Barbara Stock (born May 26, 1956)[1] is an American former actress, best known for roles as Susan Silverman in ABC crime drama series Spenser: For Hire (1985–1988),[2] and as Liz Adams in CBS primetime soap opera Dallas (1990–1991); she also appeared in the role of Heather Wilson in two episodes in season five of the series.
Barbara Stock | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 26, 1956 Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1980–2001 |
Life and career
editStock was born in Downers Grove, Illinois, and began acting professionally in 1978. Beforehand, she hosted the local talk show "Mid-Morning" on WTTV (now CBS4) Indianapolis from their facilities in Bloomington. She played Claudia in the Tommy Tune-directed, Tony Award-winning musical Nine on Broadway, replacing Shelley Burch in the original cast in 1983.[3] She is best known for her appearances in the prime-time drama Spenser: For Hire for two non-consecutive seasons (1985–1986; 1987–1988) as Susan Silverman, the love interest of Spenser (Robert Urich).[4]
Stock starred in the final season of CBS primetime soap opera Dallas from 1990 to 1991 as Liz Adams, the fiancée of Cliff Barnes (Ken Kercheval).[5] She later starred in the ABC primetime soap opera miniseries Trade Winds[2]: 1103 as Grace Sommers. She also appeared in "The Subway", an episode of Seinfeld, where she enticed George Costanza (Jason Alexander) off a subway, brought him to a hotel, then handcuffed him to a bed and robbed him of eight dollars and all of his clothes. In 1997, Stock had a recurring role on the now-defunct ABC daytime soap opera Port Charles as Nicole Devlin.
Stock appeared in more than 100 hours of television and made over 30 guest appearances on television shows, including CHiPs; The Facts of Life; Fantasy Island; Remington Steele; Knight Rider; The A-Team ; Moonlighting; Murder, She Wrote; The Twilight Zone; MacGyver; Touched by an Angel; and Charmed.[6] Her final screen appearance was in the 2001 television film The Princess & the Marine alongside Mark-Paul Gosselaar.
After she left acting, Stock started an interior design firm whose clientele were generally in Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley.[7]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Fantasy Island | Pru | Episode: "The Love Doctor/Pleasure Palace/Possessed" |
| 1981 | CHiPs | Officer Paula Woods | Episodes: "Ponch's Angels: Part 1" and "Ponch's Angels: Part 2" |
| 1981–1991 | Dallas | Heather Wilson / Liz Adams | Episodes: "The Split" and "Head of the Family" (season 5) and 17 episodes in seasons 13–14 |
| 1982 | I, Desire | Mona | |
| 1982 | The Facts of Life | Nurse Barbara Burton | Episode: "The Big Fight" |
| 1983 | Bring 'Em Back Alive | Episode: "To Kill a Princess" | |
| 1983 | T. J. Hooker | Amy Robbins | Episode: "Too Late for Love" |
| 1983 | Fantasy Island | Abby Poutreau | Episode: "King of Burlesque/Death Games" |
| 1983 | Remington Steele | Kitty Curtain | Episode: "Steele's Gold" |
| 1984 | The A-Team | Girl in Red Ferrari | Episode: "Deadly Maneuvers" |
| 1984 | The Yellow Rose | Lila Devereaux | Episode: "Chains of Fear" |
| 1984 | Knight Rider | Margo Sheridan | Episode: "Knight of the Drones" |
| 1984 | Mike Hammer | Lenore Wiggin | Episode: "24 Karat Dead" |
| 1985 | Otherworld | Scarla Raye | TV Mini-Series |
| 1985 | Berrenger's | Debbie | Episodes: "Dangerous Ground" and "Roll Tape" |
| 1985 | Moonlighting | Laura Boyd | Episode: "The Next Murder You Hear" |
| 1985 | Street Hawk | Elizabeth Morgan | Episode: "The Arabian" |
| 1985 | Scene of the Crime | Sharon Bryce | Episode: "A Vote for Murder" |
| 1985 | Wizards of the Lost Kingdom | Udea | |
| 1986 | Long Time Gone | Georgia Diablo | |
| 1986 | Murder, She Wrote | Daniella Morgana Carmody | Episodes: "Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 1" and "Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 2" |
| 1986 | Sidekicks | Catherine Sable | Episode: "Catherine the Not-So-Great" |
| 1987 | Mike Hammer | Marie Riviere | Episode: "Mike Gets Married" |
| 1987 | The Verne Miller Story | Vi Miles | |
| 1985–1986, 1987–1988 | Spenser: For Hire | Susan Silverman | Series regular, 43 episodes |
| 1988 | The Twilight Zone | Mary McNeal | Episode: "Memories" |
| 1988 | In the Heat of the Night | Jacqueline 'Jackie' Holt | Episode: "Hot Nights" |
| 1989 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Jessica Ford | Episode: "The Missing Body Mystery" |
| 1989 | MacGyver | Dr. Laura Sand | Episode: "The Ten Percent Solution" |
| 1990–1991 | Dallas | Liz Adams | Series regular, 26 episodes |
| 1991 | Pacific Station | Cary Fiedler | Episode: "Bob's Son" |
| 1992 | Seinfeld | Scam Woman | Episode: "The Subway" |
| 1993 | Hearts Afire | Jan Lindsay | Episode: "Class Reunion" |
| 1993 | Trade Winds | Grace Sommers | TV Mini-Series |
| 1995 | Touched by an Angel | Jill Bennett | Episode: "Trust" |
| 1996 | Hijacked: Flight 285 | Veronica Mitchell | |
| 1997 | Port Charles | Nicole Devlin | Recurring role |
| 1997 | Baywatch | Dr. Meyers | Episode: "Eel Nino" |
| 1998 | Charmed | Mrs. Grace Spencer | Episode: "The Wedding from Hell" |
| 2001 | The Princess & the Marine | Susan |
References
edit- ^ Barbara Stock Biography, Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 1003. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ The Broadway League. "Barbara Stock | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". IBDB. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
- ^ "I've read all of Robert B. ..." TV Guide. March 7, 2006. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
- ^ "Win Dallas season 14 on DVD". canceled TV shows - TV Series Finale. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Barbara Stock: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
- ^ "About". Barbara Stock Interior Design. Retrieved 23 August 2015.