A memorable character actor with many TV and film credits, Mr. Stone, who would have turned 88 on Nov. 3, might be best remembered for playing Violet Beauregard's father in the 1971 film "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," in which he exclaimed about his experiment-friendly daughter, "You're turning violet, Violet!"
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