‘Halloween III: Season of the Witch’ Actress Garn Stephens Has Passed Away
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Known to horror fans for playing Marge Guttman in 1982’s beloved sequel Halloween III: Season of the Witch, actress Garn Stephens has passed away this week at the age of 87.
The wife of Halloween III star Tom Atkins at the time, Garn Stephens played a memorable role in the unique franchise installment, her character dying a very gruesome death.
Sean Clark writes on Instagram, “Got the word over the weekend from Tom Atkins that his ex-wife Garn Stephens had passed away. Many of you may remember her as Marge Gutman in Halloween III: Season of the Witch. I was lucky enough to meet her back in 2004 when I interviewed her for the Halloween 25 Years of Terror documentary.”
In addition to Halloween III, Garn Stephens also appeared in films including Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger, The Seduction of Miss Leona, Children in the Crossfire, Killer Instinct, and Something to Live For: The Alison Gertz Story.
On the small screen, Stephens appeared in a host of classic TV shows including “All in the Family,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “Family Ties,” “Falcon Crest” and “Quantum Leap.” She was also a credited writer on the shows “St. Elsewhere,” “Trapper John, M.D.”, “Hotel” and “Trial by Jury.” Stephens was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for her work on “St. Elsewhere.”
Garn Stephens is survived by her daughter, Spencer Baird Niemi.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1975 Wide World
Mystery Waitress Episode: "Please Call It
Murder"
1975 The Sunshine
Boys Eddie
1975 All in the
Family Dotty Episode: "Gloria is
Nervous"
1976–1977 Phyllis Harriet Hastings Leading role; 24 episodes
1978 Charlie's
Angels Elizabeth Mary 'Pokey'
Jefferson Episode: "Angels
in the Backfield"
1978 Barney Miller Susan Schuman-Edwards Episode: "Evaluation"
1979 Blind Ambition Carol Television mini-series
1980 Portrait of a
Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger Mollie Television film
1980 The Seduction
of Miss Leona June Setzer Television film
1982 Halloween
III: Season of the Witch Marge
Guttman
1983 Princess
Daisy Candice Bloom Television film
1984 Family Ties Elizabeth Davidson Episode: "Baby Boy Doe"
1984 Children
in the Crossfire Doctor Television film
1986 Foley Square Mrs. Sullivan Episode:
"Kid Stuff"
1987 Jake's M.O. Liz Reardon
1988 Buck James Amy Ferguson Episode:
"Heal Thyself"
1988 Killer Instinct Claire Television
film
1989 Have Faith Edith Crepps Episode: "Letters from Home"
1990 Family of Spies Mary Television
film
1990 Falcon Crest Ellen Episode:
"Finding Lauren"
1992 Something
to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story Gwen Television film
1993 Quantum
Leap Gladys Episode: "Memphis Melody"
Writer
Year Title Notes
1983 St. Elsewhere Episode: "Newheart"
— Nominated: Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Drama
Series[2]
shared with John Masius, Tom Fontana and Emilie R. Small
1982–1985 Trapper
John, M.D. Episodes:
"Russians and Ruses", "Long Ago and Far Away"
1986 Hotel Episode: "Double Jeopardy"
1991 Trial by Jury Episode: "The Case of the Venal Veteran
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