Richard Steinmetz

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Richard Steinmetz
Born (1959-02-16) February 16, 1959 (age 65)
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present

Richard Steinmetz is an American actor, best known for his role as Martin Fitzgerald on the now-defunct NBC daytime soap opera Passions .

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Early life

A native of Chicago, his father was a police officer on the South Side. Steinmetz graduated from high school in Federal Way, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, and played professional soccer for the Portland Timbers. [1]

Career

After playing professional soccer, he left for San Francisco and then moved to New York City, where he worked on stage for nearly 10 years. In addition to acting, Steinmetz coaches high-school football. His team, the Venice Gondoliers, made it to the City Championships last year, where they played in front of 40,000 people.

Steinmetz made his daytime television debut in 1988 on the now-defunct ABC series Loving as Jeff Hartman, a role which he held for only a year. He had a major supporting role in the action-thriller 'Skyscraper', a 1996 direct-to-video film starring Anna Nicole Smith, where he played her screen character's detective husband. However, Steinmetz was best known as Martin Fitzgerald, whom he portrayed from May 2004 to October 2006, when Steinmetz was dropped to recurring status, and the character subsequently disappeared from the show without explanation. [2] In May 2012, it was announced that Steinmetz would join the cast of ABC's General Hospital as the son of a previous character with a past connection to popular character Sonny Corinthos. On July 2, 2012, Steinmetz made his first appearance on the series in the role of Joe Scully, Jr. [3] On September 15, 2012, it was announced that Steinmetz's contract with General Hospital would not be renewed. Steinmetz made his last appearance on the series on October 23, 2012.

Personal life

Steinmetz resides in Los Angeles, and is the foster father of three sons and one daughter (b. 2016).

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986OsaEasy Ed
1988Hot SplashWoody
1989 Slaves of New York Party Guest
1991 Liquid Dreams Rodino
1991 Late for Dinner Adult Donald Freeman
1996 Skyscraper Gordon Wink
1997Always Say GoodbyeItalian Groom
2000 The Alternate Swat Leader
2001CahootsDanny
2001 Crazy/Beautiful Coach Bauer
2001 The One D'Antoni
2003 S.W.A.T. SWAT Negotiator
2005Inside OutDetective
2007The Life and Death of Anna NicoleDocumentary
2014 The Barber Businessman
2022 They Live in the Grey Judge

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985City BoyBoyfriendTelevision film
1989–1995 Loving Jeff Hartman #327 episodes
1990 Law & Order Terry RolandEpisode: "The Reaper's Helper"
1992 The Commish Mr. CostelloEpisode: "Officer April"
1993 Raven Patrick KillianEpisode: "Something in the Closet"
1994GreyhoundsCam CavanaughTelevision film
1995 Platypus Man Steve / Officer Joe Strickler2 episodes
1995 Marker Allan BrewsterEpisode: "Discovery"
1996 Melrose Place Jimmy Stanley2 episodes
1997 Silk Stalkings Constantine RikolakasEpisode: "I Love the Nightlife"
1997 Fired Up CustomerEpisode: "A Concurrent Affair"
1997 Women: Stories of Passion NickyEpisode: "Woman on the Train"
1997 Millennium Mr. SmoothEpisode: "Jose Chung's Doomsday Defense"
1998 Viper Richard EvansEpisode: "Old Acquaintance"
1999 Sports Night Shane McArnoldEpisode: "Shane"
2001 Crossing Jordan Daniel GallowEpisode: "Digger: Part 2"
2003War StoriesAndrew ThorneTelevision film
2004 Clubhouse General Manager / Guy in Meeting3 episodes
2004–2006 Passions Martin Fitzgerald / Bob Wheeler89 episodes
2006 Heroes N.Y. DetectiveEpisode: "Don't Look Back"
2006 Cold Case Dale WilsonEpisode: "Fireflies"
2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jules RosenthalEpisode: "Young Man with a Horn"
2009 Monk Coach Brian BinsackEpisode: "Mr. Monk Makes the Playoffs"
2010 Tower Prep Coach HistoryEpisode: "Buffer"
2012 General Hospital Joe Scully, Jr. 25 episodes
2020 Better Things Dr. BallingerEpisode: "DNA"
2021Pilot SeasonStephen MontgomeryEpisode: "The Nuclear Option"
2021 Days of Our Lives Judge Robert Smails4 episodes

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References

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  2. "Passions vet hired for new GH role". soapcentral.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  3. Mason, Charlie (2021-05-25). "General Hospital Vet Joins Days of Our Lives in a Top-Secret Role". Soaps.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.