Harry Lapidus Stalmaster (born March 29, 1940) is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the title role in the film '' Johnny Tremain'', based on the 1943 historical novel by Esther Forbes. Stalmaster was born in

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, and attended

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. In 1957 he starred in the title role of the film '' Johnny Tremain''. He then attended the

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, graduating in 1963. He retired from acting in 1966, last appearing in the

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television series ''

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''. Stalmaster served as an

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at the

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, for two years. He also worked as a

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stalmaster, Hal 1940 births Living people Male actors from Los Angeles American male television actors 20th-century American male actors University of California, Los Angeles alumni American talent agents