Acting
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. 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
The Other Side of the Wind
Film · 2018
O+ omikron plus
Film · 2013
MacGyver
Series · 1985
Tempest
Film · 1982
Remington Steele
Series · 1982
Cassie & Co.
Series · 1982
S.O.B.
Film · 1981
Nobody's Perfekt
Film · 1981
The Pilot
Film · 1980
Power
Series · 1980
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Film · 1978
The Nativity
Film · 1978
The Dain Curse
Series · 1978
Opening Night
Film · 1977
W.C. Fields and Me
Film · 1976
Murph the Surf
Film · 1975
The Day of the Locust
Film · 1975
Carter's Army
Film · 1975
Bite the Bullet
Film · 1975
Ellery Queen
Series · 1975
Matt Helm
Series · 1975
The Rockford Files
Series · 1974
F for Fake
Film · 1973
Fabulous Trinity
Film · 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
Series · 1972
The Sixth Sense
Series · 1972
City Beneath the Sea
Film · 1971
Cannon
Series · 1971
McMillan & Wife
Series · 1971
Columbo
Series · 1971
How to Commit Marriage
Film · 1969
Hawaii Five-O
Series · 1969
Jigsaw
Film · 1968
The Mod Squad
Series · 1968
The Outsider
Series · 1968
The Name of the Game
Series · 1968
The Outsider
Series · 1968
In Cold Blood
Film · 1967
Mannix
Series · 1967
Ironside
Series · 1967
Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor
Series · 1967
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Film · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
Profiles in Courage
Series · 1964
A Child Is Waiting
Film · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
Breaking Point
Series · 1963
Cain's Hundred
Series · 1961
Dr. Kildare
Series · 1961
The Asphalt Jungle
Series · 1961
Beyond All Limits
Film · 1959
Johnny Staccato
Series · 1959
Deadline
Series · 1959
Deadline
Series · 1959
King Creole
Film · 1958
Top Secret Affair
Film · 1957
Not One Shall Die
Film · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Panic!
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
The Wild Party
Film · 1956
Confession
Film · 1956
On Trial
Series · 1956
Kiss Me Deadly
Film · 1955
Hell on Frisco Bay
Film · 1955
The Cobweb
Film · 1955
Chicago Syndicate
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
Deep in My Heart
Film · 1954
Prisoner of War
Film · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
Inner Sanctum
Series · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
The Joe Louis Story
Film · 1953
The Juggler
Film · 1953
We're Not Married!
Film · 1952
The Bad and the Beautiful
Film · 1952
Deadline - U.S.A.
Film · 1952
Loan Shark
Film · 1952
Carbine Williams
Film · 1952
Appointment with Danger
Film · 1950
Edge of Doom
Film · 1950
Walk Softly, Stranger
Film · 1950
The Window
Film · 1949
Champion
Film · 1949
Twelve O'Clock High
Film · 1949
Illegal Entry
Film · 1949
Easy Living
Film · 1949
She Loves Me Not
Film · 1949
Suspense
Series · 1949
Lights Out
Series · 1949
Berlin Express
Film · 1948
Mr. Lucky
Film · 1943
Government Girl
Film · 1943
The World at War
Film · 1942
Citizen Kane
Film · 1941
Johnny Eager
Film · 1941
Ever Since Eve
Film · 1937