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Author Topic: Arnold Stang dies at 91 Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 12-22-2009 11:45 AM                       I'm first! I'm first! Arnold Stang has passed away. If you don't know who he was, you would probably recognize his voice. I always like his voiceover work. Full story. BOSTON – Arnold Stang, an actor who appeared alongside Milton Berle and Frank Sinatra and was known for his nerdy looks and distinctive nasal voice, has died. He was 91. Stang died Sunday of pneumonia at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Massachusetts, said JoAnne Stang, his wife of 60 years. She attributed her husband's career longevity to his willingness to tackle any professional challenge. Despite often playing goofy characters, Stang was the consummate professional, preparing the same for his biggest roles and the smallest commercials. "I remember how smart he was, and how hardworking, and how disciplined he was, no matter what the role," his wife said. He voiced cartoons, including the lead character in the 1960s cartoon "Top Cat," and did dozens of commercials, perhaps most notably for the Chunky candy bar. He appeared in movies alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bill Cosby and continued acting into his 80s, playing a role in the 1993 movie "Dennis the Menace." Stang invented and mischievously perpetuated a story that he was born and raised in the Boston suburb of Chelsea. But his wife said he was really raised in Brooklyn. He lived in the Boston suburb of Needham for the past decade.  |  IP: Logged Joe Tommassello Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 547 From: Coatesville, PA, USA Registered: Jan 2008 posted 12-22-2009 01:45 PM                  I loved Arnold as Ray the gas station owner in IAMMMMW! Didn't realize he was the voice of Top Cat too. RIP funny man!  |  IP: Logged Robert E. Allen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1078 From: Checotah, Oklahoma Registered: Jul 2002 posted 12-22-2009 01:59 PM                     I always enjoyed Arnold. He added a depth to the industry that will be missed. RIP Arnold.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-22-2009 06:42 PM                     One of the "Gas Station Guys" in IAMMW had a broken arm when the gas station sequence was filmed. I don't know if it was Arnold the othr guy but next time you watch the movie you can tell his arm is in a cast but concealed. RIP Arnold... you gave us alot of laughs in your lifetime. Mark  |  IP: Logged

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