Stephen Young (born Stephen Levy; May 19, 1939) is a retired Canadian actor and television host. He worked mostly as a

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and had supporting roles in the films '' Patton'', ''

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'', and '' The Silent Partner.''

Biography

Young was born in

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to a financier father. Directly following high school at

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where he was student president,Profile
cinemacanada.ca. Accessed July 26, 2023. he signed with the

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, 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 ''

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'', then landed similar minor assignments in such other European-filmed epics as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' 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 (

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) in the drama ''

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''. The series was abruptly cancelled after only two seasons. Stephen Young also guest-starred in the cult science fiction TV series ''

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'' (episode #11-'Astro-Medics') in 1973. Young progressed to high-ranking character actor, working in such films as '' Patton'', ''

'', and '' The Silent Partner'' with appearances in lower-budget projects like '' The Mask of Sheba'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. 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

*''

'' (1963) as Dying British Marine *'' The Thin Red Line'' (1964) as Stack *''Don't Forget to Wipe the Blood Off'' (1966), two part episode of '' Seaway'' released as a feature film *''

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'' (1967) as Man in Suit Killed with a Knife in the Beginning of the Movie *'' John and Mary'' (1969) as Daytime Bartender *'' Patton'' (1970) as Captain Chester B. Hansen *''

'' (1972) as Maj. Reintz *''

'' (1973) as Gilbert *'' Breaking Point'' (1976) as Peter Stratas *''

'' (1976) as Larry *'' The Clown Murders'' (1976) as Charlie *''

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'', episode "To Die in Paradise" (1977) as Quincy *''

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'' (1979) as Lunsford *''

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'' "Homemade Murder" (1981) as Sergeant Cosgrove *''

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'' (1982) as Neil Berryman *''Deadline'' (1984) as Steven Lessey *''Not Another Mistake'' (1988) as Jasper *'' Who's Harry Crumb?'' (1989) as Interior Decorator *''The Gumshoe Kid'' (1990) as Cop *'' In The Heat of the Night'' (1991) as Mike Lawrence *''Scorned'' (1994) as Mason Wainwright *''The Rendering'' (2002) as Det. Nick Sousa *''

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'' (2007) as Dr. Stan Weathers *''The Angel Inn'' (2013) as Arrogant Bum

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Stephen 1939 births Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Male actors from Toronto Producers of Best Picture Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners