Show STAR PROFILEBy Gloria Patemostro Reimholt: George Mol Most Popular Soap Opera’s A woman darts out from the crowd as we walk down Broadway and tells him “I love you as Steven Frame!" He smiles thanks her and walks on Chances are she doesn't even know his name but I do and am strangely flattered I know she envies me She is one of the millions of women across the country who have kept NBCs “Another World" running in the 3:00-3:3- 0 pm (EST) time slot since May 4 1964 and he is George Reinholt one of the stars who’vc kept her watching TV daytime "Another World" is the fourth-rate- d drama with a recent Neilsen rating of 106 representshare of the audience Several aftemoon-Ting a 33 magazine polls have named George as the most popular daytime TV actor Since entering the show three yean ago he has caused a small sensation with his vivid portrayal of d arrogant selfish tycoon Steven Frame — and opinionated until he falls in love with Alice (Jacqueline Courtney) and he slowly mellows Playing a character who is sometimes tender and romantic sometimes hostile and bitter and at still other times pragmatic and businesslike George is human character probably the most ever seen on daytime TV I sought him out to see whether George Reinholt can match the appeal of Steven Frame And I was not disappointed The TV camera while transmitting his magnetism and masculinity successfully is not kind to George In person he is taller (a shade under six feet) handsomer and slimmer than the home screen suggests — He is also complex friendand loner though a ly but a trifle moody confident yet vulnerable As we settled down to the Chinese food he loves and handles expertly with chopsticks I discovered one quality in him that Steven seldom displays — a sense of humor Asked when he decided to become an actor his reply was “When I learned I could lie effectively!" He chuckled as he said that was around the age of nine and cheerfully admitted to having been a difficult child At 30 George Reinholt is far from difficult to interview He is intelligent charming and responsive with an almost startling integrity When it was remarked that a derogatory remark he had made could hurt his career he replied "That would be sad But I'm sorry —it’s the truth" He refused to retract Comparing himself to the character of Steven Frame George feels there are similarities “He’s aggressive but not to the point of hostility — until he's crossed I'm like that — very much so He’s plagued by his dishonesty and that I understand because I dislike myself terribly when I don't deal with myself honestly I despise dishonesty —that and intolerance These are the big fire alarms with me" He claims to have some of Steven’s arrogance but he qualifies it "True arrogance — I think Peter Fonda has it—doesn't care what people think I do care What arrogance I have is probably defensive" When I suggest that if he’s less arrogant than Steven he's also a lot poorer I am rewarded with an abandoned infectious laugh "Well I am!" he de V hard-heade- three-dimensio- nal broad-shoulder- slim-hipp- self-confess- As millionaire Steven Frame on NBC’s “Another World” George portrays the most popular character on daytime television In real life he is just as complex just as charming just as everything except rich deep-throat- ed 12 Family Weekly June 6 1971 ed ed co-operat- ed clares ruefully He adds that the clothes he wean on the show are his own "They provide ladies' clothes on soap operas but they let the men take care of themselves They wont even pay my cleaning bills— and you can print that!" Unlike Steven George doesn't believe he has ever been in love "And I don’t think I’ve ever lied about that I’ve never kidded myself— or the woman I would love to be in love" he adds a little wistfully "but I don't think I ever have been" On the subject of women he begins to generalize: "I’m fascinated by women but frankly I have a problem with them I treat them like toys When I'm done with them I put them up on the shelf and expect them to stay there until I come and take them down I'm dictatorial I want a woman to do exactly as I tell her and I realize that's not realistic There's not a woman in the world who’s going to play that kind of game unLs she's a complete masochist and that creates other problems! "Marriage scares me” he admits citing the tremendous responsibility it entails He doesn't take marriage lightly "What's the point in getting married if it’s not for a lifetime?" he demands The recipient of the most fan mail on the show George answers it himself "All people want is response" he explains "They just want to know someone is there someone is answering them It doesn't have to be a brilliant reply or eight pages long It just has to shew some kind of warmth That's why I like to answer my mail myself" Apart from having been in another soap opera "The Secret Storm" George has gained all of his experience in the theater which he loves He spent two years on Broadway in "Cabaret" playing a Nazi and under-studyi(sometimes playing) the lead I could not help wondering why movie producers had so far passed him by “I’m dying to do a movie" he admitted "If only someone would take a chance on me!" He was also at a loss to explain why he had not been sought out for commercials a Other actors are selling everything from coffee to hand cream I suggest that maybe the problem is his agent He only shrugs and says "maybe" A reader of psychoanalytic literature (currently enjoying RD Laing's "Knots”) George seems very aware of his own motives and needs He agrees with psychiatrists that all actors are seeking love and approval He has figured out that what he himself wants from life personally and professionally is “to live a little closer to what I really feel I find myself resisting things I want to do because somewhere I learned it wasn't good to enjoy myself It's sad but I'm working on it “I used to kid myself I used to say it wasn't important for me to be a star But it is important I want power I want it all the more when I see so many people in our business misusing it” One can't help feeling when and if his name becomes as famous as his face it will be interesting to see whether he handles his stardom as well as he intends Somehow I think he will ng soap-oper- |