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'''Henry Stram''' (born September 10, 1954) is an American actor. He is also the son of the famous [[National Football League|NFL]] coach [[Hank Stram]].
'''Henry Stram''' (born September 10, 1954) is an American actor and singer. He is the son of famous [[National Football League|NFL]] coach [[Hank Stram]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Stram grew up in [[Kansas City]] while his father was the coach of the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]. He performed with The Barn Players until he moved to [[New York City]] in 1973 and studied acting at the [[Juilliard School]].<ref>http://www.talkinbroadway.com/rialto/past/2005/11_17_05.html</ref> While at Juilliard, he frequented Cafe La Fortuna, a cafe that opened in 1976 and was known for its garden, opera music and Italian desserts.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/nyregion/22cafe.html?_r=0</ref>
Stram grew up in [[Kansas City]], while his father was the coach of the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]. He performed with The Barn Players until he moved to [[New York City]] in 1973 and studied acting at the [[Juilliard School]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.talkinbroadway.com/rialto/past/2005/11_17_05.html | first=Beth | last=Herstein | title=Henry Stram and Mary Testa: ''See What I Wanna See'' | date=November 17, 2005 | publisher=Talkin' Broadway | accessdate=October 18, 2020}}</ref> While at Juilliard, he frequented Cafe La Fortuna, a cafe that opened in 1976 and was known for its garden, opera music and Italian desserts.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/nyregion/22cafe.html?_r=0 | title=Another Casualty of High Rents on the Upper West Side | first=Jennifer 8. | last=Lee | date=February 22, 2008 | work=The New York Times | accessdate=October 18, 2020}}</ref>


==Career==
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In 2012, he participated in ''Shinsai'', which was a benefit concert to support the victims of the [[Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster]] along with [[Patti LuPone]], [[Richard Thomas (actor)|Richard Thomas]], [[Mary Beth Hurt]], [[Jay O. Sanders]], [[Jennifer Lim (theatre actress)|Jennifer Lim]] and [[Angela Lin]].<ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/7/theater-artists-nationwide-unite-for-japan-benefit/?page=all</ref> The same year, he was in the cast of ''[[Rebecca (musical)|Rebecca]]'',<ref>http://www.backstage.com/news/rebecca-overcomes-money-troubles-set-for-broadway-fall-2012/</ref> but the show was closed after it was discovered one of the investors never existed with a following criminal investigation. Ben Sprecher, a producer, hopes it will have a run in 2013.<ref>http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/rebecca-producer-hopes-for-broadway-run-in-2013/?_r=0&gwh=AD395F14337354B51D455FEFA14B5E8B</ref>
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Among Stram's stage credits are ''[[Titanic (musical)|Titanic]]'', ''[[The Crucible]]'', [[The Elephant Man (play)|''The Elephant Man'']], and ''[[Fly by Night (musical)|Fly by Night]]''. Stram came under fire in 2009 while performing in the [[Rebecca Gilman]] stage adaption of ''[[The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter]]'' by [[Carson McCullers]]. Stram was playing a deaf character, and since he is not in real life, it was said of him, "A hearing actor playing a deaf character is tantamount to putting a white actor in [[blackface]]" by a member of the board of the Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts. The National Association of the Deaf, Deaf West Theater, and others demanded that the director, [[Doug Hughes]], and the [[New York Theatre Workshop]] replace Stram with an actual deaf actor. Stram had played the role in 2005 in the premiere of the show in [[Atlanta]].

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In 2012, he participated in ''Shinsai'', which was a benefit concert to support the victims of the [[Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster]] along with [[Patti LuPone]], [[Richard Thomas (actor)|Richard Thomas]], [[Mary Beth Hurt]], [[Jay O. Sanders]], [[Jennifer Lim (theatre actress)|Jennifer Lim]] and [[Angela Lin]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/7/theater-artists-nationwide-unite-for-japan-benefit/ | title=Theater artists nationwide unite for Japan benefit | first=Mark | last=Kennedy | date=March 7, 2012 | work=The Washington Times | accessdate=October 18, 2020}}</ref> The same year, he was in the cast of ''[[Rebecca (musical)|Rebecca]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/rebecca-overcomes-money-troubles-set-broadway-fall-53480/ | title='Rebecca' Overcomes Money Troubles; Set for Broadway Fall 2012 | first=Briana | last=Rodriguez | date=March 14, 2012 | work=[[Backstage (magazine)|Backstage]] | accessdate=October 18, 2020}}</ref> but the show was closed after it was discovered one of the investors never existed with a following criminal investigation. Ben Sprecher, a producer, hoped it would have a run in 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/rebecca-producer-hopes-for-broadway-run-in-2013/?_r=0&gwh=AD395F14337354B51D455FEFA14B5E8B | title='Rebecca' Producer Hopes For Broadway Run in 2013 | first=Patrick | last=Healy | date=January 2, 2013 | work=The New York Times | accessdate=October 18, 2020}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Stram has been with actor [[Martin Moran]] since they met while rehearsing ''The Making of Americans'' together in 1985. They since have done many shows together. Moran said of their meeting in a 2006 interview, "I remember what a surprise, what a thrill it was, when the coolest actor in the group the one who'd worked with Richard Foreman and at the Guthrie and graduated from Juilliard! started walking me to my subway stop after rehearsals. That was February 1985, twenty-one Valentine Days ago. Since then, we've made a life together through the vagaries of this nutty, blessed business".<ref>http://www.broadway.com/buzz/95279/martin-moran-henry-stram/</ref>
Stram has been with actor [[Martin Moran (actor)|Martin Moran]] since they met while rehearsing ''The Making of Americans'' together in 1985. They since have done many shows together. Moran said of their meeting in a 2006 interview, "I remember what a surprise, what a thrill it was, when the coolest actor in the group the one who'd worked with Richard Foreman and at the Guthrie and graduated from Juilliard! started walking me to my subway stop after rehearsals. That was February 1985, twenty-one Valentine Days ago. Since then, we've made a life together through the vagaries of this nutty, blessed business".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/95279/martin-moran-henry-stram/ |title=Martin Moran & Henry Stram {{!}} Broadway Buzz {{!}} Broadway.com |website=www.broadway.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220543/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/95279/martin-moran-henry-stram/ |archive-date=2013-10-04}} </ref>


==Stage credits==
==Stage credits==


===Broadway===
===Broadway===
* ''[[Titanic (musical)|Titanic]]'' (1997) -- as 3rd Class Passenger/Frank Carlson/George Widener
* ''[[Titanic (musical)|Titanic]]'' (1997) – as 3rd Class Passenger/Frank Carlson/George Widener
* ''[[The Crucible]]'' (2002) -- as Ezekiel Cheever
* ''[[The Crucible]]'' (2002) – as Ezekiel Cheever
* ''[[Inherit the Wind (play)|Inherit the Wind]]'' (2007) -- as Mr. Goodfellow
* ''[[Inherit the Wind (play)|Inherit the Wind]]'' (2007) – as Mr. Goodfellow
* [[The Elephant Man (play)|''The Elephant Man'']] (2014) – Carr Gomm, Conductor
* ''[[Junk: The Golden Age of Debt]]'' (2017) – Maximilien Cizik
* ''[[Network (play)|Network]]'' (2018) – Continuity Announcer


===Off-Broadway===
===Off-Broadway===
* ''[[Mother Courage and Her Children]]''/''[[King Lear]]'' (1978, in [[repertoire]]) -- [[The American Place Theatre]], as Soldier and stretcher bearer
* ''[[Mother Courage and Her Children]]''/''[[King Lear]]'' (1978, in [[repertoire]]) – [[The American Place Theatre]], as Soldier and stretcher bearer
* ''[[The Cradle Will Rock]]'' (1983) -- American Place Theatre/Douglas Fairbanks Theatre, as Dick/Junior Mister
* ''[[The Cradle Will Rock]]'' (1983) – American Place Theatre/Douglas Fairbanks Theatre, as Dick/Junior Mister
* ''[[The Making of Americans]]'' (1985) -- Music-Theatre Group,
* ''[[The Making of Americans]]'' (1985) – Music-Theatre Group,
* ''1951'' (1986) -- Perry Street Theatre, as Ray/Bertolt Brecht/Elia Kazan
* ''1951'' (1986) – Perry Street Theatre, as Ray/Bertolt Brecht/Elia Kazan
* ''Black Seas Follies'' (1987) -- [[Playwrights Horizons]], as Misha
* ''Black Seas Follies'' (1987) – [[Playwrights Horizons]], as Misha
* ''Prison-Made Tuxedos'' (1987) -- Music-Theatre Group, as Henry
* ''Prison-Made Tuxedos'' (1987) – Music-Theatre Group, as Henry
* ''Cinderella/[[Cendrillon]]'' (1988) -- Music-Theatre Group, as Pandolfe
* ''Cinderella/[[Cendrillon]]'' (1988) – Music-Theatre Group, as Pandolfe
* ''[[La vie parisienne|La Vie Parisienne]]'' (1988) -- Opera at the Academy, as The Anarchist
* ''[[La Vie parisienne (operetta)|La Vie Parisienne]]'' (1988) – Opera at the Academy, as The Anarchist
* ''[[Bright Room Called Day]]'' (1991) -- [[The Public Theater|Joseph Papp Public Theater]]/LuEsther Hall, as Gregory Bazwald
* ''[[A Bright Room Called Day]]'' (1991) – [[The Public Theater|Joseph Papp Public Theater]]/LuEsther Hall, as Gregory Bazwald
* ''[[On the Open Road (play)|On the Open Road]]'' (1993) -- Joseph Papp Public Theater/Martinson Hall, as Monk
* ''[[On the Open Road]]'' (1993) – Joseph Papp Public Theater/Martinson Hall, as Monk
* ''All's Well That Ends Well'' (1993) -- [[Delacorte Theatre]], as Lafeau
* ''[[All's Well That Ends Well]]'' (1993) – [[Delacorte Theater]], as Lafeau
* ''[[Christina Alberta's Father]]'' (1994) -- [[Vineyard Theatre]], as Albert Edward Preemby
* ''[[Christina Alberta's Father]]'' (1994) – [[Vineyard Theatre]], as Albert Edward Preemby
* ''Jack's Holiday'' (1995) -- Playwrights Horizons, as Snatchem Leese
* ''Jack's Holiday'' (1995) – Playwrights Horizons, as Snatchem Leese
* ''[[Troilus and Cressida]]'' (1995) -- Delacorte Theatre, as Priam/Menelaus/Servant
* ''[[Troilus and Cressida]]'' (1995) – Delacorte Theater, as Priam/Menelaus/Servant
* ''[[The Grey Zone]]'' (1996) -- [[MCC Theater]], as Mushfeldt
* ''[[The Grey Zone]]'' (1996) – [[MCC Theater]], as Josef Mengele
* ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]'' (1996) -- Delacorte Theatre
* ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]'' (1996) – Delacorte Theater
* ''Timon of Athens'' (1996) -- Delacorte Theatre, as Flavius
* ''[[Timon of Athens]]'' (1996) – Delacorte Theater, as Flavius
* ''Dancing on Her Knees'' (1996) -- The Public Theatre/LuEshter Hall, as Matthias
* ''Dancing on Her Knees'' (1996) – The Public Theatre/LuEshter Hall, as Matthias
* ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'' (2000) -- Delacorte Theatre, as Camillo
* ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'' (2000) – Delacorte Theater, as Camillo
* ''[[Waste (play)|Waste]]'' (2000) -- American Place Theatre, as Sir Gilbert Wedgecroft
* ''[[Waste (play)|Waste]]'' (2000) – American Place Theatre, as Sir Gilbert Wedgecroft
* ''Unwrap Your Candy'' (2001) -- Vineyard Theatre
* ''Unwrap Your Candy'' (2001) – Vineyard Theatre
* ''[[The Persians]]'' (2003) -- [[Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts]], as Counsellor
* ''[[The Persians]]'' (2003) – [[Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts]], as Counsellor
* ''[[See What I Wanna See]]'' (2005) -- The Public Theatre/Anspacher Theater, as The Janitor/Priest
* ''[[See What I Wanna See]]'' (2005) – The Public Theatre/Anspacher Theater, as The Janitor/Priest
* ''Rags and Bones'' (2007) -- Rattlestick Theatre, as The Poet
* ''Rags and Bones'' (2007) – Rattlestick Theatre, as The Poet
* ''[[The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter]]'' (2009) -- [[New York Theatre Workshop]], as John Singer
* ''[[The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter]]'' (2009) – [[New York Theatre Workshop]], as John Singer
* ''[[The Illusion]]'' (2011) -- [[Signature Theatre Company (New York City)|Peter Norton Space]], as The Amanuensis
* ''[[The Illusion (play)|The Illusion]]'' (2011) – [[Signature Theatre Company|Peter Norton Space]], as The Amanuensis
* ''Septimus and Clarissa'' (2011) -- [[Baruch College|Baruch Performing Arts Center]]
* ''Septimus and Clarissa'' (2011) – [[Baruch College|Baruch Performing Arts Center]]
* ''Charles Ives Take Me Home'' (2013) -- Rattlestick Theatre, as Charles Ives
* ''Charles Ives Take Me Home'' (2013) – Rattlestick Theatre, as Charles Ives
*''[[Fly by Night (musical)|Fly by Night]]'' (2014) - Playwrights Horizons, as The Narrator<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/plays/fly-night-new-musical/ |title=Fly By Night: A New Musical |accessdate=6 June 2020}}</ref>
* ''[[The School for Scandal]]'' (2016) – [[Lucille Lortel Theatre]], as Sir Oliver Surface


===Off-off Broadway===
===Off-off Broadway===
* ''Eddie Goes to Poetry City'' (Part 2) (1991) -- [[La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club|La MaMa]]
* ''Eddie Goes to Poetry City'' (Part 2) (1991) – [[La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club|La MaMa]]
* ''The Mind King'' (1992) -- St. Mark's Theatre/Ontological-Hysteric Theatre
* ''The Mind King'' (1992) – St. Mark's Theatre/[[Ontological-Hysteric Theater]]
* ''My Head Was a Sledge Hammer'' (1994) -- St. Mark's Theatre/Ontological-Hysteric Theatre
* ''My Head Was a Sledge Hammer'' (1994) – St. Mark's Theatre/Ontological-Hysteric Theater


===Regional===
===Regional===
* ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac]]'' (1980) -- [[Long Wharf Theatre]]
* ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (play)|Cyrano de Bergerac]]'' (1980) – [[Long Wharf Theatre]]
* ''[[The Lion in Winter]]'' (1981) -- Long Wharf Theatre
* ''[[The Lion in Winter]]'' (1981) – Long Wharf Theatre
* ''[[Major Barbara]]'' (1987) -- [[Centerstage (theater)|Baltimore's Centre Stage]], as Cusins
* ''[[Major Barbara]]'' (1987) – Baltimore's [[Center Stage (theater)|Center Stage]], as Cusins
* ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'' (1988) -- [[Arena Stage (Washington, D.C.)|Arena Stage]], as Trofimov
* ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'' (1988) – [[Arena Stage]], as Trofimov
* ''Offshore Signals'' (1988) -- [[The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis]], as Schmuel
* ''Offshore Signals'' (1988) – [[The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis]], as Schmuel
* ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'' (1989) -- [[Trinity Repertory Company]]
* ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'' (1989) – [[Trinity Repertory Company]]
* ''[[On the Town (musical)|On The Town]]'' (1989) -- Trinity Repertory Company, as Ozzie
* ''[[On the Town (musical)|On The Town]]'' (1989) – Trinity Repertory Company, as Ozzie
* ''Summerfolk'' (1989) -- Trinity Repertory Company,
* ''[[Summerfolk]]'' (1989) – Trinity Repertory Company,
* ''Shout and Twist'' (1990) -- Odyssey Theatre (Los Angeles), as Hamlet
* ''Shout and Twist'' (1990) – Odyssey Theatre (Los Angeles), as Hamlet
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* ''Wonderful Tennessee'' (1994) – [[McCarter Theatre]], as Frank
* ''Eddie Goes to Poetry City'' (Part 1) (1990) -- New City Theater (Seattle)
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* ''Wonderful Tennessee'' (1994) -- [[McCarter Theatre]], as Frank
* ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]''—McCarter Theatre, as Jack Worthing
* ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]''—McCarter Theatre, as Jack Worthing
* ''The Mandrake Root'' (2001) -- Long Wharf Theatre, as Robert Randall
* ''The Mandrake Root'' (2001) – Long Wharf Theatre, as Robert Randall
* ''Lipstick Traces'' (2002) -- [[University of California, Los Angeles|Macgowan Little Theater]], as [[Malcolm McLaren]]
* ''Lipstick Traces'' (2002) – [[University of California, Los Angeles|Macgowan Little Theater]], as [[Malcolm McLaren]]
* ''What Embarrassments'' (2003) -- [[Wilma Theater (Philadelphia)|Wilma Theater]], as Henry James
* ''What Embarrassments'' (2003) – [[Wilma Theater (Philadelphia)|Wilma Theater]], as Henry James
* ''Singing Forest'' (2005) -- Long Wharf Theatre, Dr. Shar Unger
* ''Singing Forest'' (2005) – Long Wharf Theatre, Dr. Shar Unger
* ''[[The Birthday Party (play)|The Birthday Party]]'' (2006) -- McCarter Theatre, as Stanley
* ''[[The Birthday Party (play)|The Birthday Party]]'' (2006) – McCarter Theatre, as Stanley
* ''[[Rocket to the Moon (play)|Rocket to the Moon]]'' (2006) -- Long Wharf Theatre, as Frenchy
* ''[[Rocket to the Moon (play)|Rocket to the Moon]]'' (2006) – Long Wharf Theatre, as Frenchy
* ''[[Spring Awakening (musical)|Spring Awakening]]'' (2008) -- Original National Tour, Adult Man
* ''[[Spring Awakening (musical)|Spring Awakening]]'' (2008) – Original National Tour, Adult Man


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

===Film===
===Film===
* ''Strong Medicine<ref>http://www.historyforsale.com/html/prodetails.asp?bw=1&documentid=304260</ref>'' (1981) --
* ''[[Strong Medicine (film)|Strong Medicine]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historyforsale.com/html/prodetails.asp?bw=1&documentid=304260|title=HistoryForSale - Historical Autographs & Memorabilia|website=Historyforsale.com}}</ref>'' (1981)
* ''[[Vamping (film)|Vamping]]'' (1984) -- Deacon (Short Film)
* ''[[Vamping (film)|Vamping]]'' (1984) – Deacon
* ''[[Regarding Henry]]'' (1991) -- Waiter
* ''[[Regarding Henry]]'' (1991) – Waiter
* ''[[The Real McCoy (film)|The Real McCoy]]'' (1993) -- Cashier
* ''[[The Real McCoy (film)|The Real McCoy]]'' (1993) – Cashier
* ''[[Angela (1995 film)|Angela]]'' (1995) -- Man at Fair
* ''[[Angela (1995 film)|Angela]]'' (1995) – Man at Fair
* ''[[Jeffrey (film)|Jeffrey]]'' (1995) -- Cousin Gary
* ''[[Jeffrey (1995 film)|Jeffrey]]'' (1995) – Cousin Gary
* ''[[Sleepers (film)|Sleepers]]'' (1996) -- Prison Doctor
* ''[[Sleepers (film)|Sleepers]]'' (1996) – Prison Doctor
* ''Calendar the Siamese'' 1997 -- (Short film)
* ''Calendar the Siamese'' (1997, Short)
* ''[[Illuminata (film)|Illuminata]]'' (1998) -- Captain
* ''[[Illuminata (film)|Illuminata]]'' (1998) – Captain
* ''[[Cradle Will Rock]]'' (1999) -- Maxine Elliot's - Hiram Sherman
* ''[[Cradle Will Rock]]'' (1999) – Maxine Elliot's – Hiram Sherman
* ''[[Requiem for a Dream]]'' (2000) -- ECT Technician
* ''[[Requiem for a Dream]]'' (2000) – ECT Technician
* ''[[The Caveman's Valentine]]'' (2001) -- Social Worker
* ''[[The Caveman's Valentine]]'' (2001) – Social Worker
* ''[[The Grey Zone]]'' (2001) -- [[Josef Mengele]]
* ''[[The Grey Zone]]'' (2001) – SS-Hauptsturmführer [[Josef Mengele]]
* ''[[Cold Souls]]'' (2009) -- Telegin
* ''[[Cold Souls]]'' (2009) – Telegin
* ''[[She's Lost Control (film)|She's Lost Control]]'' (2014) – Marty Falk
* ''[[Angelica (2015 film)|Angelica]]'' (2015) – Dr. Willette
* ''[[Irrational Man (film)|Irrational Man]]'' (2015) – Cocktail Party Guest
* ''[[Submission (2017 film)|Submission]]'' (2017) – Dave Sterret
* ''[[The Greatest Showman]]'' (2017) – Ticket Taker
* ''[[Ben Is Back]]'' (2018) – Mr. Richman


===Television===
===Television===
* ''[[New York News]]'' (1995) -- "Welcome Back Cotter" as Assistant Coroner
* ''[[New York News]]'' (1995) – "Welcome Back Cotter" as Assistant Coroner
* ''[[Central Park West (TV series)|Central Park West]]'' (1995) -- "The History of Gil and Rachel" as Communique Staff
* ''[[Central Park West (TV series)|Central Park West]]'' (1995) – "The History of Gil and Rachel" as Communique Staff
* ''[[Law & Order]]'' (1997) -- "Working Mom" as Kaplan
* ''[[Law & Order]]'' (1997) – "Working Mom" as Kaplan
* ''[[Law & Order]]'' (2000) -- "Standoff" as Daniel Kiley
* ''[[Law & Order]]'' (2000) – "Standoff" as Daniel Kiley
* ''[[NYPD Blue]]'' (2000) -- "The Man with Two Right Shoes" as Martin
* ''[[NYPD Blue]]'' (2000) – "The Man with Two Right Shoes" as Martin
* ''[[Kingpin (TV series)|Kingpin]]'' (2003) -- "French Connection" (Mini-Series)
* ''[[Kingpin (TV series)|Kingpin]]'' (2003) – "French Connection"
* ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' (2003) -- "[[The Breach]]" as Hudak
* ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' (2003) – "[[The Breach (Star Trek: Enterprise)|The Breach]]" as Hudak
* ''[[Law & Order]]'' (2004) -- "Hands Free" as Eli Madison
* ''[[Law & Order]]'' (2004) – "Hands Free" as Eli Madison
* ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' (2004) -- "Eosphoros" as Wayne Callaway
* ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' (2004) – "Eosphoros" as Wayne Callaway
* ''[[Conviction (2006 TV series)|Conviction]]'' (2006) -- "Breakup"
* ''[[Conviction (2006 TV series)|Conviction]]'' (2006) – "Breakup"
* ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'' (2010) -- "[[Belle Femme]]" as D.W. Fletcher
* ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'' (2010) – "[[Belle Femme]]" as D.W. Fletcher
* ''[[White Collar (TV series)|White Collar]]'' (2012) -- "[[Pulling Strings (White Collar)|Pulling Strings]]" as Maurie
* ''[[White Collar (TV series)|White Collar]]'' (2012) – "[[Pulling Strings (White Collar)|Pulling Strings]]" as Maurie
* ''[[The Americans (2013 TV series)|The Americans]]'' (2013) -- "[[The Clock (The Americans)|The Clock]]" as Man in Group
* ''[[Smash (U.S. TV series)|Smash]]'' (2012–13) – "[[The Movie Star]]", "[[Publicity (Smash)|Publicity]]", "[[The Dress Rehearsal]]", and "[[Opening Night (Smash)|Opening Night]]"as Justin/Marilyn's Improv Teacher
* ''[[Smash (TV series)|Smash]]'' (2013) -- "[[The Movie Star]]", "[[Publicity (Smash)|Publicity]]", "[[The Dress Rehearsal]]", ans "[[Opening Night (Smash)|Opening Night]]"as Justin/Marilyn's Improv Teacher
* ''[[The Americans]]'' (2013) – "[[The Clock (The Americans)|The Clock]]" as Man in Group
* ''[[Mozart in the Jungle]]'' (2015) – "Touché Maestro, Touché" as Process Server.

* ''[[The Detour (TV series)|The Detour]]'' (2017) – "The Court" as INS Agent Richardson
==Controversy==
* ''[[The Good Fight]]'' (2021) – "And the Firm Had Two Partners..." as Dr. Bernard
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Stram came under fire in 2009 while performing in the [[Rebecca Gilman]] stage adaption of ''The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter'' by [[Carson McCullers]]. Stram was playing a deaf character, and since he is not in real life, it was said of him, "A hearing actor playing a deaf character is tantamount to putting a white actor in [[blackface]]" by a member of the board of the Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts. The National Association of the Deaf, Deaf West Theater, and others demanded that Mr. Hughes and the New York Theater Workshop demanded he be replaced by an actual deaf actor. Stram had played the role in 2005 in the premiere of the show in [[Atlanta]]<ref>http://theater.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/theater/14deaf.html?pagewanted=all</ref>
* ''[[The Blacklist]]'' (2022) – "Dr. Razmik Maier, No. 168" as Dr. Razmik Maier
* ''[[The Gilded Age (TV series)|The Gilded Age]]'' (2022) – 2 episodes as Lewis


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0833225}}
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* {{iobdb|Henry|Stram}}
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Latest revision as of 15:06, 5 May 2024

Henry Stram
Born (1954-09-10) September 10, 1954 (age 69)
Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
EducationJuilliard School (BFA)
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Known forSee What I Wanna See

Henry Stram (born September 10, 1954) is an American actor and singer. He is the son of famous NFL coach Hank Stram.

Early life[edit]

Stram grew up in Kansas City, while his father was the coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. He performed with The Barn Players until he moved to New York City in 1973 and studied acting at the Juilliard School.[1] While at Juilliard, he frequented Cafe La Fortuna, a cafe that opened in 1976 and was known for its garden, opera music and Italian desserts.[2]

Career[edit]

Among Stram's stage credits are Titanic, The Crucible, The Elephant Man, and Fly by Night. Stram came under fire in 2009 while performing in the Rebecca Gilman stage adaption of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. Stram was playing a deaf character, and since he is not in real life, it was said of him, "A hearing actor playing a deaf character is tantamount to putting a white actor in blackface" by a member of the board of the Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts. The National Association of the Deaf, Deaf West Theater, and others demanded that the director, Doug Hughes, and the New York Theatre Workshop replace Stram with an actual deaf actor. Stram had played the role in 2005 in the premiere of the show in Atlanta.

In 2012, he participated in Shinsai, which was a benefit concert to support the victims of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster along with Patti LuPone, Richard Thomas, Mary Beth Hurt, Jay O. Sanders, Jennifer Lim and Angela Lin.[3] The same year, he was in the cast of Rebecca,[4] but the show was closed after it was discovered one of the investors never existed with a following criminal investigation. Ben Sprecher, a producer, hoped it would have a run in 2013.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Stram has been with actor Martin Moran since they met while rehearsing The Making of Americans together in 1985. They since have done many shows together. Moran said of their meeting in a 2006 interview, "I remember what a surprise, what a thrill it was, when the coolest actor in the group the one who'd worked with Richard Foreman and at the Guthrie and graduated from Juilliard! started walking me to my subway stop after rehearsals. That was February 1985, twenty-one Valentine Days ago. Since then, we've made a life together through the vagaries of this nutty, blessed business".[6]

Stage credits[edit]

Broadway[edit]

Off-Broadway[edit]

Off-off Broadway[edit]

  • Eddie Goes to Poetry City (Part 2) (1991) – La MaMa
  • The Mind King (1992) – St. Mark's Theatre/Ontological-Hysteric Theater
  • My Head Was a Sledge Hammer (1994) – St. Mark's Theatre/Ontological-Hysteric Theater

Regional[edit]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Herstein, Beth (November 17, 2005). "Henry Stram and Mary Testa: See What I Wanna See". Talkin' Broadway. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Lee, Jennifer 8. (February 22, 2008). "Another Casualty of High Rents on the Upper West Side". The New York Times. Retrieved October 18, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Kennedy, Mark (March 7, 2012). "Theater artists nationwide unite for Japan benefit". The Washington Times. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  4. ^ Rodriguez, Briana (March 14, 2012). "'Rebecca' Overcomes Money Troubles; Set for Broadway Fall 2012". Backstage. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  5. ^ Healy, Patrick (January 2, 2013). "'Rebecca' Producer Hopes For Broadway Run in 2013". The New York Times. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "Martin Moran & Henry Stram | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com". www.broadway.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04.
  7. ^ "Fly By Night: A New Musical". Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  8. ^ "HistoryForSale - Historical Autographs & Memorabilia". Historyforsale.com.

External links[edit]

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