Stephen Oliver Welzig (November 29, 1941 – March 5, 2008), known as Stephen Oliver, was an American actor.

Biography

Born in

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, Oliver portrayed the character of Lee Webber in the TV series '' Peyton Place'' from 1966 to 1968. He later portrayed the character Tom Hudson in early episodes of ''

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'' (1970). He made guest appearances in such other TV series as ''

Starsky and Hutch ''Starsky & Hutch'' is an American action television series, which consisted of a 72-minute pilot movie (originally aired as a '' Movie of the Week'' entry) and 92 episodes of 50 minutes each. The show was created by William Blinn (inspired by ...

'', ''

CHiPs ''CHiPs'' is an American crime drama television series created by Rick Rosner and originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977, to May 1, 1983. It follows the lives of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The seri ...

'', ''

The Streets of San Francisco ''The Streets of San Francisco'' is a television crime drama filmed on location in San Francisco and produced by Quinn Martin Productions, with the first season produced in association with Warner Bros. Television (QM produced the show on its ...

'', and appeared in biker movies such as '' Motorpsycho'' (1965), ''

Angels from Hell ''Angels from Hell'' is a 1968 action film directed by Bruce Kessler and starring Tom Stern and Arlene Martel. It was the first film produced by Joe Solomon's Fanfare Films, a firm Solomon had created with the profits from three previous biker ...

'' (1968), ''

Werewolves on Wheels ''Werewolves on Wheels'' is a 1971 American exploitation film directed by Michel Levesque and starring Stephen Oliver, D.J. Anderson, and Deuce Barry. It blends two genres: the outlaw biker film and the traditional horror film. Plot "As it is, ...

'' (1971) and ''

Cycle Psycho ''Cycle Psycho'' (also known as ''The Bloody Slaying of Sarah Ridelander'' and ''Savage Abduction'') is a 1973 action thriller exploitation film written and directed by John Lawrence and distributed by Troma Entertainment. This was the last film ...

'' (1973). In addition, Oliver co-starred in

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films such as '' The Van'' (1977), and ''

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'' (1978).

Personal life

Oliver was married 3 times: #

Lana Wood Lana Wood (born Svetlana Lisa Gurdin; March 1, 1946) is an American actress and producer. She made her film debut in '' The Searchers'' as a child actress and later achieved notability for playing Sandy Webber on the TV series '' Peyton Place'' ...

(1966-1966; annulled) #Andrea Cyril (divorced) #Anna Geirstottir (divorced)

Death

He died on March 5, 2008, in

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at the age of 66 from

stomach cancer Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a cancer that develops from the Gastric mucosa, lining of the stomach. Most cases of stomach cancers are gastric carcinomas, which can be divided into a number of subtypes, including gastric adenoca ...

Filmography

Film

* 1965 - Motorpsycho! as Brahmin * 1968 -

as Speed * 1971 - Werewolves on Wheels as Adam * 1973 - The Bloody Slaying of Sarah Ridelander as Chelsea Miller * 1975 - Fugitive Lovers as Blue Schuyler * 1977 - The Van as Dugan * 1978 - Malibu Beach as Dugan

Television

* 1966-1968 - Peyton Place as Lee Webber (143 episodes) * 1972-1976 -

as Shandy / Mark Dillon / Bret Wilson * 1969-1970 -

as Tom Hudson (26 episodes) * 1970 - The Immortal as Nat King * 1977 -

Code R ''Code R'' is an American action-adventure television series that aired on CBS from January 21 to June 10, 1977. ''Code R'' focuses on the emergency services (police, fire, and ocean rescue) of the California Channel Islands. The series starred ...

as Jacobson

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oliver, Stephen (actor) 1941 births 2008 deaths American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Philadelphia Deaths from stomach cancer Deaths from cancer in California 20th-century American male actors