Gordon Stanley (born December 20, 1951,

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, United States) is an American stage actor.

Theatre career

His first professional stage appearance came in a production of ''

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'' at the

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in Chicago in 1969. His Off-Broadway debut came in 1977 in ''Lyrical and Satirical''. His Broadway debut was in 1980 in the musical ''

Onward Victoria ''Onward Victoria'' is a musical (1980) with a book and lyrics by Charlotte Anker and Irene Rosenberg, and music by Keith Herrmann. Its subject is Victoria Woodhull, the 19th-century woman who with her sister were the first women to operate a br ...

. Stanley has performed in numerous Broadway shows, including ''

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'', ''

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' is a sung-through musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, based on the character of Joseph from the Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice ...

'', ''

Beauty and the Beast "Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales''). Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...

'', and ''

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''.

Personal life

Stanley married Renee Lutz, a

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on May 18, 1980.

Filmography

Stanley has sung in the animated musical films ''

'', ''

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'', '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'', and ''

Aladdin and the King of Thieves ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves'' (also known as ''Aladdin 3: The King of Thieves'') is a 1996 American direct-to-video animated musical fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It is the second sequel to Disney's 19 ...

''.

Stage credits

Broadway

* ''

'' (1980) -- as Fleming * ''

'' (1982) -- as Jacob * '' Into the Light'' (1986) -- as Signor Bocciarelli * ''

Teddy & Alice ''Teddy & Alice'' is a musical with a book by Jerome Alden, lyrics by Hal Hackady, and music adapted from the work of John Philip Sousa, with some new songs by Richard Kapp. In its very early stages, Alan Jay Lerner contributed material before h ...

'' (1987) -- as

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* ''

Meet Me in St. Louis ''Meet Me in St. Louis'' is a 1944 American Christmas musical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Divided into a series of seasonal vignettes, starting with Summer 1903, it relates the story of a year in the life of the Smith family in St. Louis ...

'' (1989) -- as Dr. Bond/Ensemble * ''

'' (1994) -- as Bookseller/ Monsieur D'Arque/Townsperson/Enchanted Object * ''

'' (1998) -- as Reporter/Trolley Conductor/

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/Ensemble * ''

'' (1998) -- as Herr Schultz (replacement)

Off-Broadway

* ''

'' (1981) -- as Jacob * ''

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'' (1984) -- as Men * ''Moby Dick'' (1986) -- as Peleg/ Captain of Rachel * ''Who Does She Think She Is?'' (1987) * ''

All's Well That Ends Well ''All's Well That Ends Well'' is a play by William Shakespeare, published in the First Folio in 1623, where it is listed among the comedies. There is a debate about the date of its composition, with possible dates ranging from 1598 to 1608. ...

'' (2006) -- as Reynaldo/Street Singer * ''

Take Me Along ''Take Me Along'' is a 1959 musical based on the 1933 Eugene O'Neill play '' Ah, Wilderness!'', with music and lyrics by Bob Merrill and book by Joseph Stein and Robert Russell.Mandelbaum, Ke"Ken Mandelbaum's Musicals On Disc: Remembering Bob Me ...

'' (2008) -- as Dave McComber * ''Flamingo Court'' (2009) -- N/A * ''White Woman Street'' (2010) -- as Mo Mason * ''Lies My Father Told Me'' (2013) -- as Mr. Baumgarten / Proprietor

Regional and national tours

* ''

Under Milk Wood ''Under Milk Wood'' is a 1954 radio drama by Welsh people, Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. The BBC commissioned the play, which was later adapted for the stage. The first public reading was in New York City in 1953. A Under Milk Wood (1972 film), f ...

'' (1970) -- as First Voice (

) * ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream (opera) ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', Op. 64, is an opera with music by Benjamin Britten and set to a libretto adapted by the composer and Peter Pears from William Shakespeare's play, ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. It was premiered on 11 June 1960 at ...

'' (1976) -- as Puck (Curtis Opera Theatre) * '' Annie'' (1978) -- Harold Ickes (National Tour) * ''

Allegro Allegro may refer to: Common meanings * Allegro (music), a tempo marking that indicates to playing quickly and brightly (from Italian meaning ''cheerful'') * Allegro (ballet), brisk and lively movement Artistic works * L'Allegro (1645), a poem b ...

'' (1978) --as Charlie ( Equity Library Theatre) * ''

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'' (1980) -- as Mr. Snow (Coachlight Theatre) * ''

Fiddler on the Roof ''Fiddler on the Roof'' is a musical theatre, musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and musical theatre#Book musicals, book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Russian Empire, Imperial Russia in or around 19 ...

'' (1981) -- as Motel (Artpark Theatre) * ''

A Little Night Music ''A Little Night Music'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film '' Smiles of a Summer Night'', it involves the romantic lives of several couples. Its title is a ...

'' (1981) -- as Mr. Erlanson (

York Theatre The York Theatre Company is an Off-Broadway theatre company based on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Established in 1969, The York is the only theater in New York City, and one of the few in the world, whose two-fold missio ...

) * ''

The Desert Song ''The Desert Song'' is an operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel. It was inspired by the 1925 uprising of the Riffs, a group of Berber fighters, against French colonia ...

'' (1981) -- as Sid el Kar (

Light Opera of Manhattan Light Opera of Manhattan, known as LOOM, was an off-Broadway repertory theatre company that produced light operas, including the works of Gilbert and Sullivan and European and American operettas, 52 weeks per year, in New York City between 1968 an ...

) * ''Two on the Isles'' (1981) -- as Rodney (Actors' Holiday) * ''

My Fair Lady ''My Fair Lady'' is a musical theatre, musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story, based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play ''Pygmalion (play), Pygmalion'' and on the Pygmalion (1938 film), 1938 film ...

'' (1983) -- as Freddy ( Theatre of the Stars) * '' Sullivan and Gilbert'' (1984) -- as

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(Stage Arts Theatre Company) * ''Elizabeth and Essex'' (1984) -- as Cecil (York Theatre) * ''

Red, Hot and Blue ''Red, Hot and Blue'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It premiered on Broadway in 1936 and introduced the popular song "It's De-Lovely," sung by Ethel Merman and Bob Hope. The ...

'' (1984) -- Fingers (Equity Library Theatre) * ''Lightin' Out'' (1992) -- (Judith Anderson Theatre) * '' Funny Girl'' (2003) -- as Keeney/Mr. Rinaldi (

Barrington Stage Company Barrington Stage Company (BSC) is a regional theatre company in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. It was co-founded in 1995 by Artistic Director Julianne Boyd, and former Managing Director Susan Sperber in Sheffield, Massachusetts. ...

) * ''

Show Boat ''Show Boat'' is a musical theatre, musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 Show Boat (novel), novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of the per ...

'' (2008) -- as Cap'n Andy (

North Shore Music Theatre North Shore Music Theatre is the largest operating regional theater in New England. It is located in Beverly, Massachusetts and is one of the few remaining theatre-in-the-round stages left in the United States. The theater is owned by Massachuse ...

) * ''

The Crucible ''The Crucible'' is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1692 to 1693. Miller wrote ...

'' (2010) -- as Giles Corey(

) * ''

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'' (2013) -- as Stephen Hopkins (

Pittsburgh Public Theater Pittsburgh Public Theater, or The Public for short, is a professional theater company located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Public celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2024/2025, and is led by Artistic Director Marya Sea Kaminski and Managing Dir ...

) * ''

Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a Shakespearean comedy, comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' (W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. ...

'' (2013) -- (Barrington Stage Company)

References

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