Stephen McHattie

Stephen McHattie

Active - 1969 - 2023  |   Born - Feb 3, 1947 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada  |   Genres - Drama, Thriller, Action

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Educated at Arcadia University and prepped for an acting career at AADA, Canadian-born Stephen McHattie billed himself as Stephen Smith during his earliest New York years. McHattie made his Broadway debut in 1968's The American Dream; two years later, he was seen in his first television production, The People Next Door. Though he has shown up in quite a few theatrical features (Belizaire the Cajun, Beverly Hills Cop), McHattie has most often been seen on TV, usually in such oddball roles as the grown-up protagonist in Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976). He was a regular on the weekly series Highcliffe Manor (1979, as Reverend Glenville), Beauty and the Beast (1989, as the unspeakable Gabriel) and the "repertory company" Canadian anthology Scene of the Crime (1991); he also played two significant guest roles on the Fox Network's X Files. Stephen McHattie was married to actress Meg Foster.

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  • Of Irish and Scottish descent.
  • Started acting at the age of 16 in local amateur plays.
  • Moved to New York at the age of 19, where he spent 15 years performing on stage.
  • Used the name Stephen Smith at the beginning of his career.
  • Co-starred with ex-wife Meg Foster in the movie James Dean (1976).
  • Was mentored by actor Eli Wallach.