Stephen Geoffreys

Stephen Geoffreys
Born
Stephen Geoffrey Miller

(1964-11-22) November 22, 1964 (age 61)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Other nameSam Ritter
OccupationActor
Years active1984–present

Stephen Geoffrey Miller (born November 22, 1964), known professionally as Stephen Geoffreys, is an American actor who played high school misfit-turned vampire "Evil Ed" in the 1985 horror film Fright Night. He additionally appeared in Heaven Help Us (1985), Fraternity Vacation (1985), At Close Range (1986), and 976-EVIL (1988), and a few gay pornographic films in the 1990s.

Life and career

Born Stephen Geoffrey Miller in Cincinnati, Ohio, he first began acting on the stage. In 1984, he was nominated for Broadway's Tony Award for "Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical" for his performance in a play based on The Human Comedy. For this role, he won the Theatre World Award in 1984.

Geoffreys appeared in several horror and teen films during the 1980s, including Heaven Help Us, Fraternity Vacation, and 976-EVIL. He is best known for playing the teenage misfit-turned vampire "Evil" Ed in the 1985 vampire horror film Fright Night, also starring Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale, and Chris Sarandon. He was asked to reprise his "Evil" Ed role in Fright Night Part 2 but turned it down to play the lead in 976-EVIL. He also played a supporting part in the critically acclaimed drama At Close Range in 1986, followed by an episode of Amazing Stories and The Chair (1988).

During the 1990s, Geoffreys appeared for several years in gay pornographic movies, using the alias Sam Ritter.

Geoffreys returned to horror in a supporting role as "Mr. Putski" in the independent film Sick Girl, released in October 2007, after an almost 9-year absence from mainstream film. He went on to play a lead role in the horror film Do Not Disturb. He later appeared in the horror film Emerging Past, which also featured actor Brooke McCarter of The Lost Boys fame. As part of the Mad Monster Party convention on March 28, 2015, Geoffreys wore his Evil Ed costume.

Filmography

Prizes and nominations

Theater

Tony Award

Theatre World Award

  • 1984 The Human Comedy - winner

References

  1. ↑ "Stephen Geoffreys". Internet Broadway Database. Archived from the original on 2011-06-26.
  2. ↑ "Theatre World Awards Recipients". www.theatreworldawards.org. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Maslin, Janet (February 8, 1985). "FILM: 'HEAVEN HELP US' FROM MICHAEL DINNER". The New York Times.
  4. 1 2 BD Horror News - Stephen Geoffreys Talks Return to Horror in 'Sick Girl' Archived 2008-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "From Top to Bottom: Stephen Geoffreys". PAPER. 28 February 1997. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "I was just collecting myself. I did gay adult movies and TV and a lot of plays"; Interview granted to Scarlet Street Magazine, issue #26, January 1998
  7. ↑ Reel frights, The Advocate, N° 950, 8 November 1995
  8. ↑ BD Horror News - Stephen Geoffreys Returns to Horror! First Pics!!! Archived 2007-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ "Stephen Geoffreys Interview". Horror Hound. 20 June 2007. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012.
  10. ↑ Gingold, Michael (December 1, 2008). "Exclusive NEW TERMINAL HOTEL pics". Fangoria. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009.
  11. ↑ "Official Emerging Past website". Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
  12. ↑ "Emerging Past". Facebook.
  13. ↑ Barton, Steve (March 4, 2015). "Mad Monster Party – A Special Message from Gunnar Hansen". Dread Central.