Danton Stone (born in

Queens, New York Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long I ...

) is an American stage, film and television actor.

Stage

Broadway

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Fifth of July ''Fifth of July'' is a 1978 play by Lanford Wilson. Set in rural Missouri in 1977, it revolves around the Talley family and their friends, and focuses on the disillusionment in the wake of the Vietnam War. It premiered on Broadway in 1980 and was ...

'' (1980) as Weston Hurley *''

Angels Fall ''Angels Fall'' is a play by Lanford Wilson. It premiered off-Broadway at the Circle Repertory Company in 1982. The play ran on Broadway in 1983 and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play. Characters *Niles Harris: a cynical, middle-aged ...

'' (1983) as Don Tabaha *''

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest may refer to: * ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (novel), a 1962 novel by Ken Kesey * ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (play), a 1963 stage adaptation of the novel starring Kirk Douglas * ''One Flew Over the ...

'' (2001) as Martini

Off-Broadway (selected)

*''Mrs. Murray's Farm'' (1976) *''Balm in Gilead'' (1984) *''In This Fallen City'' (1986) *''Fortune's Fools'' (1995) *''Mere Mortals and Others'' (1997)

Regional

* ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'',

Steppenwolf Theatre Company Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Chicago theatre company founded in 1974 by Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry, and Gary Sinise in the Unitarian church on Half Day Road in Deerfield, Illinois and is now located in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood on ...

(2000) *''Miss Julie'', Steppenwolf Theatre Company (1985)

Filmography (selected)

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The Chosen Chosen or The Chosen may refer to: The chosen ones *Chosen people, people who believe they have been chosen by a higher power to do a certain thing including **Jews as the chosen people Books * ''The Chosen'' (Potok novel), a 1967 novel by Chaim ...

'' (1981) as Fighting Student * ''

National Lampoon's Joy of Sex ''Joy of Sex'' (sometimes referred to as ''National Lampoon's Joy of Sex'') is a 1984 American sex comedy film directed by Martha Coolidge. It was written by Kathleen Rowell and J.J. Salter, based on the sex manual by Alex Comfort. Plot Lesli ...

'' (1984) as Farouk * ''

Maria's Lovers ''Maria's Lovers'' is a 1984 American drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and starring Nastassja Kinski, John Savage, and Robert Mitchum. The plot follows a soldier returning from World War II who marries the woman of his dreams, but he ...

'' (1984) as Joe * ''

Band of the Hand ''Band of the Hand'' is a 1986 American Action film, action crime film, crime neo noir thriller film directed by Paul Michael Glaser starring Stephen Lang, Leon Robinson, James Remar, Lauren Holly, and Laurence Fishburne. The film's score was co ...

'' (1986) as Aldo * ''

Eight Men Out ''Eight Men Out'' is a 1988 American sports drama film based on Eliot Asinof's 1963 book ''Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series''. It was written and directed by John Sayles. The film is a dramatization of Major League Baseball's ...

'' (1988) as Hired Killer * '' Checking Out'' (1989) as Dr. Wolfe * ''

Crazy People ''Crazy People'' is a 1990 American black comedy film starring Dudley Moore and Daryl Hannah, directed by Tony Bill, and music by Cliff Eidelman. Plot Emory Leeson is an advertising executive who experiences a nervous breakdown. He designs a seri ...

'' (1990) as Saabs * ''

Once Around ''Once Around'' is a 1991 American romantic comedy-drama film about a young woman who falls for and eventually marries an overbearing older man who proceeds to rub her close-knit family the wrong way, while exposing the dynamics of other family ...

'' (1991) as Tony Bella * '' He Said, She Said'' (1991) as Eric * ''

McHale's Navy ''McHale's Navy'' is an American sitcom starring Ernest Borgnine that aired 138 half-hour episodes over four seasons, from October 11, 1962, to April 12, 1966, on the ABC television network. The series was filmed in black and white and originate ...

'' (1997) as Gruber * ''

The Atlantis Conspiracy ''The Atlantis Conspiracy'' is a 2001 HBO/ ZDF film that was written and directed by Dean Silvers and starring Amanda Donohoe, Jeremy Davies, Bill Sage, and Adrienne Shelly. Filming took place in New York. Premise Lauren Marcus (Amanda Donohoe ...

'' (2001) as Barry * '' Series 7: The Contenders'' (2001) as Bob * ''

Palindromes A palindrome is a word, number, phrase, or other sequence of symbols that reads the same backwards as forwards, such as the words ''madam'' or ''racecar'', the date and time ''11/11/11 11:11,'' and the sentence: "A man, a plan, a canal – Panam ...

'' (2004) as Bruce Wallace * ''

The Girl in the Park ''The Girl in the Park'' is a 2007 drama film, the first directed by David Auburn, screenwriter of '' Proof'' (2005) and '' The Lake House'' (2006). It stars Sigourney Weaver, Kate Bosworth and Keri Russell. Plot Since the disappearance of her ...

'' (2007) as Drugstore Manager * ''

Diminished Capacity In criminal law, diminished responsibility (or diminished capacity) is a potential defense by excuse by which defendants argue that although they broke the law, they should not be held fully criminally liable for doing so, as their mental f ...

'' (2008) as Police Officer * ''

Beware the Gonzo ''Beware the Gonzo'' is a 2010 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Bryan Goluboff. Ezra Miller stars as the eponymous Gonzo, a high school student who creates an underground newspaper. Zoe Kravitz, Jesse McCartney, Griffin Newman, C ...

'' (2010) as AP History Teacher

TV appearances

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Eischied ''Eischied'' (, ) is an American crime drama television series that aired on NBC from September 21, 1979, to July 1, 1980. It was based on the starring character from the 1978 miniseries ''To Kill a Cop'', which was based on the 1976 novel by Ro ...

'' (1979) as Eduardo Avila ("The U.N. Connection") * ''

American Playhouse ''American Playhouse'' is an American anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Overview It premiered on January 12, 1982, with ''The Shady Hill Kidnapping'', written and narrated by John Cheever an ...

'' (1982) as Weston 'Wes' Hurley ("The Fifth of July") * ''

ABC Afterschool Specials ''ABC Afterschool Special'' is an American television anthology series that aired on ABC from October 4, 1972, to January 23, 1997, usually in the late afternoon on weekdays. Most episodes were dramatically presented situations, often controver ...

'' (1986) as J.T. ("The Gift of Amazing Grace") * ''

Thirtysomething ''Thirtysomething'' is an American drama television series created by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz for United Artists Television (under MGM/UA Television) and aired on ABC from September 29, 1987, to May 28, 1991."The 'don't trust anyo ...

'' (1988) as Brad Steadman (season 1, episode #16) * ''

Gideon Oliver ''Gideon Oliver'' is a prime time television series that ran on the ABC television network between February 1989 and May 1989 as part of the '' ABC Mystery Movie'' rotation, along with '' B.L. Stryker'', ''Kojak'' and '' Columbo''. On the air ...

'' (1989) as Luigi ("Tongs") * ''

Roseanne ''Roseanne'' is an American sitcom television series created by Matt Williams and Roseanne Barr which aired on ABC from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997, and briefly revived from March 27, 2018, to May 22, 2018. The show stars Barr as Roseann ...

'' (1991-1992) as Jerry Bowman * '' The Heights'' (1992) as Father Carmine ("What Does It Take?") * ''

The Jackie Thomas Show ''The Jackie Thomas Show'' is an American sitcom that aired on the ABC network from December 1992 to March 1993. The series received widespread attention due to its creators Roseanne Arnold, then starring in the fifth season of her comedy ''Rosea ...

'' (1993) as David Speckler ("Guys and Balls") * ''

Grace Under Fire ''Grace Under Fire'' is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 29, 1993, to February 17, 1998. The show starred Brett Butler as a single mother learning how to cope with raising her three children alone after finally divorcing her ...

'' (1993) as Pete Bennett ("A Picture's Worth...$9.95") * ''

Tom Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

'' (1994) as Rodney Wilhoit * ''

My So-Called Life ''My So-Called Life'' is an American teen drama television series created by Winnie Holzman and produced by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz. It originally aired on ABC from August 25, 1994, to January 26, 1995. It is distributed by The Bed ...

'' (1995-96 series) as Neil Chase (episodes #2/16/18) * ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...

'' (1995) as Jack Wilderman (episode #119) * '' Cosby'' (1996) ("Neighborhood Watch") * ''

The Tom Show ''The Tom Show'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on The WB on Sunday nights from September 7, 1997, to February 22, 1998. Premise The series focused on Tom Amross, a TV producer who moved back to his home town of St. Paul, M ...

'' (1997-1998) as Brownie * '' Oz'' (1998–2000) as D.A. Pat Fortunato (episodes #12/14/27) * ''

Trinity The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the central dogma concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God the F ...

'' (1999) ("Breaking In, Breaking Out, Breaking Up, Breaking Down") * ''

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based American Mafia, Italian-American mobster, portraying h ...

'' (2000) as Mr. Sontag (episode #17) * ''

Once and Again ''Once and Again'' is an American family drama television series that aired on ABC from September 21, 1999, to April 15, 2002. It depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz a ...

'' (2001) as Mr. Nerolik ("Thieves Like Us") * '' Ed'' (2001) ("Closure") * '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2002) as Building Superintendent ("Surveillance") * ''

Law & Order: Criminal Intent ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' is an American police procedural Drama (film and television), drama television series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and Executive producer#Motion pictures and television, p ...

'' (2002) as Rick Morrissey (episode #18 - "Yesterday") * ''

Sex and the City ''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy, romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. An adaptation of Candace Bushnell's Sex and the City (newspaper column), newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the ...

'' (2002) as Patrick (" Unoriginal Sin") * '' The Jury'' (2004) as Officer Morgenstern * ''

Jonny Zero ''Jonny Zero'' is an American television action-crime drama series, created and written by R. Scott Gemmill and executive produced by John Wells, that premiered on Fox on January 14, 2005. The series principally stars Franky G as Jonny Calvo, ...

'' (2005) as Gerald Hanes (episode #2) * ''

Hope & Faith ''Hope & Faith'' is an American television sitcom, starring Faith Ford and Kelly Ripa as Hope Shanowski and Faith Fairfield. Hope is a homemaker and mother of three and Faith is her sister, a soap opera star whose character is killed off, leadi ...

'' (2006) as Ed (episode #65) * ''

Mercy Mercy (Middle English, from Anglo-French ''merci'', from Medieval Latin ''merced-'', ''merces'', from Latin, "price paid, wages", from ''merc-'', ''merxi'' "merchandise") is benevolence, forgiveness, and kindness in a variety of ethical, relig ...

'' (2009-2010) as Doctor

Awards

Drama Desk Award The Drama Desk Award is an annual prize recognizing excellence in New York theatre. First bestowed in 1955 as the Vernon Rice Award, the prize initially honored Off-Broadway productions, as well as Off-off-Broadway, and those in the vicinity. Fo ...

Outstanding Ensemble Acting (1985) for ''

Balm in Gilead ''Balm in Gilead'' is a 1965 play written by American playwright Lanford Wilson. Dramatic structure Wilson's first full-length play, ''Balm in Gilead'' centers on a café frequented by heroin addicts, prostitutes, and thieves. It features many unc ...

''"Danton Stone, Awards"
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References

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