Stanley Clements
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Stanley Clements (July 16, 1926 – October 16, 1981) was an American actor and comedian.
Stanley Clements was born Stanislaw Klimowicz in Long Island, New York. Young Stan realized that he wanted a show-business career while he was in grammar school, and when he graduated from college he toured in vaudeville for two years. He then joined the touring company of the Major Bowes Amateur Hour. In 1941, he was signed to a contract by 20th Century Fox and appeared in several B films for the studio.
After a short stint with the East Side Kids, he set out on his own again, this time landing roles in more prestigious pictures. He was featured in the Bing Crosby hit Going My Way, and scored a great success as a jockey in the Alan Ladd feature Salty O'Rourke. His career was interrupted by military service in World War II, and when he returned, he began appearing in lower-budgeted films, including Johnny Holiday (cast against type as a psychopath). He starred in a series of action/detective pictures at Allied Artists for producer Ben Schwalb and director Edward Bernds.
Schwalb soon became staff producer for The Bowery Boys, and when he needed a replacement for Leo Gorcey in 1956, he asked Clements to step in. Clements comfortably settled into the role of Huntz Hall's sidekick, beginning with Fighting Trouble, and co-starred in the final seven Bowery Boys comedies.
The series finally ended in 1958, and Clements went on to a steady career of supporting roles in film and TV until his death from emphysema in 1981. One of his last jobs was an appearance in a nationally advertised commercial for Pringle's potato chips.
Stanley Clements died of emphysema in Pasadena, California, and is buried at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.
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Acted in
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978
as Saloon Man 2
Timber Tramps
1975
as 'Hallback' Jack Riley
Bronk
1975
Cannon
1971
Panic in the City
1968
as Albert
Cimarron Strip
1967
The F.B.I.
1965
as Forrest Clegg
Get Smart
1965
Mister Roberts
1965
My Mother the Car
1965
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Daniel Boone
1964
as Timbo
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Reporter (uncredited)
Tammy and the Doctor
1963
as Wally Day
Saintly Sinners
1962
as Slim
Straightaway
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Mr. Riccio
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Bellboy
Sniper's Ridge
1961
as Cpl. Pumphrey
Mister Ed
1961
The Brothers Brannagan
1960
as Chick
Johnny Midnight
1960
as Romeo
Not for Hire
1959
Tightrope
1959
Rawhide
1959
as Sgt. Willis
Rawhide
1959
as Sgt. Harper
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
1958
as Fitz
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Krebs
In the Money
1958
as Stanislaus 'Duke' Coveleskie
Up In Smoke
1957
as Stanislaus 'Duke' Coveleskie
Looking for Danger
1957
as Stanislaus 'Duke' Coveleskie
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Perry Mason
1957
as Second Taxi Driver
Perry Mason
1957
as Floyd Walters
Spook Chasers
1957
as Stanislaus 'Duke' Covelesky
Hold That Hypnotist
1957
as Duke Coveleskie
Official Detective
1957
Hot Shots
1956
as Duke Coveleskie
Fighting Trouble
1956
as Duke Covelske
Last of the Desperados
1955
as Bert McGuire
Navy Log
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Brad
Gunsmoke
1955
as McInnerny
Gunsmoke
1955
as Ed Jacobi
Gunsmoke
1955
as Red
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Wiretapper
1955
as Tony
Robbers' Roost
1955
as Chuck
Mad at the World
1955
as Marty aka Ignatz
Air Strike
1955
as G. H. Alexander
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
The Rocket Man
1954
as Bob
Public Defender
1954
Hot News
1953
as Mark Miller
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Charlie
City Detective
1953
White Lightning
1953
as Mike Connors
General Electric Theater
1953
as Pete
Off Limits
1952
as Bullets Bradley
Army Bound
1952
as Frank Cermak
Jet Job
1952
as Joe Kovak
Boots Malone
1952
as Stash Clements
Pride of Maryland
1951
as Frankie Longworth
Destination Murder
1950
as Jackie Wales
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
1950
as Stash
Johnny Holiday
1949
as Eddie Duggan
Red Light
1949
as Carlson Hotel Bellhop
Mr. Soft Touch
1949
as Yonzi
Bad Boy
1949
as Bitsy Johnson
Racing Luck
1948
as Boots Warren
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948
as Tommy Malone
The Babe Ruth Story
1948
as Western Union Boy
Canon City
1948
as New
Hazard
1948
as Joe, Bellboy
Big Town Scandal
1948
as Tommy Malone
Variety Girl
1947
as Stanley Clements (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke
1945
as Johnny Cates
See My Lawyer
1945
as Willie
The Girl in the Case
1944
as Tuffy
Cover Girl
1944
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Going My Way
1944
as Tony Scaponi (uncredited)
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
1943
as Alexander Archibald 'Squirt' O'Reilly
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943
as Danny (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Young Boy (uncredited)
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
as Stash
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
1942
as Stash
On the Sunny Side
1942
as Tom Sanders
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Down in San Diego
1941
as Louie Schwartz
Accent on Love
1941
as Patrick Henry Lombroso
Tall, Dark and Handsome
1941
as Detroit Harry Morrison Jr.