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