Arnold Stang (Performer) | Playbill

Arnold Stang

Performer

More often than not, he came off as a brassy New Yorker (he grew up in Brooklyn) who fought back from too many beatdowns with a know-it-all personality and honking bravado. Yet he could also bring dramatic heft to a role. His best known film was 1955's "The Man With the Golden Arm," an early drug drama based on a Nelson Algren novel, starring Frank Sinatra as a drummer with an addiction. Mr. Stang played Sinatra's needy, insistent shadow, named Sparrow, who sticks by the musician only to be abandoned in the final scene.

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  • Born: Sep 28, 1918 in New York, NY
  • Death: Dec 20, 2009 in Newton, MA

Roles (4)

The Front Page Playbill - May 1969 The Front Page
Opened May 10, 1969
  • as Mr. Pincus (Original)
The Front Page Playbill - May 1969
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 You'll See Stars
Opened December 29, 1942
  • as Herman Timberg (Original)
  • as Patrick Levi (Original)
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 All in Favor
Opened January 20, 1942
  • as Weasel (Original)
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