Arnold Herbert Stang (September 28, 1918 – December 20, 2009) was an American comic actor known for his owlish, bespectacled appearance and his high-pitched nasally voice.
Stang's career lasted more than sixty years and included appearances in such films as The Man with the Golden Arm, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Hercules in New York, and Dennis the Menace. He was also known for such voice roles as Herman of Herman and Katnip and the eponymous Top Cat.
He was married to JoAnne Taggart Stang and they had two children.
Stang died in 2009 at the age of 91.
Filmography
Film roles
- 1942: My Sister Eileen as Jimmy (uncredited)
- 1942: Seven Days Leave as Bitsy Slater
- 1943: They Got Me Covered as Drugstore Boy (uncredited)
- 1945: Lets Go Steady as Chet Carson
- 1948: So This Is New York as Western Union Clerk
- 1951: Two Gals And A Guy as Bernard
- 1955: The Man with the Golden Arm as Sparrow
- 1960: Alakazam The Great as Lulipopo (voice)
- 1961: Dondi as Peewee
- 1962: The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm as Rumpelstiltskin
- 1963: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Ray
- 1965: Second Fiddle To A Steel Guitar as Jubal A. Bristol
- 1965: Pinocchio in Outer Space as Nurtle the Turtle (voice)
- 1968: Skidoo as Harry
- 1969: Hello Down There as Jonah
- 1969: Hercules in New York as Pretzie
- 1972: Marco Polo Jr as The Delicate Dinosaur (voice)
- 1977: Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure as Queasy (voice)
- 1980: I Go Pogo as Churchy LaFemme (voice)
- 1987: Normans Corner as Harv
- 1988: Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats as Top Cat (voice)
- 1990: Ghost Dad as Mr. Cohen
- 1993: Dennis the Menace as Photographer
Short film roles
- 1943: The Hungry Goat as Billy the Kid (voice, uncredited)
- 1944–47: Noveltoons as Blackie (voice)
- 1944: No Mutton Fer Nuttin
- 1945: A Lamb In A Jam
- 1946: Sheep Shape
- 1947: Much Ado About Mutton
- 1947: The Circus Comes To Clown
- 1943: The Marry-Go-Round as Shorty (voice)
- 1944: Moving Aweigh as Shorty (voice)
- 1949–59: Herman and Katnip as Herman (voice)
- 1944: Henpecked Rooster
- 1945: Scrappily Married
- 1946: Cheese Burglar
- 1946: Sudden Fried Chicken
- 1947: Naughty But Mice
- 1949: Campus Capers
- 1950: Saved by the Bell
- 1950: Mice Meeting You
- 1951: Mice Paradise
- 1951: Cat Tamale
- 1952: Cat Carson Rides Again
- 1952: Mice Capades
- 1953: Of Mice And Magic
- 1953: Herman The Cartoonist
- 1953: Drinks On The Mouse
- 1953: Northwest Mousie
- 1954: Surf And Sound
- 1954: Of Mice And Menace
- 1954: Ship A Hooey
- 1955: Robin Rodenthood
- 1955: Bicep Built For Two
- 1955: Mouse Trapeze
- 1955: Mousieur Herman
- 1956: Mouseum
- 1956: Will Do Mousework
- 1956: Mousetro Herman
- 1956: Hide And Peak
- 1957: Cat In The Act
- 1957: Sky Scrappers
- 1957: From Mad To Worse
- 1957: One Funny Knight
- 1958: Frighty Cat
- 1958: You Said A Mouseful
- 1959: Owly To Bed
- 1959: Fun On Furlough
- 1944: Im Just Curious as Hawk (voice)
- 1945: Beau Ties as Fatso (voice)
- 1946: Bored Of Education as Tubby/Horse/Baseball Indian Guy (voice)
- 1946: The Goal Rush as Benched Cat/Skunk (voice)
- 1947: Musica Lulu as Tubby (voice)
- 1947: A Scout With The Gout as Raccoon (voice)
- 1948: Were In The Honey as Drunk Bee/Bee Guard (voice)
- 1948: The Bored Cuckoo as Cuckoo Bird (voice)
- 1949: A Mutt In A Rut as Police Bulldog (voice)
- 1950: Expectant Father as The Expectant Father
- 1950: Voice Of The Turkey as Turkey (voice)
- 1951: Hold The Lion Please as Lion's Cries (voice)
- 1951: Land Of Lost Watches as Turtle (voice)
- 1961: Kooky Loopy as Wolf (voice)
- 1962: Slippery Slippers as Prince Charming (voice)
- 1966: Two by Two as Quacky Whack (voice)
- 1976: Misterjaw as Catfish (voice)
- 1976: Sweat Hog Shark
- 1976: Flying Fool
- 1976: Shopping Spree
- 1976: Beach Resort
- 1976: Monster Of The Deep
- 1976: Showbiz Shark
- 1976: Aladdins Lump
- 1976: Little Red Riding Halibut
- 1976: The Codfather
- 1976: Davey Jones Locker
- 1976: Flying Saucer
- 1976: The Shape Of Things
- 1976: Caught In The Act
- 1976: Merry Sharkman Merry Sharkman
- 1976: Sea Chase
- 1976: Aloha Hah Hah
- 1976: Never Shake Hands With A Piranha
- 1976: Stand In Room Only
- 1976: The Fishy Time Machine
- 1976: Transistorized Shark
- 1976: The 695 Bionic Shark
- 1976: Mama
- 1976: Moulin Rogues
- 1976: Holiday In Venice
- 1976: Shark And The Beanstalk
- 1976: The Aquanuts
- 1976: Cannery Caper
- 1976: Fish Anonymous
- 1976: Maguiness Book Of Records
- 1976: Deep Sea Rodeo
- 1976: Cool Shark
- 1976: Easy Come Easy Go
- 1976: To Catch A Halibut
- 1976: The Bureau as Agent Charles Sunglasses
- 1977: The Fourth King as The Turtle (voice)
- 1981: No Mans Valley as Fred Firmwing (voice)
- 1987: Lyle Lyle Crocodile The Musical The House On The East88th Street as Bird (voice)
- 1991: Clippers as Leonard
Television roles
- 1949: The Goldbergs as Seymour
- 1950: Starlight Theatre as Milton Ditwiler
- 1951: Casper the Friendly Ghost as Scare-O-Meter Ghost (voice)
- 1951: Search for Tomorrow as N.O. Poindexter
- 1951: Captain Video And His Video Rangers as Clumsy McGee
- 1951: The Billy Bean Show as Billy Bean
- 1952: Doc Corkle as Winfield Dill
- 1953–54: The Milton Berle Show as Francis (6 episodes)
- 1956: The Ford Television Theatre as Melvin Marks (1 episode)
- 1956: Washington Square as Arnold A. Turtle (voice, 1 episode)
- 1956: Producers Showcase as Mr. Fum (1 episode)
- 1956: December Bride as Marvin (3 episodes)
- 1957: The Red Skelton Hour as Snorkel (2 episodes)
- 1957–58: Playhouse 90 as Allencamp/Frankie (2 episodes)
- 1959: Mattys Funnies With Beany And Cecil as Herman/Various (voice)
- 1961: Wagon Train as Ah Chong (1 episode)
- 1961: Bonanza as Jake 'The Weasel' (1 episode)
- 1961–62: Top Cat as Top Cat (voice)
- 1985–88: Yogi's Treasure Hunt as Top Cat (voice)
- 1990: Wake Rattle And Roll as Top Cat (voice)
- 1963: The Dick Powell Theatre as Donald Joe (1 episode)
- 1965: Broadside as Stanley Stubbs
- 1966: The Secret Squirrel Show as Big Bad Wolf (voice, 1 episode)
- 1968: Batman as Gun Shop Owner (1 episode)
- 1971–72: Loopy De Loop as Prince Charming/Wolf (voice, 2 episodes)
- 1972–73: Emergency! as Dirk/Arthur Merkl (2 episodes)
- 1973: Ozzies Girls as Happy (1 episode)
- 1974: Wait Till Your Father Gets Home as Sam (voice, 1 episode)
- 1976: Chico and the Man as Gus (1 episode)
- 1976: The Pink Panther Laugh-and-a-Half Hour-and-a-Half Show as Catfish (voice)
- 1977: ABC Nutrition Spots as Louis the Lifeguard (voice)
- 1978: Flying High as Reverend (1 episode)
- 1987: Tales from the Darkside as Tapok (1 episode)
- 1987: HBO Storybook Musicals as Bird (voice, 1 episode)
- 1989: The Cosby Show as Man in Waiting Room (1 episode)
- 1990: Mathnet as Pop Bespectakled (1 episode)
- 1994: Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Assistant Director (voice, 1 episode)
- 1994: The Cosby Mysteries as Homeless Guy (1 episode)
- 1994: Garfield and Friends as Irwin the Mouse (voice, 1 episode)
- 1999–2001: Courage the Cowardly Dog as Rat/Sand Whale/Monk/Mustafa al The Precious, Wonderful, Adorable, Lovable Duckling/Small Toes/Various (voice, 26 episodes)
