Jim Storm (actor)

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Jim Storm
Born
James Storm

(1943-08-12) August 12, 1943 (age 80)
Illinois, U.S.
OccupationActor
SpouseValerie Pronio-Storm
Relatives Michael Storm (brother)
John Steppling (cousin)

James Storm (born August 12, 1943) is an American actor who is best known for his role as Gerard Stiles on the 1960s horror soap opera Dark Shadows . [1]

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Career

Storm's first television appearance was as the second Dr. Larry Wolek on One Life to Live for which replaced actor, Paul Tulley, [2] a role Storm played from 1968 to 1969. His brother, Michael, followed him in the role. [3] He next portrayed Gerard Stiles on Dark Shadows from 1970 to 1971, appearing in 79 episodes. [4] He played a different character with the same name in the 1971 spinoff film Night of Dark Shadows .

Storm's next soap role was on The Secret Storm starting in 1971, and then he moved on to The Doctors (1979), Texas (1980–1981), The Young and the Restless as Neil Fenmore (1983–1986), Capitol (1986), The Bold and the Beautiful as Bill Spencer (1987–1994) and Sunset Beach (1997–1998), with some returns to B&B in the 2000s. [1]

In 2010, it was announced that he would be appearing in the audio mini-series Dark Shadows: Kingdom of the Dead .

Personal life

Storm is the brother of Michael Storm and the elder cousin of playwright John Steppling. He is married to Valerie Pronio-Storm.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971 Night of Dark Shadows Gerard Styles
1977 Blue Sunshine Tommy
1983 Without a Trace Reporter
2001FiretrapJack Calloway
2001 Venomous Sheriff Jack Crowley
2007 Dark Mirror Frank
2008 Chain Link Duncan
2009Sex Drugs GunsScott Farber
2011DispatchCharlie
2013 Blood of Redemption Senator Roswald
2013SpannersHerodotus
2014 Falcon Song Jabez
2015Benjamin TroublesMason Ramsay
2016 The Veil Gatekeeper
2016The American GandhiBrad
2017 The Monster Project Richard
20184/20 MassacreRick
2022Vice & VirtueVirtue
TBADemon LakeSheriff Bo

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1970–1971 Dark Shadows Gerard Styles81 episodes
1973The Invasion of Carol EndersMan who attacks CarolTelevision film
1974 Kung Fu Joe BillyEpisode: "Empty Pages of a Dead Book"
1974 Scream of the Wolf BoyTelevision film
1974Murder in the First Person SingularSavage Hawk
1974 Planet of the Apes RomarEpisode: "Tomorrow's Tide"
1975 Trilogy of Terror Eddie NellsTelevision film
1975 The Kansas City Massacre Larry De Vol
1976 Barnaby Jones ResidentEpisode: "The Fatal Dive"
1976 Police Woman MinisterEpisode: "The Lifeline Agency"
1977 The Rockford Files OfficerEpisode: "Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You"
1977 Dog and Cat Change MakerEpisode: "Pilot"
1977 The Amazing Spider-Man Group MemberEpisode: "Spider-Man"
1977 It Happened at Lakewood Manor AttendantTelevision film
1979–1980 The Doctors Dr. Michael Powers143 episodes
1980Farewell to the Planet of the ApesRomarTelevision film
1981 Texas Jack Brent3 episodes
1983 Hardcastle and McCormick Patrick SheldonEpisode: "Hotshoes"
1983 Automan DriverEpisode: "Staying Alive While Running a High Flashdance Fever"
1983–1984 The Young and the Restless Neil Fenmore3 episodes
1983, 1986 St. Elsewhere Dr. Oliver George2 episodes
1986 Blacke's Magic David BarrEpisode: "Breathing Room (Pilot)"
1987 Hotel Dan KatesEpisode: "Unfinished Business"
1987–2009 The Bold and the Beautiful Bill Spencer 460 episodes
1997–1998 Sunset Beach Charles Lakin13 episodes
2006 Freddie FrankEpisode: "The Search for Grandpa Four"
2007 Bone Eater Dick KrantzTelevision film
2009When Actors Need MoneyJim Storm
2012ATSN: Stop the ThreatLawyer / Office WorkerEpisode: "The Office
2014Fatal AcquittalTonyTelevision film
2021A Dark Shadows Christmas Carol Bob Cratchit

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References

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  2. LaGuardia, Robert (1977). From Ma Perkins to Mary Hartman: The Illustrated History of Soap Operas. Ballantine Books. p. 307. ISBN   9780345255624 via Google Books.
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  4. Pierson, Jim; Scott, Kathryn Leigh, eds. (2000). The Dark Shadows Almanac: Millennium Edition. Pomegranate Press. p. 49. ISBN   978-0938817185.