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Paul Stewart

Paul Stewart

Known for: Acting

Born 13/03/1908
Died 1986-02-17
Place of birth New York City, New York, USA

Paul Stewart (March 13, 1908 – February 17, 1986) was an American character actor known for his tough, guttural voice. He frequently portrayed villains and mobsters throughout his lengthy career. Born Paul Sternberg in New York City, Stewart graduated from Columbia University and made his Broadway theatre debut in the play Two Seconds in 1931. A few years later he met Orson Welles, who invited him to join the Mercury Theatre, where he participated in the notorious 1938 radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds. He was a founding member of AFTRA. Sternberg's many screen credits include Citizen Kane, Twelve O'Clock High, Champion, Kiss Me Deadly, The Bad and the Beautiful, In Cold Blood, The Day of the Locust, S.O.B., and W.C. Fields and Me, in which he portrayed Florenz Ziegfeld. On television, he appeared in Playhouse 90, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Alcoa Theatre, Dr. Kildare, Wagon Train, Gunsmoke, It Takes a Thief, Mannix, The Name of the Game, McMillan & Wife, Mission Impossible,The Rockford Files, Lou Grant, and Remington Steele, among many others. He also directed some television episodes, among them "Little Girl Lost", from the Twilight Zone. Stewart was married to big band singer/actress Peg La Centra from 1939 until his death from a heart attack in Los Angeles at age 77. He was characterized in the 1999 television movie RKO 281.

Filmography

Columbo Series ★ 8,1

Columbo

Clifford Paris

1971

Perry Mason Series ★ 7,7

Perry Mason

J. J. Pennington

1957

Perry Mason Series ★ 7,7

Perry Mason

Cameron Burgess

1957

MacGyver Series ★ 7,7

MacGyver

Dr. Carl Steubens

1985

Ironside Series ★ 6,8

Ironside

1967

Mannix Series ★ 6,9

Mannix

Dr. Halder

1967

Hawaii Five-O Series ★ 7,2

Hawaii Five-O

Willard Lennox

1969

Mission: Impossible Series ★ 7,6

Mission: Impossible

Jonas Stone

1966

The Rockford Files Series ★ 7,6

The Rockford Files

Julius 'Buddy' Richards

1974

Dr. Kildare Series ★ 5,7

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Giuseppe Muretelli

1961

Climax! Series ★ 3,8

Climax!

Dave Hennessey

1954

Climax! Series ★ 3,8

Climax!

Paul Crichton

1954

Cannon Series ★ 6,7

Cannon

1971

The F.B.I. Series ★ 5,6

The F.B.I.

Reese

1965

Series ★ 5,9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

Remington Steele Series ★ 7,1

Remington Steele

Joseph Barber

1982

The Name of the Game Series ★ 7,0

The Name of the Game

Dr. Rubias

1968

The Streets of San Francisco Series ★ 7,1

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Gunsmoke Series ★ 6,7

Gunsmoke

Sanders

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents Series ★ 7,8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Vincent Noonan

1955

Suspense Series ★ 5,1

Suspense

Sam Cragg

1949

The Mod Squad Series ★ 6,1

The Mod Squad

1968

Lights Out Series ★ 6,0

Lights Out

1949

McMillan & Wife Series ★ 6,9

McMillan & Wife

1971

Ellery Queen Series ★ 7,5

Ellery Queen

1975

Citizen Kane Film ★ 8,0

Citizen Kane

Raymond

1941

Cain's Hundred Series ★ 5,2

Cain's Hundred

Alexander Marish

1961

The Sixth Sense Series ★ 6,3

The Sixth Sense

1972

The Outsider Series ★ 6,0

The Outsider

1968

The Outsider Series ★ 6,0

The Outsider

Julius Ainsworth

1968

Matt Helm Series ★ 7,8

Matt Helm

Joe Delphia

1975

Johnny Staccato Series ★ 5,2

Johnny Staccato

1959

Inner Sanctum Series ★ 8,0

Inner Sanctum

1954

Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor Series ★ 7,4

Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor

1967

Series ★ 7,5

Profiles in Courage

Louis D. Brandeis

1964

Cassie & Co. Series ★ 5,3

Cassie & Co.

Edward Ludden

1982

Revenge of the Pink Panther Film ★ 6,4

Revenge of the Pink Panther

Julio Scallini

1978

Breaking Point Series ★ 7,4

Breaking Point

1963

Panic! Series ★ 8,0

Panic!

1957

The Asphalt Jungle Series ★ 5,0

The Asphalt Jungle

1961

The Greatest Story Ever Told Film ★ 6,4

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Questor

1965

Series ★ 5,0

On Trial

Mr. Bari

1956

In Cold Blood Film ★ 7,5

In Cold Blood

Jensen

1967

The Day of the Locust Film ★ 6,4

The Day of the Locust

Helverston

1975

Kiss Me Deadly Film ★ 7,2

Kiss Me Deadly

Carl Evello

1955

Deadline Series ★ 7,3

Deadline

Narrator / Host

1959

Deadline Series ★ 7,3

Deadline

Host / Narrator

1959

The Other Side of the Wind Film ★ 6,7

The Other Side of the Wind

Matt Costello

2018

Twelve O'Clock High Film ★ 7,2

Twelve O'Clock High

Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon)

1949

The Bad and the Beautiful Film ★ 7,3

The Bad and the Beautiful

Syd Murphy

1952

The Dain Curse Series ★ 6,7

The Dain Curse

The Old Man

1978

Bite the Bullet Film ★ 6,4

Bite the Bullet

J.B. Parker (uncredited)

1975

King Creole Film ★ 6,4

King Creole

Charlie LeGrand

1958

Opening Night Film ★ 7,6

Opening Night

David Samuels

1977

Deadline - U.S.A. Film ★ 6,9

Deadline - U.S.A.

Harry Thompson

1952

We're Not Married! Film ★ 6,0

We're Not Married!

Attorney Stone

1952

F for Fake Film ★ 7,4

F for Fake

Self

1973

Power Series ★ 7,0

Power

Vince Ianelli

1980

Deep in My Heart Film ★ 6,7

Deep in My Heart

Bert Townsend

1954

Berlin Express Film ★ 6,3

Berlin Express

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1948

Hell on Frisco Bay Film ★ 5,3

Hell on Frisco Bay

Joe Lye

1955

Champion Film ★ 6,7

Champion

Tommy Haley

1949

A Child Is Waiting Film ★ 6,8

A Child Is Waiting

Goodman

1963

The Cobweb Film ★ 5,7

The Cobweb

Dr. Otto Wolff

1955

City Beneath the Sea Film ★ 4,6

City Beneath the Sea

Barton

1971

Edge of Doom Film ★ 6,1

Edge of Doom

Mr. Craig

1950

Appointment with Danger Film ★ 5,7

Appointment with Danger

Earl Boettiger

1950

Mr. Lucky Film ★ 7,2

Mr. Lucky

Zepp

1943

S.O.B. Film ★ 6,0

S.O.B.

Harry Sandler

1981

Carbine Williams Film ★ 6,6

Carbine Williams

'Dutch' Kruger

1952

Easy Living Film ★ 5,7

Easy Living

Dave Argus

1949

Johnny Eager Film ★ 6,2

Johnny Eager

Julio

1941

The Juggler Film ★ 6,7

The Juggler

Detective Karni

1953

Carter's Army Film ★ 4,5

Carter's Army

Gen. Clark

1975

The Window Film ★ 7,0

The Window

Joe Kellerson

1949

Walk Softly, Stranger Film ★ 5,1

Walk Softly, Stranger

Whitey Lake

1950

Not One Shall Die Film ★ 6,0

Not One Shall Die

Kellerman

1957

Tempest Film ★ 5,9

Tempest

Phillip's Father

1982

How to Commit Marriage Film ★ 5,8

How to Commit Marriage

Willoughby

1969

W.C. Fields and Me Film ★ 7,9

W.C. Fields and Me

Florenz Ziegfeld

1976

The Joe Louis Story Film ★ 6,4

The Joe Louis Story

Tad McGeehan

1953

Government Girl Film ★ 5,7

Government Girl

Branch Owens

1943

Prisoner of War Film ★ 4,5

Prisoner of War

Capt. Jack Hodges

1954

Nobody's Perfekt Film ★ 3,8

Nobody's Perfekt

Dr. Segal

1981

The Nativity Film ★ 7,5

The Nativity

Zacharias

1978

Chicago Syndicate Film ★ 6,0

Chicago Syndicate

Arnold 'Arnie' Valent

1955

Illegal Entry Film ★ 5,8

Illegal Entry

Zack Richards

1949

Top Secret Affair Film ★ 4,9

Top Secret Affair

Phil Bentley

1957

The Wild Party Film ★ 6,6

The Wild Party

Ben Davis

1956

Ever Since Eve Film ★ 5,8

Ever Since Eve

Cocktail Customer (uncredited)

1937

She Loves Me Not Film

She Loves Me Not

Paul Lawton

1949

The Pilot Film ★ 6,9

The Pilot

2nd Mechanic

1980

Fabulous Trinity Film ★ 6,5

Fabulous Trinity

Charles

1972

The World at War Film ★ 6,8

The World at War

Narrator (voice)

1942

Murph the Surf Film ★ 3,7

Murph the Surf

Avery

1975

Jigsaw Film ★ 7,0

Jigsaw

Dr. Simon Joshua

1968

Confession Film

Confession

Martin Hoeffer

1956

Loan Shark Film ★ 5,7

Loan Shark

Lou Donelli

1952

Beyond All Limits Film ★ 4,9

Beyond All Limits

Pendergrest

1959

O+ omikron plus Film

O+ omikron plus

UN Officer

2013