Stan Lee
Born: 1922-12-28 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2018-11-12
Known For: Writing
Biography
Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber /ˈliːbər/; December 28, 1922–November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics, which later became Marvel Comics. He was Marvel's primary creative leader for two decades, expanding it from a small publishing house division to a multimedia corporation that dominated the comics and film industries. In collaboration with others at Marvel—particularly co-writers and artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko—he co-created iconic characters, including Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp, the Fantastic Four, Black Panther, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, the Scarlet Witch, and Black Widow. These and other characters' introductions in the 1960s pioneered a more naturalistic approach in superhero comics. In the 1970s, Lee challenged the restrictions of the Comics Code Authority, indirectly leading to changes in its policies. In the 1980s, he pursued the development of Marvel properties in other media, with mixed results. Following his retirement from Marvel in the 1990s, Lee remained a public figurehead for the company. He frequently made cameo appearances in films and television shows based on Marvel properties, on which he received an executive producer credit, which allowed him to become the person with the highest-grossing film total ever. He continued independent creative ventures until his death, aged 95, in 2018. Lee was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1995. He received the NEA's National Medal of Arts in 2008. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stan Lee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2027
- Avengers: Secret Wars ... (Characters)
2026
- Avengers: Doomsday ... (Characters)
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day ... (Comic Book)
- Wonder Man ... (Characters)
2025
- The Fantastic 4: First Steps ... (Characters)
- Thunderbolts* ... (Characters)
- Captain America: Brave New World ... (Thanks)
- Daredevil: Born Again ... (Characters)
- Ironheart ... (Thanks)
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man ... (Characters)
- Eyes of Wakanda ... (Characters)
2024
- Deadpool & Wolverine ... (Thanks)
- Kraven the Hunter ... (Characters)
- Agatha All Along ... (Characters)
- Madame Web ... (Characters)
- X-Men '97 ... (Characters)
- Echo ... (Thanks)
- Frank Miller: American Genius as Self
2023
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ... (Characters)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania ... (Characters)
- Superpowered: The DC Story as Self (archive footage)
- Stan Lee as Self (archive footage)
- What It Means to Wear the Mask as Self
2022
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ... (Characters)
- Thor: Love and Thunder ... (Characters)
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ... (Characters)
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special ... (Characters)
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law ... (Characters)
- I Am Groot ... (Characters)
- Morbius ... (Thanks)
- Ms. Marvel ... (Thanks)
- Groot's First Steps ... (Characters)
- Gus and the TV Special as Sha-Man
2021
- Spider-Man: No Way Home ... (Comic Book)
- Loki ... (Characters)
- What If...? ... (Thanks)
- WandaVision ... (Characters)
- Hawkeye ... (Characters)
- Black Widow ... (Thanks)
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ... (Characters)
- Clerk as Self
- Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. ... (Comic Book)
- Panda vs. Aliens ... (Executive Producer)
- Slugfest as Self
- Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten ... (Creator)
- Carnal Monsters as Self (archive footage)
2020
- The New Mutants ... (Executive Producer)
- Joker: Put on a Happy Face as Self (archive footage)
- Marvel's 616 as Self (archive footage)
- Sessions with Stan as Himself
2019
- Avengers: Endgame as Driver
- Spider-Man: Far From Home ... (Comic Book)
- Captain Marvel as Stan Lee
- Dark Phoenix ... (Thanks)
- Peter's To-Do List ... (Characters)
- Jay and Silent Bob Reboot as Stan Lee (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Marvel Rising: Battle of the Bands ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee as Self
- Knight Immortal as Self (archive footage)
- LEGO Marvel Spider-Man: Vexed by Venom ... (Characters)
- Madness in the Method as Stan
- Geek, and You Shall Find as Self
- La Vie selon Stan as Himself
2018
- Avengers: Infinity War as Bus Driver
- Venom as Dapper Dog Walker
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as Stan (voice)
- Black Panther as Thirsty Gambler
- Deadpool 2 ... (Executive Producer)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp as Shrinking Car Owner
- Once Upon a Deadpool ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel's Cloak & Dagger ... (Executive Producer)
- Teen Titans Go! To the Movies as Stan Lee (voice)
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Black Panther - Trouble in Wakanda ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Marvel Mon Amour as Himself
- Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- As Though Nothing Could Fall as Himself
2017
- Spider-Man: Homecoming as Gary
- Marvel's The Punisher ... (Executive Producer)
- Big Hero 6 The Series as Fred's Dad (voice)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as Watcher Informant
- Logan ... (Executive Producer)
- Thor: Ragnarok as Barber (uncredited)
- The Gifted ... (Executive Producer)
- Legion ... (Executive Producer)
- The Sandman ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel's Spider-Man ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel's Runaways as Driver
- Heroes Manufactured as Self (archive footage)
- Marvel's The Defenders ... (Executive Producer)
- Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2 as Narrator
- Marvel's Inhumans ... (Comic Book)
- Batman & Bill as Self (archive Footage)
- Marvel's Iron Fist ... (Executive Producer)
- Team Thor: Part 2 ... (Characters)
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Guardians of the Galaxy - The Thanos Threat as Passenger (voice)
- Marvel's Future Avengers as Hot Dog Vendor
- Marvel's Ant-Man ... (Executive Producer)
- Deadpool: No Good Deed as Stan Lee (uncredited)
- Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics as Self
- If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast as Self
- Stan Lee's Lucky Man: The Bracelet Chronicles as Stanley Doyle
- Inhumans: The First Chapter ... (Executive Producer)
- God Woke as Narrator
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat ... (Co-Executive Producer)
2016
- Captain America: Civil War as FedEx Driver
- Deadpool as Strip Club DJ
- Doctor Strange as Bus Passenger
- X-Men: Apocalypse as Stan Lee
- Marvel's Luke Cage ... (Executive Producer)
- Yoga Hosers as Dispatcher
- Team Thor ... (Characters)
- We Are X as Self
- Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years as Self
- Stan Lee's Lucky Man as Himself
- Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell ... (Characters)
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot ... (Comic Book)
2015
- Marvel's Daredevil ... (Executive Producer)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron as Stan Lee
- Fresh Off the Boat as Stan Lee
- Marvel's Jessica Jones ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel's Agent Carter as Man on Bench
- Ant-Man as Bartender
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy ... (Characters)
- Fantastic Four ... (Characters)
- Con Man as Stan Lee
- Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight! ... (Producer)
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled! ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- COMIX: Beyond the Comic Book Pages as Self
2014
- Big Hero 6 as Fred's Dad (voice)
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as Graduation Guest
- X-Men: Days of Future Past ... (Executive Producer)
- Guardians of the Galaxy as Xandarian Ladies' Man
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Smithsonian Guard
- Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher ... (Characters)
- Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop! as Self
- The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as Self
- Marvel Knights: Eternals ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Sock or Hat? as Self
- Marvel Knights: Eternals ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Stan Lee's Mighty 7 as Stan Lee (voice)
2013
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Debonair Gentleman
- Iron Man 3 as Pageant Judge
- Thor: The Dark World as Stan Lee
- Iron Man: Rise of Technovore ... (Characters)
- Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. as Mayor Stan (voice)
- Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel as NY Hotdog Vendor / Narrator (voice)
- Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1 as Narrator
- The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin ... (Executive Producer)
- Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie as Himself (voice)
- Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United ... (Executive Producer)
- Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk ... (Executive Producer)
- Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten as Self
- LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload as Hot Dog Vendor (voice)
- The Wolverine ... (Executive Producer)
- Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle as Self
- Chakra the Invincible ... (Writer)
- Behind the Superhero Mask as Self
- Chakra The Invincible: The Mystery of Mighty Girl ... (Executive Producer)
2012
- The Avengers as Stan Lee
- The Amazing Spider-Man as School Librarian
- Comic Book Men as Self
- Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
- Pablo as Self
- CM Punk: Best in the World as Self
- Bad Days as Stan the Man
- Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe as Self
2011
- Thor as Stan the Man
- Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance ... (Executive Producer)
- Captain America: The First Avenger as General (uncredited)
- Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope as Self
- Pizza Man as Himself
- Superheroes as Stan Lee
- Blade ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- X-Men ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Wolverine ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Thor: Tales of Asgard ... (Characters)
- X-Men: First Class ... (Executive Producer)
2010
- Iron Man 2 as Stan Lee
- The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Planet Hulk ... (Characters)
- Black Panther as General Wallace
- Heroman ... (Comic Book)
- Iron Man ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Black Panther as General Wallace (voice)
- Stan Lee's Superhumans as Himself
- With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story as Self
2009
- The Super Hero Squad Show as Mayor (voice)
- How Bruce Lee Changed the World as Self
- Iron Man: Armored Adventures ... (Characters)
- Hulk vs. Wolverine ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Hulk vs. Thor ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Direct Your Own Damn Movie! as Self
- Wolverine and the X-Men ... (Executive Producer)
- Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman as Himself
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine ... (Executive Producer)
- Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil as Self
- Who Wants to Be a Superhero?
- The Roots of Wolverine: A Conversation with Stan Lee and Len Wein as Himself
2008
- Iron Man as Stan Lee
- The Incredible Hulk as Milwaukee Man Drinking from Bottle (uncredited)
- The Spectacular Spider-Man as Stan (voice)
- Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard ... (Executive Producer)
- The Legends Behind the Comic Books as Himself
- I Am Iron Man as Self
- Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound as Self
- INK: Alter Egos Exposed as Self
2007
- The Big Bang Theory as Self
- Phineas and Ferb as NY Hotdog Vendor / Narrator (voice)
- Chuck as Stan Lee
- Spider-Man 3 as Man in Times Square
- Ghost Rider ... (Executive Producer)
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer as Stan Lee - Rejected Wedding Guest
- The Guild as Self
- Mosaic as Stanley the Security Guard (voice)
- Doctor Strange ... (Characters)
- The Invincible Iron Man ... (Characters)
- The Condor as Grandfather (voice)
- Spider-Man Tech as Self
- Harpies ... (Executive Producer)
- Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist
- Jack Kirby: Story Teller as Self
- Marvel Then and Now: An Evening with Stan Lee and Joe Quesada as Himself
- Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures as Self
- In Search of Moebius as Himself
- In Search of Steve Ditko as Self
2006
- Heroes as Bus Driver
- Eureka as Dr. 'Generalissimo' Lee
- Lightspeed ... (Executive Producer)
- Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman as Self
- Ultimate Avengers: The Movie ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Ultimate Avengers 2 ... (Characters)
- Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes ... (Producer)
- Generation X: The Comic Book Origin of X-Men as Himself
- Identity
- Who Wants to Be a Superhero? as Himself
- X-Men: The Last Stand as Waterhose Man
2005
- American Dad! as Narrator (voice)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
- Robot Chicken as Stan Lee / Movie Narrator (voice)
- Elektra ... (Executive Producer)
- Man-Thing ... (Executive Producer)
- Fantastic Four as Willie Lumpkin
- Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman as Himself
- Spider-Man: The Venom Saga ... (Creator)
- Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats as Himself
2004
- Entourage as Stan Lee
- Spider-Man 2 as Man Dodging Debris
- Blade: Trinity ... (Executive Producer)
- The Punisher ... (Executive Producer)
- The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement as Three Stooges Wedding Guest
- Comic Book: The Movie as Stan Lee
- 8 Arms to Hold You as Self
- Countdown to Wednesday
2003
- Hulk as Security Guard
- Daredevil as Old Man at Crossing
- Spider-Man: The New Animated Series as Frank Elson (voice)
- Daredevil vs. Spider-Man ... (Executive Producer)
- Stripperella ... (Producer)
- Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked as Self
- Parts of the Family as Professor Peter Parker
- Sex, Lies & Superheroes as Himself
- X2 ... (Executive Producer)
- The Secret Origin of X-Men as Himself
2002
- Spider-Man as Man in Fair (uncredited)
- Blade II ... (Executive Producer)
- Icons as Self
- Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin ... (Executive Producer)
- Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters & Marvels as Himself
- Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown ... (Writer)
- The Spider-Man Story as Self
- Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' as Self
- Spider-Man: The Mythology of the 21st Century as himself
- Spider-Mania as Self
- Top 10 Comic Book Heroes as Himself
2001
- Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes as Himself
- Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV as Prologue / Epilogue Narrator (voice)
2000
- X-Men: Evolution ... (Producer)
- X-Men: The Mutant Watch as Self - Executive Producer
- The Adventures of Cinderella's Daughter as The Priest
- The 7th Portal as Izayus
- X-Men as Hot Dog Vendor
1999
- The Avengers: United They Stand ... (Executive Producer)
1998
- Blade ... (Executive Producer)
- Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. ... (Characters)
- Silver Surfer ... (Producer)
- Origins of 'Blade': A Look at Dark Comics as Self
1997
1996
- Generation X ... (Executive Producer)
- The Incredible Hulk ... (Executive Producer)
1995
- Mallrats as Stan Lee
- MADtv as Self
- Stan Lee: ComiX-Man! as Self
1994
- Spider-Man as The Man (voice)
- Fantastic Four as Stan Lee (voice)
- Iron Man ... (Producer)
- The Fantastic Four ... (Comic Book)
- Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey as Professor Baker
1993
- Biker Mice from Mars ... (Executive Producer)
- The Troma System as Himself
- The Overstreet World of Comic Books as Self
- Spider-Man! ... (Thanks)
1992
- X-Men ... (Executive Producer)
- The Comic Book Greats: Compendium as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: Harvey Kurtzman and Jack Davis as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: How to Create a Comic Book as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: The Romitas as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: Will Eisner as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: Whilce Portacio as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: Jim Lee as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: Chris Claremont as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: Bob Kane as Self
1991
1990
- Captain America ... (Executive Producer)
- The Death of the Incredible Hulk ... (Characters)
- The Ambulance as Stanley, the Marvel Comics Editor
1989
- The Simpsons as Stan Lee (voice)
- The Trial of the Incredible Hulk as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
- Prisoners of Gravity as Self
- Comic Book Confidential as Self
- X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men as Narrator
1988
- The Incredible Hulk Returns ... (Consulting Producer)
- RoboCop: The Animated Series ... (Executive Story Editor)
- How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way as Himself
1986
- Solarman ... (Story Editor)
1984
1982
1981
- Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends ... (Creator)
- Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge ... (Characters)
- Spider-Man ... (Creator)
1980
- Bride of the Incredible Hulk ... (Characters)
1979
- Captain America II: Death Too Soon ... (Consulting Producer)
- Spider-Woman ... (Creator)
- Fred and Barney Meet The Thing ... (Creator)
- Captain America ... (Consulting Producer)
1978
- Dr. Strange ... (Consulting Producer)
- Spider-Man Strikes Back ... (Characters)
- The Fantastic Four ... (Creator)
1977
- The Incredible Hulk ... (Writer)
- The Incredible Hulk ... (Characters)
- The Return of the Incredible Hulk ... (Creative Consultant)
- Spider-Man ... (Comic Book)
1974
- Spidey Super Stories ... (Creator)
1973
- The Year 01 as Narrator (voice), New-York scenes
1969
- Spider-Man ... (Characters)
1967
- Spider-Man ... (Characters)
- The Fantastic Four ... (Creator)
1966
- Hulk ... (Creator)