Tall leading and character player whose long face and crisp demeanor have seen wide exposure in a distinguished stage career. Stephens's film credits, though fairly regular since the early 1960s, have generally been less exciting, with the actor playing a series of passive suitors, sensitive artistic types and character roles calling on him largely to embody middle-aged, professional Englishmen.Stephens began acting as a teen in repertory theater and continued after studies at drama school. He joined the Royal Court in London in 1956 for important plays like "Look Back in Anger" and "The
