Paul Stewart
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Perry Mason
J. J. Pennington
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Cameron Burgess
1957
Series
Columbo
Clifford Paris
1971
Series
Mission: Impossible
Jonas Stone
1966
Series
MacGyver
Dr. Carl Steubens
1985
Series
Ironside
1967
Series
Hawaii Five-O
Willard Lennox
1968
Series
Mannix
Dr. Halder
1967
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Series
The Rockford Files
Julius 'Buddy' Richards
1974
Series
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Giuseppe Muretelli
1961
Series
Climax!
Dave Hennessey
1954
Series
Climax!
Paul Crichton
1954
Series
Cannon
1971
Series
Remington Steele
Joseph Barber
1982
Series
The F.B.I.
Reese
1965
Series
Gunsmoke
Sanders
1955
Series
The Name of the Game
Dr. Rubias
1968
Series
Suspense
Sam Cragg
1949
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Vincent Noonan
1955
Series
Lights Out
1949
Series
McMillan & Wife
1971
Series
Ellery Queen
1975
Series
The Mod Squad
1968
Series
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Film
Citizen Kane
Raymond
1941
Series
Cain's Hundred
Alexander Marish
1961
Series
Inner Sanctum
1954
Series
The Sixth Sense
1972
Profiles in Courage
Louis D. Brandeis
1964
Series
Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor
1967
Series
The Outsider
1968
Series
Matt Helm
Joe Delphia
1975
Series
Breaking Point
1963
Series
Johnny Staccato
1959
Series
Cassie & Co.
Edward Ludden
1982
Series
Panic!
1957
Series
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
Film
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Questor
1965
Film
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Julio Scallini
1978
Film
In Cold Blood
Jensen
1967
Series
Deadline
Narrator / Host
1959
Series
Deadline
Host / Narrator
1959
Film
Kiss Me Deadly
Carl Evello
1955
Film
The Other Side of the Wind
Matt Costello
2018
On Trial
Mr. Bari
1956
Film
King Creole
Charlie LeGrand
1958
Series
The Dain Curse
The Old Man
1978
Film
Twelve O'Clock High
Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon)
1949
Film
The Bad and the Beautiful
Syd Murphy
1952
Film
F for Fake
Self
1973
Film
Mr. Lucky
Zepp
1943
Series
Power
Vince Ianelli
1980
Film
The Day of the Locust
Helverston
1975
Film
Opening Night
David Samuels
1977
Film
Deadline - U.S.A.
Harry Thompson
1952
Film
Bite the Bullet
J.B. Parker (uncredited)
1975
Film
Champion
Tommy Haley
1949
Film
We're Not Married!
Attorney Stone
1952
Film
A Child Is Waiting
Goodman
1963
Film
Berlin Express
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1948
Film
S.O.B.
Harry Sandler
1981
Film
The Cobweb
Dr. Otto Wolff
1955
Film
Johnny Eager
Julio
1941
Film
Tempest
Phillip's Father
1982
Film
Appointment with Danger
Earl Boettiger
1950
Film
Chicago Syndicate
Arnold 'Arnie' Valent
1955
Film
The Window
Joe Kellerson
1949
Film
City Beneath the Sea
Barton
1971
Film
Hell on Frisco Bay
Joe Lye
1955
Film
O+ omikron plus
UN Officer
2013
Film
Government Girl
Branch Owens
1943
Film
The Juggler
Detective Karni
1953
Film
Jigsaw
Dr. Simon Joshua
1968
Film
Deep in My Heart
Bert Townsend
1954
Film
Nobody's Perfekt
Dr. Segal
1981
Film
Edge of Doom
Mr. Craig
1950
Film
Carbine Williams
'Dutch' Kruger
1952
Film
Murph the Surf
Avery
1975
Film
Carter's Army
Gen. Clark
1975
Film
The Pilot
2nd Mechanic
1980
Film
Top Secret Affair
Phil Bentley
1957
Film
The Nativity
Zacharias
1978
Film
How to Commit Marriage
Willoughby
1969
Film
Ever Since Eve
Cocktail Customer (uncredited)
1937
Film
Loan Shark
Lou Donelli
1952
Film
Walk Softly, Stranger
Whitey Lake
1950
Film
Easy Living
Dave Argus
1949
Film
She Loves Me Not
Paul Lawton
1949
Film
Illegal Entry
Zack Richards
1949
Film
Fabulous Trinity
Charles
1972
Film
Prisoner of War
Capt. Jack Hodges
1954
Film
The Wild Party
Ben Davis
1956
Film
The Joe Louis Story
Tad McGeehan
1953
Film
W.C. Fields and Me
Florenz Ziegfeld
1976
Film
Beyond All Limits
Pendergrest
1959
Film
Not One Shall Die
Kellerman
1957
Film
Confession
Martin Hoeffer
1956
Film
The World at War
Narrator (voice)
1942