ANTHONY ZERBE BIOGRAPHIES - Season's 2 and 3
Veteran actor Anthony Zerbe, portrays way-station manager and acting town marshall Teaspoon Hunter on MGM/UA's Emmy Award and Western Heritage Award-winning ABC series "The Young Riders." Confidante, advisor and friend to the orphaned Pony Express riders, Teaspoon is a self-educated, highly eccentric man who was hired by Russell, Majors and Waddell to dispatch assignments, train and look after the Sweetwater Pony Express riders.
"Full of worldly knowledge, Teaspoon teaches the riders things that can't be learned in any school. It is this kind of 'life' wisdom that he generously shares - conversing on all subjects, from love and sex to health habits and astute opinions. Although he has a crusty exterior, he's really an ol'
softy at heart," says Zerbe.
After graduating from high school, Zerbe, a native Californian, hitchhiked to New York at the age of 19 to begin his acting career. He briefly took time out for his military service in the Air Force. Once in New York, he became a student of the Stella Adler Theatre Studio and was soon on his way to gathering an impressive list of theatre, film and television credits.
Zerbe's extensive television credits include: an Emmy for his suporting role in "Harry O" and guest starring roles in such series as "Cannon," "The Streets of San Francisco," "Hawaii Five-0," "Mission: Impossible,'' "Highway To Heaven," "Dynasty," "The Equalizer" and "Columbo". His television movies and miniseries include "Once an Eagle," "North and South, Part II," "Dream West" and "The Richest Man in the World: The Story of Aristotle Onassis.'
"The Young Riders" is Zerbe's second television series.
His most recent film performances are in "Licence to Kill," the most recent James Bond thriller and "Hear No Evil, See No Evil" with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. Other film credits include "Turning Point," "The First Deadly Sin," "Dead Zone," "Papillon," "Judge Roy Bean," "The Omega Man" and "Cool Hand Luke."
His prestigious theatre credits include: a five year residency at the Old Globe Theater, where his roles included Coriolanus, Iago, Richard III and Macbeth; a two year residency with the famed Stratford Theatre in Canada and the Mark Taper Forum productions of "Macbeth" "The Catonsville Nine" and "Crystal and the Fox. His Broadway credits include "Terra Nova," "Solomon's Child," "The Little Foxes" and "Moon Besieged."
During his hiatus, Zerbe, as Associate Artistic Director of the Geva Theatre in Rochester, New York, was responsible for the fifth and sixth productions of the 1989/90 season. He designed an auxiliary education program around the production of "A Street Car Named Desire," which included a teachers' workshop, study guide for the classroom, post-show discussions with the actors, and a special day in theatre called "Students on Stage." Students from five city high schools participated.
After that production, he went on to produce "Reflections 90 - A New Plays Festival." Three world premieres were presented in repertory as the final production of the season. The plays included "Adult Fiction"; "Forgiving Typhoid Mary" directed by Zerbe and featuring fellow cast member Josh Brolin; and "Oh! The Innocents" also featuring Brolin.
"Reflections 90" ended with a two-day playreading marathon of four new plays that Zerbe is considering for production in next year's festival.
"The Young Riders" is a Pendragon Entertainment and Ogiens/Kane Company Production in association with MGM/UA Television oduction Group for the ABC Television Network. MGM/UA Television is a division of MGM-Pathe Communications Co.
BIOGRAPHY- Season 2
ANTHONY ZERBE
Emmy Award winner Anthony Zerbe ("Harry O"), portrays waystation manager and town marshal Teaspoon Hunter on MGM Television's Emmy Award and Western Heritage Award-winning ABC series THE YOUNG RIDERS. Confidante, advisor and friend to the orphaned Pony Express riders, Teaspoon is a self-educated, highly eccentric man who was initially hiriid by 'Aussell, Majors and Waddell to train and oversee the Pony Express riders, but is now also the marshal of Rock Creek, Neb.
After graduating from high school, Zerbe, a native Californian, hitchhiked to New York to begin his acting career. Once in New York, he became a student at the Stellar Adler Theater Studio and was soon on his way.
Zerbe co-starred in the series "Harry O" for which he received a 1976 Emmy Award as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He also guest starred in such series as "Cannon," "The Streets of San Francisco," "Hawaii Five-0," "Mission: Impossible," "Highway To Heaven," "Dynasty," "The Equalizer" and "Columbo."
Zerbe starred in the miniseries "North and South Book II," "Dream West" and "The Richest Man in the World: The Story of Aristotle Onassis" and the television movies "Once an Eagle," "One Police Plaza, and "Independence." "The Young Riders" is Zerbe's second television series.'
His most recent film performances include the James Bond thriller "Licence to Kill," and the comedy "Hear No Evil, See No Evil" with Gene Wilder and Richad Pryor. His other film credits include "The Turning Point," "The First Deadly Sin," "Dead Zone," "Papillon," "Judge Roy Bean," "The Omega Man" and "Cool Hand Luke."
His prestigious theater credits include a five-year residency at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego, where he performed Coriolanus, Iago, Richard III and Macbeth; a two year residency with the famed Stratford Theater in Canada; and the Mark Taper Forum productions of "Macbeth," "The Catonsville Nine" and "Crystal and the Fox." His Broadway credits include "Terra Nova," "Solomon's Child"' "The Little Foxes" and "Moon Besieged."
Zerbe continues his longstanding association with the GeVa Theater in Rochester, New York as associate artistic director. In the 1989/90 season, Zerbe designed an auxiliary education program for students around the production of "A Street Car Named Desire." He also produced "Reflections 90 A New Plays Festival." which included the play "Forgiving Typhoid Mary," which he also
directed.
During the 1990/91 GeVa Theater season, Zerbe directed fellow THE YOUNG RIDERS cast member Josh Brolin in "The Closer," a play by Willy Holtzman which depicts the life of a high-powered salesman caught off-guard by a stranger lurking in his living room. Zerbe is also responsible for selecting the plays for next year's festival.
THE YOUNG RIDERS is a Ogiens/Kane Company Production in association with MGM/UA Television Production Group, a division of MGM-Pathe Communications Co.