Paul Stewart
Age: 77 | From: New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1908-03-13 03:55:50
Death: 1986-02-17 03:55:50
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 43
TV Involvements: 34
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Perry Mason
(1957) Cameron Burgess
Columbo
(1971) Clifford Paris
Hawaii Five-O
(1968) Willard Lennox
The Rockford Files
(1974) Julius 'Buddy' Richards
Mannix
(1967) Dr. Halder
Dr. Kildare
(1961) Dr. Giuseppe Muretelli
Climax!
(1954) Paul Crichton
The F.B.I.
(1965) ReeseActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Matt Costello | |
| 1985 | N/A | |
| 1982 | Joseph Barber | |
| Phillip's Father | ||
| 1981 | Dr. Segal | |
| Harry Sandler | ||
| 1980 | 2nd Mechanic | |
| Vince Ianelli | ||
| 1978 | Zacharias | |
| The Old Man | ||
| Julio Scallini | ||
| 1977 | David Samuels | |
| 1976 | Florenz Ziegfeld | |
| 1975 | N/A | |
| Joe Delphia | ||
| N/A | ||
| Avery | ||
| Helverston | ||
| 1974 | Julius 'Buddy' Richards | |
| 1973 | Self | |
| 1972 | Charles | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1971 | N/A | |
| Clifford Paris | ||
| N/A | ||
| Barton | ||
| Dr. Rubias | ||
| 1970 | Gen. Clark | |
| 1969 | Willoughby | |
| 1968 | N/A | |
| Willard Lennox | ||
| Dr. Rubias | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Simon Joshua | ||
| 1967 | Jensen | |
| Dr. Halder | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1966 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1965 | Reese | |
| Questor | ||
| 1964 | Louis D. Brandeis | |
| 1963 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Goodman | ||
| 1961 | Dr. Giuseppe Muretelli | |
| Alexander Marish | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1959 | Host / Narrator | |
| Narrator / Host | ||
| N/A | ||
| Pendergrest | ||
| 1958 | Charlie LeGrand | |
| 1957 | J. J. Pennington | |
| Cameron Burgess | ||
| N/A | ||
| Phil Bentley | ||
| Kellerman | ||
| 1956 | Ben Davis | |
| 1955 | Joe Lye | |
| Vincent Noonan | ||
| Sanders | ||
| Arnold 'Arnie' Valent | ||
| Dr. Otto Wolff | ||
| Carl Evello | ||
| 1954 | Bert Townsend | |
| Dave Hennessey | ||
| Paul Crichton | ||
| Capt. Jack Hodges | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1953 | Tad McGeehan | |
| Detective Karni | ||
| 1952 | Syd Murphy | |
| Attorney Stone | ||
| Lou Donelli | ||
| 'Dutch' Kruger | ||
| Harry Thompson | ||
| 1950 | Whitey Lake | |
| Mr. Craig | ||
| Earl Boettiger | ||
| 1949 | Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon) | |
| Dave Argus | ||
| Zack Richards | ||
| Joe Kellerson | ||
| Tommy Haley | ||
| Sam Cragg | ||
| 1948 | Narrator (voice) | |
| 1946 | N/A | |
| 1943 | Branch Owens | |
| Zepp | ||
| 1942 | Narrator (voice) | |
| 1941 | Julio | |
| Raymond | ||
| 1937 | Cocktail Customer (uncredited) | |
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Director | |
| 1962 | Director | |
| 1961 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1960 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1959 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Director | ||
| 1958 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1957 | Director | |
| 1955 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |