On August 26, 1944, Stephen Greif was born in Highgate, London. He received his degree with honors from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
He has also been a current and former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and has been nominated for Laurence Olivier and London Critics Circle awards for his long-term work at The National Theatre. He has frequently performed at The Old Vic and in The West End.
He continued his athletic career at Sloane Grammar School in Chelsea, where he was the school’s athletics and swimming champion. He also represented his school and county in numerous London and regional athletics competitions, including those held at the renowned White City Stadium.
Before graduating from high school, he spent two successive summers living, studying, and working in Paris.
Stephen Greif siblings: Meet Peter Greif, Anthony Greif
His paternal grandparents were natives of Poland, Lithuania, Russia, and Budapest. His mother Polly was born in London’s East End, while his father Franz was born in Vienna.
With his older brother Anthony and younger brother Peter, he spent two years at Hordle House Preparatory School. However, in 1955, when his father’s partnership was stolen and the family faced severe financial hardship, he and Peter were enrolled in a primary school in Ladbroke Grove, a then-run-down area of London.
