madness in the Method (2019)
- Gene SimmonsWe Are X (2016) and Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (2006)
- Lily-Rose DeppClerk (2021) and Yoga Hosers (2016)
- Harley Quinn SmithMadness in the Method (2019) and Yoga Hosers (2016)
- Walter FlanaganClerk (2021) and Mallrats (1995)
- Frank MillerComic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011) and Comic Book Confidential (1989)
- Roy ThomasStan Lee (2023) and Batman & Bill (2017)
- Jack KirbyStan Lee (2023) and Comic Book Confidential (1989)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Stan Lee's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.4 billion
7 of the 26 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 26 films: 7 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 11 figure not found.
- 7Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 11Figure not found
Highest grossing
The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$715M50.7% of the total
- 2$395M28.0% of the total
- 3$245M17.4% of the total
- 4$52M3.7% of the total
- 5$2.1M0.2% of the total
- 6$39K0.0% of the total
- 7$35K0.0% of the total
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 1966 to 2018.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2018 | Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame | Won | |
| 2017 | Disney Legends | Honored | |
| 2011 | The Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | |
| 2008 | National Medal of Arts | Won | |
| 2002 | Saturn Awards | Won | |
| 1994 | Will Eisner Hall of Fame | Won | |
| 1974 | Inkpot Award | Won | |
| 1968 | Alley Award for Best Editor | Won | |
| 1968 | Alley Award for Best Writer | Won | |
| 1967 | Alley Award for Best Editor | Won | |
| 1967 | Alley Award for Best Writer | Won | |
| 1966 | Alley Award for Best Editor | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.