Stanley Anderson

Stanley Anderson (October 23, 1939 – June 24, 2018) was an American character actor who played Drew Carey's father on The Drew Carey Show.

Early years
Born in Billings, Montana, Anderson attended Garfield Elementary School, Lincoln Junior High School, and Billings Senior High School. He graduated from San Jose State University in the 1960s with a master's degree in theatre.

He had two years of military service in Korea, where he served in a broadcasting post that he compared to the film Good Morning, Vietnam. Between returning from Korea and becoming an actor, he worked with display advertising in California.

Career
Anderson began his professional acting career in 1967. Prior to 1990 and his work in film and television, Anderson had spent 23 years in over 200 productions as a professional actor working at Arena Stage, ACT, The Actors Company, and the California Shakespeare Festival, among others.

After undergraduate and graduate work at San Jose State University, where he appeared in 16 productions, he and his wife, actress Judith Long, moved to Seattle, Washington, where they spent three years at the Seattle Repertory Theatre. After two years at Actors Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky, Anderson headed to Washington, D.C., to join the Arena Stage. His debut with Arena Stage was in the starring role of Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Anderson went on to spend 17 years with Arena Stage, appearing in nearly 100 of their productions. During the years he was active in Arena Stage, Anderson lived with his wife and their son in Springfield, Virginia. In the mid-2000s they moved to the Los Angeles area of California.

In the early 1970s, Anderson was a member of the board of directors of Actors Company of Ann Arbor, Michigan, in addition to acting with the group.

Anderson's films include Deceived, RoboCop 3 and The Pelican Brief. He appeared in Michael Bay's movies The Rock and Armageddon; in both films, he played the role of the US president. His TV guest appearances include The Practice, The X-Files, and "Judge Vandelay" in the Seinfeld episode "The Finale". Anderson also worked as voiceover talent for National Geographic, Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, PBS, and the History Channel documentaries.

Death
Anderson died of brain cancer on June 24, 2018, at the age of 78.

Filmography

 * The Imagemaker (1986) .... Tony LaCorte (voice)
 * Son of the Morning Star (1991) .... Ulysses S. Grant
 * He Said, She Said (1991) .... Bill Weller
 * Deceived (1991) .... Det. Kinsella
 * L.A. Law (2 episodes, 1991–1993) .... Dr. Carlson
 * RoboCop 3 (1993) .... Zack
 * The Pelican Brief (1993) .... Edwin Sneller
 * Murder Between Friends (1994) .... Casey
 * Canadian Bacon (1995) .... Edwin S. Simon, NBS News Anchor
 * City Hall (1996) .... Train Conductor
 * Primal Fear (1996) .... Archbishop Richard Rushman
 * The Rock (1996) .... The President (uncredited)
 * Shadow Conspiracy (1997) .... Atty. Gen. Toyanbee
 * The Shining (1997, mini TV Series) .... Delbert Grady
 * Seinfeld (1998) .... Judge Vandelay
 * Armageddon (1998) .... The President
 * Chicago Hope (1 episode, 1999) .... Dr. Windsor
 * Arlington Road (1999) .... Dr. Archer Scobee
 * Just Shoot Me! (1 episode, 1999) .... Minister
 * Judging Amy (1 episode, 1999) .... Thomas Carr
 * Waking the Dead (2000) .... Fielding's Father
 * The X-Files (1 episode, 2000) .... Agent Schoniger
 * The Kid (2000) .... Bob Riley
 * Proof of Life (2000) .... Jerry
 * Ally McBeal (1 episode, 2001) .... Judge Walter McDonald
 * Crossing Jordan (1 episode, 2001) .... Pat Donnelly
 * Roswell (1 episode, 2001) .... Jim Valenti, Sr.
 * 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) .... Pater Maher
 * Spider-Man (2002) .... General Slocum
 * S1m0ne (2002) .... Frank Brand
 * Red Dragon (2002) .... Jimmy Price
 * Law & Order (2 episodes, 1991-2003) .... Jerry Manley / Nelson Lambert
 * Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) .... Michael Blaine
 * Runaway Jury (2003) .... Henry Jankle
 * American Dreams (2 episodes, 2002–2003) .... Father Ryan
 * The Practice (3 episodes, 1997–2004) .... Dr. Gale / Psychiatrist
 * The Drew Carey Show (10 episodes, 1995–2004) .... George Carey
 * The Last Shot (2004) .... Howard Schatz / Ben Cartwright
 * NYPD Blue (2 episodes, 1994–2005) .... Robert Heilbrenner / Professor John Goldman (final appearance)

Self

 * When the Earth Quakes (1990) (TV) .... Narrator
 * Richard I: The Lion Heart (1994)
 * Ancient Mysteries (1996) TV Series .... Narrator (Origin of the Vampire) (unknown episodes)
 * ... aka Ancient Mysteries: New Investigations of the Unsolved (USA: video title)