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.
TV Shows(38)
MacGyver
Dr. Carl Steubens
1985
Remington Steele
Joseph Barber
1982
Cassie & Co.
Edward Ludden
1982
Power
Vince Ianelli
1980
The Dain Curse
The Old Man
1978
Matt Helm
Joe Delphia
1975
Ellery Queen
1975
The Rockford Files
Julius 'Buddy' Richards
1974
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Sixth Sense
1972
McMillan & Wife
1971
Columbo
Clifford Paris
1971
Cannon
1971
The Mod Squad
1968
Hawaii Five-O
Willard Lennox
1968
The Name of the Game
Dr. Rubias
1968
The Outsider
1968
Mannix
Dr. Halder
1967
Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor
1967
Ironside
1967
Mission: Impossible
Jonas Stone
1966
The F.B.I.
Reese
1965
Profiles in Courage
Louis D. Brandeis
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Breaking Point
1963
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Giuseppe Muretelli
1961
Cain's Hundred
Alexander Marish
1961
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
Deadline
Narrator / Host
1959
Johnny Staccato
1959
Perry Mason
J. J. Pennington
1957
Panic!
1957
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Vincent Noonan
1955
Gunsmoke
Sanders
1955
Climax!
Dave Hennessey
1954
Inner Sanctum
1954
Lights Out
1949
Suspense
Sam Cragg
1949
Movies(57)
The Other Side of the Wind
Matt Costello
2018
O+ omikron plus
UN Officer
2013
Tempest
Phillip's Father
1982
Nobody's Perfekt
Dr. Segal
1981
S.O.B.
Harry Sandler
1981
The Pilot
2nd Mechanic
1980
The Nativity
Zacharias
1978
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Julio Scallini
1978
Opening Night
David Samuels
1977
W.C. Fields and Me
Florenz Ziegfeld
1976
Bite the Bullet
J.B. Parker (uncredited)
1975
Murph the Surf
Avery
1975
Carter's Army
Gen. Clark
1975
The Day of the Locust
Helverston
1975
F for Fake
Self
1973
Fabulous Trinity
Charles
1972
City Beneath the Sea
Barton
1971
How to Commit Marriage
Willoughby
1969
Jigsaw
Dr. Simon Joshua
1968
In Cold Blood
Jensen
1967
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Questor
1965
A Child Is Waiting
Goodman
1963
Beyond All Limits
Pendergrest
1959
King Creole
Charlie LeGrand
1958
Top Secret Affair
Phil Bentley
1957
Not One Shall Die
Kellerman
1957
The Wild Party
Ben Davis
1956
Confession
Martin Hoeffer
1956
Hell on Frisco Bay
Joe Lye
1955
Chicago Syndicate
Arnold 'Arnie' Valent
1955
The Cobweb
Dr. Otto Wolff
1955
Kiss Me Deadly
Carl Evello
1955
Deep in My Heart
Bert Townsend
1954
Prisoner of War
Capt. Jack Hodges
1954
The Joe Louis Story
Tad McGeehan
1953
The Juggler
Detective Karni
1953
The Bad and the Beautiful
Syd Murphy
1952
We're Not Married!
Attorney Stone
1952
Deadline - U.S.A.
Harry Thompson
1952
Loan Shark
Lou Donelli
1952
Carbine Williams
'Dutch' Kruger
1952
Walk Softly, Stranger
Whitey Lake
1950
Edge of Doom
Mr. Craig
1950
Appointment with Danger
Earl Boettiger
1950
Twelve O'Clock High
Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon)
1949
She Loves Me Not
Paul Lawton
1949
Easy Living
Dave Argus
1949
Illegal Entry
Zack Richards
1949
The Window
Joe Kellerson
1949
Champion
Tommy Haley
1949
Berlin Express
Narrator (voice)
1948
Government Girl
Branch Owens
1943
Mr. Lucky
Zepp
1943
The World at War
Narrator (voice)
1942
Johnny Eager
Julio
1941
Citizen Kane
Raymond
1941
Ever Since Eve
Cocktail Customer (uncredited)
1937