Richard Stahl (4 January 1932 – 18 June 2006) was an American actor who mostly appeared in film and TV comedies.
Born in Detroit, he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. In the 1950s, he was appearing in Off-Broadway productions, where he met his wife to be Kathryn Ish in 1959. In the 1960s, he relocated to San Francisco and became a member of an improvisational comedy group, The Committee.
Some of Stahl's best known film credits include Five Easy Pieces, High Anxiety, 9 to 5 and Ghosts of Mississippi. He also appeared in many TV comedies such as Laverne & Shirley, The Odd Couple and Barney Miller. In the 80's he was also a regular on the sitcom It's a Living.
Stahl died aged 74 at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Health Center in Los Angeles, after a 10 year struggle against Parkinson's disease.
Stahl's wife, actress Kathryn Ish, died of cancer in Santa Barbara, California, on December 31, 2007. She soon developed a reputation for her comedic imitations.
He has 2 children: daughter Allegra and son Oliver
Father of Allegra and Oliver.
American comedy actor who moved to California in the late 40s to work as an entertainer.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
Met wife Kathryn Ish while performing on the Broadway stage in the late 1950s.
Joined The Committee improvisation troupe in San Francisco in the early 1960s.
Regular guest player on most TV sitcoms and comedy variety during the 70s and 80s, and starred in his own short-lived comedy series "Turnabout" (1979).
