Jeffrey Stone

• Name — Jeffrey Stone • Birth Name — John Forrest Fontaine • Born — December 16, 1926 • Birthplace — Detroit, Michigan, US • Died — 22 August 2012 • Place of death — Penang, Malaysia • Other Names — John Fontaine • Occupation — Actor, voice-over artist • Years Active — 1948–1966

Stone was born John Forrest Fontaine on December 16, 1926, in Detroit, Michigan. He was raised in an Indiana orphanage throughout most of his early life after the death of his father. He enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II.

After minor uncredited appearances in a pair of 1948 movies, Stone earned his first credit, under the stage name John Fontaine, with a voice role in Cinderella in 1950. His next film, and first credited on screen role, was the 1952 film Army Bound, again as John Fontaine. He then appeared in three films released in 1953—Fighter Attack, Bad for Each Other, starring Charlton Heston, and Wonder Valley—as well as the 1954 film noir, Drive a Crooked Road. During the later 1950s, Stone co-starred in Edge of Hell in 1956 and Zsa Zsa Gabor's The Girl in the Kremlin in 1957. He then appeared in four films released in 1958: The Big Beat, Damn Citizen, The Thing That Couldn't Die and Money, Women and Guns. Stone's roles during the 1950s extended to television as well. In 1954, he starred in the Italian television series, I Tre moschettieri (The Three Musketeers) as D'Artagnan opposite Paul Campbell (as Aramis), Sebastian Cabot (as Porthos), and Domenico Modugno (as Athos). Individual episodes of the series were merged for release as feature films in European theaters including Knights of the Queen in 1954; The King's Musketeers and La Spada Imbattibile, both released in Europe in 1957; Le Imprese di Una Spada Leggendaria in 1958; and Mantelli Espade Insanguinate in 1959. Stone's other television credits included roles in Adventures in Paradise, The Outer Limits, The Californians, Johnny Midnight, and Surfside 6. In 1960, he appeared in the comedic film, When the Girls Take Over. Stone also starred as Zorro in the 1960 Mexican Spanish film, El Jinete Solitario en El Valle de los Desaparecidos: La Venganza del Jinete Solitario. He wrote the story for the 1964 low-budget British sci-fi film, Unearthly Stranger. Stone wrote and directed Strange Portrait, a feature film that never saw a release.

Stone soon left the entertainment industry to travel in Southeast Asia and moved to Penang, Malaysia, during the early 1960s. He wrote several novels during his later life, including The Other Side of Rainbow and Letters to Rainbow. In 2010, he published his autobiography, Whatever Happened To Prince Charming?.

Stone married actress Barbara Lawrence in 1947, which ended in divorce the following year. Stone then wed French actress Corinne Calvet, from 1955 to 1960, with whom he had one child. In 1965, he married Christina Lee, from whom he was divorced in 1972. Stone died at his home in Penang on August 22, 2012, at age 85.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1948 — You Were Meant for Me — Boy in Drugstore — Uncredited • 1948 — Train to Alcatraz — Husband — Uncredited • 1950 — Cinderella — Voice • 1952 — Army Bound — Lt. Peters • 1952 — Battle Zone — Lt. Pilot • 1953 — Fighter Attack — Lt. Gross • 1953 — Bad for Each Other — Minor Role — Uncredited • 1953 — Wonder Valley — Power Lineman • 1953-56 — Private Secretary — Jeff Richie — 2 episodes • 1954 — Drive a Crooked Road — Wells — Uncredited • 1956 — Edge of Hell — Chauffeur • 1957 — The Girl in the Kremlin — Mischa Rimilkin • 1958 — The Californians — Tony Drake — 2 episodes • 1958 — The Big Beat — Danny Phillips • 1958 — Damn Citizen — Paul Musso • 1958 — The Thing That Couldn't Die — Hank Huston • 1958 — Money, Women and Guns — Johnny Bee • 1960 — Adventures in Paradise — Dr. Drury — S1.E28: "The Death-Divers" • 1960 — Siempre en la arena — Spain/UK/USA co-production • 1960 — The Millionaire — Jim English — S6.E19: "Millionaire Janie Harris" • 1960 — Richard Diamond, Private Detective — Larry Manners — S3.E33: "Seven Swords" • 1961 — Surfside 6 — Barney Michaels — S1.E25: "Inside Job" • 1961 — Death Valley Days — Dave Reid — S9.E16: "The Salt War" • 1962 — When the Girls Take Over — Steve Harding — Filmed in 1960 • 1964 — The Outer Limits — The Cop — S2.E13: "The Duplicate Man"

Jeffrey Stone is recorded with the occupation television actor. Recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as actor, film director, novelist, autobiographer and screenwriter.