Stuart Lancaster (actor)

Stuart Lancaster

Stuart Lancaster in Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Born November 30, 1920
Evanston, Illinois
Died December 22, 2000 (aged 80)
Los Angeles, California
Occupation Actor
Years active 1963-1998

Stuart Gage Lancaster (November 30, 1920 – December 22, 2000) was an American actor known for roles in Russ Meyer films.

Born in Evanston, Illinois, Lancaster's grandfather was circus owner Charles Ringling. He served as an aviator in the United States Navy in World War II. He moved to Los Angeles in 1962. Lancaster appeared in several Meyer films, including Mudhoney, Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Good Morning... and Goodbye!, Supervixens, and Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens. In addition to those, he had a recurring role on The Young and the Restless and a part in Edward Scissorhands. He was sometimes credited as Stewart Lancaster or Stud Lancaster.

Lancaster was also the founder and director of the Palm Tree Playhouse in Sarasota, Florida. He died in Los Angeles, California.[1][2] His wife Ivy Bethune and stepdaughter Zina Bethune are both actresses.

References

  1. ↑ Marshall, Alys (December 29, 2000). Stuart Lancaster. Daily Variety
  2. ↑ Kennedy, Lou (January 14, 2001). Stuart Lancaster was Ringling descendant and theater founder. Sarasota Herald-Tribune

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