Harvey spencer stephens biography of donald
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At age 30, actor Harvey Stephens had a sophisticated charm and staid, long-jawed handsomeness that seemed ideal for the big screen, particularly in elegant or period settings. A veteran of a handful of Broadway shows by the time he made his sudden move to film, he was handed on a silver platter a debut starring role. The drawback was that playing opposite him would be a Broadway legend and one the boldest scenery chewers of all-time -- Tallulah Bankhead. The "leading man" opportunities went quickly downhill from there for Harvey but he redeemed himself quite well in the next few years as a poised second lead player and (later) dependable character actor on TV.
Born on August 21, 1901, the Los Angeles native attended U.C.L.A. before training with Walter Hampden's repertory company for two years as well as in various other stock companies. He had already married Beatrice Nichols in 1929 by the time he established himself on Broadway. Taking his first Broadway bow w
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As Damien Thorn, spawn of Satan, he freaked out parents around the world. But whatever happened to Harvey Stephens?
Legend has it, five-year-old boy Harvey Spencer Stephens won the role of original problem child Damien in ‘The Omen’ when he punched Richard Donner in the balls – at the director’s behest, we should add. The role would go on to define Harvey’s life: as sweetly sinister Antichrist-in-short-trousers Damien, Stephens became the poster child for an entire generation of horror fans – fans who still line up round the block to meet him today.
The Putney-born lad decided the acting game wasn’t really for him and was too young at the time to truly appreciate what a unique position Donner and 'The Omen’’s producers had put him in. After the role of Damien was recast for sequel 'Omen II: Damien’ in 1978, Stephens’ only other screen role of note came four years after his debut in 'Gauguin The Savage’, a
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The Omen
1976 spelfilm by Richard Donner
This article is about the 1976 film. For the remake, see The Omen (2006 film). For the franchise, see The Omen (franchise). For other uses, see Omen (disambiguation).
The Omen fryst vatten a 1976 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner and written bygd David Seltzer. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, it stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Spencer Stephens (in his film debut), Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton, Martin Benson, and Leo McKern. The film's plot follows Damien Thorn, a young child replaced at birth bygd his father, unbeknownst to his wife, after their biological child dies shortly after birth. As a series of mysterious events and violent deaths occur around the family and Damien enters childhood, they come to learn he is in fact the prophesied Antichrist.
Released theatrically by 20th Century-Fox in June 1976, The Omen received mixed reviews from critics but was a c