Stewart Petersen

Acting Born Apr 16, 1960 Cokeville, WY 6 credits

Biography

Stewart Petersen is an American actor born on April 16, 1960, in Cokeville, Wyoming. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Petersen attended Rick's College in Rexburg, Idaho, and Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He won the state's wrestling championship for his weight division in high school. Petersen is known for his roles in several films, including Where the Red Fern Grows, Seven Alone, and Against a Crooked Sky, as well as The First Vision and Rivals. He left the acting profession in 1981 and returned to his hometown of Cokeville, where he still resides.

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Frequent co-stars

Dewey Martin 1 shared title

Aldo Ray 1 shared title

Anne Collings 1 shared title

Dean Smith 1 shared title

James Griffith 1 shared title

Dehl Berti 1 shared title

Bea Morris 1 shared title

Scott Petersen 1 shared title

Debbie van Orden 1 shared title

Diane Petersen 1 shared title

Career timeline

1981

Rivals

1976

Pony Express RiderThe First Vision

1975

Against a Crooked Sky

1974

Seven AloneWhere the Red Fern Grows

Full filmography

Rivals (1981) as Adam Cummins
Pony Express Rider (1976) as Jimmie D. Richardson
The First Vision (1976) as Joseph Smith
Against a Crooked Sky (1975) as Sam Sutter
Seven Alone (1974) as John Sager
Where the Red Fern Grows (1974) as Billy Colman