Frank Runyeon (born August 23, 1953 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American

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who played Steve Andropoulos on CBS's ''

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'' from 1980 to 1987. He has also translated and performed in one-man plays of Scripture. After leaving CBS, Runyeon starred as Michael Donnelly on

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'' Santa Barbara'' from 1988 to 1991. He appeared as Simon Romero on

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's soap '' General Hospital'' in 1992, and as Ed McClain on '' Another World'' in 1994 and a short appearance as Angel on ''

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'', for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy . He has also guest-starred on numerous prime-time television shows, including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He starred as Detective Marty Lowery in the feature film, Sudden Death. Runyeon took a sabbatical from Hollywood in the early 1990s to go to seminary. He graduated from

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in 1971. A 1975 graduate of

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, he studied at Fuller Seminary and

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before receiving his Masters, with honors, from

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in 1994. He then translated and adapted six different texts from the New Testament for performance as one-man shows. He has performed in over 2,000 churches of all denominations in 47 states. Runyeon also frequently speaks about the media. Runyeon and his wife Annie were married in 1980 and have three children.

Film

*''Sudden Death'' (1985) as Det. Marty Lowery

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Runyeon Productions
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