Death
Stack was married to actress Rosemarie Bowe from 1956 until his death. He underwent radiation therapy for prostate cancer in October 2002 and died of a heart attack on May 14, 2003.
He is interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, California. He was survived by his son, Charles Robert and daughter Elizabeth Wood Stack.
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