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
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
- Captain America: Brave New World ... (Thanks)
- The Fantastic 4: First Steps ... (Characters)
- Daredevil: Born Again ... (Characters)
- Thunderbolts* ... (Characters)
- Ironheart ... (Thanks)
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man ... (Characters)
- Eyes of Wakanda ... (Characters)
2024
- X-Men '97 ... (Characters)
- Deadpool & Wolverine ... (Thanks)
- Kraven the Hunter ... (Characters)
- Agatha All Along ... (Characters)
- Echo ... (Thanks)
- Madame Web ... (Characters)
- 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)
- Ms. Marvel ... (Thanks)
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law ... (Characters)
- Morbius ... (Thanks)
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special ... (Characters)
- I Am Groot ... (Characters)
- The Little Guy ... (Characters)
- Magnum Opus ... (Characters)
- Groot Takes a Bath ... (Characters)
- Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home as Self (archive footage)
- Groot's Pursuit ... (Characters)
- Groot's First Steps ... (Characters)
- Cosplay Universe as Self
- Gus and the TV Special as Sha-Man
2021
- Spider-Man: No Way Home ... (Comic Book)
- Loki ... (Characters)
- What If...? ... (Thanks)
- Black Widow ... (Thanks)
- WandaVision ... (Characters)
- Hawkeye ... (Characters)
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ... (Characters)
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ... (Thanks)
- Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. ... (Comic Book)
- Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten ... (Creator)
- Slugfest as Self
- Clerk as Self
- Panda vs. Aliens ... (Executive Producer)
- 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
- Spider-Man: Far From Home ... (Comic Book)
- Avengers: Endgame as Driver
- Captain Marvel as Stan Lee
- Dark Phoenix ... (In Memory Of)
- Jay and Silent Bob Reboot as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Peter's To-Do List ... (Characters)
- LEGO Marvel Spider-Man: Vexed by Venom ... (Characters)
- Marvel Rising: Battle of the Bands ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Knight Immortal as Self (archive footage)
- Madness in the Method as Stan
- Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee as Self
- 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)
- Once Upon a Deadpool ... (Executive Producer)
- Teen Titans Go! To the Movies as Stan Lee (voice)
- Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Black Panther - Trouble in Wakanda ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Marvel Mon Amour as Self
- As Though Nothing Could Fall as Self
2017
- Spider-Man: Homecoming as Gary
- Marvel's The Punisher ... (Executive Producer)
- Thor: Ragnarok as Barber (uncredited)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as Watcher Informant
- Marvel's Spider-Man ... (Characters)
- Big Hero 6 The Series as Fred's Dad (voice)
- Logan ... (Executive Producer)
- The Gifted ... (Executive Producer)
- Legion ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel's Inhumans ... (Comic Book)
- Marvel's Runaways as Driver
- Marvel's The Defenders ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel's Future Avengers as Hot Dog Vendor
- Marvel's Ant-Man ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel's Iron Fist ... (Executive Producer)
- Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics as Self
- Team Thor: Part 2 ... (Characters)
- Deadpool: No Good Deed as Stan Lee (uncredited)
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Guardians of the Galaxy - The Thanos Threat as Passenger (voice)
- Stan Lee's Lucky Man: The Bracelet Chronicles as Stanley Doyle
- The Sandman ... (Executive Producer)
- Batman & Bill as Self (archive Footage)
- Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2 as Narrator
- Inhumans: The First Chapter ... (Executive Producer)
- Heroes Manufactured as Self (archive footage)
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast as Self
- God Woke as Narrator
2016
- Captain America: Civil War as FedEx Driver
- Doctor Strange as Bus Passenger
- Deadpool as Strip Club DJ
- X-Men: Apocalypse as Stan Lee
- Marvel's Luke Cage ... (Executive Producer)
- Stan Lee's Lucky Man as Self
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot ... (Comic Book)
- Yoga Hosers as Dispatcher
- Team Thor ... (Characters)
- Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell ... (Characters)
- Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years as Self
- We Are X as Self
2015
- Avengers: Age of Ultron as Stan Lee
- Marvel's Daredevil ... (Executive Producer)
- Fresh Off the Boat as Stan Lee
- Ant-Man as Bartender
- Marvel's Jessica Jones ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy ... (Characters)
- Marvel's Agent Carter as Man on Bench
- 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
- Lord of the Freaks as Self
2014
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as Graduation Guest
- Big Hero 6 as Fred's Dad (voice)
- X-Men: Days of Future Past ... (Executive Producer)
- Guardians of the Galaxy as Xandarian Ladies' Man
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Smithsonian Guard
- 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)
- The Wolverine ... (Executive Producer)
- Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel as NY Hotdog Vendor / Narrator (voice)
- Iron Man: Rise of Technovore ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United ... (Executive Producer)
- Chakra the Invincible ... (Writer)
- Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle as Self
- 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 Self (voice)
- Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk ... (Executive Producer)
- Chakra The Invincible: The Mystery of Mighty Girl ... (Creator)
- Behind the Superhero Mask as Self
- Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten as Self
2012
- The Amazing Spider-Man as School Librarian
- The Avengers as Stan Lee
- Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
- Comic Book Men as Self
- Bad Days as Stan the Man
- Pablo as Self
- CM Punk: Best in the World as Self
2011
- Thor as Stan the Man
- Captain America: The First Avenger as General (uncredited)
- Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance ... (Executive Producer)
- Wolverine ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- X-Men ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Blade ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope as Self
- X-Men: First Class ... (Executive Producer)
- Pizza Man as Self
- Thor: Tales of Asgard ... (Characters)
- Superheroes as Stan Lee
2010
- Iron Man 2 as Stan Lee
- The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Epic Rap Battles of History ... (Characters)
- MAD as Papa Smurf / Bird Scientist / The Amazing Man-Spider Announcer (voice)
- Iron Man ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- HEROMAN ... (Comic Book)
- Planet Hulk ... (Characters)
- Black Panther as General Wallace (voice)
- Stan Lee's Superhumans as Self
- With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story as Self
- Black Panther as General Wallace
2009
- The Super Hero Squad Show as Mayor (voice)
- Iron Man: Armored Adventures ... (Characters)
- Marvel Super Heroes: What the--?! as Narrator (voice)
- Hulk vs. Wolverine ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Wolverine and the X-Men ... (Executive Producer)
- Hulk vs. Thor ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil as Self
- How Bruce Lee Changed the World as Self
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine ... (Executive Producer)
- Who Wants to Be a Superhero?
- Direct Your Own Damn Movie! as Self
- Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman as Self
- 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
2007
- Phineas and Ferb as NY Hotdog Vendor / Narrator (voice)
- Spider-Man 3 as Man in Times Square
- The Big Bang Theory as Stan Lee
- Chuck as Stan Lee
- Ghost Rider ... (Executive Producer)
- The Guild as Self
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer as Rejected Wedding Guest
- Doctor Strange ... (Characters)
- The Invincible Iron Man ... (Characters)
- Harpies ... (Executive Producer)
- Mosaic as Stanley the Security Guard (voice)
- Spider-Man Tech as Self
- Jack Kirby: Story Teller as Self
- The Legends Behind the Comic Books as Self
- Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist
- The Condor as Grandfather (voice)
- Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures as Self
- Marvel Then and Now: An Evening with Stan Lee and Joe Quesada as Self
- In Search of Steve Ditko as Self
- Family Bonds: The Making of Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer as Self
- Sentinel of the Spaceways: Comic Book Origins of the Silver Surfer 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)
- Identity
- X-Men: The Last Stand as Waterhose Man
- X3: The Excitement Continues as Self
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)
- Fantastic Four as Willie Lumpkin
- Elektra ... (Executive Producer)
- Man-Thing ... (Executive Producer)
- Spider-Man: The Venom Saga ... (Creator)
- Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats as Self
- Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman as Self
2004
- Entourage as Self
- 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
- Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing as Self
- Hero in Crisis as Self
- 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)
- Stripperella ... (Producer)
- Daredevil vs. Spider-Man ... (Characters)
- Spider-Man : Les Nouvelles Aventures ... (Creator)
- Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked as Self
- X-Men: Premieres Around the World as Self
- Sex, Lies & Superheroes as Self
- Parts of the Family as Professor Peter Parker
- X2 ... (Executive Producer)
- The Secret Origin of X-Men as Self
- Evolution of the Hulk as Self
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 Self
- Spider-Mania as Self
- Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' as Self
- The Spider-Man Story as Self
- Spider-Man: The Mythology of the 21st Century 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
- Mallrats MTV Premiere Party as Stan Lee
- Stan Lee: ComiX-Man! as Self
1994
- Spider-Man as The Man (voice)
- Fantastic Four as Stan Lee (voice)
- The Fantastic Four ... (Comic Book)
- Iron Man ... (Producer)
- Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey as Professor Baker
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Biker Mice from Mars ... (Executive Producer)
- Spider-Man! ... (Thanks)
- The Overstreet World of Comic Books as Self
- The Troma System as Self
1992
- X-Men ... (Executive Producer)
- The Comic Book Greats: Whilce Portacio as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: Compendium as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: Chris Claremont as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: Bob Kane as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: The Romitas as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: Jim Lee as Self
- The Comic Book Greats: Will Eisner 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
1991
1990
- Captain America ... (Executive Producer)
- The Ambulance as Marvel Comics Editor
- The Death of the Incredible Hulk ... (Consulting Producer)
1989
- The Simpsons as Stan Lee (voice)
- Prisoners of Gravity as Self
- The Trial of the Incredible Hulk as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
- X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men as Narrator
- Comic Book Confidential as Self
1988
- The Incredible Hulk Returns ... (Consulting Producer)
- RoboCop: The Animated Series ... (Executive Story Editor)
- 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)
- Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge ... (Characters)
1980
- Bride of the Incredible Hulk ... (Characters)
1979
- Spider-Woman ... (Creator)
- Fred and Barney Meet The Thing ... (Creator)
- Captain America ... (Consulting Producer)
- Captain America II: Death Too Soon ... (Consulting Producer)
1978
- The Fantastic Four ... (Creator)
- Spider-Man Strikes Back ... (Script Consultant)
- Dr. Strange ... (Consulting Producer)
1977
- The Incredible Hulk ... (Writer)
- Spider-Man ... (Script Consultant)
- The Incredible Hulk ... (Characters)
- The Return of the Incredible Hulk ... (Characters)
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)
- Hulk ... (Creator)