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Paul Stewart

Paul Stewart

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 13, 1908
Died Feb 17, 1986 (77)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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.

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The Other Side of the Wind

The Other Side of the Wind

2018

as Matt Costello

Tempest

Tempest

1982

as Phillip's Father

Nobody's Perfekt

Nobody's Perfekt

1981

as Dr. Segal

S.O.B.

S.O.B.

1981

as Harry Sandler

The Pilot

The Pilot

1980

as 2nd Mechanic

Power

Power

1980

as Vince Ianelli

The Nativity

The Nativity

1978

as Zacharias

Revenge of the Pink Panther

Revenge of the Pink Panther

1978

as Julio Scallini

Opening Night

Opening Night

1977

as David Samuels

W.C. Fields and Me

W.C. Fields and Me

1976

as Florenz Ziegfeld

Murph the Surf

Murph the Surf

1975

as Avery

Carter's Army

Carter's Army

1975

as Gen. Clark

The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

1975

as Helverston

Bite the Bullet

Bite the Bullet

1975

as J.B. Parker (uncredited)

City Beneath the Sea

City Beneath the Sea

1971

as Barton

How to Commit Marriage

How to Commit Marriage

1969

as Willoughby

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

1968

as Dr. Simon Joshua

In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

1967

as Jensen

A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting

1963

as Goodman

King Creole

King Creole

1958

as Charlie LeGrand

Top Secret Affair

Top Secret Affair

1957

as Phil Bentley

Not One Shall Die

Not One Shall Die

1957

as Kellerman

The Wild Party

The Wild Party

1956

as Ben Davis

Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

1955

as Carl Evello

Chicago Syndicate

Chicago Syndicate

1955

as Arnold 'Arnie' Valent

Hell on Frisco Bay

Hell on Frisco Bay

1955

as Joe Lye

The Cobweb

The Cobweb

1955

as Dr. Otto Wolff

Prisoner of War

Prisoner of War

1954

as Capt. Jack Hodges

Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1954

as Bert Townsend

The Juggler

The Juggler

1953

as Detective Karni

The Joe Louis Story

The Joe Louis Story

1953

as Tad McGeehan

Loan Shark

Loan Shark

1952

as Lou Donelli

Carbine Williams

Carbine Williams

1952

as 'Dutch' Kruger

Deadline - U.S.A.

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952

as Harry Thompson

The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952

as Syd Murphy

We're Not Married!

We're Not Married!

1952

as Attorney Stone

Appointment with Danger

Appointment with Danger

1950

as Earl Boettiger

Walk Softly, Stranger

Walk Softly, Stranger

1950

as Whitey Lake

Edge of Doom

Edge of Doom

1950

as Mr. Craig

Champion

Champion

1949

as Tommy Haley

The Window

The Window

1949

as Joe Kellerson

Illegal Entry

Illegal Entry

1949

as Zack Richards

Easy Living

Easy Living

1949

as Dave Argus

Twelve O'Clock High

Twelve O'Clock High

1949

as Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon)

Berlin Express

Berlin Express

1948

as Narrator (voice)

Government Girl

Government Girl

1943

as Branch Owens

The World at War

The World at War

1942

as Narrator (voice)

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941

as Raymond

Johnny Eager

Johnny Eager

1941

as Julio

Ever Since Eve

Ever Since Eve

1937

as Cocktail Customer (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Mannix

as Dr. Halder

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Giuseppe Muretelli

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

The Dain Curse

as The Old Man

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 22, 1978

Remington Steele

as Joseph Barber

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1982

Cain's Hundred

as Alexander Marish

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1961

The F.B.I.

as Reese

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Hawaii Five-O

as Willard Lennox

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

MacGyver

as Dr. Carl Steubens

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

Gunsmoke

as Sanders

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Perry Mason

as J. J. Pennington

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Mission: Impossible

as Jonas Stone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1966

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Vincent Noonan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Climax!

as Dave Hennessey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Profiles in Courage

as Louis D. Brandeis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 1964

Suspense

as Sam Cragg

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1949

Matt Helm

as Joe Delphia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1975

Columbo

as Clifford Paris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

The Name of the Game

as Dr. Rubias

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Perry Mason

as Cameron Burgess

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

The Rockford Files

as Julius 'Buddy' Richards

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Climax!

as Paul Crichton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor

Episodes: 54

First Aired: Sep 09, 1967

Deadline

as Narrator / Host

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Sep 17, 1959

Cannon

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 1971

McMillan & Wife

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 29, 1971

Inner Sanctum

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 09, 1954

The Streets of San Francisco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1972

The Mod Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

Johnny Staccato

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1959

Ironside

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1963

The Sixth Sense

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 15, 1972

Ellery Queen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1975

Breaking Point

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1963

Lights Out

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 19, 1949

Panic!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 05, 1957

The Asphalt Jungle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1961

The Outsider

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1968

Deadline

as Host / Narrator

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1959

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