
Lynn Stalmaster
From Wikipedia
Lynn Arlen Stalmaster, born 1927 in Omaha, Nebraska, is an award winning American casting director.
After serving in the U.S. Army Stalmaster got his first job in show business as an actor, appearing in the war movies The Steel Helmet (1951) and The Flying Leathernecks (1951). He also acted in the TV series Big Town but soon became involved in the casting department of the same show. Stalmaster established himself quickly as a solid casting director, finding steady work in both television and motion pictures. The name Lynn Stalmaster became well known especially to cinema-goers of the 1970s, when he was credited with casting more than 60 movies of the decade, among them; Fiddler on the Roof, Harold and Maude, The Cowboys, Deliverance, Rollerball, Silver Streak, Black Sunday, Coming Home, Convoy, The Rose, Superman and Being There.
Stalmaster was also responsible for casting TV-shows like Combat!, Gunsmoke, The Untouchables as well as Academy Award winning movies In the Heat of the Night, The Thomas Crown Affair, The Right Stuff and Brian De Palma's 1987 motion picture version of The Untouchables.
Known For | Production |
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Most Rating | 1.754 |
Birthday | 1927-11-17 |
Place of Birth | Omaha, Nebraska, USA |
Also Known As | Lynn Arlen Stalmaster, Lyn Stalmaster, |

2007

Tevye's Daughters
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The actors who played Tevye's daughters reflect on their experiences filming Fiddler on the Roof.
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2001

Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
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Marc McClure presents a documentary on the making of 'Superman' (1978).
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Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'

2001

Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
6.5/2
Documentary on the making of the 1978 film 'Superman.'
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1951

The Steel Helmet
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2006

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
7/1
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2012

Casting By
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2019

Hal
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1951

Flying Leathernecks
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