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Warren Stevens
Actor
Died March 27, 2012 (92 years)
Warren Albert Stevens was an American stage, screen, and television actor. A founding member of The Actor's Studio in New York, Stevens received notice on Broadway in the late 1940s, and thereafter was offered a Hollywood contract at 20th Century Fox. His first Broadway role was in The Life of Galileo; his first movie role followed in The Frogmen. As a young studio contract player, Stevens had little choice of material, and he appeared in films that included Phone Call from a Stranger, Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie, and Gorilla at Large. A memorable movie role was that of the ill-fated "Doc" Ostrow in the science fiction film Forbidden Planet. He also had supporting roles in The Barefoot Contessa with Humphrey Bogart and Intent to Kill.
Despite occasional parts in big films, Stevens was unable to break out consistently into A-list movies, so he carved out a career in television as a journeyman dramatic actor.
He co-starred as Lt. William Storm in Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers, a prime time adventure series set in India. Stevens also provided the voice of John Bracken in season one of Bracken's World. He played the role of Elliot Carson in the daytime series Return to Peyton Place during its two-year run.
He appeared in over 150 prime time shows from the 1950s to the early 1980s, including:
Golden Age anthology series (Actors Studio, Campbell Playhouse, The Web, Justice, Philco Television Playhouse, Studio One, The United States Steel Hour, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Route 66,
Mysteries Hawaiian Eye, Perry Mason, The Untouchables, Climax!, Checkmate, Surfside 6, 77 Sunset Strip, Behind Closed Doors, I Spy, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Ironside, The Mod Squad, Mannix, Cannon, Griff, and Mission: Impossible, as well as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Twilight Zone, One Step Beyond, and Mission: Impossible. He also starred in a variety of Westerns: Laramie, The Rebel, The Man Called Shenandoah), Wagon Train, The Alaskans, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Daniel Boone, The Virginian Rawhide, and Have Gun, Will Travel, as well as Tombstone Territory and Stoney Burke. In 1970, he appeared as Paul Carson on "The Men From Shiloh" (rebranded name for The Virginian in the episode titled "Hannah.")
Stevens' appearance in the 1955 movie Robbers' Roost introduced him to Richard Boone, who hired him for a continuing television role on The Richard Boone Show, an award-winning NBC anthology series which lasted for the 1963–1964 season.
In his later years, Stevens' appearances were infrequent. He guest-starred in ER in March 2006 and had two roles in 2007.
Filmography
| 2004 | The Trail to Hope Rose · as Samuel Drigger |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Jim Coker |
| 1991 | Samurai Cop · as Man in Film Lab |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone (1985) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1983 | Stroker Ace · as Jim Catty |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1980 | High Ice · as Unknown |
| 1978 | The Return of Captain Nemo · as Miller |
| 1976 | The Student Body · as Dr. Blalock |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman (TV Series) · as Beal |
| 1974 | Petrocelli (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1974 | Police Woman (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Dr. Robert Mason |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) · as Internal Affairs Lieutenant |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H (TV Series) · as Colonel Chaffey |
| 1971 | Cannon (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Chief of Obstetrics |
| 1968 | The Sweet Ride · as Brady Caswell |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Charles Lawrence |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1968 | Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1968 | Land of the Giants (TV Series) · as Olds |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral (TV Series) · as Capt. Thomas Dabney |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1966 | Madame X · as Michael Spalding |
| 1966 | Cyborg 2087 · as Dr. Carl Zellar |
| 1966 | An American Dream · as Johnny Dell |
| 1966 | Gunpoint · as Nate Harlan |
| 1966 | Tarzan (1966) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1966 | The Time Tunnel (TV Series) · as Maj. 'Doc' Harlow, M.D. |
| 1966 | Star Trek (TV Series) · as Rojan |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1966 | The Iron Horse (TV Series) · as Morgan Kinlock |
| 1966 | The Rat Patrol (TV Series) · as Sgt. Frank Griffin |
| 1965 | The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Bert Jason |
| 1965 | I Spy (TV Series) · as Michael Fane |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Mathew Eliot / Edward Eliot |
| 1964 | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Capt. Dennis Jenks |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) · as Commander Van Wyck |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits (TV Series) · as Eric Plummer |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as Alden Ritter |
| 1962 | 40 Pounds of Trouble · as Swing |
| 1962 | Combat! (TV Series) · as Sgt. Walter |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Richard Pierce |
| 1962 | The Dakotas (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as Eric Williams |
| 1960 | Route 66 (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | No Name on the Bullet · as Lou Fraden |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Talbot |
| 1959 | Men into Space (TV Series) · as Dr. Randolph |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Rebel (TV Series) · as Christopher Portal |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond (TV Series) · as Leonard Barrett |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Alex Brosak |
| 1958 | Man or Gun · as Mike Ferris |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Alan Neil |
| 1957 | Suspicion (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | Tombstone Territory (TV Series) · as Lt. Governor Owens |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Clay Allison |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Jack Thorne |
| 1956 | Forbidden Planet · as Lt. 'Doc' Ostrow |
| 1956 | Accused of Murder · as Stan 'Scarface' Wilbo |
| 1956 | The Price of Fear · as Frankie Edare |
| 1955 | Duel on the Mississippi · as Hugo Marat |
| 1955 | The Man from Bitter Ridge · as Linc Jackman |
| 1955 | Robbers' Roost · as Smokey |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Lucas |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Jeff Simmons |
| 1954 | The Barefoot Contessa · as Kirk Edwards |
| 1954 | Gorilla at Large · as Joe, Detective |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Dr. Alec McGregor |
| 1954 | Medic (TV Series) · as Dr. Robert Alan Parker |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House · as Druggist (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Deadline - U.S.A. · as George Burrows |
| 1952 | Phone Call from a Stranger · as Marty Nelson |
| 1952 | Red Skies of Montana · as Steve Burgess |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Doc Holliday |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Dan |
| 1951 | The Frogmen · as Hodges |
| 1951 | Follow the Sun · as Radio Announcer |
| 1949 | Suspense (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Sgt. John Hammond |