Andrew Stevens

Andrew Stevens (born Herman Andrew Stephens on June 10, 1955, Memphis, Tennessee) is an American film producer and director and actor. Andrew Stevens is the only child of actress Stella Stevens and her former husband Noble Herman Stephens, both natives of Mississippi. Prior to his producing career, Stevens was a writer, director, and actor. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance in 1978's The Boys in Company C (Columbia Pic... more

Andrew Stevens (born Herman Andrew Stephens on June 10, 1955, Memphis, Tennessee) is an American film producer and director and actor. Andrew Stevens is the only child of actress Stella Stevens and her former husband Noble Herman Stephens, both natives of Mississippi. Prior to his producing career, Stevens was a writer, director, and actor. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance in 1978's The Boys in Company C (Columbia Pictures). In 1977, Stevens played 17-year-old Andrew Thorpe on the NBC western series, The Oregon Trail. The program filmed only thirteen episodes, seven of which never aired. In the early 1990, Stevens left the public eye to become an independent entrepreneur writing, producing, directing and financing his own films for his own companies. His longest tenure as a film executive was as President/CEO of Franchise Pictures, which produced films for Warner Bros. from 1997 through 2002. In 2001, Stevens was named one of the most prolific producers... less