Stephen Macht is an American television and film actor. He is also the father of actor Gabriel Macht. Together with his son Gabriel, they both have acted in the US legal drama Suits, in which Stephen portrayed Henry Gerard, a legal ethics professor at Harvard University.
Stephen Macht Early life
| Name | Stephen Macht |
| Net Worth | $5 million |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Age | 80 years |
| Height | 1.75m |
Stephen Robert Macht was born on May 1, 1942 (age 80 years) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a Jewish family. He was raised in Brooklyn Heights, New York until, at age nine, his father died and he moved with his mother, Janette, and older brother, to live with his maternal grandfather, a haberdasher, in Mystic, Connecticut.
Stephen Macht Career
Stephen Macht was spotted by a Universal Studios talent scout while starring at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada in 1975. Macht was signed to a contract and by the mid-1970s had left teaching and was making frequent appearances in TV episodes and movies.
Macht portrayed Yoni Netanyahu in Raid on Entebbe (1977), cast as the Israeli officer killed in the rescue of hostages in Uganda. In 1978, Stephen Macht had a lead role in The Immigrants a syndicated miniseries about the rise of the son of Italian immigrants in turn-of-the-century San Francisco.
The successful television movie American Dream (ABC, 1981) led to a critically acclaimed short-lived series that cast Macht in the role of a family man who chucks the suburban life to set up a home in the inner city of Chicago. The following season, he landed the role of Joe Cooper, brother of Karen MacKenzie (Michele Lee), on Knots Landing (CBS, 1982–83). Other notable roles included playing Nancy McKeon’s father in Strange Voices (NBC, 1987).
Stephen Macht was Benedict Arnold in the miniseries George Washington (1984) and played one of the survivors of an air crash in Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac (NBC, 1984). He spent three seasons (1985–88) as David Keeler, love interest to Cagney (Sharon Gless), on Cagney & Lacey (CBS).
During his run on the show, he moved behind the cameras to make his directorial debut. In 1993, Macht played Krim Aldos in “The Siege”, an early Season 2 episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Macht had been Gene Roddenberry’s first choice to play Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, but the role eventually went to Patrick Stewart in 1986.
More recent credits have included playing an Austrian Jew who must be baptized along with his wife and daughter in order to escape the Nazis in A Friendship in Vienna (1988 The Disney Channel); a doctor helping Jane Seymour in the syndicated miniseries Sidney Sheldon’s Memories of Midnight (1991), and as cult member, Joan Van Ark’s suffering husband in Moment of Truth: A Mother’s Deception (1994 NBC).
Stephen Macht appeared in the 1995 third season Babylon 5 episode “A Day in the Strife” as the character ‘Na’Far’. Na’Far was the new official Narn representative, replacing G’Kar, after the Centauri’s invasion of the Narn homeworld. In 1996 he did a six-month stint on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live as Elliot Durban.
From August 24, 2007, to February 13, 2009, he portrayed Trevor Lansing, attorney of organized crime boss Anthony Zacchara and father of attorney Ric Lansing, in the soap opera General Hospital for which Soap Opera Digest nominated him Best Villain of 2007. In 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2019, Stephen Macht guest starred opposite his son, actor Gabriel Macht, in Suits.
Macht’s work in feature films has been more sporadic, beginning with a turn as one of The Choirboys (1977). He also had roles in Nightwing (1979), The Mountain Men (1980), Galaxina (1980), The Last Winter (1984), The Monster Squad (1987), Stephen King’s Graveyard Shift (1990), Amityville: It’s About Time (1992), The Legend of Galgameth (1996), and Watchers Reborn (1998). Macht has also played Dr. Harris in three installments of the Trancers series of films.
Who Is Stephen Macht’s Wife?
Stephen Macht is married to Suzanne Victoria Pulier, they had their wedding in 1964. His wife is an archivist/museum curator Suzanne Victoria Pulier since 1964. The couple has four children: Julie Macht, Ari Serbin Macht, actor Gabriel Macht and musician Jesse Macht. Macht is also an ordained chaplain; and his book Moral Change: a Tragedy or a Return?: How Aristotle’s Tragic Reversal Illuminates Maimonides’ Teshuva was published on Amazon.com in October 2016. As of mid-2022, Stephen Macht and his wife Suzanne Victoria Pulier are still married.
Stephen Macht net worth
How much is Stephen Macht worth? Stephen Macht net worth is estimated at around $5 million. His main source of income is from his career as an actor. Stephen Macht’s salary per month with other career earnings is over $1.2 million annually. His successful career has earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. He is one of the richest and most influential actors in the United States. Stephen Macht stands at an appealing height of 1.75m and has a good body weight which suits his personality.
