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name: "Stefan Gierasch"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stefan-gierasch"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 February 1926"
died: "6 September 2014"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:16:13.050430+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Stefan Gierasch

Actor. Born 5 February 1926 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 6 September 2014.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 February 1926, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 6 September 2014
- **Also known as:** Steven Gierasch, Stefan Gierash 

## Biography

Stefan Gierasch (5 February 1926 – 6 September 2014) was an American actor. He made his Broadway debut in 1944 and began screen work in 1951, accumulating more than 100 appearances, mostly in American television.

He appeared in films including *The Hustler* (1961), *Jeremiah Johnson* (1972), *High Plains Drifter* (1973), *Carrie* (1976) as Mr. Morton, and *Junior* (1994). Gierasch studied at the Actors Studio and performed with the Trinity Square Players in Providence, Rhode Island, in the mid-1960s.

His television credits include guest roles in *M*A*S*H*, *Star Trek: The Next Generation* and *ER*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Carrie* (1976), Fi1m 86, as Mr. Morton — [page](https://film.one/film/carrie.md)

## Also known for

- *Junior* (1994), Edward Sawyer
- *High Plains Drifter* (1973), Mayor Jason Hobart
- *The Hustler* (1961), Preacher
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), Mr. Sickles
- *Dave* (1993), House Majority Leader
- *Jeremiah Johnson* (1972), Del Gue
- *Murder in the First* (1995), Warden James Humson
- *The Incredible Hulk* (1977), Mr. Buchanan

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