Alex Stevens
Biography
Alex Poulos (January 6, 1936 – April 14, 2015) was an American actor and stunt performer, best known for his roles as the Werewolf on Dark Shadows and The Baker from Sesame Street.
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Stevens first acted in a western theme park in New Jersey, as well as making appearances in Off-Broadway plays before making his first appearance in Dark Shadows. He then appeared for the first time on Sesame Street, where he appeared in "The Number Song" segments as the baker who fell down the stairs while carrying a certain number of pies, cakes or other desserts. Stevens had bit parts in films such as A Lovely Way to Die, Lady in Cement, Hercules in New York, The Groove Tube, and David Cronenberg's Scanners.
As a stunt performer, Stevens worked on projects such as The Gumball Rally, Superman, Three Men and a Baby and Goodfellas before ending his career in 1997, with a stunt job in an episode of Oz.
Stevens died on April 14, 2015, in New York City. He was 79 years old.
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Full filmography
- Sesame Street (1969) as The Baker
- Kiss of Death (1995) as Convoy Drunk
- Vigilante (1983) as Alex
- Scanners (1981) as Programmer 3
- Hercules in New York (1970)
- Code of Silence (1985) as Angel
- Gloria (1980) as Riverside Drive Man #7
- Shamus (1973) as Knifer
- I, the Jury (1982) as 1st Cab Driver
- God Told Me To (1976) as Detective Squad
- Lady in Cement (1968) as Shev
- Super Fly (1972) as Police
- They All Laughed (1981) as (uncredited)
- Lady Liberty (1971) as Thug (uncredited)
- The Groove Tube (1974) as Butz Beer
- A Lovely Way to Die (1968) as Lumson (uncredited)
- Law and Disorder (1974)
- Night of the Dark Full Moon (1972) as Burning Man
- The Last Fight (1983) as Sal
- Some Kind of a Nut (1969) as Zoo Policemen
- The Projectionist (1970) as Usher / Henchman
- Aaron Loves Angela (1975) as Gino
- Man in the Mirror (2008) as Street Fight Victim