Stephen Michael Manley (born February 13, 1965) is an American film and television actor whose acting career began as a young boy.

Biography

Stephen Manley was born in Encino, California. He was adopted when he was a few months old by Stella and Sam Manley in San Marino, California. He soon became the third generation actor of his family. His grandfather, Stephen Soldi, appeared in television between 1917 to 1966, best known as his stint as "Wimpy", Popeye's sidekick. He was in Singing in the Rain in the last shot as the man who is given the umbrella by Gene Kelly, and in A Night at the Opera with the Marx Brothers when they crowd into a hotel room. His daughter Stella soon followed in his steps making films in the 1940s and 1950s with an MGM contract. She was in Viva Zapata starring Anthony Quinn. She also stunt doubled Maria Montez at 20th Century Fox.