Stephen Joyce

Stephen Joyce was an American actor whose career spanned theater, television and film. Born in New York City and raised in Brooklyn, he studied theater at Fordham University and served in the Air Force during the Korean War. His first film part came after military service, as the juvenile lead in Street of Sinners (1956). His screen credits included The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), A Stranger Is Watching (1982), Stranger on My Land (1988), Billy Bathgate (1991) and Invasion (1997). On stage he won a Theater World Award for the title role in Stephen D and was the first Romeo in Shakespeare in the Park. He played Hamlet and Biff at Seattle Repertory Theater, Caliban and Puck in major productions, and created Father Rivard in The Runner Stumbles. He earned Joseph Jefferson and Drama Desk nominations, and had recurring daytime roles on Another World, All My Children and other series.