Stephen Manley(I)
- Actor
Stephen Manley was born in Los Angeles, California. His grandfather, Stephen Soldi was an actor of the silent film era, teaching Stephen to read using film and television scripts. Stephen began attracting attention at a young age, working on shows such as "All in the Family" (1971), "Streets of San Francisco"(1972 & 1974), "Emergency!" (1974), as Boy Caine in "Kung Fu" (1974), "The Love Boat" (1979), and "Little House on the Prairie"(1981). And as a lead in two television series, "The Married Machine" (1979) and "The Secrets of Midland Heights" (1981), written and produced by David Jacobs, creator of "Dallas" and "Knots Landing". Then as a teen he was cast by Leonard Nimoy in the film "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" (1984) directed by Leonard Nimoy himself. After three years studying at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, then receiving a degree in film from the Pasadena Art Center, he continues to work as an actor. Recently cast as outlaw gunslinger Charlie Bowdre in Kevin Costner's "Billy the Kid: New Evidence" (2015), and as psychiatrist Dr. Saver in Tyler Perry's television series "The Haves and the Have Nots" (2017). His most recent work includes a film by award-winning director Kris Krainock to be released in 2024.