Stanley Beck

Stanley Beck (June 5, 1936, New York City) is an American film producer and actor of the stage, television, and film. As an actor he is best known for his portrayal of Stanly in the 1969 film John and Mary and Artie Silver in the 1974 film Lenny. He has produced three films during his career, Straight Time (1978), Death Valley (1982), and Man, Woman and Child (1983).

A life member of The Actors Studio, three of Beck's notable stage appearances occurred, in rapid succession, in two Arthur Miller premieres, Incident at Vichy (1964) and After The Fall (1964), as well as the original production of Eugene O'Neill's Marco Millions (1964). Another notable portrayal was that of Ed Busby in the premiere of William Snyder's The Days and Nights of BeeBee Fenstermaker (1962).

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Filthy Rich (1982 TV series)

Filthy Rich is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from August 1982 to July 1983. Starring Dixie Carter and Delta Burke, the series satirized prime-time soap operas such as Dallas and Dynasty.

Plot

The series was set in Memphis at a fictional mansion called Toad Hall, which was owned by one Big Guy Beck (Slim Pickens; Forrest Tucker), a very wealthy land baron. He had recently died of an undisclosed illness, and before he was cryogenically frozen, he had made out a videotaped will, a piece of which was played every week, by his lawyer, George Wilhoit (David Healy; Vernon Weddle).

The will's terms were harshest on Big Guy's oldest son, the snobbish Marshall Beck (Michael Lombard) and his equally snobbish wife Carlotta (Dixie Carter). Also aghast at the will's terms was Big Guy's wily younger wife, Kathleen (Delta Burke). The terms stated that the family wouldn't be able to collect a dime of their inheritance until they accepted Big Guy's illegitimate son, Wild Bill Westchester (Jerry Hardin) and his good-natured but ditzy wife Bootsie (Ann Wedgeworth) into their family.