Stuart Lancaster (actor)
Stuart Lancaster | |
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Lancaster in Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, 1965 | |
Born |
Stuart Gage Lancaster November 30, 1920 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
Died |
December 22, 2000 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1963–1998 |
Spouse(s) |
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Stuart Gage Lancaster (November 30, 1920 – December 22, 2000) was an American actor known for roles in Russ Meyer films.
Biography
Born in Evanston, Illinois, Lancaster's grandfather was circus owner Charles Ringling. He served as an aviator in the United States Navy in World War II. He moved to Los Angeles in 1962. Lancaster appeared in several Meyer films, including Mudhoney, Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Good Morning and... Goodbye!, Supervixens, and Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens. He also had a recurring role on The Young and the Restless and a part in Edward Scissorhands.[1] He was sometimes credited as Stewart Lancaster or Stud Lancaster.
Lancaster was the founder and director of the Palm Tree Playhouse in Sarasota, Florida. He died in Los Angeles, California.[2][3] His wife Ivy Bethune and stepdaughter Zina Bethune were both actresses.
Selected filmography
- Mudhoney (1965)
- Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
- Good Morning and... Goodbye! (1967)
- Supervixens (1975)
- Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens (1979)
References
- ↑ McGillivray, David (11 January 2001). "Stuart Lancaster Obituary". The Guardian.
- ↑ Marshall, Alys (December 29, 2000). "Stuart Lancaster". Variety. ISSN 0042-2738.
- ↑ Kennedy, Lou (January 14, 2001). "Stuart Lancaster was Ringling Descendant and Theater Founder". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
External links
- Stuart Lancaster at the Internet Movie Database
- Stuart Lancaster profile at the Colony Theatre Company