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Warren Stevens

Warren Stevens

Warren Albert Stevens was an American stage, screen, and television actor. A founding member of The Actor's Studio in New York, Stevens received notice on Broadway in the late 1940s, and thereafter was offered a Hollywood contract at 20th Century Fox. His first Broadway role was in The Life of Galileo; his first movie role followed in The Frogmen. As a young studio contract player, Stevens had little choice of material, and he appeared in films that included Phone Call from a Stranger, Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie, and Gorilla at Large. A memorable movie role was that of the ill-fated "Doc" Ostrow in the science fiction film Forbidden Planet. He also had supporting roles in The Barefoot Contessa with Humphrey Bogart and Intent to Kill.

Despite occasional parts in big films, Stevens was unable to break out consistently into A-list movies, so he carved out a career in television as a journeyman dramatic actor.

He co-starred as Lt. William Storm in Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers, a prime time adventure series set in India. Stevens also provided the voice of John Bracken in season one of Bracken's World. He played the role of Elliot Carson in the daytime series Return to Peyton Place during its two-year run.

He appeared in over 150 prime time shows from the 1950s to the early 1980s, including:

Golden Age anthology series (Actors Studio, Campbell Playhouse, The Web, Justice, Philco Television Playhouse, Studio One, The United States Steel Hour, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Route 66,

Mysteries Hawaiian Eye, Perry Mason, The Untouchables, Climax!, Checkmate, Surfside 6, 77 Sunset Strip, Behind Closed Doors, I Spy, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Ironside, The Mod Squad, Mannix, Cannon, Griff, and Mission: Impossible, as well as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Twilight Zone, One Step Beyond, and Mission: Impossible. He also starred in a variety of Westerns: Laramie, The Rebel, The Man Called Shenandoah), Wagon Train, The Alaskans, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Daniel Boone, The Virginian Rawhide, and Have Gun, Will Travel, as well as Tombstone Territory and Stoney Burke. In 1970, he appeared as Paul Carson on "The Men From Shiloh" (rebranded name for The Virginian in the episode titled "Hannah.")

Stevens' appearance in the 1955 movie Robbers' Roost introduced him to Richard Boone, who hired him for a continuing television role on The Richard Boone Show, an award-winning NBC anthology series which lasted for the 1963–1964 season.

In his later years, Stevens' appearances were infrequent. He guest-starred in ER in March 2006 and had two roles in 2007.

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

2010

as Self

Carts

2007

as Fred Tait

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

2006

as Self

The Trail to Hope Rose

2004

as Samuel Drigger

ER

1994

as Jim Coker

Samurai Cop

1991

as Man in Film Lab

The Twilight Zone

1985

Stroker Ace

1983

as Jim Catty

Falcon Crest

1981

High Ice

1980

as MSgt. Lomax

The Rebels

1979

as Ambrose Waverly

The Amazing Captain Nemo

1978

as Miller

Quincy, M.E.

1976

The Student Body

1976

as Dr. Blalock

Wonder Woman

1975

as Beal

Mobile One

1975

Police Woman

1974

Petrocelli

1974

M*A*S*H

1972

as Colonel Chaffey

Return to Peyton Place

1972

as Elliot Carson

Cannon

1971

Bracken's World

1969

as John Bracken

The Mod Squad

1968

Land of the Giants

1968

as Capt. Ashim

Land of the Giants

1968

as Olds

Adam-12

1968

as Officer Art McCall

The Name of the Game

1968

as Charles Lawrence

The Outsider

1968

The Sweet Ride

1968

as Brady Caswell

Madigan

1968

as Capt. Ben Williams

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

1967

as George

Mannix

1967

The High Chaparral

1967

as Capt. Thomas Dabney

Ironside

1967

CBS Playhouse

1966

Cyborg 2087

1966

as Dr. Carl Zellar

Mission: Impossible

1966

as Frank Layton

Mission: Impossible

1966

as Karl de Groot

The Rat Patrol

1966

as Sgt. Frank Griffin

The Time Tunnel

1966

as Maj. 'Doc' Harlow, M.D.

Star Trek

1966

as Rojan

Tarzan

1966

An American Dream

1966

as Johnny Dell

Gunpoint

1966

as Nate Harlan

Madame X

1966

as Michael Spalding

The Loner

1965

Honey West

1965

as Arthur Strickland

The Big Valley

1965

as Bert Jason

The Legend of Jesse James

1965

as Sheriff Boyd Stevens

Profiles in Courage

1964

as Lt. Gov. Edward Clark

Daniel Boone

1964

as Mathew Eliot / Edward Eliot

Daniel Boone

1964

as Capt. Robert George

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

as Detective Sgt. Phil Hadley

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

as Alden Ritter

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

as Mark Wilton

The Richard Boone Show

1963

The Richard Boone Show

1963

as Jim

The Outer Limits

1963

as Eric Plummer

The Dakotas

1963

40 Pounds of Trouble

1962

as Swing

Combat!

1962

as Sgt. Walter

Combat!

1962

as Sgt. Hagen

Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock

1962

as Jess Dollard

The Virginian

1962

as Ray Harding

The Virginian

1962

as Richard Pierce

Belle Sommers

1962

as Lew Burton

The Defenders

1961

as Andrew Trenchard

Route 66

1960

Surfside 6

1960

Checkmate

1960

as Eric Williams

The Chevy Mystery Show

1960

as Jim Powell

Mr. Lucky

1959

Hawaiian Eye

1959

Adventures in Paradise

1959

as Anders

The Alaskans

1959

The Rebel

1959

as Christopher Portal

The Twilight Zone

1959

Laramie

1959

Bonanza

1959

as Paul Mandel

Bonanza

1959

as Count Alexis

Bonanza

1959

as Owen Driscoll

No Name on the Bullet

1959

as Lou Fraden

One Step Beyond

1959

as Leonard Barrett

Rawhide

1959

as Talbot

77 Sunset Strip

1958

Lawman

1958

Behind Closed Doors

1958

The Donna Reed Show

1958

Intent to Kill

1958

as Finch

The Case Against Brooklyn

1958

as Rudi Franklin

Man or Gun

1958

as Mike Ferris

Hot Spell

1958

as Wyatt

Gunfire at Indian Gap

1957

as Ed Stewart

Suspicion

1957

Perry Mason

1957

as Alan Neil

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Accused of Murder

1956

as Stan 'Scarface' Wilbo

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

1956

as Lieutenant William Storm

On the Threshold of Space

1956

as Capt. Mike Bentley

Forbidden Planet

1956

as Lt. 'Doc' Ostrow

The Price of Fear

1956

as Frankie Edare

Dark Meeting

1956

as Dan

Playwrights '56

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Perry Stanger

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Jeff Simmons

Duel on the Mississippi

1955

as Hugo Marat

Gunsmoke

1955

as Rackmil

Gunsmoke

1955

as Cassidy

Gunsmoke

1955

as Lucas

Robbers' Roost

1955

as Smokey

The Man from Bitter Ridge

1955

as Linc Jackman

Women's Prison

1955

as Glen Burton

The Millionaire

1955

as Robert Croft

Black Tuesday

1954

as Joey Stewart

Climax!

1954

as Dr. Alec McGregor

Climax!

1954

as Phil

Climax!

1954

as Henry Oliver

The Barefoot Contessa

1954

as Kirk Edwards

Gorilla at Large

1954

as Joe, Detective

Inner Sanctum

1954

Shark River

1953

as Clay Webley

Mark of Cain

1953

as Mike

The I Don't Care Girl

1953

as Keene

Mr. Matches

1953

as Bernard Frank

Four Star Playhouse

1952

as Dan

O. Henry's Full House

1952

as Druggist (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

1952

as McCauley

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952

as George Burrows

Phone Call from a Stranger

1952

as Marty Nelson

Red Skies of Montana

1952

as Steve Burgess

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

as Peter Jordan

Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell

1951

as Reporter

The Frogmen

1951

as Hodges

Suspense

1949

as Bernard Frank

Studio One

1948

Studio One

1948

as Sgt. John Hammond

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948