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Paul Stewart
Actor, Director
Died February 17, 1986 (77 years)
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
| 2018 | The Other Side of the Wind · as Matt Costello |
| 2014 | Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles · as Raymond (clip from Citizen Kane (1941)) |
| 2009 | Dead Like Me: Life After Death · as Doctor |
| 2002 | Bliss (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1990 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1985 | MacGyver (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1984 | Riptide (1984) (TV Series) · as Danny Sutherland |
| 1982 | Tempest · as Phillip's Father |
| 1982 | Cassie & Co. (TV Series) · as Edward Ludden |
| 1982 | Remington Steele (TV Series) · as Joseph Barber |
| 1981 | S.O.B. · as Harry Sandler |
| 1981 | Nobody's Perfekt · as Dr. Segal |
| 1980 | The Pilot · as 2nd Mechanic |
| 1980 | Texas (TV Series) · as Brian Bancroft |
| 1978 | The Nativity · as Zacharias |
| 1978 | The Dain Curse (TV Series) · as The Old Man |
| 1978 | Revenge of the Pink Panther · as Julio Scallini |
| 1977 | Opening Night · as David Samuels |
| 1977 | Lou Grant (TV Series) · as Kenneth Homes |
| 1976 | W.C. Fields and Me · as Florenz Ziegfeld |
| 1975 | The Day of the Locust · as Helverston |
| 1975 | Bite the Bullet · as Unknown |
| 1975 | Murph the Surf · as Avery |
| 1975 | The Invisible Man (1975) (TV Series) · as Mr. Wood |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Julius 'Buddy' Richards |
| 1972 | Fabulous Trinity · as Charles |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1971 | City Beneath the Sea · as Barton |
| 1971 | McMillan and Wife (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Clifford Paris |
| 1971 | Cannon (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1970 | Carter's Army · as Gen. Clark |
| 1969 | How to Commit Marriage · as Willoughby |
| 1968 | Jigsaw · as Dr. Simon Joshua |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Dr. Rubias |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1968 | The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (TV Series) · as Fox |
| 1968 | The Doris Day Show (TV Series) · as George Cantrell |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief (TV Series) · as Burkhardt |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Willard Lennox |
| 1967 | In Cold Blood · as Jensen |
| 1967 | Moby Dick and the Mighty Mightor (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Dr. Halder |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told · as Questor |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Reese |
| 1963 | Breaking Point (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1963 | A Child Is Waiting · as Goodman |
| 1960 | Diagnosis: Unknown (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1959 | Beyond All Limits · as Pendergrest |
| 1959 | Johnny Staccato (TV Series) · as Joe Alieto |
| 1958 | King Creole · as Charlie LeGrand |
| 1957 | Top Secret Affair · as Phil Bentley |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Cameron Burgess |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Jim Bannon |
| 1956 | The Wild Party · as Ben Davis |
| 1955 | Kiss Me Deadly · as Carl Evello |
| 1955 | The Cobweb · as Dr. Otto Wolff |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Sanders |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Vincent Noonan |
| 1954 | Deep in My Heart · as Bert Townsend |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Paul Crichton |
| 1953 | The Joe Louis Story · as Tad McGeehan |
| 1953 | The Juggler · as Detective Karni |
| 1952 | We're Not Married! · as Attorney Stone |
| 1952 | The Bad and the Beautiful · as Syd Murphy |
| 1952 | Deadline - U.S.A. · as Harry Thompson |
| 1952 | Carbine Williams · as 'Dutch' Kruger |
| 1952 | Loan Shark · as Lou Donelli |
| 1950 | Appointment with Danger · as Earl Boettiger |
| 1950 | Edge of Doom · as Mr. Craig |
| 1950 | Walk Softly, Stranger · as Whitey Lake |
| 1949 | Twelve O'Clock High · as Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon) |
| 1949 | Champion · as Tommy Haley |
| 1949 | The Window · as Joe Kellerson |
| 1949 | Easy Living · as Dave Argus |
| 1949 | Suspense (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1948 | Berlin Express · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1946 | Lights Out (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1943 | Mr. Lucky · as Zepp |
| 1941 | Citizen Kane · as Raymond |
| 1941 | Johnny Eager · as Julio |