Acting
Lewis J. Stadlen
Born March 7, 1947 · Brooklyn, New York, USA (age 79)
Lewis J. Stadlen (born March 7, 1947) is an American stage and screen character actor. He is best known for playing Ira Fried in The Sopranos.
Known For
The Verdict · 1982The Verdict
★ 7.51982
MovieDrama
Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit by serving it to Galvin on a silver platter—all parties are willing to settle out of court. Blundering his way through the preliminaries, Galvin suddenly realizes that the case should actually go to court—to punish the guilty, to get a decent settlement for his clients... and to restore his standing as a lawyer.
In & Out · 1997In & Out
★ 6.51997
MovieComedy
A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.
Serpico · 1973Serpico
★ 7.51973
MovieCrimeDrama
New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
To Be or Not to Be · 1983To Be or Not to Be
★ 6.71983
MovieComedyWar
A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II. His wife has the habit of entertaining young Polish officers while he's on stage, which is also a source of depression to him. When one of her officers comes back on a Secret Mission, the actor takes charge and comes up with a plan for them to escape.
I.Q. · 1994I.Q.
★ 6.01994
MovieComedyDrama
Albert Einstein helps a young man who's in love with Einstein's niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great physicist.
The Impostors · 1998The Impostors
★ 6.01998
MovieComedy
Wrongly accused of physically abusing a fellow actor, starving thespians Arthur and Maurice find themselves pursued by the law aboard a cruise ship.
The Real Shlemiel · 1995The Real Shlemiel
★ 6.11995
MovieAnimationFamily
When God distributed wiseness and foolishness through a newly created world, one of the cherubs accidentally dropped all the foolishness on a tiny village called Chelm. So everyone in the village is very dumb. Recently orphaned boy Aaron and his friendly goat Zlateh live there with Aaron's uncle Shlemiel. When an evil sorcerer and his monster attack the village, Aaron and Zlateh have to defend it themselves.
Between the Lines · 1977Between the Lines
★ 5.51977
MovieComedyDrama
The staff of the Back Bay Mainline, a Boston underground newspaper that rose to prominence in the 1960s, struggles with the shifting social climate of the '70s amid rumors that the paper is about to be sold to a media giant.
Filmography
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Curb Your Enthusiasm · 2000Curb Your Enthusiasm
★ 8.02000
SeriesComedy
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
Lewis J. Stadlen / Max Bialystock


















