Stevenson, Parker 1952-

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Stevenson, Parker 1952-

PERSONAL

Original name, Richard Stevenson Parker, Jr.; born June 4, 1952, in Philadelphia, PA; son of Richard Stevenson (an investment advisor) and Sarah Meade (an actress; maiden name, Price) Parker; married Kirstie Alley (an actress), December 22, 1983 (divorced, May, 1998); children: William True, Lillie Price. Education: Princeton University, graduated in 1976. Religion: Episcopalian.

Addresses:

Agent—Christopher Barrett, Metropolitan Talent Agency, 4500 Wilshire Blvd., Second Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90010.

Career:

Actor, director, and producer. Appeared in advertisements.

Member:

Directors Guild of America.

Awards, Honors:

TV Land Award nomination (with Shaun Cassidy), favorite crimestopper duo, 2004, for The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Frank Hardy, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (also known as The Hardy Boys Mysteries and The Nancy Drew Mysteries), ABC, 1977-78.

Joel McCarthy, Falcon Crest (also known as The Vintage Years), CBS, 1984-85.

Austin James, Probe, ABC, 1988.

Craig Pomeroy, Baywatch (also known as Baywatch Hawaii and Baywatch Hawai'i), NBC, 1989-90, syndicated, 1996, 1997-99.

Steve McMillan, a recurring role, Melrose Place, Fox, 1993.

Narrator, Hunter & Hunted, National Geographic Channel, beginning c. 2005.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Billy Hazard, North and South, Book II (also known as North and South II, Fackeln im Sturm II, Nord och syd II, Nord og syd II, Nord si sud II, and Polnoc poludnie II), ABC, 1986.

Cyrus, All the Rivers Run 2, Seven Network (Australia), 1990.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Gary Straihorn, This House Possessed, ABC, 1981.

Scott Dennis, That Secret Sunday, CBS, 1986.

John, Shades of Love: The Rose Cafe (also known as The Rose Cafe), 1987.

(Uncredited) Cable Hayward, The Cover Girl and the Cop (also known as Beauty & Denise), NBC, 1989.

Mat Henderson, Are You Lonesome Tonight?, USA Network, 1992.

Ted Clinton, Shadow of a Stranger, NBC, 1992.

Paul Corliss, Official Denial, Sci-Fi Channel, 1994.

Jack Sherbourne, Not of This Earth, Showtime, 1995.

Captain Aldrich, Legion, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998.

Oliver Sloan, Trapped, USA Network, 2001.

Kevin Fraser, Terror Peak, PAX TV, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

ABC team member, Battle of the Network Stars III, ABC, 1977.

ABC team member, Battle of the Network Stars IV, ABC, 1978.

CBS team member, Battle of the Network Stars XVII, ABC, 1984.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

(In archive footage) The Second Annual TV Land Awards (also known as The TV Land Awards), TV Land, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Steven Rogers, "To Ride a Yeller Horse," Gunsmoke (also known as Gun Law and Marshal Dillon), CBS, 1974.

Andrew "Andy" Horvath, Jr., "The Drop," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1976.

Himself, Dinah! (also known as Dinah and Dinah and Friends), syndicated, 1977.

Himself, The Merv Griffin Show, syndicated, 1977.

Himself, The Mike Douglas Show, syndicated, 1978.

Bill, "The Captain and the Kid/The Dean and the Flunkee/Poor Rich Man/Isaac Aegean Affair: Parts 1 & 2," The Love Boat, ABC, 1983.

Michael, "Confrontations," Hotel (also known as Arthur Hailey's "Hotel"), ABC, 1983.

"The Reluctant Father/Don't Take My Wife Please/The World's Greatest Kisser," The Love Boat, ABC, 1983.

Michael Digby, "Sticks and Stones," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985.

"Method Actor," Alfred Hitchcock Presents (also known as Alfred Hitchcock esittaeae, Alfred Hitchcock presenta, Alfred Hitchcock presente, and Alfred Hitchcock zeigt), NBC, 1985.

Dr. Philip Eagen, "The Author," Matlock, NBC, 1987.

"Best Shot," The Hitchhiker (also known as Deadly Nightmares and Le voyageur), HBO, 1987.

Clark Taylor, "Prosecutor," Alfred Hitchcock Presents (also known as Alfred Hitchcock esittaeae, Alfred Hitchcock presenta, Alfred Hitchcock presente, and Alfred Hitchcock zeigt), USA Network, 1988.

Champ Foster, "The Haunting," Mission: Impossible, ABC, 1989.

Himself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (also known as The Best of Carson), NBC, 1989.

Edmund Grey, "Caddie Woodlawn," WonderWorks, PBS, 1990.

Jeffrey Hazelwood, "Tall, Dark and Wanted in Four States," Flesh 'n' Blood, NBC, 1991.

Jim and Scott Alexander, "Hot for Teacher," Blossom, NBC, 1992.

Ted Cranshaw, "Who Killed Good Time Charlie?," Burke's Law, CBS, 1994.

Voice of Paxton Powers, "King's Ransom," Batman Beyond (animated; also known as Batman of the Future, Batman Tomorrow, Batman del futuro, Batman do futuro, and Fremtidens Batman), The WB, 2000.

Andrew Pickeral, "Who Shot Dick?," Judging Amy, CBS, 2002.

Mr. Skols, "Convictions," The District (also known as Washington Police, The District—Einsatz in Washington, Mannions distrikt, and Poliisipaeaellikkkoe Mannion), CBS, 2002.

Himself, "Kirstie Alley," The E! True Hollywood Story (also known as Kirstie Alley: The E! True Hollywood Story and THS), E! Entertainment Television, 2002.

Himself, "1989: Life after Baywatch," Class of …, Biography Channel, 2005.

Appeared in other programs, including Generation Boom, TV Land. Some sources cite an appearance as a villain in Savannah, The WB.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Frank Hardy, "The Mystery of the Haunted House," The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (also known as The Hardy Boys Mysteries and The Nancy Drew Mysteries), ABC, 1977.

Bill O'Keefe, Shooting Stars, ABC, 1983.

Nick Larabee, Rock Hopper, CBS, 1985.

Austin James, "Pilot aka Computer Logic," Probe, ABC, 1988.

Craig Pomeroy, "Panic at Malibu Pier," Baywatch (also known as Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier), NBC, 1989.

John Alden, Avalon: Beyond the Abyss (also known as Avalon and Avalon, Adventures of the Abyss), UPN, 1999.

Television Director; Episodic:

Baywatch (also known as Baywatch Hawaii and Baywatch Hawai'i), syndicated, multiple episodes, 1992-93 and 1997-99.

"Clash of the Super Vixens," Models Inc., Fox, 1994.

"In Bed with the Enemy," Melrose Place, Fox, 1994.

"Old Models Never Die," Models Inc., Fox, 1994.

"Out of Control," Models Inc., Fox, 1994.

"Sex, Drugs and Rockin' the Cradle," Melrose Place, Fox, 1994.

"Prince of Lies," Savannah, The WB, 1996.

"Dressed to Shill," Savannah, The WB, 1997.

"Hot Winds," Baywatch Nights (also known as Detectives on the Beach, Malibu Club, Mitch Buchannon, Baywatch—A remuelet ejszakai, Los vigilantes de la noche, and Un prive a Malibu), syndicated, 1997.