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{{short description|American actor (born 1943)}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2008}}
{{Infobox person
{{Notability|date=May 2018}}
| name = Jim Storm
| birth_name = James Storm
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|August 12, 1943}}
| birth_place = [[Illinois]], U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = Valerie Pronio-Storm
| relatives = [[Michael Storm]] (brother)<br>[[John Steppling (playwright)|John Steppling]] (cousin)
}}


'''James Storm''' (born August 12, 1943) is an American actor who is best known for his role as Gerard Stiles on the 1960s horror soap opera ''[[Dark Shadows]]''.
'''James Storm''' (born August 12, 1943) is an American actor who is best known for his role as Gerard Stiles on the 1960s horror soap opera ''[[Dark Shadows]]''.<ref name=Hamrick>{{cite book |last1=Hamrick |first1=Craig |last2=Jamison |first2=R.J. |title=Barnabas & Company: The Cast of the TV Classic Dark Shadows |date=2012 |publisher=iUniverse |isbn=978-1475910346 |chapter=James Storm}}</ref>


== Career ==
Storm's first TV appearance was as the second [[Larry Wolek|Dr. Larry Wolek]] on ''[[One Life to Live]]'', a role he played from 1968 to 1969. His brother, [[Michael Storm|Michael]], followed him in the role. In the storyline, Jim's Larry Wolek was badly burned in a fire and underwent plastic surgery, and Michael's Larry Wolek was revealed when the bandages were removed. This new plot device would prove so successful that many other shows, including ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'' (and ''One Life to Live'' itself in later years), would use it when recasting key characters.<ref>[[Christopher Schemering|Schemering, Christopher]]. ''[[The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (Schemering book)|The Soap Opera Encyclopedia]]'', September 1985, pg. 159; {{ISBN|0-345-32459-5}} (1st edition)</ref> He next portrayed Gerard Stiles on ''[[Dark Shadows]]'' from 1970 to 1971, reprising the role in the 1971 film ''[[Night of Dark Shadows]]''. More recently, he played the contract roles of [[Neil Fenmore]] on the [[CBS]] soap opera, ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'', and [[The Bold and the Beautiful secondary characters#Bill Spencer|Bill Spencer]] on ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'' from 1987 to 1994, returning briefly in 1997, 2000, 2003, and 2009 (via videotape). In 2010, it was announced that he would be appearing in the audio mini-series ''[[Dark Shadows: Kingdom of the Dead|Kingdom of the Dead]]''.{{cn|date=October 2018}}
Storm's first television appearance was as the second [[Larry Wolek|Dr. Larry Wolek]] on ''[[One Life to Live]]'' for which replaced actor, [[Paul Tulley]],<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vBxZAAAAYAAJ|title=From Ma Perkins to Mary Hartman: The Illustrated History of Soap Operas|page=307|first=Robert|last=LaGuardia|publisher=Ballantine Books|date=1977|isbn=9780345255624|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> a role Storm played from 1968 to 1969. His brother, [[Michael Storm|Michael]], followed him in the role.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Schemering |first1=Christopher |title=[[The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (Schemering book)|The Soap Opera Encyclopedia]] |date=1987 |publisher=Ballantine Books |isbn=0-345-35344-7 |edition=2nd |page=159}}</ref> He next portrayed Gerard Stiles on ''[[Dark Shadows]]'' from 1970 to 1971, appearing in 79 episodes.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Pierson |editor1-first=Jim |editor2-last=Scott |editor2-first=Kathryn Leigh |title=The Dark Shadows Almanac: Millennium Edition |date=2000 |publisher=Pomegranate Press |isbn=978-0938817185 |page=49}}</ref> He played a different character with the same name in the 1971 spinoff film ''[[Night of Dark Shadows]]''.


Storm's next soap role was on ''[[The Secret Storm]]'' starting in 1971, and then he moved on to ''[[The Doctors (1963 TV series)|The Doctors]]'' (1979), ''[[Texas (TV series)|Texas]]'' (1980–1981), ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' as [[Neil Fenmore]] (1983–1986), ''[[Capitol (TV series)|Capitol]]'' (1986), ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'' as [[The Bold and the Beautiful secondary characters#Bill Spencer|Bill Spencer]] (1987–1994) and ''[[Sunset Beach (TV series)|Sunset Beach]]'' (1997–1998), with some returns to ''B&B'' in the 2000s.<ref name="Hamrick" />
==Family==

James Storm is the elder cousin of playwright [[John Steppling (playwright)|John Steppling]].
In 2010, it was announced that he would be appearing in the audio mini-series ''[[Dark Shadows: Kingdom of the Dead]]''.

==Personal life==
Storm is the brother of [[Michael Storm]] and the elder cousin of playwright [[John Steppling (playwright)|John Steppling]]. He is married to Valerie Pronio-Storm.

== Filmography ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1971
|''[[Night of Dark Shadows]]''
|[[Gerard Stiles]]
|
|-
|1977
|[[Blue Sunshine (film)|''Blue Sunshine'']]
|Tommy
|
|-
|1983
|[[Without a Trace (1983 film)|''Without a Trace'']]
|Reporter
|
|-
|2001
|''Firetrap''
|Jack Calloway
|
|-
|2001
|[[Venomous (film)|''Venomous'']]
|Sheriff Jack Crowley
|
|-
|2007
|[[Dark Mirror (2007 film)|''Dark Mirror'']]
|Frank
|
|-
|2008
|[[Chain Link (film)|''Chain Link'']]
|Duncan
|
|-
|2009
|''Sex Drugs Guns''
|Scott Farber
|
|-
|2011
|''Dispatch''
|Charlie
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Blood of Redemption]]''
|Senator Roswald
|
|-
|2013
|''Spanners''
|Herodotus
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Falcon Song]]''
|Jabez
|
|-
|2015
|''Benjamin Troubles''
|Mason Ramsay
|
|-
|2016
|[[The Veil (2016 film)|''The Veil'']]
|Gatekeeper
|
|-
|2016
|''The American Gandhi''
|Brad
|
|-
|2017
|''[[The Monster Project]]''
|Richard
|
|-
|2018
|''4/20 Massacre''
|Rick
|
|-
|2022
|''Vice & Virtue''
|Virtue
|
|-
|TBA
|''Demon Lake''
|Sheriff Bo
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1970–1971
|''[[Dark Shadows]]''
|Gerard Stiles
|81 episodes
|-
|1973
|''The Invasion of Carol Enders''
|Man who attacks Carol
|Television film
|-
|1974
|[[Kung Fu (1972 TV series)|''Kung Fu'']]
|Joe Billy
|Episode: "Empty Pages of a Dead Book"
|-
|1974
|''[[Scream of the Wolf]]''
|Boy
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|1974
|''Murder in the First Person Singular''
|Savage Hawk
|-
|1974
|[[Planet of the Apes (TV series)|''Planet of the Apes'']]
|Romar
|Episode: "Tomorrow's Tide"
|-
|1975
|''[[Trilogy of Terror]]''
|Eddie Nells
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|1975
|''[[The Kansas City Massacre]]''
|Larry De Vol
|-
|1976
|''[[Barnaby Jones]]''
|Resident
|Episode: "The Fatal Dive"
|-
|1976
|[[Police Woman (TV series)|''Police Woman'']]
|Minister
|Episode: "The Lifeline Agency"
|-
|1977
|''[[The Rockford Files]]''
|Officer
|Episode: "Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You"
|-
|1977
|''[[Dog and Cat]]''
|Change Maker
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|1977
|[[The Amazing Spider-Man (TV series)|''The Amazing Spider-Man'']]
|Group Member
|Episode: "Spider-Man"
|-
|1977
|''[[It Happened at Lakewood Manor]]''
|Attendant
|Television film
|-
|1979–1980
|[[The Doctors (1963 TV series)|''The Doctors'']]
|Dr. Michael Powers
|143 episodes
|-
|1980
|''Farewell to the Planet of the Apes''
|Romar
|Television film
|-
|1981
|[[Texas (TV series)|''Texas'']]
|Jack Brent
|3 episodes
|-
|1983
|''[[Hardcastle and McCormick]]''
|Patrick Sheldon
|Episode: "Hotshoes"
|-
|1983
|''[[Automan]]''
|Driver
|Episode: "Staying Alive While Running a High Flashdance Fever"
|-
|1983–1984
|''[[The Young and the Restless]]''
|Neil Fenmore
|3 episodes
|-
|1983, 1986
|''[[St. Elsewhere]]''
|Dr. Oliver George
|2 episodes
|-
|1986
|''[[Blacke's Magic]]''
|David Barr
|Episode: "Breathing Room (Pilot)"
|-
|1987
|[[Hotel (American TV series)|''Hotel'']]
|Dan Kates
|Episode: "Unfinished Business"
|-
|1987–2009
|''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]''
|[[The Bold and the Beautiful secondary characters#Bill Spencer|Bill Spencer]]
|460 episodes
|-
|1997–1998
|[[Sunset Beach (TV series)|''Sunset Beach'']]
|Charles Lakin
|13 episodes
|-
|2006
|[[Freddie (TV series)|''Freddie'']]
|Frank
|Episode: "The Search for Grandpa Four"
|-
|2007
|''[[Bone Eater]]''
|Dick Krantz
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|2009
|''When Actors Need Money''
|Jim Storm
|-
|2012
|''ATSN: Stop the Threat''
|Lawyer / Office Worker
|Episode: "The Office
|-
|2014
|''Fatal Acquittal''
|Tony
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|2021
|''A Dark Shadows Christmas Carol''
|[[Bob Cratchit]]
|}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 03:36, 15 February 2024

Jim Storm
Born
James Storm

(1943-08-12) August 12, 1943 (age 81)
Illinois, U.S.
OccupationActor
SpouseValerie Pronio-Storm
RelativesMichael Storm (brother)
John Steppling (cousin)

James Storm (born August 12, 1943) is an American actor who is best known for his role as Gerard Stiles on the 1960s horror soap opera Dark Shadows.[1]

Career

[edit]

Storm's first television appearance was as the second Dr. Larry Wolek on One Life to Live for which replaced actor, Paul Tulley,[2] a role Storm played from 1968 to 1969. His brother, Michael, followed him in the role.[3] He next portrayed Gerard Stiles on Dark Shadows from 1970 to 1971, appearing in 79 episodes.[4] He played a different character with the same name in the 1971 spinoff film Night of Dark Shadows.

Storm's next soap role was on The Secret Storm starting in 1971, and then he moved on to The Doctors (1979), Texas (1980–1981), The Young and the Restless as Neil Fenmore (1983–1986), Capitol (1986), The Bold and the Beautiful as Bill Spencer (1987–1994) and Sunset Beach (1997–1998), with some returns to B&B in the 2000s.[1]

In 2010, it was announced that he would be appearing in the audio mini-series Dark Shadows: Kingdom of the Dead.

Personal life

[edit]

Storm is the brother of Michael Storm and the elder cousin of playwright John Steppling. He is married to Valerie Pronio-Storm.

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1971 Night of Dark Shadows Gerard Stiles
1977 Blue Sunshine Tommy
1983 Without a Trace Reporter
2001 Firetrap Jack Calloway
2001 Venomous Sheriff Jack Crowley
2007 Dark Mirror Frank
2008 Chain Link Duncan
2009 Sex Drugs Guns Scott Farber
2011 Dispatch Charlie
2013 Blood of Redemption Senator Roswald
2013 Spanners Herodotus
2014 Falcon Song Jabez
2015 Benjamin Troubles Mason Ramsay
2016 The Veil Gatekeeper
2016 The American Gandhi Brad
2017 The Monster Project Richard
2018 4/20 Massacre Rick
2022 Vice & Virtue Virtue
TBA Demon Lake Sheriff Bo

Television

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1970–1971 Dark Shadows Gerard Stiles 81 episodes
1973 The Invasion of Carol Enders Man who attacks Carol Television film
1974 Kung Fu Joe Billy Episode: "Empty Pages of a Dead Book"
1974 Scream of the Wolf Boy Television film
1974 Murder in the First Person Singular Savage Hawk
1974 Planet of the Apes Romar Episode: "Tomorrow's Tide"
1975 Trilogy of Terror Eddie Nells Television film
1975 The Kansas City Massacre Larry De Vol
1976 Barnaby Jones Resident Episode: "The Fatal Dive"
1976 Police Woman Minister Episode: "The Lifeline Agency"
1977 The Rockford Files Officer Episode: "Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You"
1977 Dog and Cat Change Maker Episode: "Pilot"
1977 The Amazing Spider-Man Group Member Episode: "Spider-Man"
1977 It Happened at Lakewood Manor Attendant Television film
1979–1980 The Doctors Dr. Michael Powers 143 episodes
1980 Farewell to the Planet of the Apes Romar Television film
1981 Texas Jack Brent 3 episodes
1983 Hardcastle and McCormick Patrick Sheldon Episode: "Hotshoes"
1983 Automan Driver Episode: "Staying Alive While Running a High Flashdance Fever"
1983–1984 The Young and the Restless Neil Fenmore 3 episodes
1983, 1986 St. Elsewhere Dr. Oliver George 2 episodes
1986 Blacke's Magic David Barr Episode: "Breathing Room (Pilot)"
1987 Hotel Dan Kates Episode: "Unfinished Business"
1987–2009 The Bold and the Beautiful Bill Spencer 460 episodes
1997–1998 Sunset Beach Charles Lakin 13 episodes
2006 Freddie Frank Episode: "The Search for Grandpa Four"
2007 Bone Eater Dick Krantz Television film
2009 When Actors Need Money Jim Storm
2012 ATSN: Stop the Threat Lawyer / Office Worker Episode: "The Office
2014 Fatal Acquittal Tony Television film
2021 A Dark Shadows Christmas Carol Bob Cratchit

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Hamrick, Craig; Jamison, R.J. (2012). "James Storm". Barnabas & Company: The Cast of the TV Classic Dark Shadows. iUniverse. ISBN 978-1475910346.
  2. ^ LaGuardia, Robert (1977). From Ma Perkins to Mary Hartman: The Illustrated History of Soap Operas. Ballantine Books. p. 307. ISBN 9780345255624 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Schemering, Christopher (1987). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (2nd ed.). Ballantine Books. p. 159. ISBN 0-345-35344-7.
  4. ^ Pierson, Jim; Scott, Kathryn Leigh, eds. (2000). The Dark Shadows Almanac: Millennium Edition. Pomegranate Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0938817185.
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