Paul Satterfield

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Paul Satterfield
Born (1960-08-19) August 19, 1960 (age 63)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater Whitman College
OccupationActor
Years active1986 – 2013
SpouseElizabeth Wells (m. 1996; d. 2013)
Children2

Paul Parsons Satterfield Jr. (born August 19, 1960) [1] is an American actor. He is best known for his roles on daytime soap operas General Hospital (as Paul Hornsby, 1991 to 1994), The Bold and the Beautiful (as Dr. Pierce Peterson, 1998 to 1999, 2001 to 2002), and One Life to Live (as Dr. Spencer Truman, 2005 to 2007). He was also a regular cast member on the WB series Savannah (1996 to 1997).

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Early life

Satterfield was raised in Nashville, Tennessee and Jacksonville, Florida, because his father, Paul Sr., was a firefighter during the winter and a lifeguard during the summer. His mother is Priscilla Coolidge and his aunt is Rita Coolidge, who was married to Kris Kristofferson. After his parent's divorce, Satterfield and his sister were often looked after by their aunt. When Satterfield was in the third grade, his mother and stepfather, Booker T. Jones of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, abruptly decided to move the family to California. His mother had landed a record contract and Coolidge and Jones wished to escape the racism they encountered in Tennessee as an interracial couple. [1]

Satterfield's family relocated to Los Angeles, then to Mendocino. He attended Whitman College in Washington on a basketball scholarship, graduating with a bachelor's degree in English. [2] [1] He considered playing semi-pro ball in Europe, but decided to move back to Los Angeles. He got a job painting, varnishing, and scrubbing boats in Marina del Rey. [1]

Career

Satterfield first tried acting as a teen, landing a few TV commercials. Gary Busey, a family friend, advised him, "Grow up first, there's plenty of time." He took his advice and waited until after college to begin modeling and taking acting classes. [1]

Satterfield guest starred on an episode of Hunter in 1986. [3] He had his first significant film appearance in the 1987 horror anthology film Creepshow 2 , playing the role of Deke in a segment based on a Stephen King's story "The Raft". [4] [5] He then landed a starring role in Arena in 1989. [6]

He guest starred on The Famous Teddy Z, Just the Ten of Us, Beverly Hills, 90210, and Cheers, before being cast as Paul Hornsby on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital in 1991. [7] He had previously auditioned for the role of Mac Scorpio (which went to John J. York). [1] Satterfield played the role of Paul until 1994. [8]

He then co-starred with Jennifer Lopez on the short-lived CBS series Hotel Malibu . [8] Satterfield played Paul Steel in the mini-series Family Album, based on a novel by Danielle Steel. [9] In 1995, he guest starred on University Hospital, Hope & Gloria , Burke's Law , New York Daze , Murder One, Flipper , and Renegade . [8] [6] [3]

From 1996 to 1997, he played Tom Massick on the short-lived WB series Savannah produced by Aaron Spelling. He then had recurring roles on two other Spelling productions, Pacific Palisades and 7th Heaven. [6] Satterfield guest-starred on Veronica's Closet , Poltergeist: The Legacy , and Love Boat: The Next Wave . [10]

Satterfield returned to soap operas, playing the role of Dr. Pierce Peterson on The Bold and the Beautiful from 1998 to 1999 and 2001 to 2002. He guest starred on Early Edition , Profiler, The Pretender , V.I.P. , Just Shoot Me!, Will & Grace , and Inside Schwartz . [10] He played Vic Lownes in the 1999 USA Network movie Hefner: Unauthorized. [11] Satterfield starred as Sheridan in the romantic comedy film Duty Dating in 2002. [12]

In 2003, he guest starred on Coupling and had a role in the Jim Carrey film Bruce Almighty . [3] In 2004, he played Richard Desmond in the film Rancid. [13] He played Grant on Mystery Woman in 2005. [3]

Satterfield began portraying Dr. Spencer Truman on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live in May 2005. [14] His character was killed off on January 26, 2007, but Satterfield continued to make numerous appearances via flashbacks and dreams until August 2007. [8]

In 2011, he was cast as Lee Nelson on the second season of The Bay . [15]

Personal life

Satterfield married Elizabeth Wells in 1996 and they had two children. [10] They are now divorced.

He finished a Masters Degree in education at Drury University in 2013 and is pursuing a career in education. [2]

On October 2, 2014, his mother, Priscilla Coolidge and stepfather, Michael Seibert, were found dead from a murder-suicide at their home in Thousand Oaks, California. Seibert killed Priscilla with a gunshot wound to the head before turning the gun on himself. [16]

Satterfield is often noted for his striking resemblance to Christopher Reeve, and the two were able to meet before the actor's passing. Reeve joked, "This is driving me crazy. I'm you and you're me." Satterfield agreed that the resemblance was uncanny. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 Creepshow 2 Deke(segment "The Raft")
1989 Arena Steve Armstrong
2002Duty DatingSheridan
2003 Bruce Almighty Dallas Coleman
2004RancidRichard Desmond

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Hunter WaiterEpisode: "Change Partners and Dance"
1989 The Famous Teddy Z BoyfriendEpisode: "A Day at the Beach"
1990 Just the Ten of Us Max FlemingEpisode: "Poetic Justice"
1991 Beverly Hills, 90210 DonEpisode: "One Man and a Baby"
1991–1994 General Hospital Paul Hornsby Contract role
1994 Family Album Paul SteelMini-series

2 episodes

Hotel Malibu Mark WhitsettMain cast

6 episodes

1995 University Hospital Dr. Jack GavinEpisode: "Secrets Great and Small"
Hope & Gloria J.T.Episode: "A Fine ROM-ance"
Burke's Law Kip SawyerEpisode: "Who Killed the Lifeguard?"
New York Daze Bicoastal ManEpisode: "Maria Moves In"
Flipper Sandy RicksEpisode: "With Brothers Like This"
Murder One (TV series) Jake Nichols2 episodes
Renegade Alan FryeEpisode: "Studs"
1996-1997 Savannah Tom MassickMain cast

34 episodes

1997 Veronica's Closet DanEpisode: "Veronica's Christmas Song"
Pacific Palisades John Graham5 episodes
1997–1998 7th Heaven Coach Koper3 episodes
1998 Poltergeist: The Legacy David CordEpisode: "Stolen Hearts"
Love Boat: The Next Wave Warren McMahonEpisode: "Remember"
1998–1999,2001–2002 The Bold and the Beautiful Dr. Pierce PetersonContract role
1999 Early Edition Paul KettlerEpisode: "The Iceman Taketh"
Hefner: Unauthorized Vic LownesTelevision film
2000 The Pretender Agent Ted HalderEpisode: "Spin Doctor"
Profiler Episode: "Clean Sweep"
Just Shoot Me! Dr. RoseUncredited

Episode: "Slamming Jack"

V.I.P. Jason MonroeEpisode: "Throw Val from the Train"
2001 Will & Grace Sumner DavisEpisode: "Mad Dogs and Average Men"
Inside Schwartz BlakeEpisode: "Pilot"
2003 Coupling HowardEpisode: "Size Matters"
Living StraightBilly EvansTelevision film
2005 Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend GrantTelevision film
2005–2007 One Life to Live Spencer Truman Contract role
2011 The Bay Lee Nelson6 episodes

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