Charles Siebert

Charles Siebert was an American actor and television director. Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, he trained at Marquette University and also attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He started out in regional theater during the 1960s and made his Broadway debut in 1967 in Life of Galileo. On New York television he worked in soap operas before moving to Los Angeles in 1976, where his first film was the horror movie Blue Sunshine (1977). He appeared in films including Coma (1978), All Night Long (1981), and White Water Summer (1987), and was a regular on Husbands, Wives & Lovers. His best-known role was Dr. Stanley Riverside II on Trapper John, M.D. from 1979 to 1986. After that, he increasingly worked as a director for episodic television, including Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. He also appeared on The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990) as the mayor of Los Angeles.