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  • BIRTH 13/03/1908
  • DEATH 17/02/1986
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 12
  • MOVIES 30
  • DIRECTOR 6

Paul Stewart

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.

Paul Stewart

Shows (12)

Columbo
Columbo
Clifford Paris
Remington Steele
Remington Steele
Joseph Barber
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Vincent Noonan
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
Willard Lennox
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Sanders
Mannix
Mannix
Dr. Halder
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Cameron Burgess / John J. Pennington
Matt Helm
Matt Helm
Joe Delphia
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
Julius 'Buddy' Richards
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
Reese
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
Dr. Rubias
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Giuseppe Muretelli

Movies (30)

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
Raymond
Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly
Carl Evello
Bite the Bullet
Bite the Bullet
J.B. Parker (uncredited)
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Julio Scallini
Champion
Champion
Tommy Haley
The Cobweb
The Cobweb
Dr. Otto Wolff
Twelve O'Clock High
Twelve O'Clock High
Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon)
Opening Night
Opening Night
David Samuels
Vérités et Mensonges
Vérités et Mensonges
Self
Deadline - U.S.A.
Deadline - U.S.A.
Harry Thompson
Berlin Express
Berlin Express
Narrator (voice)
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful
Syd Murphy
Deep in My Heart
Deep in My Heart
Bert Townsend
The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust
Helverston
Nobody's Perfekt
Nobody's Perfekt
Dr. Segal
The Other Side of the Wind
The Other Side of the Wind
Matt Costello
Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky
Zepp
Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager
Julio
Carbine Williams
Carbine Williams
'Dutch' Kruger
A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waiting
Goodman
King Creole
King Creole
Charlie LeGrand
We're Not Married!
We're Not Married!
Attorney Stone
Power
Power
Vince Ianelli
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood
Jensen
Hell on Frisco Bay
Hell on Frisco Bay
Joe Lye
W.C. Fields and Me
W.C. Fields and Me
Florenz Ziegfeld
Carter's Army
Carter's Army
Gen. Clark
S.O.B.
S.O.B.
Harry Sandler
The Window
The Window
Joe Kellerson
The Juggler
The Juggler
Detective Karni

Director (6)

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
(1 episode)
The Defenders
The Defenders
(1 episode)
M Squad
M Squad
(3 episodes)
Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
(1 episode)
Checkmate
Checkmate
(1 episode)
Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye
(1 episode)