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Young was born in Toronto, Ontario to a financier father.[1] Directly following high school at Forest Hill Collegiate Institute where he was student president,[2] he signed with the Cleveland Indians, but his professional bid ended when he seriously injured his knee playing ice hockey. He spent the next few years as a salesman, then wound up in radio and TV commercial production.
Upon returning to Toronto, Young decided to become a full-time actor, originally billing himself under his birth name and appearing in leads on both daytime and primetime TV dramas. He headed the cast of the Canadian adventure series Seaway. Moving to Hollywood in 1966, he subsequently starred as young lawyer Ben Caldwell, assistant to high-profile criminal attorney Clinton Judd (Carl Betz) in the drama Judd, for the Defense. The series was abruptly cancelled after only two seasons. Stephen Young also guest-starred in the cult science fiction TV series The Starlost (episode #11-'Astro-Medics') in 1973.
Young progressed to high-ranking character actor, working in such films as Patton, Soylent Green, and The Silent Partner with appearances in lower-budget projects like The Mask of Sheba, Rage, and Lifeguard. He continued to return to Canada from time to time, where he played leads in the low-budget horror thrillers The Clown Murders and Deadline. Young also briefly hosted the Canadian game show Just Like Mom. Young slowed his activity entering the millennium, with his final appearance in the 2013 low budget independent film The Angel Inn.
