The 1966 Batman Guest Stars - Stanley Ralph Ross

Stanley Ralph Ross

Stanley In Batman1966 Stanley in 1998

Super Bat Writer

Stanley Ralph Ross appeared in episode # 62 as Ball Point Baxter, a forger that was called into Gordons office. A small part on screen but Stanley played a huge role in the show, he was responsible for writing a total of over 30 episodes for the series. He brought Catwoman, King Tut, and Shame, among others to life.

Stanley was a great friend of the late Victor Buono and heres what he had to say about the two of them.."

"Victor and I were pals because we were nearly the same size. He was about 6-4, I am 6-6 and used to weigh 300, Victor was closer to 400. I wrote a COLOMBO for him and then an NBC movie called GOLD OF THE AMAZON WOMEN and in both cases Donald Pleasence got the role. Victor died very young, the result of rich food. He could make me laugh by saying hello. I wrote a few of his KING TUT episodes and he was truly a witty and with a great sense of humor and a hell of a poet as witnessed by his album "Heavy"

Stanley is an unbelievable man, his list of credits goes on and on. In addition to being a writer and actor, He is involved in song writing, with over two hundred songs written and produced with Henry Mancini, Anthony Newley Bill Conti 'Charles Fox' Jimmy Haskell, Sid Kuller, to name a few. He is a partner in nine Improvisation Nightclubs, and in 1995 opened a restaurant with a Hollywood theme.

Here is a brief bio..

Stanley spent several years first in advertising, first writing for show business in the Beach Party Movies, then moved on to write every 4th episode of "Batman", multiple episodes for "The Monkees", "The Man From UNCLE", "All In The Family", "Colombo", "Banacek", "KIDS Incorporated".

He then started creating and/or developing shows for TV including "Wonder Woman", "That's My Mama", "The Electric Company", "The Monster Squad", "The Challenge Of The Sexes", "The Kallikaks", "Where In The World Is Carmen Dan Diego", also many TV movies including "Coffee, Tea Or Me?", "Gold Of The Amazon Women", "Three On A Date", "For The Love Of It", "Sky Heist", many others. Stanley acted as a regular in "Falcon Crest", "Superior Court", "Family Medical Center", about 60 shows all together. More than 1000 commercials as a vice and was a regular voice on such cartoons as "Red Planet Mars", "Superman", "Superfriends", Challenge Of The Superfriends", "G.I. Joe", "Richie Rich", and many more.

Stanley as Ball point

He told me about his stint as Ball Point Baxter- "The reason I didn't speak is that producer Howie Horwitz defied me to get laughs with no lines. "If you're really funny, you don't need words" is the way he put it. Thanks for your continued interest."

He currently is a Ph.D and teacher at USC Film School (Comedy) and is married with three children.

Stanley on Donnie and Marie 1999

I would like to tell you with great sadness that beloved Bat Writer, Stanley Ralph Ross has passed away from lung cancer on March 16, 2000. Stanley was one of the nicest people that I had ever come into contact with about the show. He was always kind enough to answer stupid questions and came to my site quite often. He was a super talented writer, actor and general great guy and I certainly will miss him. I had contact with him about four weeks ago but didn't know how bad off he was at that time. We spoke about his new updates to his page and what role he played in " John Goldfarb".

Goodbye Stanley , God Bless.

Here is a copy of his obituary.

Ross, Stanley Ralph is survived by his loving wife Neila, and their three

children, Andrew, Lisa and Nancy and husband, Jim Mullen; beloved

granddaughter Isabella Mullen, and friend, Dan Harrison. He succumbed to

lung cancer after a long battle on March 16, 2000.

He died peacefully with his family at his side. He was 64. He was a

prominent writer, producer and actor in film and television, and the

published author of many works. Please make a donation in his memory to the

charity of your choice.

Hillside Memorial Gardens