Andrew Stevens

Herman Andrew Stevens (né Stephens; born June 10, 1955) is an American executive, film producer, director and actor.

Early life Stevens was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the only child of actress Stella Stevens and her former husband Noble Herman Stephens. His mother was 16 when he was born. His parents divorced in 1957. Although he was the only child between Stella & Herman, Andrew has a half sister, 6 years younger than him. They have never met

Career Prior to his producing career, Stevens was a writer, director, and actor. He made his uncredited film debut in Vincente Minnelli's The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963), had a bit role in Shampoo (1975), and went on to appear in cult thrillers such as Massacre at Central High (1976), Vigilante Force (1976) and Day of the Animals (1977), as well as the cult horror film The Fury (1978) starring Kirk Douglas. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance in The Boys in Company C (1978), and later starred with Charles Bronson in two films, Death Hunt (1981) and 10 to Midnight (1983).

He appeared in the miniseries Once an Eagle (1976) and played 17-year-old Andrew Thorpe on the NBC Western series The Oregon Trail.

Stevens starred in The Bastard (1978) and The Rebels (1979), based on the John Jakes novels. He appeared opposite Dennis Weaver and Susan Dey in the short-lived drama Emerald Point N.A.S., as a playboy/tennis bum in Columbo: Murder in Malibu, and as one of J.R. Ewing's stooges Casey Denault, on Dallas, for two seasons, beginning in 1987. He also played Ted Rorchek in the 1981-82 television series Code Red. He appeared in the miniseries Hollywood Wives (1985). During this time, he also wrote and starred in the erotic thriller Night Eyes (1990) and its sequels.

Prior to Franchise, Stevens was an owner and president of Royal Oaks Entertainment, which produced and/or distributed seventy pictures over a three-year period including many HBO, Showtime and Sci-Fi Channel world premieres. Prior to Royal Oaks, Stevens' entrée into foreign sales and production company ownership was with Sunset Films International, which amassed a library of 19 titles (including seven in-house productions) during his first year as president of the company. He currently operates Andrew Stevens Entertainment and Stevens Entertainment Group.

In 2017, he published a screenwriting manual, Screenwriting for Profit: Writing for the Global Marketplace.

Personal life Stevens was married to actress Kate Jackson from 1978 to 1982. He has three children by his second marriage to Robyn Suzanne Scott, which ended in divorce in 2010. Stevens married Diana Phillips Hoogland in 2016 and divorced in 2017.

Acting, directing, and producing credits Year Title Role Notes 1963 The Courtship of Eddie's Father actor 1973 Adam-12 Rod Foreman actor, one episode Northwest Division 1975 Shampoo -1975 Police Story The Empty Weapon actor 1975 Las Vegas Lady actor 1976 Massacre at Central High actor 1976 Vigilante Force actor 1976 Once an Eagle actor 1977 Day of the Animals actor 1978 The Boys in Company C actor 1978 The Fury actor 1978 The Bastard actor 1979 The Rebels actor 1979 Beggarman, Thief actor 1981 Death Hunt actor 1982 The SeductionDerek Sanford actor 1983 10 to Midnight Paul McAnn actor 1984 Terror in the Aisles archival footage 1984 Murder, She Wrote David Tolliver actor in episode Lovers and Other Killers 1985 Hollywood Wives actor 1987-1989 Dallas actor 1988 Counterforce actor1989Murder, She WroteDr. Adam Paulsonactor in episode Double Exposure 1989 The Terror Within actor 1989 The Ranch actor 1990 Columbo Wayne Jennings actor in episode Murder in Malibu 1990 Night Eyes writer, actor 1990 Red Blooded American Girl Owen Augustus Urban III actor 1991 The Terror Within II David actor and director 1992 Night Eyes 2 story writer, actor 1992 Munchie actor 1993 Night Eyes 3 writer, actor 1994 Illicit Dreams 1994 Scorned 1996 Night Eyes 4: Fatal Passion writer, actor 1997 Steel Sharks 1997 Inferno 1997 Crash Dive 1997 The Shooter 1997 Scorned 2 1998 Billy Frankenstein 1999 Fugitive Mind 1999 If... Dog... Rabbit... 1999 The Big Kahuna producer 2000 Mercy 2000 Animal Factory 2002 Stranded actor 2003 Final Examination 2004 Method 2004 Blessed 2005 Glass Trap 2005 7 Seconds 2005 The Marksman also actor video 2005; video Black Dawn also actor 2006 The Detonator 2007 Walking Tall: The Payback 2007 Half Past Dead 2 2007; video Walking Tall: Lone Justice also actor 2007 Missionary Man also actor 2009 Fire from Below also actor 2010 Mongolian Death Worm TV – also actor 2010 Mandrake TV 2010 Breaking the Press 2011 Rise 2022 PursuitFrank Diego