Biography
Stephen Young (born Stephen Levy; May 19, 1939) is a retired Canadian actor and television host. Young was born in Toronto, Ontario to a financier father. Directly following high school at Forest Hill Collegiate Institute where he was student president, he signed with the Cleveland Indians, but his professional bid ended when he seriously injured his knee playing ice hockey. He spent the next few years as a salesman, then wound up in radio and TV commercial production.
While travelling with a friend on a European excursion in the early 1960s, Young by chance got a bit part in the epic Cleopatra, then landed similar minor assignments in such other European-filmed epics as 55 Days at Peking, The Leopard, The Fall of the Roman Empire and The Thin Red Line.
Upon returning to Toronto, Young decided to become a full-time actor, originally billing himself under his birth name and appearing in leads on both daytime and primetime TV dramas. He headed the cast of the Canadian adventure series Seaway. Moving to Hollywood in 1966, he subsequently starred as young lawyer Ben Caldwell, assistant to high-profile criminal attorney Clinton Judd (Carl Betz) in the drama Judd, for the Defense. The series was abruptly cancelled after only two seasons. Stephen Young also co-starred in the cult science fiction TV series The Starlost (episode #11-'Astro-Medics') in 1973.
Young progressed to high-ranking character actor, working in such films as Patton, Soylent Green, and The Silent Partner with appearances in lower-budget projects like The Mask of Sheba, Rage, and Lifeguard. He continued to return to Canada from time to time, where he played leads in the low-budget horror thrillers The Clown Murders and Deadline. Young also briefly hosted the Canadian game show Just Like Mom. Young slowed his activity entering the millennium, with his final appearance in the 2013 low budget independent film The Angel Inn.
Filmography
all 52
Movies 28
TV Shows 24
Producer 1
Endings, Beginnings (2020)
The Beauty Inside (2012)
Charlie Bartlett (2008)
The Skulls II (2002)
The Rendering (2002)
The Last Debate (2000)
Execution of Justice (1999)
Strange Justice (1999)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (1995)
Scorned (1993)
The Adventures of the Black Stallion (1992)
Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)
Not Another Mistake (1989)
21 Jump Street (1987)
Hunter (1984)
Airwolf (1984)
Between Friends (1983)
Spring Fever (1982)
Leadfoot (1982)
Portrait of a Showgirl (1982)
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
The Little Dragons (1980)
Deadline (1980)
Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
Flying High (1978)
The Silent Partner (1978)
CHiPs (1977)
The Clown Murders (1976)
Lifeguard (1976)
Breaking Point (1976)
The Bionic Woman (1976)
Sidestreet (1975)
Police Woman (1974)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
The Death Squad (1974)
Soylent Green (1973)
Rage (1972)
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
McMillan and Wife (1971)
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971)
The Young Rebels (1970)
The Mask of Sheba (1970)
Patton (1970)
The Mod Squad (1968)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
The President's Analyst (1967)
Judd for the Defense (1967)
Ironside (1967)
Felony Squad (1966)
The F.B.I. (1965)
Seaway (1965)
The Thin Red Line (1964)
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GenderMale
Birthday1931-05-19 (92 years old)
Birth PlaceToronto, Canada
CitizenshipsUnited States of America, Canada
Also Known AsStephen Levy
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