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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

98

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-02-05

Day of Death

2014-09-06 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Steven Gierasch

Stefan Gierash

Stefan Gierasch

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stefan Gierasch (February 5, 1926 – September 6, 2014) was an American film and television actor. Gierasch made over 100 screen appearances, mostly in American television, beginning in 1951. In the mid-60s, he performed with the Trinity Square Players in Providence, Rhode Island. He appeared in dozens of films including in The Hustler, Jeremiah Johnson, What's Up Doc? High Plains Drifter, and Carrie. In 1994 he appeared in the Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito film Junior as 'Edward Sawyer', and in 1995'sMurder in the First as Warden James Humson'. Gierasch has made many TV appearances, as in Starsky and Hutch, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and ER.

Known For

Carrie

Carrie

What's Up, Doc?

What's Up, Doc?

Jeremiah Johnson

Jeremiah Johnson

High Plains Drifter

High Plains Drifter

Cornbread, Earl and Me

Cornbread, Earl and Me

The Hustler

The Hustler

Crime of the Century

Crime of the Century

Murder in the First

Murder in the First

Acting

Victory at Entebbe

1976

Victory at Entebbe

as

General Mordecai Gur

Dave

1993

Dave

as

House Majority Leader

Carrie

1976

Carrie

as

Mr. Morton

What's Up, Doc?

1972

What's Up, Doc?

as

Fritz

Jeremiah Johnson

1972

Jeremiah Johnson

as

Del Gue

High Plains Drifter

1973

High Plains Drifter

as

Mayor Jason Hobart

Blue Sunshine

1977

Blue Sunshine

as

Lt. Jennings

Perfect

1985

Perfect

as

Charlie

The Traveling Executioner

1970

The Traveling Executioner

as

Willy Herzallerliebst

Cover-Up '62

2004

Cover-Up '62

as

Dr. Greenson

That Kind of Woman

1959

That Kind of Woman

as

Soldier (uncredited)

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

1985

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

as

Michael Curtiz

Enemies

1974

Enemies

as

Mikhail

Cornbread, Earl and Me

1975

Cornbread, Earl and Me

as

Sgt. Danaher

The New Centurions

1972

The New Centurions

as

Landlord

Silver Streak

1976

Silver Streak

as

Professor Schreiner & Johnson

Kate McShane

1975

Kate McShane

as

Dr. Nate Tishman

This Is the West That Was

1974

This Is the West That Was

as

Carmedly

Jack the Bear

1993

Jack the Bear

as

Father-in-Law

Junior

1994

Junior

as

Edward Sawyer

Megaville

1992

Megaville

as

Dr. Vogel

The Hustler

1961

The Hustler

as

Preacher

Crime of the Century

1996

Crime of the Century

as

Albert Osborn Sr.

Blood Beach

1980

Blood Beach

as

Dr. Dimitrios

The Champ

1979

The Champ

as

Charlie Goodman

The Million Dollar Face

1981

The Million Dollar Face

as

Dr. Sidney Gelson

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

1976

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

as

Hotel Clerk

Legend of the Phantom Rider

2003

Legend of the Phantom Rider

as

Nathan

Particular Men

1972

Particular Men

as

Stunts Unlimited

1980

Stunts Unlimited

as

Axel Kalb

Starry Night

1999

Starry Night

as

Professor Beckmore

The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play

1996

The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play

as

Zookie the Bookie

Tartuffe

1978

Tartuffe

as

Orgon

Spellbinder

1988

Spellbinder

as

Edgar DeWitt

Beggarman, Thief

1979

Beggarman, Thief

as

Niendorf

The Young Don't Cry

1957

The Young Don't Cry

as

Billy

The Dybbuk

1960

The Dybbuk

as

Yonya

Return to Earth

1976

Return to Earth

as

Al Davis

Murder in the First

1995

Murder in the First

as

Warden James Humson

Claudine

1974

Claudine

as

Sanitation Foreman

The Rosary Murders

1987

The Rosary Murders

as

Trupiano

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as

Sam Giannini

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Dr. Cornwall

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

as

Colonel Ditka

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as

Dr. Hal Moseley

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

as

Logan McBurney / Kai Tong

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

as

Gus

The Pretender

The Pretender

as

Congressman Leon Beckwith

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

Dr. Leo Krebs

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Sergei Borzov

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as

Mr. Sickles

The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

as

Naked City

Naked City

as

Weller

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as

Professor Truwald

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as

Edmund Glendon

Tales of the Gold Monkey

Tales of the Gold Monkey

as

The Practice

The Practice

as

Judge Brudister

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Mark Douglas

Studio One

Studio One

as

Goldstein

Dallas

Dallas

as

Ben Masters

The Colbys

The Colbys

as

A.E.S. Hudson Street

A.E.S. Hudson Street

as

Ironside

Ironside

as

Klaus Muller

ER

ER

as

Daniel

Doctors' Hospital

Doctors' Hospital

as

Switch

Switch

as

Herr Mueller

Lucan

Lucan

as

City of Angels

City of Angels

as

Meeting of Minds

Meeting of Minds

as

Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

as

Graff Erlich

Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows

as

Joshua Collins / Prof. Michael Woodard

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Willie Kovar

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as

Charles Foster Keller

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Orville Winters

Nichols

Nichols

as

Doc Bernstein

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as

Gil Kellerman

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

as

Mr. Buchanan

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

as

Broker George

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

as

Monty Parks

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

as

Arthur Fingal Solkin

Switch

Switch

as

Hart

The Lloyd Bridges Show

The Lloyd Bridges Show

as

Sheriff

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as

Cooker

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as

Dr. Joseph Burlson

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as

Victor Lupton

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as

Andrew Glansman

Cheers

Cheers

as

Mr. Anawalt

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Carl

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as

Sargent Boyle

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Mikhail

Father Dowling Mysteries

Father Dowling Mysteries

as

Otto Freik

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Russian Diplomat (segment "A Small Talent for War")

Remington Steele

Remington Steele

as

Felix Schneiderman

The Greatest American Hero

The Greatest American Hero

as

Karpov

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

as

Charlie Wilson / Otto Rademacher

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

as

Jack Milbain

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Grady

Suspense

Suspense

as

Production

Crew

Directing