Paul Stewart
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 13, 1908
- Died
- February 17, 1986
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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 2018
as Matt Costello
O+ omikron plus 2013
as UN Officer
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
The Nativity 1978
as Zacharias
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)
Murph the Surf 1975
as Avery
Carter's Army 1975
as Gen. Clark
The Day of the Locust 1975
as Helverston
F for Fake 1973
as Self
Fabulous Trinity 1972
as Charles
City Beneath the Sea 1971
as Barton
How to Commit Marriage 1969
as Willoughby
Jigsaw 1968
as Dr. Simon Joshua
In Cold Blood 1967
as Jensen
The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965
as Questor
A Child Is Waiting 1963
as Goodman
Beyond All Limits 1959
as Pendergrest
King Creole 1958
as Charlie LeGrand
Top Secret Affair 1957
as Phil Bentley
Not One Shall Die 1957
as Kellerman
The Wild Party 1956
as Ben Davis
Confession 1956
as Martin Hoeffer
Hell on Frisco Bay 1955
as Joe Lye
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
Prisoner of War 1954
as Capt. Jack Hodges
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
Deadline - U.S.A. 1952
as Harry Thompson
Carbine Williams 1952
as 'Dutch' Kruger
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)
She Loves Me Not 1949
as Paul Lawton
Easy Living 1949
as Dave Argus
Illegal Entry 1949
as Zack Richards
The Window 1949
as Joe Kellerson
Champion 1949
as Tommy Haley
Berlin Express 1948
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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)
Credits from TMDB.