Charles Siebert

Charles Siebert (born March 9 1938, Kenosha, Wisconsin) is an American actor and television director. As an actor he is best known for his role as Dr. Stanley Riverside II on Trapper John, M.D. which he portrayed from 1979-1986. Although he still occasssionally works as an actor, after 1986 Siebert's career has focused on working as a director for episodic television for such shows as Silk Stalkings, Xena: Warrior Princess, and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.

Biography

Siebert studied acting at Marquette University under legendary teacher Fr. John J. Walsh, and later at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He began his career appearing in regional theatre productions throughout the United States during the 1960s with such companies as the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, Shakespeare in the Park in New York City, The Lincoln Center Repertory Company, the American Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Connecticut, the Guthrie Theatre the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, and Baltimore's Center Stage. He spent seven summers at the Williamstown Summer Theatre and is a charter member of the American Conservatory Theatre.

Charles made his Broadway debut in 1967 in Bertolt Brecht's Life of Galileo followed by the role of Michael Leon in John Sebastian and Murray Schisgal's 1968 musical Jimmy Shine with Dustin Hoffman in the title role. Subsequent Broadway appearances included Neil Simon's "The Gingerbread Lady," with Maureen Stapleton, David Storey's "The Changing Room," David Rabe's Sticks and Bones, and the 1974 revival of Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" starring Elizabeth Ashley, Fred Gwynne, and Keir Dullea. Notable Off-Broadway appearances included Collette starring Zoe Caldwell, and "Rubbers" directed by Alan Arkin.

He began appearing regularly on New York television during the late 1960s and early 1970s, mostly in soap operas like Another World, As The World Turns, Search for Tomorrow, The Nurses, and One Life to Live. Moving to Los Angeles in 1976 Siebert made his first feature film appearance in the horror cult classic Blue Sunshine. He then began appearing as a guest artist on numerous television programs such as One Day at a Time, The Blue Knight, The Rockford Files, and Mancuso FBI starring Robert Loggia. Film roles throughout the mid to late 1970s included And Justice For All with Al Pacino, Michael Crichton's Coma, All Night Long with Barbara Streisand and Gene Hackman and White Water Summer with Sean Astin and Kevin Bacon.

In 1979 Siebert was cast in his most important role to date, Dr. Stanley Riverside II on Trapper John, M.D. where he also began his directing career. He played a major supporting role as the mayor of Los Angeles, Frank Baldwin, in the 1990 television miniseries "The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake," a groundbreaking disaster thriller. Siebert was a regular on game shows in the 80s, appearing on $25,000 Pyramid, $100,000 Pyramid, Match Game, Super Password, and Blackout

External links

• Official Website of Charles Siebert
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