Paul Stewart
Acting
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.
Media of
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Filmography of
Paul Stewart
Matt Costello
... 2018
Phillip's Father
... 1982
Dr. Segal
... 1981
Harry Sandler
... 1981
2nd Mechanic
... 1980
Vince Ianelli
... 1980
Zacharias
... 1978
Julio Scallini
... 1978
David Samuels
... 1977
Florenz Ziegfeld
... 1976
... 1975
Avery
... 1975
Gen. Clark
... 1975
Helverston
... 1975
Self
... 1973
Charles
... 1972
Barton
... 1971
Willoughby
... 1969
Dr. Simon Joshua
... 1968
Jensen
... 1967
Questor
... 1965
Goodman
... 1963
Pendergrest
... 1959
Charlie LeGrand
... 1958
Phil Bentley
... 1957
Kellerman
... 1957
Ben Davis
... 1956
Joe Lye
... 1955
Arnold 'Arnie' Valent
... 1955
Dr. Otto Wolff
... 1955
Carl Evello
... 1955
Bert Townsend
... 1954
Capt. Jack Hodges
... 1954
Tad McGeehan
... 1953
Detective Karni
... 1953
Syd Murphy
... 1952
Attorney Stone
... 1952
Lou Donelli
... 1952
'Dutch' Kruger
... 1952
Harry Thompson
... 1952
Whitey Lake
... 1950
Mr. Craig
... 1950
Earl Boettiger
... 1950
Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon)
... 1949
Dave Argus
... 1949
Zack Richards
... 1949
Joe Kellerson
... 1949
Tommy Haley
... 1949
Narrator (voice)
... 1948
Branch Owens
... 1943
Zepp
... 1943
Narrator (voice)
... 1942
Julio
... 1941
Raymond
... 1941
Cocktail Customer (uncredited)
... 1937
