Stuart Lancaster (actor)


Stuart Gage Lancaster was an American actor known for roles in Russ Meyer films.

Biography

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. He also had a recurring role on The Young and the Restless and a part in Edward Scissorhands. He appeared on stage as the Marquis de Sade in a Los Angeles production of the play Marat/Sade. He was sometimes credited as Stewart Lancaster or Stud Lancaster.
Lancaster was the founder and director of the Palm Tree Playhouse in Sarasota, Florida. He died in Los Angeles, California. His wife Ivy Bethune and stepdaughter Zina Bethune were both actresses. He had five children, Mark Lancaster, Paul Gooding, Lynne Lancaster, John Lancaster aka Guruatma S. Khalsa and Michael Lancaster.

Selected filmography

Mudhoney – Lute WadeFaster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! – The Old ManThe Born Losers – Sheriff HarveyGood Morning and... Goodbye! – Burt BolandMantis in Lace – FrankThar She Blows! – Kenyon AdlerThe Secret Sex Lives of Romeo and Juliet – Lord CapuletThe Ecstasies of Women – Bartender Precious Jewels Starlet! – Kenyon AdlerThe Satin Mushroom – Mexican LawyerWilbur and the Baby Factory – W.W.Captain Milkshake – Cabby – King Gunther The Seven Minutes – Dr. Roger TrimbleGodmonster of Indian Flats – Mayor Charles SilverdaleSupervixens – LuteGoodbye, Norma Jean – GeorgeAlex Joseph and His Wives – Motel ManagerHughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell – CharlieThe Brain Machine – SenatorBeneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens – The Man From Small Town U.S.A.Mistress of the Apes – BradyThe Loch Ness Horror – Professor PrattThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! – Press Conference Toilet Voiceover Down on Us – New York CabbieGoodnight, Sweet Marilyn – GeorgeEdward Scissorhands – Retired ManBatman Returns – Penguin's DoctorThe Treat – Vinny