Stephen Caffrey (actor) explained

Stephen Caffrey
Birth Date:27 September 1959
Birth Place:Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Occupation:Film, television, & theatre actor
Years Active:1984–present

Stephen Edwin Caffrey (born September 27, 1959, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American television, film and stage actor.

Early life

He is the fifth of seven children born to an Irish-American family in Cleveland. At the age of 17, he and his family permanently settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Steven pursued an acting career after graduation and with a close knit group of acting friends, he founded the Immediate Theatre in Chicago.

Career

Film and television

He has appeared on such TV series as The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles; ; Touched by an Angel; Judging Amy; Providence; Profiler; The Practice; Seinfeld; Chicago Hope; Murder, She Wrote; Columbo and Diagnosis Murder. His longest stint, for which he is best known, are as Lt. Myron Goldman on CBS's Vietnam War drama series, Tour of Duty. He also starred as Andrew Preston Cortlandt on ABC's All My Children. He appeared in such films as Longtime Companion (1990), The Babe (1992), Buried Alive II (1997), and Blowback (2000).

Theatre

Caffrey has performed regularly at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California. In 1997, he performed in Leslie Ayvazian's Singer's Boy, directed by Carey Perloff.[1] [2]

In 2003, Caffrey replaced Canadian actor Geordie Johnson as Torvald Helmer in a production of A Doll's House due to visa issues as a result of the war on terror.[3] In 2004, he was in a production of The Real Thing.[4] In 2005, he was Anthony Voysey in David Mamet's adaptation of The Voysey Inheritance.[5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984-1985All My ChildrenAndrew Preston Cortlandt
1987-1990Tour of DutyLt. Myron Goldman
1989Longtime CompanionFuzzy
1990ColumboJustin RoweEpisode: Columbo Goes to College
1990-1993Murder, She Wrote Alex Seletz/Jonathan Baker2 episodes
1991L.A. LawDavid SchaefferEpisode: The Beverly Hills Hangers
1992Diagnosis: MurderDr. Jack ParkerTV movie
For Richer, for PoorerMarkTV movie
The BabeJohnny Sylvester (age 30)
DinosaursScabby (voice)Episode: Leader of the Pack
The House on Sycamore StreetDr. Jack ParkerTV movie
The Legend of Prince Valiant Toby/Messenger Boy (voice)2 episodes
1993A Twist of the KnifeDr. Jack ParkerTV movie
1993Murder of InnocenceMatthew WadeTV movie
1994The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood FolliesJohn FordTV movie
1997SeinfeldArnieEpisode: The Yada Yada
2000Touched by an AngelPhil GrabowskiEpisode: A House Divided
BlowbackAgent Norwood
2005 Gary HallEpisode: Nailed
2011Cinema VeriteTom
2015American OdysseyDavid Tennant4 episodes
2019NCIS Kevin BraddishEpisode: Bears and Cubs
2021BoschAndrew PattersonEpisode: "Workaround"

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Willis . John . John A. Willis . Lynch . Tom . John Willis Theatre World 1996-1997 Season Volume 53 . 1999 . . 1-55783-343-5 . 42465014 . 174 . Singer's Boy . https://archive.org/details/theatreworld19960000unse/page/174/mode/2up . 2021-05-06.
  2. Web site: Singer's Boy. Harvey. Dennis. 1997-06-29. Variety. en. 2019-12-20.
  3. Web site: Canadian Actor Denied Visa to Appear in A Doll's House in San Francisco. Hernandez. Ernio. December 15, 2003. Playbill. en. 2019-12-20.
  4. Web site: Emotion — 'The Real Thing' — surfaces in ACT play. 2004-10-29. East Bay Times. en-US. 2019-12-20.
  5. Web site: The Voysey Inheritance. Harvey. Dennis. 2005-03-31. Variety. en. 2019-12-20.