Friday, June 4, 2021

Happy Birthday Parker Stevenson!

Happy Birthday Parker Stevenson!  One of his first roles was as Gene Forrester in A Separate Peace (1972) based on the novel by John Knowles who also co-wrote the film.  Stevenson next par was playing Chris, a fellow lifeguard to Sam Elliott’s Rick Carlson in Lifeguard (1976).  One of his iconic roles was as young detective, Frank Hardy, in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977-1979).  He co-starred with Shaun Cassidy who played his brother Joe. The Hardy Boys was a long running book series by Franklin W. Dixon.  

                                            Parker Stevenson, Hollywood Collector’s Show, 2019, photo by the author. 


Stevenson continued the character Billy Hazard in the mini-series, North and South: Book II (1986), based on the John Jakes novel trilogy.  In 1988, Stevenson played genius inventor, Austin James, caught up in paranormal and scientific mysteries in the brilliant series Probe.  It was co-created by Isaac Asimov. The following year, he returned to make beaches safe as Craig Pomery in Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier (1989). This led to a role on the Baywatch television series.  He played Louis Osmond, head of the school for exceptional teens in the Netflix series, The Greenhouse Academy (2017-2020).  What to find out more about Parker Stevenson?  Check out the exclusive interview: http://geektruth.blogspot.com/2019/04/parker-stevenson-austin-james-in-probe.html.  Happy Birthday Parker Stevenson!  


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