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Harold J. Stone

Harold J. Stone

Actor · Died November 18, 2005, aged 92 · New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harold J. Stone (March 3, 1913 – November 18, 2005) was an American film and television character actor. Born Harold Hochstein to a Jewish acting family, he began his career on Broadway in 1939 and appeared in five plays in the next six years, including One Touch of Venus and Stalag 17, following which he made his motion picture debut in the Alan Ladd film noir classic The Blue Dahlia (1946). He went on to work in small but memorable roles in such films as The Harder They Fall with Humphrey Bogart (1956), Alfred Hitchcock's The Wrong Man (1956), Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), Spartacus (1960) and Girl Happy (1965). Although he would go on to perform secondary roles in a number of films, he became a recognizable face to television viewers for his more than 150 guest appearances on numerous shows dating from the 1950s to the early 1980s including but not limited to The Restless Gun, United States Marshal, The Barbara Stanwyck Show, I Spy, The Virginian, Griff, The Untouchables, The Twilight Zone, Hogan's Heroes and Get Smart. In the 1961-1962 season, he appeared three times in Stephen McNally's ABC crime drama Target: The Corruptors!. In 1963, he appeared with Marsha Hunt in the ABC medical drama Breaking Point in an episode which was nominated for an Emmy Award for writing. In Sept. 1964,Stone appeared in popular TV series, Bonanza (in an episode entitled -'The Hostage').Stone himself was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his role in The Nurses. In the 1960s and 1970s, while continuing to work in television, most notably as a regular on 1973's short-lived Bridget Loves Bernie, Stone returned to the stage, directing several off-Broadway and Broadway productions, including Ernest in Love and Charley's Aunt.   Description above from the Wikipedia article Harold J. Stone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.  

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Born
March 3, 1913
Died
November 18, 2005 (aged 92)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 102 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are Harold J. Stone's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
31%
Self
27%
Bonds
18%
Power
13%
Ideas
5%
Survival
3%
Society
2%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 6 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 6
Threshold guardian
2 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
6
Dread
3
Romantic
3
Thrilling
3
Other
16

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Harold J. Stone's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Harold J. Stone's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

102 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Highway to Heaven(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Harvey Milsap

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Hardly Working (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Frank Loucazi

  • Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred Gruber

  • Three's Company(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Bernie Bustamente

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Fenell · as John Strauss

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Legend of Valentino(1975)

    as Sam Baldwin

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Mitchell(1975)

    as Tony Gallano

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Welcome Back, Kotter(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Kotter

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The Wild McCullochs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as George

  • The Werewolf of Woodstock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Lt. Martino

  • Barney Miller(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Siegel · as Steven Haddad

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Photographer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Lt. Luther Jacoby

  • Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Rolf

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Sorrell

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Franco 'Six Bits' Donatello

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Bridget Loves Bernie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 24 episodes · as Sam Steinberg

  • Pickup on 101 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as 2nd Farmer

  • The Seven Minutes(1971)

    as Judge Upshaw

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Breakout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Phil Caprio

  • Which Way to the Front?(1970)

    as . General Buck

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Miller

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as D.J. Georgiade

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Mudd

  • It Takes a Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Manny Grayson

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Green

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Big Mouth(1967)

    as Thor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The St. Valentine's Day Massacre(1967)

    as Frank Nitti

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Babe Alben · as Jim Connolly · as Mike Martine

  • Mr. Terrific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Shenko

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Lawton

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Ignatius Cober

  • Get Smart(1965)

    Show 2 episodes · as Captain Groman

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Hogan's Heroes(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Field Marshall Rudolf Richter · as General Strommberger · as Major Teppel

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Seaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 2 episodes · as Enzo Morell

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Angie Zeno

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told(1965)

    as Gen. Varus

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Girl Happy(1965)

    as Big Frank

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • I Spy(1965)

    Show as Zarkas

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Gilligan's Island(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Alexandre Gregor Dubov

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Greenbriar

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Stavros Macropalous

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Admiral Jiggs Starke

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Recoil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Fred Forest

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Borginin · as Enrico · as Ernie Santee · as Turin

  • The Greatest Show on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Greenwood

  • Arrest and Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Gus Ortega

  • X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes(1963)

    as Sam Brant

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Showdown(1963)

    as Lavalle

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Stampede at Bitter Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as John Chisholm

  • The Chapman Report(1962)

    as Frank Garnell

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Nurses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Osterman

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Adam Southcort · as Einar Carlson · as Ev Clinchy · as Grant Buchanan · as Jake

  • 87th Precinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Gantry

  • Cain's Hundred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Dave Braddock

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Crewe

  • Spartacus(1960)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Gus Patton · as Lieutenant Mangano

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Surfside 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Wilde

  • Stagecoach West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as 'Tanner'

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Jake Lytell

  • The Tall Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Myers

  • Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Molsom

  • The Detectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred Forest

  • The Untouchables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Adam Stone · as Barney Jarreau · as Charles 'Pops' Felcher · as Julie Flack · as Louie Madikoff · as Tommy Karpeles

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Grant Sheckly

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Chad Cord

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • These Thousand Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Ram Butler

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Maxton · as Nick Mesa

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Lou Catto · as Lt. John Frazier

  • Bat Masterson(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Jess Hobart

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon Beecker

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Rifleman(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Benjamin Stark · as Oat Jackford · as The Marshal

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Simmons

  • Zorro(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Salvio

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Trackdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Aaron Yewcic · as Ambrose Hooker · as Quince Flanders

  • The Walter Winchell File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Bender · as Lt. Hauser

  • The Invisible Boy(1957)

    as Gen. Swayne

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Alcoa Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Oran Nelson · as Tony Busso

  • The Restless Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Reed

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Mayor Tucker

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Holgate · as Judge Greenleaf · as Samuel Abajinian

  • House of Numbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Henry Nova - Prison Guard

  • The Garment Jungle(1957)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Man Afraid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Lieutenant Marlin

  • Slander (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Seth Jackson

  • The Wrong Man(1956)

    as . Bowers

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Tuphill

  • Somebody Up There Likes Me(1956)

    as Nick Barbella

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Harder They Fall(1956)

    as Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Lieutenant Jack Noonan · as Mac Davis · as Mr. Halloran

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Cheyenne(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Perez · as Rafe Larkin

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Gatluf · as Horace · as Jeff Sutro · as Jim Downey · as Joe Delk · as Judge Rambeau · as Orval

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Hiram Grant

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as John Chisholm

  • The Red Skelton Hour(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Sketch Player

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Clerk · as Mike Gannon · as Rockwell · as Sam

  • Hands of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Martin Kane, Private Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · as Nicholas Carutopolous

  • The Set-Up(1949)

    as Ringside observer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 2 episodes · as Eagle Moran · as Max

  • Kraft Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 101 titles from 1947 to 1984; peak year 1966.

Biggest box office

Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

$9.5K worldwide

Highest rated

The Harder They Fall (1956)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

I Spy (1965)

Film career

19471984

Peak 1966 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting101 of 101: 101 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

1940s5 · acting1950s34 · acting1960s42 · acting1970s18 · acting1980s2 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
5661

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Harold J. Stone's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 18; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 46 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Which Way to the Front? (1970)

81st percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Spartacus (1960)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Harold J. Stone work with?

People who share at least 2 of Harold J. Stone's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jerry Lewis shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Composers and editors