Richard Steinmetz | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | February 16, 1959
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1985–present |
Richard Steinmetz is an American actor, best known for his role as Martin Fitzgerald on the now-defunct NBC daytime soap opera Passions .
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]
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.
Steinmetz resides in Los Angeles, and is the foster father of three sons and one daughter (b. 2016).
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Osa | Easy Ed | |
1988 | Hot Splash | Woody | |
1989 | Slaves of New York | Party Guest | |
1991 | Liquid Dreams | Rodino | |
1991 | Late for Dinner | Adult Donald Freeman | |
1996 | Skyscraper | Gordon Wink | |
1997 | Always Say Goodbye | Italian Groom | |
2000 | The Alternate | Swat Leader | |
2001 | Cahoots | Danny | |
2001 | Crazy/Beautiful | Coach Bauer | |
2001 | The One | D'Antoni | |
2003 | S.W.A.T. | SWAT Negotiator | |
2005 | Inside Out | Detective | |
2007 | The Life and Death of Anna Nicole | — | Documentary |
2014 | The Barber | Businessman | |
2022 | They Live in the Grey | Judge |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | City Boy | Boyfriend | Television film |
1989–1995 | Loving | Jeff Hartman #3 | 27 episodes |
1990 | Law & Order | Terry Roland | Episode: "The Reaper's Helper" |
1992 | The Commish | Mr. Costello | Episode: "Officer April" |
1993 | Raven | Patrick Killian | Episode: "Something in the Closet" |
1994 | Greyhounds | Cam Cavanaugh | Television film |
1995 | Platypus Man | Steve / Officer Joe Strickler | 2 episodes |
1995 | Marker | Allan Brewster | Episode: "Discovery" |
1996 | Melrose Place | Jimmy Stanley | 2 episodes |
1997 | Silk Stalkings | Constantine Rikolakas | Episode: "I Love the Nightlife" |
1997 | Fired Up | Customer | Episode: "A Concurrent Affair" |
1997 | Women: Stories of Passion | Nicky | Episode: "Woman on the Train" |
1997 | Millennium | Mr. Smooth | Episode: "Jose Chung's Doomsday Defense" |
1998 | Viper | Richard Evans | Episode: "Old Acquaintance" |
1999 | Sports Night | Shane McArnold | Episode: "Shane" |
2001 | Crossing Jordan | Daniel Gallow | Episode: "Digger: Part 2" |
2003 | War Stories | Andrew Thorne | Television film |
2004 | Clubhouse | General Manager / Guy in Meeting | 3 episodes |
2004–2006 | Passions | Martin Fitzgerald / Bob Wheeler | 89 episodes |
2006 | Heroes | N.Y. Detective | Episode: "Don't Look Back" |
2006 | Cold Case | Dale Wilson | Episode: "Fireflies" |
2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jules Rosenthal | Episode: "Young Man with a Horn" |
2009 | Monk | Coach Brian Binsack | Episode: "Mr. Monk Makes the Playoffs" |
2010 | Tower Prep | Coach History | Episode: "Buffer" |
2012 | General Hospital | Joe Scully, Jr. | 25 episodes |
2020 | Better Things | Dr. Ballinger | Episode: "DNA" |
2021 | Pilot Season | Stephen Montgomery | Episode: "The Nuclear Option" |
2021 | Days of Our Lives | Judge Robert Smails | 4 episodes |
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