Richard Stevenson Parker was born on the 4th of June 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA to parents Richard Stevenson, an investment advisor and actress Sarah Meade. Known professionally as Parker Stevenson because of a clash of names with another actor, he started doing commercials at an early age, but got his big break by playing the handsome preppy boy role of Frank in the series “The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries”.
Being one of the most sought after actors back in the 80’s and 90’s, Stevenson has a reported net worth of $10 million as of early 2016. Back in 1997, after his divorce to actress Kirstie Alley, Stevenson reportedly gained $6 million worth of assets, a considerable divorce settlement at that time, especially for a man. Nowadays the actor’s means comes from his various acting and directing roles in movies and TV and most recently in his new endeavor as a photographer.
Parker Stevenson Net Worth $10 Million
Growing up, Stevenson spent his childhood in Rye, New York and attended Brooks School near Boston. At the early age of 14, Stevenson started appearing in various commercials, thanks to his mother who sparked his love for acting. In college, the budding actor took architecture at Princeton University and started pursuing acting as well. In 1972 during his senior year, Stevenson landed his first movie “A Separate Peace” that established him as one of the actors to watch out for during that time. A couple of years after that Stevenson’s acting career took off, when in 1974 he played one of the leading roles in the television movie “Our Time”, and after that he appeared in the film “Lifeguard”. These were the start of his net worth.
However, the project that put Stevenson’s name on the Hollywood map was when he landed the role of Frank Hardy in “The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries” in 1977. After the show ended in 1979, Stevenson was offered to portray the same preppy teen in other projects, but finally broke out of that shell in 1981 when he landed the role of a rock star in the TV movie “This House Possessed”. All added steadily to his net worth.
Stevenson maintained his status and value by performing several roles on TV such as “The Love Boat” in 1983, “Falcon Crest” from 1984 to 1985, and “North and South: Book II” in 1986, in which he played a Civil War soldier. Stevenson was also one of the cast of the popular Television show “Baywatch” playing an attorney sidelining as a lifeguard. He also starred in made-for-TV movies during the 90s including “All the Rivers Run 2” in 1990, “Are You Lonesome Tonight” and “Shadow of a Stranger” in 1992, and in “Official Denial”.
After building up his net worth in the bank from the world of acting, the actor slowed down a bit and started working less. Some of his more recent work was the TV movie “Trapped”, and “Terror Park” in 2003. The former Baywatch star still occasionally acts, having starred in the movie “Legend of the Seeker” back in 2010, in the TV series “Longmire”(2014) and most recently in the 2015 TV movie “His Secret Family”. All contributed to his net worth, however these days he prefers to spend his time doing professional photography, being the man behind “Shadow Works”.
In his personal life, Parker Stevenson is divorced from actress Kirstie Alley, after 14 years of marriage(1983-97), and with whom he has a son and a daughter.
A Separate Peace, Our Time, Lifeguard, This House Possessed, Stroker Ace, Stitches, Caddie Woodlawn, Shadow of a Stranger, Official Denial, Baywatch the Movie: Forbidden Paradise, Legion, Terror Peak, That Secret Sunday, Shades of Love: Rose Cafe, The Rivers Run
TV Shows
Probe, North and South, Book II, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, All the Rivers Run, Greenhouse Academy
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[on his 70s teen idol days] The teen idol thing restricts where I can go. But it's also given me the power to do the kind of work I want.
Couldn't use the name Richard Parker because another actor already had that name registered with the Screen Actors Guild. When he suggested Richard Stevenson, there was an actor with that name also, so Parker, as he's now known in the business, settled on Parker Stevenson, the name which he now prefers.
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Graduated from Brooks Prep school in Massachusetts. He studied architecture at Princeton.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mistrust
2017
post-production
Brandon McKellan
Greenhouse Academy
2017
TV Series post-production
Bull
2016
TV Series
Gavin Everton
The Perfect Daughter
2016
TV Movie
Bruce Cahill
Hidden Truth
2016
Sheriff Underwood
War Riders
2016
U.S, General Sherman
A Christmas Reunion
2015
TV Movie
Don Dupree
His Secret Family
2015
Detective Sharpson
Perfect Disguise
2015
General William Tecumseh Sherman
Win, Lose or Love
2015
TV Movie
Mike Canton
Longmire
2014
TV Series
Welles VanBlarcom
McTaggart's Fortune
2014
Richard Heywood
Legend of the Seeker
2010
TV Series
The Margrave
Loaded
2008
Ben Ryan
Terror Peak
2003
TV Movie
Kevin Fraser
The District
2002
TV Series
Mr. Skols
Judging Amy
2002
TV Series
Mr. Andrew Pickeral
Trapped
2001
TV Movie
Oliver Sloan
Batman Beyond
2000
TV Series
Paxton Powers
Avalon: Beyond the Abyss
1999
TV Movie
John Alden
Baywatch
1989-1999
TV Series
Craig Pomeroy
Legion
1998
TV Movie
Captain Aldrich
Not of This Earth
1995
Jack Sherbourne
Burke's Law
1994
TV Series
Ted Cranshaw
Melrose Place
1993
TV Series
Steve McMillan
Official Denial
1993
TV Movie
Paul Corliss
Shadow of a Stranger
1992
TV Movie
Ted Clinton
Are You Lonesome Tonight
1992
TV Movie
Mat Henderson
Blossom
1992
TV Series
Jim / Scott Alexander
Flesh 'n' Blood
1991
TV Series
Jeffrey Hazelwood
Caddie Woodlawn
1989
Uncle Edmund
Panic at Malibu Pier
1989
TV Movie
Craig Pomeroy
Mission: Impossible
1989
TV Series
Champ Foster
The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989
TV Movie
Cable Hayward (uncredited)
Probe
1988
TV Series
Austin James
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985-1988
TV Series
Clark Taylor / Lance Richards
Rough Ridin' Justice
1987
Shades of Love: The Rose Cafe
1987
TV Movie
Josh
The Hitchhiker
1987
TV Series
Brett
Matlock
1987
TV Series
Dr. Philip Eagen
That Secret Sunday
1986
TV Movie
Scott Dennis
North and South, Book II
1986
TV Mini-Series
Billy Hazard
Murder, She Wrote
1985
TV Series
Michael Digby
Stitches
1985
Bobby Stevens
Rockhopper
1985
TV Movie
Nick Larabee
Falcon Crest
1984-1985
TV Series
Joel McCarthy
The Love Boat
1983
TV Series
Bill Watkins / Matt Stevens
Hotel
1983
TV Series
Michael
All the Rivers Run
1983
TV Mini-Series
Cyrus
Shooting Stars
1983
TV Movie
Bill O'Keefe
Stroker Ace
1983
Aubrey James
This House Possessed
1981
TV Movie
Gary Straihorn
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977-1979
TV Series
Frank Hardy
The Streets of San Francisco
1976
TV Series
Andy Horvath
Lifeguard
1976/I
Chris
Our Time
1974
Michael
Gunsmoke
1974
TV Series
Steven
A Separate Peace
1972
Gene
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Baywatch
1992-1999
TV Series 9 episodes
Baywatch Nights
1997
TV Series 1 episode
Savannah
1996-1997
TV Series 2 episodes
Models Inc.
1994
TV Series 3 episodes
Melrose Place
1994
TV Series 2 episodes
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Baywatch
1997
TV Series second unit director - 1 episode
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Avalon: Beyond the Abyss
1999
TV Movie executive producer
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
This House Possessed
1981
TV Movie performer: "I Kept Believing in You", "Sensitive You're Not", "You Played Me Like a Song"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Entertainment Tonight
2013
TV Series
Himself
Celebrity Close Calls
2011
TV Series
Himself
Biography
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
Hunter & Hunted
2005-2006
TV Series documentary
Narrator
Class of...
2005
TV Series
Himself
The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards
1992
TV Special
Himself - Audience Member
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1991
TV Special
Himself - Audience Member
The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1990
TV Special
Himself - Audience Member
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1989
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The 8th Annual Cable ACE Awards
1987
TV Special
Himself
The 2th Annual Stuntman Awards
1986
TV Special
Himself
Battle of the Network Stars XVII
1984
TV Special
Himself - CBS Team
Salute!
1983
TV Series
Himself
The Mike Douglas Show
1978
TV Series
Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Actor
Battle of the Network Stars IV
1978
TV Special
Himself - ABC Team
Pat Boone and Family
1978
TV Movie
Himself
Donny and Marie
1978
TV Series
Himself
Battle of the Network Stars III
1977
TV Special
Himself - ABC Team
The Merv Griffin Show
1977
TV Series
Himself
Kaptain Kool and the Kongs Present ABC All-Star Saturday
1977
TV Movie
Himself
The Magic of ABC
1977
TV Special
Himself - Guest
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Biography
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself
Baywatch
1992-1996
TV Series
Craig Pomeroy
Falcon Crest
1985
TV Series
Joel McCarthy
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2004
TV Land Award
TV Land Awards
Favorite Crimestopper Duo
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Known for movies
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977-1979) as Frank Hardy