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Sam Behrens(I)

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After discovering her fiancé Tim Truman kissing another woman, Meg Cummings leaves her home in Kansas on their wedding day to start a new life in Sunset Beach, California.
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Sam Behrens was born on 24 July 1950 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Sunset Beach (1997), Knots Landing (1979) and Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006). He has been married to Shari Belafonte since 31 December 1989. He was previously married to Dale Kristien.
BornJuly 24, 1950
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      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Sunset Beach (1997)
    Sunset Beach
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Gregory Richards
    William Devane, Nicollette Sheridan, Kevin Dobson, Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, and Ted Shackelford in Knots Landing (1979)
    Knots Landing
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Danny Waleska
    Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
    Wristcutters: A Love Story
    7.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 2006
    Ethan Hawke, Jack Noseworthy, Josh Hamilton, David Kriegel, and John Newton in Alive (1993)
    Alive
    7.1
    • Javier Methol
    • 1993

    Credits

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    Actor

    • With One Mind
      • Jack Corbyn
      • Pre-production
    • Julianne Moore and James J. Zito III in Gloria Bell (2018)
      Gloria Bell
      6.3
      • Man #1
      • 2018
    • Paul Adelstein, Tara Summers, Kit DeZolt, Nicholas Harsin, Lauren Lakis, and Sasha Feldman in Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk (2017)
      Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk
      5.9
      • Elder #1
      • 2017
    • Kyra Sedgwick, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Robert Gossett, J.K. Simmons, Jon Tenney, and Corey Reynolds in The Closer (2005)
      The Closer
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Ken Scott
      • 2007
    • Debi Mazar, Paul Sorvino, Ellen Burstyn, Kristin Bauer, Sonny Marinelli, and Heather Dubrow in That's Life (2000)
      That's Life
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Robert Comiskey
      • 2002
    • Eileen Davidson, Bryton James, Joshua Morrow, Gina Tognoni, Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan, and Peter Bergman in The Young and the Restless (1973)
      The Young and the Restless
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Maxwell Hollister
      • 2002
    • Sunset Beach (1997)
      Sunset Beach
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Gregory Richards
      • 1997–1999
    • Sunset Beach: Shockwave (1998)
      Sunset Beach: Shockwave
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • Gregory Richards
      • 1998
    • Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle (1996)
      Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • John
      • 1996
    • Tummy (1995)
      Tummy
      4.9
      Video
      • Richard Power
      • 1995
    • Jennifer Campbell, David Gail, Julie McCullough, Linda Purl, Mayte Vilán, and Claire Yarlett in Robin's Hoods (1994)
      Robin's Hoods
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Kyle Bennett
      • 1994
    • Veronica Hamel and Jack Scalia in Shadow of Obsession (1994)
      Shadow of Obsession
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Philip
      • 1994
    • Jeff Kaake, Heather Medway, Joe Nipote, and Dawn Stern in Viper (1994)
      Viper
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Frederick Lang
      • 1994
    • Homefront (1991)
      Homefront
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Phil Havel
      • 1993
    • Ethan Hawke, Jack Noseworthy, Josh Hamilton, David Kriegel, and John Newton in Alive (1993)
      Alive
      7.1
      • Javier Methol
      • 1993
    • Beyond Reality (1991)
      Beyond Reality
      7.3
      TV Series
      • The Man
      • 1992

    Visual Effects

    • Hood of Horror (2006)
      Hood of Horror
      4.1
      • digital artist: Max Ink Cafe
      • 2006
    • Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
      Wristcutters: A Love Story
      7.2
      • digital artist: Max Ink Cafe
      • 2006

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    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Stanley Birnbaum
    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • July 24, 1950
      • Brooklyn, New York, USA
    • Spouses
        Shari BelafonteDecember 31, 1989 - present
    • Other works
      Guest on the TV program "Live on Five" with his "General Hospital" co-star Jackie Zeman.
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      • 1 Interview
      • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

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    • Trivia
      Son-in-law of Harry Belafonte.

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