Joseph Stefano

Biography

Career Overview

Joseph Stefano has 35 screen credits in a career dating back to 1959. Their work is anchored in the Psycho Series universe with 3 titles. Signature works include Psycho, Psycho, Psycho IV: The Beginning. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

35

Birth Date

1922-05-05 00:00:00

Birth Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For

• 

  Psycho
• 

  Psycho
• 

  Psycho IV: The Beginning
• 

  Two Bits
• 

  The Kindred
• 

  Snowbeast

Associated Universes

• Psycho Series (3 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Anthony Perkins (2 collaborations)
• Donna Mitchell (2 collaborations)
• Janet Leigh (1 collaborations)
• Vera Miles (1 collaborations)
• John Gavin (1 collaborations)
• Martin Balsam (1 collaborations)
• John McIntire (1 collaborations)
• Simon Oakland (1 collaborations)
• Frank Albertson (1 collaborations)
• Patricia Hitchcock (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (8 credits)

  • I Am Alfred Hitchcock

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • The Making of 'Psycho'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The Trouble with 'Marnie'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Psycho Path

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999

• writing (22 credits)

  • Psycho

    screenplay

    writing
    1998
  • Two Bits

    writer

    writing
    1995
  • The Outer Limits

    - Feasibility Study (1997) ... writer writing
    1995
  • Psycho IV: The Beginning

    writer

    writing
    1990
  • Swamp Thing

    - Falco (1990) ... writer writing

    - The Death of Dr. Arcane (1990) ... writer writing

    - The Living Image (1990) ... writer writing

    - The Emerald Heart (1990) ... writer writing
    1990
  • Blackout

    writer

    writing
    1988
  • The Kindred

    writer

    writing
    1987
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation

    - Skin of Evil (1988) ... writer writing
    1987
  • Snowbeast

    writer

    writing
    1977
  • Aloha Means Goodbye

    writer

    writing
    1974
  • Home for the Holidays

    writer

    writing
    1974
  • Live Again, Die Again

    teleplay

    writing
    1974
  • A Death of Innocence

    writer

    writing
    1971
  • Revenge!

    writer

    writing
    1971
  • Futz

    screenplay

    writing
    1969
  • Eye of the Cat

    writer

    writing
    1969
  • The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre

    screenplay

    writing
    1964
  • The Unknown

    writer

    writing
    1964
  • The Outer Limits

    - The Forms of Things Unknown (1964) ... writer writing

    - The Chameleon (1964) ... writer writing

    - A Feasibility Study (1964) ... writer writing

    - Fun and Games (1964) ... writer writing

    - Moonstone (1964) ... writer writing
    1963
  • The Naked Edge

    screenplay

    writing
    1961
  • Psycho

    screenplay

    writing
    1960
  • The Black Orchid

    writer

    writing
    1959

• production (3 credits)

  • Two Bits

    executive producer

    production
    1995
  • The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre

    producer

    production
    1964
  • The Unknown

    executive producer

    production
    1964

• creators (1 credits)

  • Swamp Thing

    creator

    creators
    1990

• directing (1 credits)

  • The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre

    director

    directing
    1964