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George E. Stone
George E. Stone (born Gerschon Lichtenstein; May 18, 1903 – May 26, 1967) was a Polish‑born American character actor whose career spanned the transition from silent movies to television. Born in Łódź, then part of Congress Poland in the Russian Empire, he emigrated with his family to the United States in 1913, arriving through Ellis Island with two sisters and a brother. He first gained notice as a wiry street thug called the Sewer Rat in the 1927 silent classic 7th Heaven, and his expressive face helped him survive the shift to sound with a small but memorable role in Warner Bros.’ Tenderloin (1928). Throughout the 1930s he became typecast as a sly mobster or gangland assistant, most famously playing Otero, Rico Bandello’s right‑hand man in Little Caesar (1931) and delivering a witty line in the musical hit 42nd Street (1933). His only starring role was the lead in Universal’s gangster comedy The Big Brain (1933). In 1939 Hal Roach hired him for The Housekeeper’s Daughter, where he portrayed a mentally impaired murderer with a sympathetic nuance, prompting further comic assignments such as the satirical wartime short The Devil with Hitler (1942) and the Japanese‑agent role in Little Tokyo, U.S.A. (1942). Stone is perhaps best remembered as “The Runt,” the loyal sidekick to Boston Blackie in Columbia’s long‑running series, a part he inhabited from 1941 until illness forced his departure in 1948. He also appeared in numerous ensemble films, including a brief but effective turn as “Toothpick Charlie” in Some Like It Hot (1959) and a blind beggar cameo in Frank Capra’s Pocketful of Miracles (1961). Frequent health problems—pneumonia, recurring illness, and eventual loss of vision—limited his later work, yet he continued to portray clerks, henchmen, and comic foils on television, most notably as the court clerk on Perry Mason for 44 episodes. In recognition of his contributions, Stone received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, and he remained a beloved figure among peers, especially Runyon‑inspired collaborators, until his death from a stroke in 1967.
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Given Name: Gerschon Lichtenstein
Born: Łódź, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: May 18, 1903
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1925-1962
Spouses: Ida Pleet, Marjorie Ramey
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Movies Featuring George E. Stone
The Front Page
Cimarron
The Man with the Golden Arm
Some Like It Hot
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Boston Blackie’s Rendezvous
The Stolen Jools
Secret of the Chateau
Alias Boston Blackie
7th Heaven
Five Star Final
Woman’s World
One Mysterious Night
Midnight Manhunt
The Phantom of Crestwood
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Sentimental Journey
Pickup on South Street
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
The World and the Flesh
Ocean’s Eleven
Confessions of Boston Blackie
Doll Face
King of Hockey
Alcatraz Island
A Slight Case of Murder
Dancing in the Dark
Freshman Love
The Conqueror
Taxi!
Submarine Patrol
Road Show
Frisco Kid
Bullets or Ballots
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Anthony Adverse
Daisy Kenyon
Pocketful of Miracles
A Girl in Every Port
Island of Doomed Men
The Vampire Bat
You Can’t Get Away with Murder
The Spider
The Miami Story
Penthouse
The Phantom Thief
Boston Blackie and the Law
Moonlight on the Prairie
Emergency Call
Alias Jesse James
Little Caesar
Jailbreak
Sierra Stranger
I Take This Woman
The Face Behind the Mask
The Robe
Baby Face Nelson
The Story of Mankind
Breakdowns of 1936
You and Me
Mr. Moto’s Gamble
Broken Lance
Suspense
The Last Mile
Polo Joe
The Racket
The Housekeeper’s Daughter
The Dragon Murder Case
Rhythm on the Range
Viva Villa!
Sing, Sinner, Sing
Ladies Must Love
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
Shock
The Adventurous Blonde
Over the Wall
Boulder Dam
Broadway Limited
Slightly Scarlet
Here Comes Carter
Don’t Be a Sucker!
The Medicine Man
New York Confidential
North West Mounted Police
Back in Circulation
Career Timeline
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1954
Woman’s World
Executive Reception Guest
The Miami Story
Louie Mott
Broken Lance
Paymaster (uncredited)
1946
Sentimental Journey
Toy Hawker (uncredited)
The Phantom Thief
The Runt
Boston Blackie and the Law
The Runt
Suspense
Max
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
The Runt
Shock
Cab Driver
1945
Boston Blackie’s Rendezvous
The Runt
Midnight Manhunt
Joe Wells
Doll Face
Stage Manager
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
The Runt
1942
Alias Boston Blackie
The Runt
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
The Runt
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Mousey Scarlatti
1941
Confessions of Boston Blackie
The Runt
Road Show
Indian
The Face Behind the Mask
Dinky
Broadway Limited
Lefty
1938
A Slight Case of Murder
Kirk
Submarine Patrol
Seaman Irving Goldfarb
You and Me
Pasty
Mr. Moto’s Gamble
Jerry Connors
Over the Wall
Gyp Hatton
1937
Alcatraz Island
'Tough Tony' Burke
The Adventurous Blonde
Pete, a Reporter
Back in Circulation
Mac (as George Stone)
1936
King of Hockey
Nick Torga
Bullets or Ballots
Wires Kagel
Anthony Adverse
Sancho
Jailbreak
Weeper
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
Polo Joe
Loafer
Rhythm on the Range
Shorty
Boulder Dam
Man Aiding Ann (uncredited)
Here Comes Carter
Boots
1935
Freshman Love
E. Prendergast Biddle
Frisco Kid
Solomon "Solly" Green
Moonlight on the Prairie
Small Change
1933
The Vampire Bat
Kringen
Penthouse
Tim Murtoch
Emergency Call
Sammie "Kid" Jacobs
Sing, Sinner, Sing
Spats
Ladies Must Love
Joey
1932
The Phantom of Crestwood
The Cat
The World and the Flesh
Rutchkin
The Last Mile
Joe Berg, Cell 1
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