THE HAT SQUAD: HAROLD J. STONE

The first time Harold J. Stone came to my notice was in 1972, with his role in 'Bridget Loves Bernie'. But he proved to be such a powerhouse of a character actor - a true bull of a man, - that it was impossible to miss him in any of his other roles before or since.

Two other roles of note for me were in 'The Twilight Zone', in which he played sort of an FAA inspector on the verge of a psychotic breakdown; and in 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' - in the classic episode 'Lamb To The Slaughter' with Barbara Bel Geddes.

A few of his guest appearances will need further study, in order to see if they can be linked to other shows via family trees.

For instance:

"Tales of Wells Fargo" playing "Roy Dorcas" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Sniper" (episode # 2.38) 26 May 1958
Roy Dorcas could have been the ancestor to a modern-day pirate known as Captain Dorcas in an episode of 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.'

"The Defenders" playing "Charles Crewe" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Broken Barrelhead" (episode # 1.32) 26 May 1962
It could be that Charles Crewe might have been the grandfather of Jack Crewe, the Hollywood action hero who played Hamlet at the New Burbage Shakespeare Festival in 'Slings & Arrows'.

"The Name of the Game" playing "Harry Mudd" (as George E. Stone) in episode: "Keep the Doctor Away" (episode # 1.21) 14 February 1969
Ooooooh! This is an exciting one, kiddies! How can I resist making the claim that he was one of the ancestors of Harcourt Fenton "Harry" Mudd, the character played by Roger C. Carmel in two episodes of the classic 'Star Trek'?

This tribute was made up with the help of the IMDb.com, but I do have to point out a redundancy in their list of Harold J. Stone's credits:

"Disneyland" playing "Chisholm" in episode: "The Slaughter Trail" (episode # 5.23) 20 March 1959
"Texas John Slaughter" playing "John Chisholm" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Slaughter Trail" (episode # 1.6) 20 March 1959

Obviously, these were the exact same shows.

BCnU....
Tele-Toby


TV SERIES
"Bridget Loves Bernie" (1972) TV Series .... Sam Steinberg (1972-73)
"My World and Welcome to It" (1969) TV Series .... Hamilton Greeley (1969-70)
"The Grand Jury" (1959) TV Series .... John Kennedy (1959)
"The Walter Winchell File" (1957) TV Series (as Harold J. Stone) .... Lt.
"The Goldbergs" (1949) TV Series .... Jake Goldberg (1952)
"The Hartmans" (1949) TV Series .... The handyman

TV MOVIES
The Legend of Valentino (1975) (TV) .... Sam Baldwin
The Werewolf of Woodstock (1975) (TV) .... Lt. Martino
Breakout (1970/I) (TV) (as Harold J. Stone) .... Phil Caprio
Ready and Willing (1967) (TV) (as Harold J. Stone)
Operation Razzle-Dazzle (1966) (TV) (as Harold J. Stone) .... Sergeant

TV GUEST APPEARANCES
"Highway to Heaven" playing "Harvey Milsap" in episode: "Close Encounters of the Heavenly Kind" (episode # 2.14) 15 January 1986
"Simon & Simon" playing "Ty Becker" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Dillinger Print" (episode # 3.21) 8 March 1984
"Lou Grant" playing "Fred Gruber" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Law" (episode # 5.18) 12 April 1982
"Charlie's Angels" playing "Joe Fenell" (as Harold J.Stone) in episode: "He Married an Angel" (episode # 5.9) 31 January 1981
"Trapper John, M.D." playing "Santori" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Straight and Narrow" (episode # 2.6) 11 January 1981
"Vega$" playing "Augie Brenner" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Black Cat Killer" (episode # 3.3) 11 November 1980
"Barney Miller" playing "Steven Haddad" (as Harold J. Stone)
in episode: "Homicide: Part 2" (episode # 7.2) 6 November 1980
in episode: "Homicide: Part 1" (episode # 7.1) 30 October 1980
"Three's Company" playing "Bernie Bustamente" (as The Loan Shark) in episode: "The Loan Shark" (episode # 4.10) 20 November 1979
"Vega$" playing "Mr. Hunter" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Best Friends" (episode # 1.16) 7 February 1979
"Barney Miller" playing "Mr. Siegel" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Kidnapping" (episode # 5.1) 14 September 1978
"Charlie's Angels" playing "John Strauss" (as Harold J.Stone) in episode: "Angels at Sea" (episode # 1.21) 23 March 1977
"Welcome Back, Kotter" playing "Charlie Kotter" in episode: "Kotter and Son" (episode # 2.16) 20 January 1977
"Kojak" playing "Franco 'Six Bits' Donatello" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "A Grave Too Soon" (episode # 3.19) 1 February 1976
"Police Woman" playing "Rolf" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Pattern for Evil" (episode # 2.4) 3 October 1975
"Harry O" playing "Capt. Gunther" in episode: "Anatomy of a Frame" (episode # 2.1) 11 September 1975
"The Rookies" playing "Al Steinman" (as Harold J Stone) in episode: "Take Over" (episode # 3.14) 30 December 1974
"The Rockford Files" playing "Sorrell, underworld boss" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Countess" (episode # 1.3) 27 September 1974
"Hec Ramsey" in episode: "Only Birds and Fools" (episode # 2.5) 7 April 1974
"Griff" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Elephant in a Cage" (episode # 1.8) 24 November 1973
"Medical Center" playing "Ferretti" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Woman for Hire" (episode # 5.9) 19 November 1973
"Cade's County" playing "Tom Braddock" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Jessie" (episode # 1.21) 12 March 1972
"Longstreet" playing "Emory Taggart" in episode: "Anatomy of a Murder" (episode # 1.19) 3 February 1972
"Mission: Impossible" playing "John Lawton" in episode: "Blind" (episode # 6.1) 18 September 1971
"Hogan's Heroes" playing "General Strommberger" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Look at the Pretty Snowflakes" (episode # 6.23) 21 March 1971
"The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" playing "Harry Miller" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "A Matter of Priorities" (episode # 2.6) 3 January 1971
"The Name of the Game" playing "Lieutenant" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "So Long Baby, and Amen" (episode # 3.1) 18 September 1970
"The Virginian" playing "Adam Southcort" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Shiloh Years" (episode # 8.17) 28 January 1970
"Hogan's Heroes" playing "Field Marshall Rudolf Richter" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Defector" (episode # 5.10) 28 November 1969
"Medical Center" playing "Lombardi" (as Harold J Stone) in episode: "The Battle of Lily Wu" (episode # 1.5) 22 October 1969
"It Takes a Thief" in episode: "Rock-Bye, Bye, Baby" (episode # 2.22) 25 March 1969
"The F.B.I." playing "Ignatius Cober" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Cober List" (episode # 4.25) 23 March 1969
"The Name of the Game" playing "Harry Mudd" (as George E. Stone) in episode: "Keep the Doctor Away" (episode # 1.21) 14 February 1969
"The Virginian" playing "Grant Buchanan" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Death Wait" (episode # 7.15) 15 January 1969
"Hogan's Heroes" playing "Major Teppel" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Bad Day in Berlin" (episode # 4.11) 7 December 1968
"Mannix" playing "Judge Green" in episode: "Pressure Point" (episode # 2.3) 12 October 1968
"Hawaii Five-O" playing "D. J. Georgiade" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Tiger by the Tail" (episode # 1.3) 10 October 1968
"Ironside" playing "Jim Connolly" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Force of Arms" (episode # 1.16) 4 January 1968
"Felony Squad"
in episode: "An Arrangement with Death: Part 2" (episode # 2.14) 7 December 1967
in episode: "An Arrangement with Death: Part 1" (episode # 2.13) 1 December 1967
"The Iron Horse" playing "Josh Wyatt" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Steel Chain to a Music Box" (episode # 2.10) 18 November 1967
"I Spy" playing "Zarkas" (as Harold J. Stone)
in episode: "The Seventh Captain" (episode # 3.9) 13 November 1967
in episode: "Philotimo" (episode # 3.5) 9 October 1967
in episode: "The Beautiful Children" (episode # 3.2) 18 September 1967
"The Man from U.N.C.L.E." playing "Stavros" in episode: "The It's All Greek to Me Affair" (episode # 3.21) 3 February 1967
"Mr. Terrific" playing "Shenko" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Matchless" (episode # 1.1) 9 January 1967
"The Virginian" playing "Einar Carlson" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Ride to Delphi" (episode # 5.2) 21 September 1966
"The Legend of Jesse James" playing "Sergeant Foy" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "A Field of Wild Flowers" (episode # 1.32) 25 April 1966
"The Virginian" playing "Jake" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Mark of a Man" (episode # 4.30) 20 April 1966
"A Man Called Shenandoah" playing "Jason Pruitt" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "An Unfamiliar Tune" (episode # 1.30) 11 April 1966
"Get Smart" playing "Captain Groman" (as Harold J. Stone)
in episode: "Ship of Spies: Part 2" (episode # 1.28) 9 April 1966
in episode: "Ship of Spies: Part 1" (episode # 1.27) 2 April 1966
"The Big Valley" playing "Sam Beldon" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Teacher of Outlaws" (episode # 1.19) 2 February 1966
"The Virginian" playing "Ev Clinchy" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Laramie Road" (episode # 4.12) 8 December 1965
"The Trials of O'Brien" playing "Max Fabrikant" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Picture Me a Murder" (episode # 1.11) 27 November 1965
"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" playing "Borginin" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Russian Roulette" (episode # 3.7) 17 November 1965
"Run for Your Life" playing "Angie Zeno" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Savage Season" (episode # 1.8) 8 November 1965
"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" playing "Enrico" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Kicks" (episode # 3.4) 13 October 1965
"Gunsmoke" playing "Jeff Sutro" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "He Who Steals" (episode # 10.36) 29 May 1965
"Gilligan's Island" playing "Dubov" in episode: "Goodbye Old Paint" (episode # 1.34) 22 May 1965
"The Nurses" playing "Elihu Kaminsky" (as Harold J. Stone)
in episode: "Where There's Smoke" (episode # 3.23) 9 March 1965
in episode: "Nurse Is a Feminine Noun" (episode # 2.21) 13 February 1964
"Mr. Novak" playing "Joe Garvin" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Beat the Plowshare, Edge the Sword" (episode # 2.17) 26 January 1965
"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" playing "Admiral Jiggs Starke" in episode: "Mutiny" (episode # 1.18) 11 January 1965
"Dr. Kildare" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Catch a Crooked Mouse" (episode # 4.12) 17 December 1964
"Gunsmoke" playing "Jim Downey" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Hung High" (episode # 10.8) 14 November 1964
"Daniel Boone" playing "Greenbriar" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Family Fluellen" (episode # 1.4) 15 October 1964
"Bonanza" playing "Chad" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Hostage" (episode # 6.2) 27 September 1964
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" playing "Osterman" in episode: "The Second Verdict" (episode # 2.30) 29 May 1964
"Gunsmoke" playing "Orval Bass" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Homecoming" (episode # 9.34) 23 May 1964
"The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters" playing "Colonel Dolan" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Day of the Dark Deeds" (episode # 1.25) 8 March 1964
"Kraft Suspense Theatre" playing "Dr. Nat Kaufman" in episode: "Leviathan Five" (episode # 1.14) 30 January 1964
"77 Sunset Strip" playing "Lieutenant John Frazier" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Deposit with Caution" (episode # 6.10) 29 November 1963
"The Defenders" playing "Sargeant Henry Olson" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Loophole" (episode # 3.8) 16 November 1963
"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" playing "Ernie Santee" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The House Next Door" (episode # 1.7) 15 November 1963
"Breaking Point" playing "Joseph Babcock" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "And James Was a Very Small Snail" (episode # 1.9) 11 November 1963
"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" playing "Turin" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" (episode # 1.6) 8 November 1963
"The Greatest Show on Earth" playing "Greenwood" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Garve" (episode # 1.5) 15 October 1963
"Arrest and Trial" playing "Gus Ortega" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Tears from a Silver Dipper" (episode # 1.3) 29 September 1963
"The Untouchables" playing "Julie Flack" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "One Last Killing" (episode # 4.24) 2 April 1963
"Dr. Kildare" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "A Place Among the Monuments" (episode # 2.21) 28 February 1963
"The Rifleman" playing "Marshall" in episode: "The Bullet" (episode # 5.21) 25 February 1963
"Ben Casey" playing "Reb Sholem Isaacs" (as Harold J Stone) in episode: "A Hundred More Pipers" (episode # 2.20) 18 February 1963
"Empire" playing "Gerald Wormser" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Tiger Inside" (episode # 1.20) 12 February 1963
"Rawhide" in episode: "Incident at the Trail's End" (episode # 5.15) 11 January 1963
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" playing "Taxi Driver" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Black Curtain" (episode # 1.9) 15 November 1962
"The Untouchables" playing "Louie Madikoff" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Pressure" (episode # 3.26) 14 June 1962
"The Defenders" playing "Charles Crewe" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Broken Barrelhead" (episode # 1.32) 26 May 1962
"Target: The Corruptors" playing "Allie Janowitz" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "License to Steal" (episode # 1.30) 4 May 1962
"Tales of Wells Fargo" playing "Brian" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Royal Maroon" (episode # 6.30) 28 April 1962
"The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" playing "Fred Forrest" (as Harold J. Stone)
in episode: "Three Blind Mice: Part 2" (episode # 3.25) 6 April 1962
in episode: "Three Blind Mice: Part 1" (episode # 3.24) 30 March 1962
"Cain's Hundred" playing "Marty Emson" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Savage in Darkness" (episode # 1.24) 27 March 1962
"87th Precinct" playing "Gantry" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "A Bullet for Katie" (episode # 1.20) 12 February 1962
"Target: The Corruptors" playing "Al Deus" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Play It Blue" (episode # 1.17) 19 January 1962
"Cheyenne" playing "Perez" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Wedding Rings" (episode # 6.10) 8 January 1962
"The Untouchables" playing "Adam Stone" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Hammerlock" (episode # 3.10) 21 December 1961
"Target: The Corruptors" playing "Herman" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Silent Partner" (episode # 1.11) 8 December 1961
"Cain's Hundred" playing "Dave Braddock" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Dead Load" (episode # 1.9) 21 November 1961
"The New Breed" playing "George Sorens" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Compulsion to Confess" (episode # 1.5) 31 October 1961
"Gunsmoke" playing "Horace Kelk" in episode: "Miss Kitty" (episode # 7.3) 14 October 1961
"The Twilight Zone" playing "Grant Sheckly" in episode: "The Arrival" (episode # 3.2) 22 September 1961
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" playing "Mac Davis" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Ambition" (episode # 6.38) 4 July 1961
"Route 66" playing "Gus" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "A Skill for Hunting" (episode # 1.26) 12 May 1961
"The Barbara Stanwyck Show" playing "Jake Lytell" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Frightened Doll" (episode # 1.29) 24 April 1961
"Michael Shayne" playing "Ross Colby" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Trouble with Ernie" (episode # 1.29) 21 April 1961
"The Untouchables" playing "Barney Jarreau" (as Harold J Stone) in episode: "Ring of Terror" (episode # 2.24) 13 April 1961
"Surfside 6" playing "Harry Wilde" in episode: "The Impractical Joker" (episode # 1.24) 13 March 1961
"Have Gun - Will Travel" playing "Judge Elmer Greenleaf" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Last Judgment" (episode # 4.25) 11 March 1961
"Route 66" playing "Lieutenant Mangano" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Play It Glissando" (episode # 1.14) 20 January 1961
"The Untouchables" playing "Tough Tommy Karpeles" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Tommy Karpeles Story" (episode # 2.11) 29 December 1960
"Hong Kong" playing "Judge Moisom" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Dragon Cup" (episode # 1.12) 14 December 1960
"The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" playing "Hiram Grant" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Fanatic" (episode # 6.8) 22 November 1960
"Stagecoach West" playing "Tanner" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Red Sand" (episode # 1.7) 22 November 1960
"The Islanders" playing "Larr" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Phantom Captain" (episode # 1.7) 13 November 1960
"Rawhide" playing "Nick Mesa" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Incident of the Night Visitor" (episode # 3.4) 4 November 1960
"Laramie" playing "Sam Bronson" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Dark Trail" (episode # 2.7) 1 November 1960
"The Tall Man" playing "Ben Myers" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Parson" (episode # 1.7) 29 October 1960
"The Untouchables" playing "Charles 'Pops' Felcher" in episode: "The Rusty Heller Story" (episode # 2.1) 13 October 1960
"Wanted: Dead or Alive" playing "Harry Simmons" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Cure" (episode # 3.2) 28 September 1960
"The Rifleman" playing "Benjamin Stark" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Trail of Hate" (episode # 3.1) 27 September 1960
"Tales of Wells Fargo" playing "Phil" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Man for the Job" (episode # 4.37) 30 May 1960
"Overland Trail" playing "Cash" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Reckoning" (episode # 1.16) 29 May 1960
"The Alaskans" playing "Ed Bundy" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Long Pursuit" (episode # 1.17) 31 January 1960
"Naked City" playing "Simon Beecker" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Saw My Baby There" (episode # 1.37) 9 June 1959
"Gunsmoke" playing "Jim Gatluf" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Buffalo Hunter" (episode # 4.33) 2 May 1959
"Bat Masterson" playing "Jess Hobart" in episode: "Man of Action" (episode # 1.25) 22 April 1959
"Disneyland" playing "Chisholm" in episode: "The Slaughter Trail" (episode # 5.23) 20 March 1959
"Texas John Slaughter" playing "John Chisholm" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Slaughter Trail" (episode # 1.6) 20 March 1959
"Trackdown" playing "Ambrose Hacker" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Fear" (episode # 2.26) 18 March 1959
"Alcoa Theatre" playing "Tony Busso" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Goodbye Johnny" (episode # 2.10) 9 February 1959
"Zorro" playing "Salvio" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Iron Box" (episode # 2.15) 15 January 1959
"77 Sunset Strip" playing "Lou Catto" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Vicious Circle" (episode # 1.10) 12 December 1958
"Sugarfoot" playing "Galt Kimberly" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Yampa Crossing" (episode # 2.7) 9 December 1958
"Cimarron City" playing "Fred Barker" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "A Respectable Girl" (episode # 1.9) 6 December 1958
"Trackdown" playing "Quince Flanders" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Schoolteacher" (episode # 2.10) 7 November 1958
"Gunsmoke" playing "Judge Rambeau" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Letter of the Law" (episode # 4.5) 11 October 1958
"The Rifleman" playing "Oat Jackford" in episode: "Home Ranch" (episode # 1.2) 7 October 1958
"The Frank Sinatra Show" playing "Lt. Garrow" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "A Gun at His Back" 13 June 1958
"Tales of Wells Fargo" playing "Roy Dorcas" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Sniper" (episode # 2.38) 26 May 1958
"Goodyear Theatre" playing "Captain Stemson" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Giant Step" (episode # 1.15) 28 April 1958
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" playing "Lieutenant Jack Noonan" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Lamb to the Slaughter" (episode # 3.28) 13 April 1958
"Alcoa Theatre" playing "Lieutenant Nelson" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Loudmouth" (episode # 1.13) 7 April 1958
"Suspicion" (as Harold J. Stones) in episode: "The Bull Skinner" (episode # 1.26) 7 April 1958
"The Restless Gun" playing "Ben Reed" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Sheriff Billy" (episode # 1.25) 10 March 1958
"The Court of Last Resort" playing "Captain Cunningham" in episode: "The Frank Clark Case" (episode # 1.18) 21 February 1958
"Trackdown" playing Yewci in episode: "The Witness" (episode # 1.16) 24 January 1958
"Cheyenne" playing "Rafe Larkin" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "The Last Comanchero" (episode # 3.9) 14 January 1958
"Zane Grey Theater" playing "Tuphill" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Trial by Fear" (episode # 2.14) 10 January 1958
"Have Gun - Will Travel" playing "Samuel Abajinian" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "Helen of Abajinian" (episode # 1.16) 28 December 1957
"Have Gun - Will Travel" playing "Holgate" (as Harold J. Stone) in episode: "A Matter of Ethics" (episode # 1.5) 12 October 1957