Stan Lee
Born: 1922-12-28 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2018-11-12
Known For: Writing
Biography
Stan Lee (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
2028
- Untitled X-Men Film ... (Characters)
- Black Panther 3 ... (Characters)
2027
- Avengers: Secret Wars ... (Characters)
2026
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day ... (Comic Book)
- Avengers: Doomsday ... (Characters)
- The Punisher: One Last Kill ... (Thanks)
- Wonder Man ... (Characters)
- Generations: The Evolution of Spider-Man as Self - Co-Creator (archive footage)
- Stan Lee: The Final Chapter as Self (archive footage)
2025
- Daredevil: Born Again ... (Characters)
- Thunderbolts* ... (Characters)
- The Fantastic 4: First Steps ... (Characters)
- Captain America: Brave New World ... (Thanks)
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man ... (Characters)
- Ironheart ... (Thanks)
- Eyes of Wakanda ... (Characters)
2024
- Deadpool & Wolverine ... (Thanks)
- X-Men '97 ... (Characters)
- Kraven the Hunter ... (Characters)
- Agatha All Along ... (Characters)
- Madame Web ... (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)
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ... (Characters)
- Thor: Love and Thunder ... (Characters)
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law ... (Characters)
- Ms. Marvel ... (Thanks)
- I Am Groot ... (Characters)
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special ... (Characters)
- Morbius ... (Thanks)
- Groot Takes a Bath ... (Characters)
- The Little Guy ... (Characters)
- Magnum Opus ... (Characters)
- Groot's First Steps ... (Characters)
- Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home as Self (archive footage)
- Groot's Pursuit ... (Characters)
- Cosplay Universe as Self
2021
- Loki ... (Characters)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home ... (Comic Book)
- What If...? ... (Thanks)
- Hawkeye ... (Characters)
- WandaVision ... (Characters)
- Black Widow ... (Thanks)
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ... (Thanks)
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ... (Characters)
- Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. ... (Comic Book)
- Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten ... (Creator)
- Slugfest as Self
- Panda vs. Aliens ... (Executive Producer)
- Clerk as Self
- Carnal Monsters as Self (archive footage)
2020
- The New Mutants ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel's 616 as Self (archive footage)
- Joker: Put on a Happy Face as Self (archive footage)
- Sessions with Stan as Self
2019
- Avengers: Endgame as Driver
- Spider-Man: Far From Home ... (Comic Book)
- Captain Marvel as Stan Lee
- Dark Phoenix ... (Thanks)
- Jay and Silent Bob Reboot as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Peter's To-Do List ... (Characters)
- Marvel Rising: Battle of the Bands ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- LEGO Marvel Spider-Man: Vexed by Venom ... (Characters)
- Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee as Self
- Madness in the Method as Stan
- Knight Immortal as Self (archive footage)
- Geek, and You Shall Find as Self
- La Vie selon Stan as Self
2018
- Avengers: Infinity War as Bus Driver
- 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
- Venom as Dapper Dog Walker
- Marvel's Cloak & Dagger ... (Executive Producer)
- Teen Titans Go! To the Movies as Stan Lee (voice)
- Once Upon a Deadpool ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Black Panther - Trouble in Wakanda ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Marvel Mon Amour as Self
2017
- Marvel's The Punisher ... (Executive Producer)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming as Gary
- Big Hero 6 The Series as Fred's Dad (voice)
- Marvel's Spider-Man ... (Characters)
- Thor: Ragnarok as Barber (uncredited)
- The Gifted ... (Executive Producer)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as Watcher Informant
- Marvel's Runaways as Driver
- Legion ... (Executive Producer)
- Logan ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel's The Defenders ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel's Inhumans ... (Comic Book)
- Marvel's Future Avengers as Hot Dog Vendor
- Marvel's Iron Fist ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel's Ant-Man ... (Executive Producer)
- Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics as Self
- Team Thor: Part 2 ... (Characters)
- Deadpool: No Good Deed as Stan Lee (uncredited)
- Inhumans: The First Chapter ... (Executive Producer)
- Stan Lee's Lucky Man: The Bracelet Chronicles as Stanley Doyle
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Guardians of the Galaxy - The Thanos Threat as Passenger (voice)
- Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2 as Narrator
- The Sandman ... (Executive Producer)
- Batman & Bill as Self (archive Footage)
- If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast as Self
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Heroes Manufactured as Self (archive footage)
- God Woke as Narrator
2016
- Captain America: Civil War as FedEx Driver
- Doctor Strange as Bus Passenger
- Deadpool as Strip Club DJ
- Marvel's Luke Cage ... (Executive Producer)
- X-Men: Apocalypse as Stan Lee
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot ... (Comic Book)
- Stan Lee's Lucky Man as Self
- Team Thor ... (Characters)
- Yoga Hosers as Dispatcher
- Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell ... (Characters)
- Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years as Self
- We Are X as Self
2015
- Fresh Off the Boat as Stan Lee
- Marvel's Daredevil ... (Executive Producer)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron as Stan Lee
- Marvel's Jessica Jones ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy ... (Characters)
- Marvel's Agent Carter as Man on Bench
- Ant-Man as Bartender
- Con Man as Stan Lee
- Fantastic Four ... (Characters)
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled! ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight! ... (Producer)
- Lord of the Freaks as Self
- 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)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Smithsonian Guard
- Guardians of the Galaxy as Xandarian Ladies' Man
- Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher ... (Characters)
- Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Knights: Eternals ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop! as Self
- Sock or Hat? as Self
- The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as Self
- Stan Lee's Mighty 7 as Stan Lee (voice)
- Marvel Knights: Eternals ... (Co-Executive Producer)
2013
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Debonair Gentleman
- Thor: The Dark World as Stan Lee
- Iron Man 3 as Pageant Judge
- Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. as Mayor Stan (voice)
- LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload as Hot Dog Vendor (voice)
- Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel as NY Hotdog Vendor / Narrator (voice)
- Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Chakra the Invincible ... (Writer)
- Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United ... (Executive Producer)
- Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle as Self
- Iron Man: Rise of Technovore ... (Characters)
- The Wolverine ... (Executive Producer)
- The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin ... (Executive Producer)
- Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1 as Narrator
- Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie as Self (voice)
- Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk ... (Executive Producer)
- Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten as Self
- Chakra The Invincible: The Mystery of Mighty Girl ... (Executive Producer)
- Behind the Superhero Mask as Self
2012
- The Avengers as Stan Lee
- Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
- The Amazing Spider-Man as School Librarian
- Comic Book Men as Self
- Bad Days as Stan the Man
- CM Punk: Best in the World as Self
- Pablo as Self
2011
- Thor as Stan the Man
- Captain America: The First Avenger as General (uncredited)
- Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance ... (Executive Producer)
- Blade ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Wolverine ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- X-Men ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope as Self
- Pizza Man as Self
- Thor: Tales of Asgard ... (Characters)
- X-Men: First Class ... (Executive Producer)
- Superheroes as Stan Lee
2010
- Iron Man 2 as Stan Lee
- The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- MAD as Papa Smurf / Bird Scientist / The Amazing Man-Spider Announcer (voice)
- HEROMAN ... (Comic Book)
- Iron Man ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Black Panther as General Wallace (voice)
- Planet Hulk ... (Characters)
- Stan Lee's Superhumans as Self
- With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story as Self
- Ultimate Iron Man: The Making of 'Iron Man 2' as Self
- Black Panther as General Wallace
2009
- The Super Hero Squad Show as Mayor (voice)
- Iron Man: Armored Adventures ... (Characters)
- Wolverine and the X-Men ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Super Heroes: What the--?! as Narrator (voice)
- Hulk vs. Wolverine ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil as Self
- Hulk vs. Thor ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Who Wants to Be a Superhero?
- How Bruce Lee Changed the World as Self
- Direct Your Own Damn Movie! as Self
- Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman as Self
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine ... (Executive Producer)
- The Roots of Wolverine: A Conversation with Stan Lee and Len Wein as Self
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)
- Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound as Self
- INK: Alter Egos Exposed as Self
- The Invincible 'Iron Man' as Self
2007
- Phineas and Ferb as NY Hotdog Vendor / Narrator (voice)
- The Big Bang Theory as Stan Lee
- Chuck as Stan Lee
- Spider-Man 3 as Man in Times Square
- The Guild as Self
- Ghost Rider ... (Executive Producer)
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer as Rejected Wedding Guest
- Doctor Strange ... (Characters)
- The Invincible Iron Man ... (Characters)
- Jack Kirby: Story Teller as Self
- Family Bonds: The Making of 'Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer' as Self
- Grains of Sand: Building Sandman as Self
- Harpies ... (Executive Producer)
- The Legends Behind the Comic Books as Self
- 'Spider-Man 3' on Location: New York, from Rooftops to Backstreets as Self
- The Condor as Grandfather (voice)
- Symbiote Spider-Man: The Saga of the Black Costume as Self
- Marvel Then and Now: An Evening with Stan Lee and Joe Quesada as Self
- Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures as Self
- Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist
- Sentinel of the Spaceways: Comic Book Origins of the Silver Surfer as Self
- Mosaic as Stanley the Security Guard (voice)
- Spider-Man Tech as Self
- In Search of Steve Ditko as Self
2006
- Heroes as Bus Driver
- Eureka as Dr. 'Generalissimo' Lee
- Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes ... (Producer)
- Ultimate Avengers: The Movie ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Ultimate Avengers 2 ... (Characters)
- Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman as Self
- Who Wants to Be a Superhero? as Self
- Lightspeed ... (Executive Producer)
- X3: The Excitement Continues as Self
- Identity
- X-Men: The Last Stand as Waterhose Man
2005
- American Dad! as Narrator (voice)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Robot Chicken as Stan Lee / Movie Narrator (voice)
- Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
- Fantastic Four as Willie Lumpkin
- Elektra ... (Executive Producer)
- Man-Thing ... (Executive Producer)
- Spider-Man: The Venom Saga ... (Creator)
- Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman as Self
- Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats as Self
2004
- Entourage as Self
- Blade: Trinity ... (Executive Producer)
- The Punisher ... (Executive Producer)
- Spider-Man 2 as Man Dodging Debris
- The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement as Three Stooges Wedding Guest
- Comic Book: The Movie as Stan Lee
- Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing as Self
- 8 Arms to Hold You as Self
- Hero in Crisis as Self
- Countdown to Wednesday
2003
- Spider-Man: The New Animated Series as Frank Elson (voice)
- Hulk as Security Guard
- Stripperella ... (Producer)
- Daredevil as Old Man at Crossing
- VH1 Goes Inside as Self
- Daredevil vs. Spider-Man ... (Executive Producer)
- Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked as Self
- X-Men: Premieres Around the World as Self
- Parts of the Family as Professor Peter Parker
- Evolution of the Hulk as Self
- The Secret Origin of X-Men as Self
- Sex, Lies & Superheroes as Self
- X2 ... (Executive Producer)
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)
- Spider-Man: The Mythology of the 21st Century as Self
- The Spider-Man Story as Self
- Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters & Marvels as Self
- Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' as Self
- Spider-Mania as Self
- Top 10 Comic Book Heroes as Self
2001
- Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV as Prologue / Epilogue Narrator (voice)
- Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes as Self
2000
- X-Men: Evolution ... (Producer)
- The 7th Portal as Izayus
- X-Men: The Mutant Watch as Self - Executive Producer
- The Adventures of Cinderella's Daughter as The Priest
- X-Men as Hot Dog Vendor
1999
- The Avengers: United They Stand ... (Executive Producer)
1998
- Blade ... (Executive Producer)
- Silver Surfer ... (Producer)
- Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. ... (Characters)
- Origins of 'Blade': A Look at Dark Comics as Self
1997
1996
- The Incredible Hulk ... (Executive Producer)
- Generation X ... (Executive Producer)
1995
- Mallrats as Stan Lee
- MADtv as Self
- Stan Lee: ComiX-Man! as Self
- Mallrats MTV Premiere Party as Stan Lee
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
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Biker Mice from Mars ... (Executive Producer)
- The Overstreet World of Comic Books as Self
- The Troma System as Self
1992
- X-Men ... (Executive Producer)
- The Comic Book Greats: How to Create a Comic Book as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: Compendium as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: Jim Lee as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: The Romitas as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: Whilce Portacio as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: Bob Kane as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: Chris Claremont as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: Harvey Kurtzman and Jack Davis as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: Will Eisner as Self
1991
1990
- Captain America ... (Executive Producer)
- The Ambulance as Marvel Comics Editor
- The Death of the Incredible Hulk ... (Characters)
1989
- The Simpsons as Stan Lee (voice)
- Prisoners of Gravity as Self
- X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men as Narrator
- The Trial of the Incredible Hulk as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
- Comic Book Confidential as Self
1988
- RoboCop: The Animated Series ... (Executive Story Editor)
- The Incredible Hulk Returns ... (Consulting Producer)
- How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way as Self
1986
- Solarman ... (Story Editor)
1985
- Captain America: The Origin of Captain America ... (Writer)
1984
1982
- The Incredible Hulk as Narrator (voice)
1981
- Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends ... (Creator)
- Spider-Man ... (Creator)
1980
- Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge ... (Characters)
- Bride of the Incredible Hulk ... (Characters)
1979
- Spider-Woman ... (Creator)
- Fred and Barney Meet The Thing ... (Creator)
- Captain America II: Death Too Soon ... (Consulting Producer)
- Captain America ... (Consulting Producer)
1978
- Japanese Spiderman ... (Characters)
- The Fantastic Four ... (Creator)
- Spider-Man Strikes Back ... (Characters)
- Dr. Strange ... (Consulting Producer)
1977
- The Incredible Hulk ... (Writer)
- The Incredible Hulk ... (Characters)
- Spider-Man ... (Comic Book)
- The Return of the Incredible Hulk ... (Creative Consultant)
1974
- Spidey Super Stories ... (Creator)
1973
- The Year 01 as Narrator (voice), New-York scenes
1967
- Spider-Man ... (Characters)
- The Fantastic Four ... (Creator)
1966
- The Marvel Super Heroes ... (Writer)
- Dr. Doom's Day ... (Writer)
- Hulk ... (Creator)