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.
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Frank Miller: American Genius
Self
2024
Stan Lee
Self (archive footage)
2023
What It Means to Wear the Mask
Self
2023
Attack of the Doc!
Self
2023
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Self (archive footage)
2022
Gus and the TV Special
Sha-Man
2022
Carnal Monsters
Self (archive footage)
2021
Clerk
Self
2021
Sessions with Stan
Himself
2020
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Self (archive footage)
2020
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Self
2019
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Stan Lee (archive footage) (uncredited)
2019
Madness in the Method
Stan
2019
Knight Immortal
Self (archive footage)
2019
Geek, and You Shall Find
Self
2019
La Vie selon Stan
Himself
2019
Avengers: Endgame
Driver
2019
Captain Marvel
Stan Lee
2019
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Stan (voice)
2018
As Though Nothing Could Fall
Himself
2018
Venom
Dapper Dog Walker
2018
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
Stan Lee (voice)
2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Shrinking Car Owner
2018
Avengers: Infinity War
Bus Driver
2018
Marvel Mon Amour
Himself
2018
Black Panther
Thirsty Gambler
2018
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Guardians of the Galaxy - The Thanos Threat
Passenger (voice)
2017
Thor: Ragnarok
Barber (uncredited)
2017
Guardians Inferno
2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Gary
2017
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
Self
2017
Batman & Bill
Self (archive Footage)
2017
God Woke
Narrator
2017
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Watcher Informant
2017
Heroes Manufactured
Self (archive footage)
2017
Deadpool: No Good Deed
Stan Lee (uncredited)
2017
Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2
Narrator
2017
Doctor Strange
Bus Passenger
2016
Yoga Hosers
Dispatcher
2016
X-Men: Apocalypse
Stan Lee
2016
Captain America: Civil War
FedEx Driver
2016
We Are X
Self
2016
Deadpool
Strip Club DJ
2016
Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years
Self
2016
COMIX: Beyond the Comic Book Pages
Self
2015
Ant-Man
Bartender
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Stan Lee
2015
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
Self
2014
Big Hero 6
Fred's Dad (voice)
2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
Xandarian Ladies' Man
2014
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Graduation Guest
2014
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Smithsonian Guard
2014
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
Stan Lee (voice)
2014
Thor: The Dark World
Stan Lee
2013
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
NY Hotdog Vendor / Narrator (voice)
2013
Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1
Narrator
2013
Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie
Himself (voice)
2013
Iron Man 3
Pageant Judge
2013
Behind the Superhero Mask
Self
2013
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
Self
2013
Pablo
Self
2012
CM Punk: Best in the World
Self
2012
The Amazing Spider-Man
School Librarian
2012
The Avengers
Stan Lee
2012
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
Self
2011
Superheroes
Stan Lee
2011
Captain America: The First Avenger
General (uncredited)
2011
Pizza Man
Himself
2011
Thor
Stan the Man
2011
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Self
2010
Iron Man 2
Stan Lee
2010
Black Panther
General Wallace
2010
The Roots of Wolverine: A Conversation with Stan Lee and Len Wein
Himself
2009
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
Self
2009
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
2009
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Self
2009
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
Himself
2009
I Am Iron Man
Self
2008
The Incredible Hulk
Milwaukee Man Drinking from Bottle (uncredited)
2008
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Self
2008
Iron Man
Stan Lee
2008
The Legends Behind the Comic Books
Himself
2008
In Search of Moebius
Himself
2007
In Search of Steve Ditko
Self
2007
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Stan Lee - Rejected Wedding Guest
2007
Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Comic Magazine
Self
2007
Jack Kirby: Story Teller
Self
2007
Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures
Self
2007
Spider-Man 3
Man in Times Square
2007
Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist
2007
The Condor
Grandfather (voice)
2007
Marvel Then and Now: An Evening with Stan Lee and Joe Quesada
Himself
2007
Mosaic
Stanley the Security Guard (voice)
2007
Generation X: The Comic Book Origin of X-Men
Himself
2006
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Self
2006
X-Men: The Last Stand
Waterhose Man
2006
Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman
Himself
2005
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
Himself
2005
Fantastic Four
Willie Lumpkin
2005
8 Arms to Hold You
Self
2004
Countdown to Wednesday
2004
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Three Stooges Wedding Guest
2004
Spider-Man 2
Man Dodging Debris
2004
Comic Book: The Movie
Stan Lee
2004
The Secret Origin of X-Men
Himself
2003
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked
Self
2003
Hulk
Security Guard
2003
Daredevil
Old Man at Crossing
2003
Sex, Lies & Superheroes
Himself
2003
Parts of the Family
Professor Peter Parker
2003
Spider-Man: The Mythology of the 21st Century
himself
2002
The Spider-Man Story
Self
2002
Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters & Marvels
Himself
2002
Spider-Man
Man in Fair (uncredited)
2002
Spider-Mania
Self
2002
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Self
2002
Top 10 Comic Book Heroes
Himself
2002
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Himself
2001
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
Prologue / Epilogue Narrator
2001
X-Men
Hot Dog Vendor
2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
Self - Executive Producer
2000
The Adventures of Cinderella's Daughter
The Priest
2000
Origins of 'Blade': A Look at Dark Comics
Self
1998
Stan Lee: ComiX-Man!
Self
1995
Mallrats
Stan Lee
1995
Spider-Man
The Man (voice) · (1 episode)
1994
Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey
Professor Baker
1994
The Troma System
Himself
1993
The Overstreet World of Comic Books
Self
1993
The Comic Book Greats: How to Create a Comic Book
Self
1992
The Comic Book Greats: Chris Claremont
Self
1992
The Comic Book Greats: The Romitas
Self
1992
The Comic Book Greats: Bob Kane
Self
1992
The Comic Book Greats: Jim Lee
Self
1992
The Comic Book Greats: Will Eisner
Self
1992
The Comic Book Greats: Whilce Portacio
Self
1992
The Comic Book Greats: Compendium
Self
1992
The Comic Book Greats: Harvey Kurtzman and Jack Davis
Self
1992
The Comic Book Greats: Rob Liefeld
Self
1991
The Comic Book Greats: Sergio Aragonés
Self
1991
The Comic Book Greats: Rob Liefeld and Todd McFarlane
Self
1991
The Comic Book Greats: Todd McFarlane
Self
1991
The Ambulance
Stanley, the Marvel Comics Editor
1990
Comic Book Confidential
Self
1989
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1989
How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way
Himself
1988
Comic Books: A World of Illustrated Adventure
Himself
1984
The Year 01
Narrator (voice), New-York scenes
1973
Stan Lee: The Final Chapter
Self (archive footage)
Slugfest
Self · (10 episodes)
2021
Marvel's 616
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2020
Marvel's Runaways
Driver · (1 episode)
2017
Big Hero 6 The Series
Fred's Dad (voice) · (1 episode)
2017
Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics
Self · (1 episode)
2017
Marvel's Future Avengers
Hot Dog Vendor · (1 episode)
2017
Stan Lee's Lucky Man: The Bracelet Chronicles
Stanley Doyle · (1 episode)
2017
Stan Lee's Lucky Man
Himself · (1 episode)
2016
Con Man
Stan Lee · (1 episode)
2015
Fresh Off the Boat
Stan Lee · (1 episode)
2015
Marvel's Agent Carter
Man on Bench · (1 episode)
2015
Sock or Hat?
Self · (1 episode)
2014
LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload
Hot Dog Vendor (voice) · (1 episode)
2013
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle
Self · (3 episodes)
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Debonair Gentleman · (1 episode)
2013
Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
Mayor Stan (voice) · (6 episodes)
2013
Bad Days
Stan the Man · (36 episodes)
2012
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
(52 episodes)
2012
Comic Book Men
Self · (4 episodes)
2012
Stan Lee's Superhumans
Himself · (31 episodes)
2010
Black Panther
General Wallace (voice) · (6 episodes)
2010
The Super Hero Squad Show
Mayor (voice) · (52 episodes)
2009
Who Wants to Be a Superhero?
(14 episodes)
2009
INK: Alter Egos Exposed
Self · (10 episodes)
2008
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Stan (voice) · (1 episode)
2008
Chuck
Stan Lee · (1 episode)
2007
The Big Bang Theory
Self · (1 episode)
2007
Phineas and Ferb
NY Hotdog Vendor / Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
2007
The Guild
Self · (1 episode)
2007
Identity
(0 episode)
2006
Heroes
Bus Driver · (1 episode)
2006
Who Wants to Be a Superhero?
Himself · (14 episodes)
2006
Eureka
Dr Lee alias « Generaleesimo » · (1 episode)
2006
Hell's Kitchen
Self - Restaurant Patron · (1 episode)
2005
Robot Chicken
Stan Lee / Movie Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
Robot Chicken
Angry Driver / Stan Lee (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
Robot Chicken
Stan Lee / Studio Executive (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
American Dad!
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · (1 episode)
2005
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Frank Elson (voice) · (1 episode)
2003
Icons
Self · (4 episodes)
2002
The 7th Portal
Izayus · (22 episodes)
2000
EP Daily
(2 episodes)
1997
MADtv
Self · (2 episodes)
1995
Fantastic Four
Stan Lee (voice) · (5 episodes)
1994
The Simpsons
Stan Lee (voice) · (3 episodes)
1989
X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men
Narrator · (1 episode)
1989
Prisoners of Gravity
Self · (4 episodes)
1989
The Incredible Hulk
(13 episodes)
1982