Occupation Actor Role Actor Name Stephen Greif | Website www.stephengreif.com Years active 1968 – present | |
Full Name Stephen John Greif Parents Francis Greif, Pauline Greif Siblings Peter Greif, Anthony Greif Movies and TV shows Similar People Brian Croucher, Terry Nation, Francis Megahy, Lasse Hallstrom, Jag Mundhra |
Gareth thomas blake s 7 tribute by stephen greif on bbc radio wales
Stephen Greif (born 26 August 1944) is an English actor known for his roles as Travis in Blake's 7, Harry Fenning in three series of Citizen Smith, Signor Donato in Casanova and Commander John Shepherd in Shoot On Sight.
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- Gareth thomas blake s 7 tribute by stephen greif on bbc radio wales
- MCM London 2018 Interviews Blake 7 Cast Sally Knyvette Stephen Greif Jan Chappell
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Acting roles
- Filmography
- References
MCM London 2018 Interviews | Blake 7 Cast (Sally Knyvette, Stephen Greif, & Jan Chappell)
Early life

Greif was born in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England, in a building originally belonging to Anne Boleyn as a gift from King Henry VIII. He was educated at Sloane Grammar School, where he was school champion at athletics and swimming and represented the school and the county at athletics at the White City Stadium amongst others. He briefly attended the Regent Street Polytechnic before entering a variety of jobs including trouble shooter at a TV and radiogram manufacturer and as a negotiator in a boutique West End estate agency before applying for drama school.
Career

He is an honours graduate from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where he won numerous awards including Best Actor and Most Promising Actor, and is now an Associate Member and serves on the audition panel. He was a member of the National Theatre Company both at the Old Vic in Olivier’s company and on the South Bank for Peter Hall’s company. Among his productions were Danton's Death, A Woman Killed with Kindness, The Merchant of Venice (with Olivier), Long Days Journey into Night (again with Olivier), The School for Scandal, Richard II, The Front Page and Macbeth. He was invited back to appear with them at Queen's Theatre in the West End in the Italian Comedy Saturday, Sunday, Monday directed by Franco Zeffirelli and Laurence Olivier where he won a Best Actor nomination in the Critics' Circle Theatre Award. Later he was invited to join the National again on the South Bank under Peter Hall in the revival Death of a Salesman directed by Michael Rudman with Warren Mitchell winning himself another Best Actor Nomination in the Olivier Awards. He was back again at the invitation of Nicholas Hytner to join his inaugural season appearing in "His Girl Friday", "Edmund" and the Christmas show "His Dark Materials" directed by Hytner. He was with Elaine Stritch in The Gingerbread Lady, Denholm Elliott in "The Paranormalist", Frank Langella in Abracadaver, Albert Finney in Ronald Harwood’s Reflected Glory, Felicity Kendal and Frances de la Tour in Fallen Angels, Joseph Fiennes in George Dillon and Lesley Manville in Six Degrees of Separation.

Greif has been in many films including Risen, Woman in Gold, Bill, D is for Detroit, Lasse Hallström’s Casanova, Shoot on Sight, Eichmann, Spartan, The Upside of Anger, Boogie Woogie and Fakers. His many TV appearances include Only When I Laugh, Spooks, Mistresses, He Kills Coppers, Silent Witness, the last story of Waking the Dead and New Tricks.

He reprised his Blake's 7 role of Travis in two new audio stories for Big Finish Productions. He voiced Raymond Maarloeve in the video game The Witcher.
Personal life

Greif has three children, likes to play golf, is a member of the Stage Golfing Society and lives near Richmond in Surrey.
Acting roles
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