Stephen Shortridge
Stephen Shortridge (born October 23, 1951 in Red Oak, Iowa) is an American actor.
Stephen Shortridge | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 23, 1951 (age 69) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Cathy Shortridge (m. 1976) |
| Children | 4 |
Shortridge appeared in more than 20 film and television projects throughout the 1970s and 1980s, most recognizably from his role as a Southern high school student named Beau De LaBarre on the television sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. He has also done over 50 commercials for such products as Mennen, Coca-Cola, and Head & Shoulders. In 1987, he spent one year as a regular cast member on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.
In the late 1980s, Shortridge quit the acting business to concentrate on painting. He presented gallery showings across the United States. He currently makes his home in Idaho with his children. His second wife, Cathy, whom he had married in 1976, died in 2017, leaving him a widower.
Shortridge is also an author. He published his first book in 2011 titled Deepest Thanks, Deeper Apologies.
Filmography
| Film and Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1977 | Fraternity Row | Mel Armstrong | Feature film |
| 1978–79 | Welcome Back, Kotter | Beau De LaBarre | Main cast (19 episodes) |
| 1979 | The Love Boat | Mark Scott | Episodes: "The Man in Her Life" (Parts 1 & 2) |
| 1979 | Marie | Detective Driscoll | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1980 | Charlie's Angels | Cotton Harper | Episode: "Toni's Boys" |
| 1980 | Vega$ | Henderson | Episode: "Deadly Blessings" |
| 1981 | Aloha Paradise | Richard Bean | Main cast (7 episodes) |
| 1981 | The Love Boat | Rudy | Episode: "The Girl Next Door" |
| 1981 | Fantasy Island | Hadley Boggs | Episode: "High Off the Hog" |
| 1981 | Fantasy Island | Jason Martinique | Episode: "Night of the Tormented Soul" |
| 1982 | Bosom Buddies | Tim | Episode: "The Slightly Illustrated Man" |
| 1982 | The Fall Guy | Dotson | Episode: "Scavenger Hunt" |
| 1982 | The Greatest American Hero | Price Cobb | Episode: "The Price Is Right" |
| 1982 | Fantasy Island | Mark Twain | Episode: "Natchez Bound" |
| 1983 | Lottery! | Richard Stanford | Episode: "New York: Winning Can Be Murder" |
| 1983 | Matt Houston | Scott Townsend | Episode: "Target: Miss World" |
| 1983 | The Love Boat | Robert Wallingford | Episode: "Here Comes the Bride - Maybe" |
| 1985 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Sandy Knight | Episode: "The Birthday Present" |
| 1985 | Hunter | J.J. Hendrix | Episode: "Killer in a Halloween Mask" |
| 1985 | Murder, She Wrote | Steve Gamble | Episode: "Murder Digs Deep" |
| 1986 | New Love, American Style | Episode: " Love-a-Gram/Love and the Apartment" | |
| 1986 | Airwolf | Greg Stewart | Episode: "Little Wolf" |
| 1986 | St. Elsewhere | ER Patient | Episode: "A Room with a View" |
| 1987 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Dave Reed | Series regular (50 episodes) |
| 1988 | Houston Knights | Elliot Wilde | Episode: "There's One Born Every Minute" |
| 1989 | Say Anything... | Ray | Feature film |
Bibliography
Deepest Thanks, Deeper Apologies, Worthy Publishing, 2011, ISBN 978-1-936034-574