Paul Stewart
56 movies · 50 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 13, 1908
- Died
- Feb 17, 1986 (age 77)
- 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.
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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.
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Known for
Paul Stewart: movies and TV shows
Acting (93)
- 2018 The Other Side of the Wind
as Matt Costello
- 2013 O+ omikron plus
as UN Officer
- 1985
- 1982
- 1982 Tempest
as Phillip's Father
- 1982
- 1981 Nobody's Perfekt
as Dr. Segal
- 1981 S.O.B.
as Harry Sandler
- 1980 The Pilot
as 2nd Mechanic
- 1980
- 1978 The Nativity
as Zacharias
- 1978
- 1978 Revenge of the Pink Panther
as Julio Scallini
- 1977 Opening Night
as David Samuels
- 1976 W.C. Fields and Me
as Florenz Ziegfeld
- 1975 Bite the Bullet
as J.B. Parker (uncredited)
- 1975
- 1975
- 1975 Murph the Surf
as Avery
- 1975 Carter's Army
as Gen. Clark
- 1975 The Day of the Locust
as Helverston
- 1974
- 1972 Fabulous Trinity
as Charles
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971
- 1971
- 1971
- 1971 City Beneath the Sea
as Barton
- 1969 How to Commit Marriage
as Willoughby
- 1969
- 1968
- 1968
- 1968
- 1968 Jigsaw
as Dr. Simon Joshua
- 1967 In Cold Blood
as Jensen
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Questor
- 1964
- 1963
- 1963 A Child Is Waiting
as Goodman
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1959
- 1959 Johnny Staccato · TV
- 1959 Beyond All Limits
as Pendergrest
- 1958 King Creole
as Charlie LeGrand
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 Top Secret Affair
as Phil Bentley
- 1957 Not One Shall Die
as Kellerman
- 1956 The Wild Party
as Ben Davis
- 1956 Confession
as Martin Hoeffer
- 1956
- 1955 Hell on Frisco Bay
as Joe Lye
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 Chicago Syndicate
as Arnold 'Arnie' Valent
- 1955 The Cobweb
as Dr. Otto Wolff
- 1955 Kiss Me Deadly
as Carl Evello
- 1954 Deep in My Heart
as Bert Townsend
- 1954
- 1954 Prisoner of War
as Capt. Jack Hodges
- 1954
- 1953 The Joe Louis Story
as Tad McGeehan
- 1953 The Juggler
as Detective Karni
- 1952 The Bad and the Beautiful
as Syd Murphy
- 1952 We're Not Married!
as Attorney Stone
- 1952 Deadline - U.S.A.
as Harry Thompson
- 1952 Loan Shark
as Lou Donelli
- 1952 Carbine Williams
as 'Dutch' Kruger
- 1950 Walk Softly, Stranger
as Whitey Lake
- 1950 Edge of Doom
as Mr. Craig
- 1950 Appointment with Danger
as Earl Boettiger
- 1949 Twelve O'Clock High
as Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon)
- 1949 She Loves Me Not
as Paul Lawton
- 1949 Easy Living
as Dave Argus
- 1949 Illegal Entry
as Zack Richards
- 1949 The Window
as Joe Kellerson
- 1949 Champion
as Tommy Haley
- 1949
- 1948 Berlin Express
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1943 Government Girl
as Branch Owens
- 1943 Mr. Lucky
as Zepp
- 1942 The World at War
as Narrator (voice)
- 1941 Johnny Eager
as Julio
- 1941 Citizen Kane
as Raymond
- 1937 Ever Since Eve
as Cocktail Customer (uncredited)
Behind the camera (14)
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
- 1961
- 1960
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1957
- 1955
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 1973
- 1949 Lights Out
1 episode