Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone
Born	William Stanley Blystone August 1, 1894(1894-08-01) Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
Died	July 16, 1956(1956-07-16) (aged 61) Hollywood, California, USA
Cause of death	Heart attack
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1924 – 1956

Stanley Blystone (August 1, 1894 – July 16, 1956) was an American film actor who made over 500 films appearances between 1924 and 1956.

Career

Born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Blystone's full name was William Stanley Blystone. He is best known for his appearance in Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times, playing Paulette Goddard's father, and several short films starring The Three Stooges. Some of his more memorable roles were in the films Half Shot Shooters, False Alarms, Goofs and Saddles, Three Little Twirps and Slaphappy Sleuths. His final appearance with the trio was Of Cash and Hash in 1955. He also appeared in several Laurel and Hardy films.

Death

Blystone was strolling down a Hollywood sidewalk on July 16, 1956 when he collapsed, dying of a sudden heart attack. He is buried at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.

Personal

Blystone was married to Hollywood starlet Alma Tell (1898–1937). They had no children. Blystone's brother John Blystone (1891–1938) was a film director in Hollywood. Stanley was the third cousin of CNN correspondent Richard Blystone and also the second cousin twice removed of George Carmack, who launched the Klondike gold rush.

Selected filmography

• One Sunday Morning (1926)
• Four Sons (1928)
• The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
• Ex-Plumber (1931)
• Modern Times (1936)
• Half Shot Shooters (1936)
• False Alarms (1936)
• Jail Bait (1937)
• Goofs and Saddles (1937)
• Red River Range (1938)
• The Affairs of Annabel (1938)
• The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)
• Three Texas Steers (1939)
• Allegheny Uprising (1939)
• Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
• A Chump at Oxford (1940)
• Lady from Louisiana (1941)
• Spook Louder (1943)
• Back from the Front (1943)
• Three Little Twirps (1943)
• Fright Night (1947)
• Out West (1947)
• Shivering Sherlocks (1948)
• Pardon My Clutch (1948)
• The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948)
• Rustlers (1949)
• Slaphappy Sleuths (1950)
• A Missed Fortune (1952)
• Pals and Gals (1954)
• Of Cash and Hash (1955)

External links

• Stanley Blystone at the Internet Movie Database
• Stanley Blystone at AllRovi