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Occupation
  
Actor, Singer

Education
  
Juilliard School

Role
  
Actor


Name
  
Henry Stram

Known for
  
See What I Wanna See

Grandparents
  
Henry Wilczek

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Born
  
September 10, 1954 (age 69) (
1954-09-10
)
Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Parents
  
Phyllis Marie Pesha, Hank Stram

Siblings
  
Dale Stram, Gary Stram, Stuart Stram, Julia Stram, Mary Stram

Movies
  
The Grey Zone, She's Lost Control, Requiem for a Dream, Sleepers, Regarding Henry

Similar People
  
Hank Stram, Phillip Spaeth, Wesley Taylor, Megan Hilty, Frederick King Keller

Antony and Cleopatra | Act V, Scene 2


Henry Stram (born September 10, 1954) is an American actor. He is also the son of the famous NFL coach Hank Stram.

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Early life

Stram grew up in Kansas City, while his father was the coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. He performed with The Barn Players until he moved to New York City in 1973 and studied acting at the Juilliard School. While at Juilliard, he frequented Cafe La Fortuna, a cafe that opened in 1976 and was known for its garden, opera music and Italian desserts.

In 2012, he participated in Shinsai, which was a benefit concert to support the victims of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster along with Patti LuPone, Richard Thomas, Mary Beth Hurt, Jay O. Sanders, Jennifer Lim and Angela Lin. The same year, he was in the cast of Rebecca, but the show was closed after it was discovered one of the investors never existed with a following criminal investigation. Ben Sprecher, a producer, hopes it will have a run in 2013.

Personal life

Stram has been with actor Martin Moran since they met while rehearsing The Making of Americans together in 1985. They since have done many shows together. Moran said of their meeting in a 2006 interview, "I remember what a surprise, what a thrill it was, when the coolest actor in the group the one who'd worked with Richard Foreman and at the Guthrie and graduated from Juilliard! started walking me to my subway stop after rehearsals. That was February 1985, twenty-one Valentine Days ago. Since then, we've made a life together through the vagaries of this nutty, blessed business".

Broadway

  • Titanic (1997) -- as 3rd Class Passenger/Frank Carlson/George Widener
  • The Crucible (2002) -- as Ezekiel Cheever
  • Inherit the Wind (2007) -- as Mr. Goodfellow

    • Off-Broadway

  • Mother Courage and Her Children/King Lear (1978, in repertoire) -- The American Place Theatre, as Soldier and stretcher bearer
  • The Cradle Will Rock (1983) -- American Place Theatre/Douglas Fairbanks Theatre, as Dick/Junior Mister
  • The Making of Americans (1985) -- Music-Theatre Group,
  • 1951 (1986) -- Perry Street Theatre, as Ray/Bertolt Brecht/Elia Kazan
  • Black Seas Follies (1987) -- Playwrights Horizons, as Misha
  • Prison-Made Tuxedos (1987) -- Music-Theatre Group, as Henry
  • Cinderella/Cendrillon (1988) -- Music-Theatre Group, as Pandolfe
  • La Vie Parisienne (1988) -- Opera at the Academy, as The Anarchist
  • Bright Room Called Day (1991) -- Joseph Papp Public Theater/LuEsther Hall, as Gregory Bazwald
  • On the Open Road (1993) -- Joseph Papp Public Theater/Martinson Hall, as Monk
  • All's Well That Ends Well (1993) -- Delacorte Theatre, as Lafeau
  • Christina Alberta's Father (1994) -- Vineyard Theatre, as Albert Edward Preemby
  • Jack's Holiday (1995) -- Playwrights Horizons, as Snatchem Leese
  • Troilus and Cressida (1995) -- Delacorte Theatre, as Priam/Menelaus/Servant
  • The Grey Zone (1996) -- MCC Theater, as Josef Mengele
  • Henry V (1996) -- Delacorte Theatre
  • Timon of Athens (1996) -- Delacorte Theatre, as Flavius
  • Dancing on Her Knees (1996) -- The Public Theatre/LuEshter Hall, as Matthias
  • The Winter's Tale (2000) -- Delacorte Theatre, as Camillo
  • Waste (2000) -- American Place Theatre, as Sir Gilbert Wedgecroft
  • Unwrap Your Candy (2001) -- Vineyard Theatre
  • The Persians (2003) -- Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, as Counsellor
  • See What I Wanna See (2005) -- The Public Theatre/Anspacher Theater, as The Janitor/Priest
  • Rags and Bones (2007) -- Rattlestick Theatre, as The Poet
  • The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (2009) -- New York Theatre Workshop, as John Singer
  • The Illusion (2011) -- Peter Norton Space, as The Amanuensis
  • Septimus and Clarissa (2011) -- Baruch Performing Arts Center
  • Charles Ives Take Me Home (2013) -- Rattlestick Theatre, as Charles Ives

    • Off-off Broadway

  • Eddie Goes to Poetry City (Part 2) (1991) -- La MaMa
  • The Mind King (1992) -- St. Mark's Theatre/Ontological-Hysteric Theatre
  • My Head Was a Sledge Hammer (1994) -- St. Mark's Theatre/Ontological-Hysteric Theatre

    • Regional

  • Cyrano de Bergerac (1980) -- Long Wharf Theatre
  • The Lion in Winter (1981) -- Long Wharf Theatre
  • Major Barbara (1987) -- Baltimore's Centre Stage, as Cusins
  • The Cherry Orchard (1988) -- Arena Stage, as Trofimov
  • Offshore Signals (1988) -- The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, as Schmuel
  • Julius Caesar (1989) -- Trinity Repertory Company
  • On The Town (1989) -- Trinity Repertory Company, as Ozzie
  • Summerfolk (1989) -- Trinity Repertory Company,
  • Shout and Twist (1990) -- Odyssey Theatre (Los Angeles), as Hamlet
  • Eddie Goes to Poetry City (Part 1) (1990) -- New City Theater (Seattle)
  • Wonderful Tennessee (1994) -- McCarter Theatre, as Frank
  • The Importance of Being Earnest—McCarter Theatre, as Jack Worthing
  • The Mandrake Root (2001) -- Long Wharf Theatre, as Robert Randall
  • Lipstick Traces (2002) -- Macgowan Little Theater, as Malcolm McLaren
  • What Embarrassments (2003) -- Wilma Theater, as Henry James
  • Singing Forest (2005) -- Long Wharf Theatre, Dr. Shar Unger
  • The Birthday Party (2006) -- McCarter Theatre, as Stanley
  • Rocket to the Moon (2006) -- Long Wharf Theatre, as Frenchy
  • Spring Awakening (2008) -- Original National Tour, Adult Man

    • Controversy

    Stram came under fire in 2009 while performing in the Rebecca Gilman stage adaption of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. Stram was playing a deaf character, and since he is not in real life, it was said of him, "A hearing actor playing a deaf character is tantamount to putting a white actor in blackface" by a member of the board of the Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts. The National Association of the Deaf, Deaf West Theater, and others demanded that Mr. Hughes and the New York Theater Workshop demanded he be replaced by an actual deaf actor. Stram had played the role in 2005 in the premiere of the show in Atlanta

    Filmography

    Actor
    2022
    The Gilded Age (TV Series) as
    Lewis
    - Tucked Up in Newport (2022) - Lewis
    - Irresistible Change (2022) - Lewis
    2022
    The Blacklist (TV Series) as
    Dr. Razmik Maier
    - Dr. Razmik Maier (No. 168) (2022) - Dr. Razmik Maier
    2021
    The Good Fight (TV Series) as
    Dr. Bernard
    - And the Firm Had Two Partners- (2021) - Dr. Bernard
    2018
    Ben Is Back as
    Mr. Richman
    2017
    The Greatest Showman as
    Ticket Taker
    2017
    Submission as
    Dave Sterret
    2017
    The Detour (TV Series) as
    INS Agent Richardson
    - The Court (2017) - INS Agent Richardson
    2015
    Mozart in the Jungle (TV Series) as
    Process Server
    - Touché Maestro, Touché (2015) - Process Server
    2015
    Irrational Man as
    Cocktail Party Guest
    2015
    Angelica as
    Dr. Willette
    2014
    She's Lost Control as
    Marty Falk
    2012
    Smash (TV Series) as
    Justin
    - Opening Night (2013) - Justin
    - The Dress Rehearsal (2013) - Justin
    - Publicity (2012) - Justin
    - The Movie Star (2012) - Justin
    2013
    The Americans (TV Series) as
    Man in Group
    - The Clock (2013) - Man in Group
    2012
    White Collar (TV Series) as
    Maurie
    - Pulling Strings (2012) - Maurie
    2010
    Boardwalk Empire (TV Series) as
    D.W. Fletcher
    - Belle Femme (2010) - D.W. Fletcher
    2009
    Cold Souls as
    Telegin
    2006
    Conviction (TV Series)
    - Breakup (2006)
    2004
    Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) as
    Wayne Callaway
    - Eosphoros (2004) - Wayne Callaway
    1997
    Law & Order (TV Series) as
    Eli Madison / Daniel Kiley / Kaplan
    - Hands Free (2004) - Eli Madison
    - Standoff (2000) - Daniel Kiley
    - Working Mom (1997) - Kaplan
    2003
    Star Trek: Enterprise (TV Series) as
    Hudak
    - The Breach (2003) - Hudak
    2003
    Kingpin (TV Mini Series)
    - French Connection (2003)
    2001
    The Grey Zone as
    Mengele
    2001
    The Caveman's Valentine as
    Social Worker
    2000
    Requiem for a Dream as
    ECT Technician
    2000
    NYPD Blue (TV Series) as
    Martin
    - The Man with Two Right Shoes (2000) - Martin
    1999
    Cradle Will Rock as
    Maxine Elliot's - Hiram Sherman
    1998
    Illuminata as
    Captain
    1996
    Sleepers as
    Prison Doctor
    1995
    C.P.W. (TV Series) as
    Communique Staff
    - The History of Gil and Rachel (1995) - Communique Staff
    1995
    New York News (TV Series) as
    Assistant Coroner
    - Welcome Back Cotter (1995) - Assistant Coroner
    1995
    Jeffrey as
    Cousin Gary
    1995
    Angela as
    Man at Fair
    1993
    The Real McCoy as
    Cashier
    1991
    Regarding Henry as
    Waiter
    1984
    Vamping as
    Deacon
    Soundtrack
    2012
    Smash (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - The Movie Star (2012) - (performer: "Dig Deep" - uncredited)
    1999
    Cradle Will Rock (performer: "The Cradle Will Rock", "Oh What a Filthy Night Court", "Art for Art's Sake")
    Self
    1997
    The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #1.206 (1997) - Self

    References

    Henry Stram Wikipedia
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