Lynn Stalmaster
November 17, 1927 (98 years old) in Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Lynn Stalmaster (November 17, 1927 – February 12, 2021) was an American casting director born in Omaha, Nebraska. Over a career of more than five decades he cast films and television productions including Superman, The Right Stuff, Tootsie, First Blood, Spaceballs and The Bonfire of the Vanities, as well as Brian De Palma's Blow Out and Casualties of War. In 2016 he received an Academy Honorary Award, becoming the first casting director to be honored with an Oscar.
Known For
Credits
- 2019 · Hal as Self
- 2012 · Casting By as Self
- 2007 · Tevye's Daughters as
- 2006 · You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman as Self
- 2002 · Remembering Roots as Self
- 2001 · Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' as Self
- 2001 · Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend as Self
- 1951 · Flying Leathernecks as Lt. Billy Castle (uncredited)
- 1951 · The Steel Helmet as Second Lieutenant