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Life and career

Stahl was born in

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, Texas in 1952. As a child, Stahl moved around as his father was an airline pilot, who was transferred a lot. When he was nine, he moved with his parents to a farm in Butler County, Kentucky, which he still owns and operates today. He graduated from University High School in

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, Kentucky in 1970 and Western Kentucky University in 1975. At WKU, Stahl served as one of the section editors of WKU's awarding-winning yearbook, The Talisman. He was a member of

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fraternity, Eta Rho Chapter. Early in his career, he spent time as a

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and visual artist before taking up acting in local regional theater. He spent a short period of time in

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in the early 1980s, while his former wife obtained a degree in dance from

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. He studied with Wynn Handman, William Hickey and Jack Waltzer, and performed in various Off Broadway productions. He currently lives on his family farm in Butler County, Kentucky and works out of

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and

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. He has one son. Stahl has lent his talent to the Kentucky Blues Society as host for their cable educational series spotlighting Kentucky blues artists. Stahl has returned to writing, playing bass guitar, and painting more after many years of focusing on his acting career. Stahl was in a variety of local bands during the ten years he was active in the Bowling Green area, and he is also a songwriter. Several cuts have resulted from co-writing with Jimmy Tittle,

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's son-in-law. He also has several screen plays finished or in progress.

Filmography

*''Rearview Mirror'' (TV) (1984) .... Henry Davenport *'' The River ''(1984) .... Dave Birkin *'' Invasion U.S.A.'' (1985) .... Christmas Father *''

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'' (mini series) (1985) .... Cadet Ned Fisk *'' North and South, Book II'' (mini-series) (1986) .... Major Ned Fisk *''

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'' (1986) .... Dick Liddil *'' Mayflower Madam'' (TV) (1987) .... Stuart *''

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'' (TV) (1989) .... Father Dante *'' Ernest Goes to Jail'' (1990) .... Jerry *'' Mr. Destiny'' (1990) .... Jerry Haskins *'' The Real McCoy'' (1993) .... Mr. Kroll *'' The Client'' (1994) .... FBI Agent Scherff Follow the River (1995) .... Henry Lenard '' Christy'' (TV) (1994–1995) .... Tom McHone *''

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'' (1995) .... General Armand Stassi *'' Tom and Huck'' (1995) .... Sheriff *'' Andersonville'' (TV) (1996) .... Jury Foreman *''

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'' (TV) (1996) .... Walter Longwell *'' A Time to Kill'' (1996) .... Reluctant Male Juror *'' The People vs. Larry Flynt'' (1996) .... Network Lawyer *'' What the Deaf Man Heard'' (TV) (1997) .... Finis *'' October Sky'' (1999) .... Jack Palmer *'' The Patriot'' (2000) .... General Nathanel Greene *'' Christy: Return to Cutter Gap'' (TV) (2000) .... Tom McHone *''Christy, Choices of the Heart, Part I: A Change of Seasons'' (mini-series) (2001) .... Tom McHone *''Christy, Choices of the Heart, Part II: A New Beginning'' (mini-series) (2001) .... Tom McHone *'' Rustin'' (2001) .... Mr. Gatlin *'' Furnace'' (2006) .... Warden Patt *'' Glory Road'' (2006) .... Dr. Ray *'' Big Momma's House 2'' (2006) .... Principal *''

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'' (TV) (The Usual Suspects) (2006) .... Jeff Krause *'' Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'' (2007) .... Tailor *'' The Mist'' (2007) .... Mike Hatlen *''

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'' (TV) ("Lay Down the Law") (2008) .... Ranking Member *'' The Blind Side'' (2009).... Principal Sandstrom *''

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'' (2013) .... Pivens *''Reckless'' (2013) TV film *''

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'' (2017) .... Henry Grotsky Stahl also appeared in "The Journey of August King". On television Stahl appeared on "Matlock", "In the Heat of the Night", and "SeaQuest DSV".

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stahl, Andrew 1952 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from San Antonio Western Kentucky University alumni