Paul Stewart
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 13, 1908
- Died
- February 17, 1986 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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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Filmography
The Other Side of the Wind
Movie · as Matt Costello
O+ omikron plus
Movie · as UN Officer
MacGyver
TV · as Dr. Carl Steubens · 1 ep
Tempest
Movie · as Phillip's Father
Remington Steele
TV · as Joseph Barber · 1 ep
Cassie & Co.
TV · as Edward Ludden · 1 ep
S.O.B.
Movie · as Harry Sandler
Nobody's Perfekt
Movie · as Dr. Segal
The Pilot
Movie · as 2nd Mechanic
Power
TV · as Vince Ianelli · 2 eps
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Movie · as Julio Scallini
The Nativity
Movie · as Zacharias
The Dain Curse
TV · as The Old Man · 3 eps
Opening Night
Movie · as David Samuels
W.C. Fields and Me
Movie · as Florenz Ziegfeld
Murph the Surf
Movie · as Avery
The Day of the Locust
Movie · as Helverston
Carter's Army
Movie · as Gen. Clark
Bite the Bullet
Movie · as J.B. Parker (uncredited)
Ellery Queen
TV · 1 ep
Matt Helm
TV · as Joe Delphia · 1 ep
The Rockford Files
TV · as Julius 'Buddy' Richards · 1 ep
F for Fake
Movie · as Self
Fabulous Trinity
Movie · as Charles
The Streets of San Francisco
TV · 1 ep
The Sixth Sense
TV · 1 ep
City Beneath the Sea
Movie · as Barton
Cannon
TV · 2 eps
McMillan & Wife
TV · 2 eps
Columbo
TV · as Clifford Paris · 1 ep
How to Commit Marriage
Movie · as Willoughby
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Willard Lennox · 1 ep
Jigsaw
Movie · as Dr. Simon Joshua
The Mod Squad
TV · 1 ep
The Outsider
TV · as Julius Ainsworth
The Name of the Game
TV · as Dr. Rubias · 1 ep
In Cold Blood
Movie · as Jensen
Mannix
TV · as Dr. Halder · 3 eps
Ironside
TV · 1 ep
Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor
TV · 54 eps
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Jonas Stone · 1 ep
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Movie · as Questor
The F.B.I.
TV · as Reese · 1 ep
Profiles in Courage
TV · as Louis D. Brandeis · 1 ep
A Child Is Waiting
Movie · as Goodman
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · 1 ep
Breaking Point
TV · 1 ep
Cain's Hundred
TV · as Alexander Marish · 1 ep
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Dr. Giuseppe Muretelli · 3 eps
The Asphalt Jungle
TV · 1 ep
Beyond All Limits
Movie · as Pendergrest
Johnny Staccato
TV
Deadline
TV · as Narrator / Host, Host / Narrator · 39 eps
King Creole
Movie · as Charlie LeGrand
Top Secret Affair
Movie · as Phil Bentley
Not One Shall Die
Movie · as Kellerman
Perry Mason
TV · as J. J. Pennington, Cameron Burgess · 1 ep
Panic!
TV · 1 ep
The Wild Party
Movie · as Ben Davis
Confession
Movie · as Martin Hoeffer
On Trial
TV · as Mr. Bari · 1 ep
Kiss Me Deadly
Movie · as Carl Evello
Hell on Frisco Bay
Movie · as Joe Lye
The Cobweb
Movie · as Dr. Otto Wolff
Chicago Syndicate
Movie · as Arnold 'Arnie' Valent
Gunsmoke
TV · as Sanders · 1 ep
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Vincent Noonan · 1 ep
Deep in My Heart
Movie · as Bert Townsend
Prisoner of War
Movie · as Capt. Jack Hodges
Climax!
TV · as Dave Hennessey, Paul Crichton · 1 ep
Inner Sanctum
TV · 2 eps
The Joe Louis Story
Movie · as Tad McGeehan
The Juggler
Movie · as Detective Karni
We're Not Married!
Movie · as Attorney Stone
The Bad and the Beautiful
Movie · as Syd Murphy
Deadline - U.S.A.
Movie · as Harry Thompson
Loan Shark
Movie · as Lou Donelli
Carbine Williams
Movie · as 'Dutch' Kruger
Appointment with Danger
Movie · as Earl Boettiger
Edge of Doom
Movie · as Mr. Craig
Walk Softly, Stranger
Movie · as Whitey Lake
The Window
Movie · as Joe Kellerson
Champion
Movie · as Tommy Haley
Twelve O'Clock High
Movie · as Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon)
Illegal Entry
Movie · as Zack Richards
Easy Living
Movie · as Dave Argus
She Loves Me Not
Movie · as Paul Lawton
Suspense
TV · as Sam Cragg · 1 ep
Lights Out
TV · 1 ep
Berlin Express
Movie · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
Movie · as Zepp
Government Girl
Movie · as Branch Owens
The World at War
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Citizen Kane
Movie · as Raymond
Johnny Eager
Movie · as Julio
Ever Since Eve
Movie · as Cocktail Customer (uncredited)