Stanley C. Clements

Stanley Clements (July 16, 1926 – October 16, 1981) was an American actor and comedian.

Stanley Clements was born Stanislaw Klimowicz in Long Island, New York. Young Stan realized that he wanted a show-business career while he was in grammar school, and when he graduated from college he toured in vaudeville for two years. He then joined the touring company of the Major Bowes Amateur Hour. In 1941, he was signed to a contract by 20th Century Fox and appeared in several B films for the studio.

After a short stint with the East Side Kids, he set out on his own again, this time landing roles in more prestigious pictures. He was featured in the Bing Crosby hit Going My Way, and scored a great success as a jockey in the Alan Ladd feature Salty O'Rourke. His career was interrupted by military service in World War II, and when he returned, he began appearing in lower-budgeted films, including Johnny Holiday (cast against type as a psychopath). He starred in a series of action/detective pictures at Allied Artists for producer Ben Schwalb and director Edward Bernds.

Schwalb soon became staff producer for The Bowery Boys, and when he needed a replacement for Leo Gorcey in 1956, he asked Clements to step in. Clements comfortably settled into the role of Huntz Hall's sidekick, beginning with Fighting Trouble, and co-starred in the final seven Bowery Boys comedies.

The series finally ended in 1958, and Clements went on to a steady career of supporting roles in film and TV until his death from emphysema in 1981. One of his last jobs was an appearance in a nationally advertised commercial for Pringle's potato chips.

Stanley Clements died of emphysema in Pasadena, California, and is buried at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.

Partial filmography

Source: Wikipedia

Actor, Born Stanislaw Klimowicz, he began his career performing in Vaudeville, then joined the touring company of the Major Bowes Amateurs in the late 1930s. In 1941, he was signed to a contract with 20th Century Fox Studios and was featured in the "The East Side Kids" film series. With the advent of World War II, his career was interrupted while serving in the US Army and he returned to acting appearing in the film“Going My Way” (1944). His other film credits included “Salty O’Rourke” (1946), “Hazard” (1948), “Destination Murder” (1950), “Jet Job” (1952) and “White Lighting” (1953). He became a staff producer for the “Bowery Boys” film series in 1956, plus performed in the role of Duke Coveleskie in “Hot Shots” (1956), “Spook Chasers” (1957), “Looking for Danger” (1957), “Up in Smoke” (1957) and “In the Money” (1958). He went on to a steady career of supporting roles in film and TV commercials until his death from emphysema at age 55. (bio by: [fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=46568383" target="_blank John "J-Cat" Griffith)] Maintained by: Find A Grave Record added: Mar 04, 2000

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