Actor. He was best known for playing the character roles of police captains, officials, judges, theatre patrons, counts, doctors, plainclothesmen, senators, freight captains, colonels, police commissioners, gamblers, emperors, patrol chiefs, engineers, detectives, calvary captains, orphange trustees, jury members, soldiers, fathers, husbands, sheriffs, servants, attorneys, investigators, federal men, stewards, naval commanders, steamship company agents, customs inspector, railroad presidents, police sergeants, henchmen, salvage boat commanders, wardens, inspectors, secret service men, head janitors, police lieutenants, first mates, princes, chairmen, editors, deputies, clergyman, truant officers, mayors, committeemen, majors, bosses, commanders, criminals, fight officials, freight captains, prosecutors, patrol captains, constables, welfare secretaries, specialists, press foremen, FBI chiefs, veterinarian, postal inspector, conductors, congressmen, generals, company presidents, indian agents, bakers, ranchers, citizens, governors, customers, publishers, prison guards, pathologists, farmers, bartenders, ministers, boxing commissioners, producers, chief investigators, race announcers, marshals, insurance salesmen, orange growers, mine owners, friends, trappers, uncles, grandfathers, old men, deacons, and telegraph agents, usually in classic western films and classic western televisions series. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Senator Hodges' in the classic comedy film drama, "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" (1939). The film which was directed by Frank Capra, which was written for the screen by Sidney Buchman, Lewis R. Foster, and Myles Connolly, and which also starred James Stewart. Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Harry Carey, Guy Kibbee, Eugene Pallette, and Beulah Bondi, tells the story of a naive youth leader who is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his character. He will also be best remembered for playing the role of 'Judge Henry Q. Crumbake' in the episode entitled, "Jail," of the classic comedy television series, "The Abbott And Costello Show," which originally aired on December 19, 1952, and which also starred Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Hillary Brooke. He was born one of two children as Stanley Martin Andrzejewski to Franciszek Andrzejewski (1867-1940), and his wife Antonina Pacanowski Andrzejewski (1868-1929), in Chicago, Illinois, on August 18, 1891. He was brought up in the Midwest and worked as a laborer, and was drafted during World War I, before he began his acting career by appearing on the stage and radio. He first appeared in stock theater and toured with a troupe for fifty-two weeks in places like Minneapolis, Minnesota, beginning in 1916. He also appeared on the Broadway stage in New York City, New York, as 'Louis Fender" in the stage production of the play, "The Good Fellow" (October 05, 1926, to October 1926), and as 'Roberts' in the stage production of the play, "Quicksand" (February 13, 1928, to February 1928), and most notably playing the role of 'Daddy Warbucks' on the radio program, "Little Orphan Annie," from 1931 to 1936. He made his actual film debut playing the uncredited role of an 'Official' in the fantasy comedy musical film, "Roman Scandals" (1933). The film which was directed by Frank Tuttle, which was written for the screen by George S. Kaufman, Robert E. Sherwood, William Anthony McGuire, George Oppenheimer, Arthur Sheekman, and Nat Perrin, and which also starred Eddie Cantor, Ruth Etting, Gloria Stuart, Edward Arnold, Willard Robertson, Alan Mowbray, and David Manners, tells the story of a kind-hearted young man who is thrown out of his corrupt home town of West Rome, Oklahoma. He falls asleep and dreams that he is back in the days of olden Rome, where he gets mixed up with court intrigue and a murder plot against the Emperor. Besides, playing the uncredited role of an 'Official' in the fantasy comedy musical film, "Roman Scandals" (1933), and playing the role of 'Senator Hodges' in the classic comedy film drama, "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" (1939), his many other films include, "Evelyn Prentice" (1934), "Wings In The Dark" (1935), "After Office Hours" (1935), "All The King's Horses" (1935), "Transient Lady" (1935), "Times Square Lady" (1935), "Private Worlds" (1935), "It Happened In New York" (1935), "Mississippi" (1935), "The Call Of The Savage" (1935), "Stolen Harmony" (1935), "Goin' To Town" (1935), "Hold 'Em Yale" (1935), "Alias Mary Dow" (1935), "People Will Talk" (1935), "So Red The Rose" (1935), "College Scandal" (1935), "Men Without Names" (1935), "The Murder Man" (1935), "Curly Top" (1935), "Woman Wanted" (1935), "She Gets Her Man" (1935), "Orchids To You" (1935), "The Crusades" (1935), "Annapolis Farewell" (1935), "Here's To Romance" (1935), "Anna Karenina" (1935), "Diamond Jim" (1935), "Wanderer Of The Wasteland" (1935), "The Big Broadcast Of 1936" (1935), "She Couldn't Take It" (1935), "It's In The Air" (1935), "3 Kids And A Queen" (1935), "Peter Ibbetson" (1935), "Escape From Devils's Island" (1935), "In Old Kentucky" (1935), "Nevada" (1935), "Dangerous Intrigue" (1936), "You May Be Next!" (1936), "Dangerous Waters" (1936), "Drift Fence" (1936), "Desire" (1936), "Sutter's Gold" (1936), "Foolproof" (1936), "Mr. Deed Goes To Town" (1936), "Florida Special" (1936), "Counterfeit" (1936), "Parole!" (1936), "White Fang" (1936), "The Texas Rangers" (1936), "The Devil Is A Sissy" (1936), "In His Steps" (1936), "Alibi For Murder" (1936), "Craig's Wife" (1936), "Wild Brian Kent" (1936), "The Plainsman" (1936), "Pennies From Heaven" (1936), "Let's Make A Million" (1936), "Happy-Go-Lucky" (1936), "Find The Witness" (1937), "She's Dangerous" (1937), "Devil's Playground" (1937), "A Doctor's Diary" (1937), "John Meade's Woman" (1937), "Nancy Steele Is Missing!" (1937), "Her Husband Lies" (1937), "The Man Who Found Himself" (1937), "The Last Train From Madrid" (1937), "Born Reckless" (1937), "Easy Living" (1937), "High, Wide And Handsome" (1937), "Blonde Trouble" (1937), "Souls At Sea" (1937), "The Man Who Cried Wolf" (1937), "Double Or Nothing" (1937), "Big City" (1937), "Dangerously Yours" (1937), "Madame X" (1937), "Conquest" (1937), "Blossoms On Broadway" (1937), "She Married An Artist" (1937), "Checkers" (1937), "The Bad Man Of Brimstone" (1937), "The Buccaneer" (1938), "Captain Kidd's Treasure" (1938), "Penitentiary" (1938), "The Lone Ranger" (1938), "Forbidden Valley" (1938), "When G-Men Step In" (1938), "Tip-Off Girls" (1938), "Cocoanut Grove" (1938), "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (1938), "Three Comrades" (1938), "Speed To Burn" (1938), "I'll Give A Million" (1938), "Spawn Of The North" (1938), "You Can't Take It With You" (1938), "Juvenile Court" (1938), "Hold That Co-ed" (1938), "The Mysterious Rider" (1938), "Prairie Moon" (1938), "Stablemates" (1938), "The Lady Objects" (1938), "Adventure In Sahara" (1938), "Blondie" (1938), "Road Demon" (1938), "Kentucky" (1938), "Shine On Harvest Moon" (1938), "Homicide Bureau" (1939), "Pirates Of The Skies" (1939), "Hotel Imperial" (1939), "First Offenders" (1939), "The Lady's From Kentucky" (1939), "Union Pacific" (1939), "Racketeers Of The Range" (1939), "Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever" (1939), "Beau Geste" (1939), "Coast Guard" (1939), "Golden Boy" (1939), "The Housekeeper's Daughter" (1939), "Geronimo" (1939), "Joe And Ethel Turp Call On The President" (1939), "Charlie McCarthy, Detective" (1939), "The Green Hornet" (1940), "The Man Who Wouldn't Talk" (1940), "The Blue Bird" (1940), "Convicted Woman" (1940), "Little Old New York" (1940), "Strange Cargo" (1940), "Johnny Apollo" (1940), "XXX Medico" (1940), "Maryland" (1940), "Brigham Young" (1940), "Kit Carson" (1940), "The Westerner" (1940), "Colorado" (1940), "King Of The Royal Mounted" (1940), "So You Won't Talk" (1940), "The Mark Of Zorro" (1940), "The Son Of Monte Cristo" (1940), "Play Girl" (1941), "Meet John Doe" (1941), "In Old Colorado" (1941), "Las Vegas Nights" (1941), "Dead Men Tell" (1941), "Strange Alibi" (1941), "Time Out For Rhythm" (1941), "Lady Scarface" (1941), "Wild Geese Calling" (1941), "Man At Large" (1941), "Borrowed Hero" (1941), "The Bugle Sounds" (1942), "Mr. And Mrs. North" (1942), "North To The Klondike" (1942), "The Fleet's In" (1942), "The Power Of God" (1942), "Valley Of The Sun" (1942), "Reap The Wild Wind" (1942), "Canal Zone" (1942), "To The Shores Of Tripoli" (1942), "Mississippi Gambler" (1942), "My Gal Sal" (1942), "The Gentlemen From West Point" (1942), "The Postman Didn't Ring" (1942), "The Major And The Minor" (1942), "The Navy Comes Through" (1942), "Keep 'Em Sailing" (1942), "Flight For Freedom" (1943), "Crash Dive" (1943), "Daredevils Of The West" (1943), "The Ox-Bow Incident" (1943), "Bombardier" (1943), "It's A Great Life" (1943), "Dixie" (1943), "The Adventures Of A Rookie" (1943), "Riding High" (1943), "Canyon City" (1943), "In Old Oklahoma" (1943), "True To Life" (1943), "Main Street Today" (1944), "It Happened Tomorrow" (1944), "Rosie The Riveter" (1944), "Follow The Boys" (1944), "The Hitler Gang" (1944), "Tucson Raiders" (1944), "Man From Frisco" (1944), "Sensations Of 1945" (1944), "Wing And A Prayer" (1944), "Atlantic City" (1944), "The Princess And The Pirate" (1944), "Vigilantes Of Dodge City" (1944), "Faces In The Fog" (1944), "Music For Millions" (1944), "Practically Yours" (1944), "Lake Placid Serenade" (1944), "Keep Your Powder Dry" (1945), "Between Two Women" (1945), "Code Of The Lawless" (1945), "The Daltons Ride Again" (1945), "Trail To Vengeance" (1945), "Road To Utopia" (1945), "Adventure" (1945), "Two Years Before The Mast" (1946), "God's Country" (1946), "The Hoodlum Saint" (1946), "The Virginian" (1946), "Bad Bascomb" (1946), "Smoky" (1946), "Mr. Ace" (1946), "Wake Up And Dream" (1946), "Till The Clouds Roll By" (1946), "San Quentin" (1946), "Scared To Death" (1946), "It's A Wonderful Life" (1946), "California" (1947), "The Sea Of Grass" (1947), "Easy Come, Easy Go" (1947), "Trail Street" (1947), "Michigan Kid" (1947), "Millie's Daughter" (1947), "Framed" (1947), "King Of The Wild Horses" (1947), "High Barbaree" (1947), "Blaze Of Noon" (1947), "Robin Hood Of Texas" (1947), "Killer Dill" (1947), "Desire Me" (1947), "The Fabulous Texan" (1947), "Road To Rio" (1947), "Perilous Waters" (1948), "Panhandle" (1948), "The Man From Texas" (1948), "I Remember Mama" (1948), "Docks Of New Orleans" (1948), "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House" (1948), "State Of The Union" (1948), "The Dead Don't Dream" (1948), "Best Man Wins" (1948), "The Fuller Brush Man" (1948), "Sinister Journey" (1948), "Jinx Money" (1948), "Northwest Stampede" (1948), "A Southern Yankee" (1948), "The Return Of Wildfire" (1948), "Adventures Of Frank And Jesse James" (1948), "My Dear Secretary" (1948), "Leather Gloves" (1948), "The Valiant Hombre" (1948), "The Paleface" (1948), "Last Of The Wild Horses" (1948), "The Man From Colorado" (1948), "Raising Of Lazarus" (1948), "Cheyenne Cowboy" (1949), "Brothers In The Saddle" (1949), "The Last Bandit" (1949), "Blondie's Big Deal" (1949), "Fighting Fools" (1949), "Roughshod" (1949), "The Doolins Of Oklahoma" (1949), "Look For The Silver Lining" (1949), "Trail Of The Yukon" (1949), "Brimstone" (1949), "Tough Assignment" (1949), "Samson And Delilah" (1949), "The Traveling Saleswoman" (1950), "The Nevadan" (1950), "Copper Canyon" (1950), "Blonde Dynamite" (1950), "West Of Wyoming" (1950), "Mule Train" (1950), "Tyrant Of The Sea" (1950), "Cargo To Capetown" (1950), "The Arizona Cowboy" (1950), "Riding High" (1950), "Outcast Of Black Mesa" (1950), "Rock Island Trail" (1950), "Salt Lake Raiders" (1950), "Colt.45" (1950), "Trigger, Jr." (1950), "Streets Of Ghost Town" (1950), "Across The Badlands" (1950), "Two Flags West" (1950), "Where Danger Lives" (1950), "Under Mexicali Skies" (1950), "Short Grass" (1950), "Stage To Tucson" (1950), "Al Jennings Of Oklahoma" (1951), "Vengeance Valley" (1951), "The Lemon Drop Kid" (1951), "Saddle Legion" (1951), "The Texas Rangers" (1951), "Silver Canyon" (1951), "Hot Lead" (1951), "Utah Wagon Train" (1951), "Superman And The Mole-Men" (1951), "Does Christ Live In Your Home?" (1951), "The Greatest Show On Earth" (1952), "Lone Star" (1952), "Waco" (1952), "Man From The Black Hills" (1952), "Talk About A Stranger" (1952), "Kansas Territory" (1952), "And Now Forever" (1952), "Carson City" (1952), "Thundering Caravans" (1952), "Woman Of The North Country" (1952), "Fargo" (1952), "Montana Belle" (1952), "Ride The Man Down" (1952), "The Bad And The Beautiful" (1952), "Powder River" (1953), "Canadian Mountains vs. Atomic Invaders" (1953), "Ride, Vaquero!" (1953), "Dangerous Crossing" (1953), "El Paso Stampede" (1953), "The Great Adventures Of Captain Kidd" (1953), "Appointment In Honduras" (1953), "Those Redheads From Seattle" (1953), "All The Brothers Were Valiant" (1953), "Southwest Passage" (1954), "Dawn At Socorro" (1954), "The Steel Cage" (1954), "Treasure Of Ruby Hills" (1955), "The Night Holds Terror" (1955), "The Twinkle In God's Eye" (1955), "Star In The Dust" (1956), "The Three Outlaws" (1956), "Frontier Gambler" (1956), "Gun For A Coward" (1956), "Untamed Youth" (1957), "Cole Younger, Gunfighter" (1958), and "Cry Terror!" (1958). His last film role was playing 'Herbert Jackson' in the short film, "Pay The Piper" (1959). The film which was directed by William F. Claxton, also starred Willis Bouchey, Virginia Christine, and Ray Teal. Besides, playing the role of 'Judge Henry Q. Crumbake' in the episode entitled, "Jail," of the classic comedy television series, "The Abbott And Costello Show," which originally aired on December 19, 1952, and which also starred Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Hillary Brooke, his many other television credits include, "Your Show Time," "Stars Over Hollywood," "Hollywood Opening Night," "The Cisco Kid," "The Adventures Of Kit Carson" (1951), "The Amos 'n Andy Show" (1952), "The Roy Rogers Show" (1952), "Chevron Theatre," "Space Patrol," "Racket Squad," "Cowboy G-Men," "The Living Bible," "The Ford Television Theatre," "Adventures Of Superman," "My Little Margie," "The Loretta Young Show," "The Range Rider," "Hopalong Cassidy," "Cavalcade Of America," "General Electric Theater," "Stories Of The Century," "Fireside Theatre," "The Gene Autry Show," "Four Star Playhouse," "Waterfront," "The Lone Ranger," "Adventures Of The Falcon," "Science Fiction Theatre," "Topper," "The Man Behind The Badge," "The Adventures Of Champion," "Tales Of The Texas Rangers," "Sky King," "Screen Directors Playhouse," "The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp," "Buffalo Bill, Jr." "Adventures Of Wild Bill Hickok," ""Judge Roy Bean," "Fury," "Annie Oakley," "Circus Boy," "Casey Jones," "The Real McCoys," "Playhouse 90," "26 Men," "Maverick," "The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin," and "Bat Masterson." His last television role was playing the host, 'The Old Ranger' in 294 episodes of the classic western television series, "Death Valley Days," from 1952 to 1963. His role as the host, 'The Old Ranger' was changed by the show's sponsor, U.S. Borax who decided they needed a much younger host and in turn hired actor Ronald Reagan (1911-2004). The actors Robert Taylor (1911-1969), and Dale Robertson (1923-2013), also succeeded in playing the role until the series ended its run in 1970. He passed away from undisclosed causes in Los Angeles, California, on June 23, 1969, at the age of 77. Following his death, his funeral service was held at Glenhaven Mortuaries Chapel in Sylmar, California, and a requiem mass was celebrated at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in Northridge, California, and he was buried in Glen Haven Memorial Park in Sylmar, California.