Stanley Prager
Biography
Stanley Prager was an American actor and director for stage and television. Born in New York City, he attended Johns Hopkins University for three years before entering summer stock and Broadway, appearing in The Eve of St. Mark. He also acted in the film version and spent the rest of the 1940s in mostly B-movies, with roles in better pictures such as A Bell for Adano, A Foreign Affair (1948), In the Meantime, Darling, and Gun Crazy (1950). Prager earned critical praise in 1951 for the Broadway revue Two on the Aisle, later playing Faker Englund in a 1953 Room Service revival and Prez in The Pajama Game in 1954. He made his directing debut with Neil Simon's Come Blow Your Horn in 1961; his other stage work included Don't Drink the Water, and his television credits included The Patty Duke Show and Car 54, Where Are You?
55years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 4 years1946 to 1950
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Behind the camera
In Europe, Prager directed two films for producer Sidney Pink: Madigan's Millions, which was the first movie to star Dustin Hoffman, and Bang Bang Kid.
A change of course
In a 1969 interview, Prager said that as an actor he took on the roles Phil Silvers would not play.
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Best known for
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Worked with
Stanley Prager shares two films with Roy Roberts, 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
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Joseph H. LewisDirector, 1 film, 1950
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Abraham PolonskyDirector, 1 film, 1948
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