Stephen Schnetzer

Stephen Paul Schnetzer (born June 11, 1948)<ref name="ency">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Cass Winthrop on Another World from 1982 to 1986, returning in 1987 until the show's cancellation in 1999. He won a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Comic Actor in 1989 for his role on Another World and received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 1990 for Outstanding Lead Actor.

Early life

Schnetzer was born in Canton, Massachusetts. His father was a postal worker and his mother was secretary to the superintendent of schools in Canton.<ref name=nyt1/> His father had German and Irish ancestry.<ref name="digest1992" /> His mother was a war bride from Algeria.<ref name="bwayworld">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Schnetzer attended Catholic Memorial School<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and The University of Massachusetts, earning a degree in French, with a minor in Spanish.<ref name="bwayworld" /><ref name="digest1992">Template:Cite journal</ref> He studied acting at Juilliard and The American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.<ref name="digest1992" /> While at Juilliard, he took circus classes and learned to juggle. Schnetzer trained with William Esper, using the Meisner technique.<ref name="bwayworld" />

Career

Early in his career, he was sometimes billed under the names Steven Schnetzer, Stephen St. Paul, and Steven St. Paul.<ref name="ency" /> He made his film debut with a small role in Hail (credited as Steven Schnetzer).<ref name="play">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1976, he played Lucentio in a TV movie production of The Taming of the Shrew and guest-starred on Hawaii Five-O (credited for both roles as Stephen St. Paul).<ref name="ency" />

Schnetzer played the role of Julie Olson Williams' brother, Steven Olson, on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1978 to 1980.<ref name="digest2024">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He guest-starred on The Love Boat and Fantasy Island.<ref name="tvguide">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1980, he made his Broadway debut in Filumena, playing the son of Joan Plowright. The play was directed by Laurence Olivier.<ref name="digest1992" /> Schnetzer joined the cast of the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, playing Marcello Salta from 1980 to 1982.<ref name="NYT">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="ency" /> Schnetzer returned to Broadway in 1981, playing Mark Harrison in A Talent For Murder at the Biltmore Theater.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On television, he appeared in the 1983 TV movie Rage of Angels.<ref name="ency" />

He landed the role of attorney Cass Winthrop on Another World in 1982 and stayed until 1986. He decided to leave to pursue other opportunities in Los Angeles, while also spending time with his newborn son.<ref name="digest1992" /> Schnetzer returned to Another World in 1987, continuing to play Cass until the show's final episodes aired in June 1999.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He won a Soap Opera Digest Award in 1989 for Outstanding Comic Actor for his work on the show.<ref name="sodawards89">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He also received Soap Opera Digest Award nominations in 1986, 1991, 1992, and 1999.<ref name="sodawards92">Template:Cite journal</ref> He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in 1990.<ref name="emmys90">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

During his time on Another World, Schnetzer appeared in the TV movie Shattered Innocence. He guest-starred on The Cosby Mysteries and Prince Street.<ref name="ency" /> After Another World's cancellation, Schnetzer continued to appear as Cass Winthrop on the CBS soap operas As the World Turns (1999 to 2002; 2005 and 2006) and Guiding Light (2002).<ref name="memoriesAW">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He made guest appearances on Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.<ref name="tvguide" /> He played Mr. Hammon in the 2005 drama film Brooklyn Lobster.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Schnetzer returned to Broadway in 2002, replacing Bill Pullman in the role of Ross in Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He went on to play the role of Martin in a production of The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? at Lyric Stage in Boston, opening in February 2006.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He starred as Garry Lejeune in Noises Off at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. from December 2006 to 2007.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He co-starred with his son, Ben Schnetzer, in the 2007 film Ben's Plan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

From 2008 to 2013, he had guest-starring roles on The Wire, Fringe, Damages, The Good Wife, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and Person of Interest.<ref name="play" /><ref name="tvguide" /> He appeared on Homeland, playing a character named Dr. Cass Winthrop.<ref name="memoriesAW" />

From May to June 2009, Schnetzer played Voltaire in Legacy of Light at Arena Stage in Crystal City, Virginia.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He returned to the same venue in September 2009, appearing in The Quality of Life, co-starring with Annette O'Toole and Kevin O'Rourke.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In October 2015, he starred in Arthur Miller's Broken Glass at the Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut.<ref name="bwayworld" />

Schnetzer became a prolific voiceover talent in English and French, advertising for many companies, such as Kellogg's Frosted Flakes.<ref name="bwayworld" /> He continued to land guest-starring roles, appearing from 2014 to 2018 on Forever, The Blacklist, Flesh and Bone, Blue Bloods, Billions, and Elementary.<ref name="play" /><ref name="tvguide" /><ref name="digest2021">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Schnetzer appeared in the 2017 film Aardvark.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He starred as Richard in the independent film A Case of Blue.<ref name="digest2021" /> Since 2022, Schnetzer has appeared on the web series The Bay.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2024, it was announced that he would be returning to Days of Our Lives as Steven Olson.<ref name="digest2024" />

Personal life

Schnetzer married Amy Ingersoll at the Swedenborgian Church in San Francisco, on November 24, 1976.<ref name="nyt1">Template:Cite news</ref> They later divorced.<ref name="digest1992" />

He met actress Nancy Snyder while they were both on One Life to Live (she played Katrina Karr). They were married on March 18, 1982 and had two sons.<ref name="ency" /><ref name="digest1992" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They are now divorced.<ref name="digest2021" /> Their younger son, Ben Schnetzer, is also an actor.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1972	Hail	The People	Also known as Hail to the Chief, Mr. President, and Washington, B.C Credited as Steven Schnetzer
2005	Brooklyn Lobster	Mr. Hammon
2007	Ben's Plan	Carl Stephens
2011	Keys. Wallet. Phone	Handsome Man	Short film
2017	Aardvark	Don Herremans
2020	A Case of Blue	Richard
2022	Laurina	Dr. Porter	Short film
2023	Nyad	Commentator

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	The Taming of the Shrew	Lucentio	Television film Credited as Steve St. Paul
	Hawaii Five-O	Officer Blankenship	Episode: "Target - A Cop" Credited as Stephen St. Paul
1978	Fantasy Island	Cebee Singh	Episode: "Return/The Toughest Man Alive"
1978–1980; 2024	Days of Our Lives	Steven Olson	Series regular (1978–1980); guest (2024)
1979	The Love Boat	Francois	Episode: "April's Return/Super Mom/I'll See You Again"
1980–1982	One Life to Live	Marcello Salta	Contract role
1982–1999	Another World	Cass Winthrop / Rex Allingham	Contract role 1,123 episodes
1983	Rage of Angels	Lawyer	Miniseries
1984	Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour	Himself	Panelist 10 episodes
1988	Shattered Innocence	Danny Calloway	Television film
1994	The Cosby Mysteries	Marty Brackett / Howard Brackett	Episode: "Mirror, Mirror"
1997	Prince Street		Episode: "God Bless America"
1999–2006	As the World Turns	Cass Winthrop	Recurring role 28 episodes
2002	Guiding Light	Cass Winthrop	Recurring role
2003;2006	Law & Order	Mitchell Lowell / Dr. Freeman	2 episodes
2003;2004;2008	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dr. Engles / Rabbi Birnbaum	4 episodes
2008	New Amsterdam	Toby Hardwick's Lawyer	Episode: "Pilot"
	The Wire	Robert Ruby	2 episodes
	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Ajay Khan	Episode: "Assassin"
2009	Fringe	Professor Miles Kinberg	Episode: "Bound"
	Damages	ADA Carl Deevers	Episode: "Hey! Mr. Pibb!"
2010	Rubicon	Arnold Hopper	2 episodes
	The Good Wife	Glenn Childs' Lead Attorney	Uncredited Episode: "Infamy"
2013	Person of Interest	Tug Brantley	Episode: "Booked Solid"
	Homeland	Dr. Cass Winthrop	2 episodes
2014	Forever	Lawrence Forester	Episode: "New York Kids"
2015	The Blacklist	Lester Charles Conway	Episode: "Vanessa Cruz (No. 117)"
	The Following	Malcolm Tower	Episode: "Flesh & Blood"
	Flesh and Bone	LeRan Brousseau	2 episodes
2016	The Path	Dr. Alan Rothstein	Originally titled The Way Episode: "Breaking and Entering"
2017	Blue Bloods	Hassan Nejari	Episode: "The One That Got Away"
	Billions	Antoine Casson	Episode: "With or Without You"
2018	Elementary	Adam Braun	Episode: "The Geek Interpreter"
2020	The Show Must Go Online	Brabantio / Julius Caesar	2 episodes
2022	The Endgame	Moustakas	Episode: "#1 with a Bullet"
2022-2023	The Bay	Richard Kaufman	2 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Red Dead Revolver	Sheriff O'Grady / Charger / Union Soldier	Voice
	Conflict: Vietnam		Voice

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
1989	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Comic Performance by an Actor: Daytime	Another World	Template:Won	<ref name="sodawards89" />
1990	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Another World	Template:Nom	<ref name="emmys90" />
1992	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Lead Actor: Daytime	Another World	Template:Nom	<ref name="sodawards92" />

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