Stefan Gierasch
Stefan Gierasch (born February 5, 1926 in New York City , † September 6, 2014 in Santa Monica ) was an American actor .
Life
Gierasch initially worked as a stage actor on Broadway ; he made his debut in 1943 in the play Kiss and Tell . He mainly mimed comic roles in popular easy pieces. Since 1951, after two appearances on the NBC series Goodyear Television Playhouse , he has appeared regularly in US television series, in total he came to over a hundred appearances in television series. He was seen several times in internationally known and successful series such as Kung Fu , Bonanza , Raumschiff Enterprise: The next century and Emergency Room .
Especially since the 1960s, he also appeared occasionally in movies. There he was initially limited to smaller supporting roles. On the one hand, he often mimed film characters intended to portray Germans or people of German origin, and on the other, often characters who were murdered at an early age. In 1972 he had his first major film role in Sydney Pollack's Western Jeremiah Johnson .
As a result, Gierasch was involved in several prominent and successful film productions, especially in the 1970s, such as Is' was, Doc? , A Stranger Without a Name , Trans-America-Express or Carrie - Satan's youngest daughter . In Jeffrey Bloom's horror film Blood Beach - Horror am Strand he played the role in 1981, which is named next to that in Jeremiah Johnson as the most important film role of his career.
Filmography (selection)
- 1959: Something like that from women! (That Kind of Woman)
- 1966: Smoking Colts (Gunsmoke)
- 1969: Bonanza
- 1972: Is' what, Doc? (What's Up, Doc?)
- 1972: Jeremiah Johnson
- 1973: A Stranger Without a Name (High Plains Drifter)
- 1974: Kung Fu
- 1976: Trans-America-Express (Silver Streak)
- 1976: Carrie - Satan's youngest daughter (Carrie)
- 1977: Hawaii Five-Zero (Hawaii Five-O)
- 1979: Fantasy Island
- 1980: The Incredible Hulk (The Incredible Hulk)
- 1980: Blood Beach - Horror am Strand (Blood Beach)
- 1982: Quincy (Quincy ME)
- 1983: Remington Steele
- 1983: The Winds of War (The Winds of War)
- 1984: Falcon Crest
- 1984: Trio with four fists (Riptide)
- 1985: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- 1986: Twilight Zone
- 1987: Murder is her hobby (Murder, She Wrote)
- 1989: Miami Vice
- 1989: Cheers
- 1990: Tales from the Crypt (Tales from the Crypt)
- 1990: A Blessed Team (Father Dowling Mysteries)
- 1991: Starship Enterprise: The Next Century (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
- 1991: Dark Shadows
- 1993: Dave
- 1993: My Father - My Friend (Jack the Bear)
- 1994: Junior
- 1997: Practice - The Lawyers (The Practice)
- 1998: Emergency Room - The Emergency Room (ER)
- 1998: Pretender
- 2009: The Hunter's Moon
Broadway (selection)
- 1945–1946: trillion dollar baby
- 1956: Threepenny Opera
- 1958-1959: The Shadow of a Gunman
- 1959-1963: The Sound of Music
- 1967: War and Peace
- 1973-1974: The Iceman Cometh
- 1974-1975: Of Mice and Men
- 1983-1986: Brighton Beach Memoirs
- 1986-1987: You Never Can Tell
Web links
- Stefan Gierasch in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Stefan Gierasch in the All Movie Guide (English)
- Stefan Gierasch in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ so by Hal Erickson in the All Movie Guide
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gierasch, Stefan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1926 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
DATE OF DEATH | September 6, 2014 |
Place of death | Santa Monica |