Paul Stewart
Known for Acting · 96 credits
- Born
- 1908-03-13
- Died
- 1986-02-17
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Paul Sternberg
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.
Known For
TV Shows (39)
Columbo
1971
as Clifford Paris
Perry Mason
1957
as J. J. Pennington / Cameron Burgess
Mannix
1967
as Dr. Halder
Ironside
1967
MacGyver
1985
as Dr. Carl Steubens
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Willard Lennox
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Jonas Stone
Climax!
1954
as Dave Hennessey / Paul Crichton
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Giuseppe Muretelli
The Rockford Files
1974
as Julius 'Buddy' Richards
Cannon
1971
The F.B.I.
1965
as Reese
Remington Steele
1982
as Joseph Barber
Lights Out
1949
The Name of the Game
1968
as Dr. Rubias
Gunsmoke
1955
as Sanders
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Vincent Noonan
Suspense
1949
as Sam Cragg
The Mod Squad
1968
McMillan & Wife
1971
Ellery Queen
1975
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Alexander Marish
The Outsider
1968
Matt Helm
1975
as Joe Delphia
Johnny Staccato
1959
Inner Sanctum
1954
The Sixth Sense
1972
Panic!
1957
Breaking Point
1963
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Louis D. Brandeis
Cassie & Co.
1982
as Edward Ludden
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor
1967
Deadline
1959
as Narrator / Host / Host / Narrator
On Trial
1956
as Mr. Bari
The Dain Curse
1978
as The Old Man
Power
1980
as Vince Ianelli
Movies (57)
Citizen Kane
1941
as Raymond
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as Questor
Opening Night
1977
as David Samuels
Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978
as Julio Scallini
Kiss Me Deadly
1955
as Carl Evello
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Syd Murphy
Mr. Lucky
1943
as Zepp
S.O.B.
1981
as Harry Sandler
Bite the Bullet
1975
as J.B. Parker (uncredited)
Tempest
1982
as Phillip's Father
In Cold Blood
1967
as Jensen
The Window
1949
as Joe Kellerson
Champion
1949
as Tommy Haley
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
as Harry Thompson
F for Fake
1973
as Self
City Beneath the Sea
1971
as Barton
The Other Side of the Wind
2018
as Matt Costello
Twelve O'Clock High
1949
as Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon)
Illegal Entry
1949
as Zack Richards
Appointment with Danger
1950
as Earl Boettiger
The Day of the Locust
1975
as Helverston
Johnny Eager
1941
as Julio
Carbine Williams
1952
as 'Dutch' Kruger
Easy Living
1949
as Dave Argus
King Creole
1958
as Charlie LeGrand
We're Not Married!
1952
as Attorney Stone
A Child Is Waiting
1963
as Goodman
The Cobweb
1955
as Dr. Otto Wolff
Top Secret Affair
1957
as Phil Bentley
Berlin Express
1948
as Narrator (voice)
Deep in My Heart
1954
as Bert Townsend
The Pilot
1980
as 2nd Mechanic
Murph the Surf
1975
as Avery
Carter's Army
1975
as Gen. Clark
Prisoner of War
1954
as Capt. Jack Hodges
W.C. Fields and Me
1976
as Florenz Ziegfeld
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955
as Joe Lye
Government Girl
1943
as Branch Owens
The Juggler
1953
as Detective Karni
Chicago Syndicate
1955
as Arnold 'Arnie' Valent
The World at War
1942
as Narrator (voice)
Nobody's Perfekt
1981
as Dr. Segal
Jigsaw
1968
as Dr. Simon Joshua
The Nativity
1978
as Zacharias
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950
as Whitey Lake
Loan Shark
1952
as Lou Donelli
Edge of Doom
1950
as Mr. Craig
Ever Since Eve
1937
as Cocktail Customer (uncredited)
How to Commit Marriage
1969
as Willoughby
Fabulous Trinity
1972
as Charles
Not One Shall Die
1957
as Kellerman
Beyond All Limits
1959
as Pendergrest
She Loves Me Not
1949
as Paul Lawton
The Wild Party
1956
as Ben Davis
The Joe Louis Story
1953
as Tad McGeehan
Confession
1956
as Martin Hoeffer
O+ omikron plus
2013
as UN Officer
About 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… With 96 credits spanning from 1937 to 2018, Paul Stewart has appeared in 57 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Paul Stewart Movies
- Citizen Kane (1941) — as Raymond
- The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) — as Questor
- Opening Night (1977) — as David Samuels
- Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) — as Julio Scallini
- Kiss Me Deadly (1955) — as Carl Evello
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