George E. Stone: George E. Stone. Actor: Some Like It Hot. A minor prototype of the "Runyon-esque" character for more than three decades, Polish-born actor George E. Stone (né Gerschon Lichtenstein, on May 18, 1903) was, in actuality, a close friend of writer Damon Runyan and would play scores of colorful "dees, dem and dos" cronies throughout the 1920s, '30s, and '40s. With great names such as Johnnie the Shiek, Boots Burnett, Ice...
Known For: Some Like It Hot (Toothpick Charlie), Taxi (Skeets), The Front Page (Earl Williams), Five Star Final (Ziggie Feinstein)