Richard Steinmetz

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.

Early life

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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

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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

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

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
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

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
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

References

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  1. ^ "Richard Steinmetz". Soaps.com. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  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.
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