Lewis J. Stadlen (born March 7, 1947) is an American stage and screen character actor. He is best known for playing Ira Fried in The Sopranos.

KNOWN FOR

Law & Order
1991
The Sopranos
2007
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2004
Damages
2010
The Equalizer
1986
Benson
1979
Monsters
1988
Smash
2012
Live from Lincoln Center
2014
New York News
1995
Serpico
1973
In & Out
1997

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
31
2014
The Nance
as Efram
2014
Live from Lincoln Center
as Efram
2012
Smash
as Ralph Masius
2010
Damages
as Dr. Maurice Samuels
2007
The Sopranos
as Dr. Ira Fried
2004
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Lewis J. Stadlen / Max Bialystock
2002
The Sopranos
as Dr. Ira Freid
2000
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Banjo
2000
The Sopranos
as Dr. Freid
1998
The Impostors
as Bandleader
1997
In & Out
as Ed Kenrow
1995
The Real Shlemiel
as Lekish / Zeinvel / The Peddler (voice)
1995
New York News
1994
I.Q.
as Moderator
1991
Law & Order
as Eli Schwab
1989
The Equalizer
as Danny
1988
Monsters
as Jay Blake
1987
Murder by the Book
as Norman Wagstaff (uncredited)
1986
The Equalizer
as Mr. Cooper
1984
Windy City
as Marty
1983
To Be or Not to Be
as Lupinsky
1982
The Verdict
as Dr. Gruber
1982
Soup for One
as Allan's Father
1979
Benson
as John Taylor
1977
Between the Lines
as Stanley
1976
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
as Sam Liebowitz
1973
Serpico
as Berman
1972
Savages
as Julian Branch, a Song Writer (as Lewis Stadlen)
1972
Portnoy's Complaint
as Mandel (as Lewis Stadlen)
1972
Parades
as Potofski
1970
George M!
as Stage Manager