Stanley Fields
Stanley Fields (born Walter L. Agnew; May 20, 1883April 23, 1941) was an American actor.
Also recorded as Уолтер Л. Агнью
Stanley Fields

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- Name
- Stanley Fields
- Birth Name
- Walter L.
- Born
- 20 May 1883
- Birthplace
- Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Died
- 23 April 1941
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Spouse
- Alta Bailey
- Full name
- Walter L. Agnew.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- actor.
- Languages
- English.
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Stanley Fields (born Walter L. Agnew; May 20, 1883April 23, 1941) was an American actor.
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• Name — Stanley Fields • Birth Name — Walter L. Agnew • Born — 20 May 1883 • Birthplace — Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, U.S. • Died — 23 April 1941 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Years Active — 19291941 • Spouse — Alta Bailey
Biography
Biography
On Broadway, Fields performed in Fifty Miles from Boston (1908) and The Red Widow (1911). After that, for eight years, Fields performed in vaudeville with Frank Fay. he started on a film career with a screen debut as a gunman in her talkie New York Nights. In 1930, he signed a long-term contract with Paramount Pictures. He died of a heart attack on April 23, 1941.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Illustration — Stanley Fields in Little Caesar (1931). • New York Nights (1929) - Hood (uncredited) • Street of Chance (1930) - Dorgan • Dangerous Paradise (1930) - Steamer Captain (uncredited) • Mammy (1930) - Pig Eyes (uncredited) • Captain of the Guard (1930) - Hangman (uncredited) • Ladies Love Brutes (1930) - Mike Mendino • The Border Legion (1930) - Hack Gulden • Manslaughter (1930) - Peters • Her Man (1930) - Al • The Lottery Bride (1930) - Bartender (uncredited) • See America Thirst (1930) - Spumoni • Hook, Line and Sinker (1930) - McKay - Blackwell Henchman • Little Caesar (1931) - Sam Vettori • Cimarron (1931) - Lon Yountis • Cracked Nuts (1931) - Gen. Bogardus • City Streets (1931) - Blackie • A Holy Terror (1931) - Butch Morgan • Traveling Husbands (1931) - Dan Murphy - House Detective • Skyline (1931) - Captain Breen • Riders of the Purple Sage (1931) - Oldring • Way Back Home (1931) - Rufe Turner • Girl of the Rio (1932) - Mike • Two Kinds of Women (1932) - Harry Glassman • Girl Crazy (1932) - Lank Sanders • Destry Rides Again (1932) - Sheriff Jerry Wendell • The Mouthpiece (1932) - Mr. Pondapolis • The Painted Woman (1932) - Yank • Hell's Highway (1932) - F. E. Whiteside • One Way Passage (1932) - Freighter Captain (uncredited) • Rackety Rax (1932) - Gilatti • Sherlock Holmes (1932) - Tony Ardetti • The Kid from Spain (1932) - Jose • Island of Lost Souls (1932) - Captain Davies • The Constant Woman (1933) - Beef - Stagehand • Destination Unknown (1933) - Gattallo • Terror Aboard (1933) - Capt. Swanson • He Couldn't Take It (1933) - Sweet Sue • Roman Scandals (1933) - Slave Auctioneer (uncredited) • Palooka (1934) - Blacky Wolfe (uncredited) • Sing and Like It (1934) - Butch - Hood • Strictly Dynamite (1934) - Pussy • Many Happy Returns (1934) - Joe • Name the Woman (1934) - Dawson • Rocky Rhodes (1934) - Harp Haverty • Kid Millions (1934) - Oscar Wilson • Life Returns (1935) - Dog Catcher • Helldorado (1935) - Truck Driver • Baby Face Harrington (1935) - Mullens • The Daring Young Man (1935) - Rafferty • Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) - Muspratt • Black Gold (1936) - Lefty Stevens • It Had to Happen (1936) - Mug • O'Malley of the Mounted (1936) - Red Jagger • The Mine with the Iron Door (1936) - Dempsey • The King Steps Out (1936) - Bruiser (uncredited) • Show Boat (1936) - Backwoodsman with Gun (uncredited) • Ticket to Paradise (1936) - Dan Kelly • The Devil Is a Sissy (1936) - Joe • The Gay Desperado (1936) - Butch • Maid of Salem (1937) - First Mate • The Great O'Malley (1937) - Convict at Lathe (uncredited) • Midnight Court (1937) - 'Slim' Jacobs • Way Out West (1937) - Sheriff • The Hit Parade (1937) - Bedtime Story Man • The Last Train from Madrid (1937) - Avila (uncredited) • Three Legionnaires (1937) - Gen. Stavinski • The Toast of New York (1937) - Top Sergeant • Souls at Sea (1937) - Captain Paul M. Granley • The Sheik Steps Out (1937) - Abu Saal • All Over Town (1937) - Slug • Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937) - Delivery Man • Danger – Love at Work (1937) - Thug • Counsel for Crime (1937) - George Evans • Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937) - Tramp • Roll Along, Cowboy (1937) - Barry Barker • Wells Fargo (1937) - Abe - Prospector • Algiers (1938) - Carlos • Of Human Hearts (1938) - Horse Owner (uncredited) • Arsène Lupin Returns (1938) - André - Horse Groom (uncredited) • The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) - Bayan • Wide Open Faces (1938) - Duke Temple • Panamint's Bad Man (1938) - Harold 'Black Jack' Deavers • Painted Desert (1938) - Bill • Straight, Place and Show (1938) - Slippery Sol • The Sisters (1938) - Ship's Captain (uncredited) • Flirting with Fate (1938) - Fernando • Off the Record (1939) - Big Bruiser (uncredited) • Blackwell's Island (1939) - 'Bull' Bransom • Chasing Danger (1939) - Captain Fontaine • The Kid from Kokomo (1939) - Muscles Malone • Exile Express (1939) - Tony Kassan • Hell's Kitchen (1939) - Buck • Fugitive at Large (1939) - Manning • Pack Up Your Troubles (1939) - Sgt. Walker • Viva Cisco Kid (1940) - Boss • King of the Lumberjacks (1940) - Dominic Deribault • Ski Patrol (1940) - Birger Simberg • New Moon (1940) - Tambour • Wyoming (1940) - Curley - Henchman (uncredited) • The Great Plane Robbery (1940) - Frankie Toller • Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941) - Crandall • The Lady from Cheyenne (1941) - Jerry Stover • I'll Sell My Life (1941) - Bochini (final film role)

L. to R.: Charles Boyer, Stanley Fields Alan Hale in Algiers - cropped screenshot
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