Paul Stewart

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-03-13

Day of death

1986-02-17 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Paul Stewart

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Remington Steele

    Remington Steele

  • Champion

    Champion

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • King Creole

    King Creole

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • The Sixth Sense

    The Sixth Sense

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Matt Helm

    Matt Helm

  • Appointment with Danger

    Appointment with Danger

  • Chicago Syndicate

    Chicago Syndicate

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Citizen Kane

    Citizen Kane

  • Mr. Lucky

    Mr. Lucky

  • Murph the Surf

    Murph the Surf

  • Panic!

    Panic!

  • The World at War

    The World at War

  • Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor

    Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor

  • Walk Softly, Stranger

    Walk Softly, Stranger

  • Jigsaw

    Jigsaw

  • Johnny Staccato

    Johnny Staccato

  • Profiles in Courage

    Profiles in Courage

  • Nobody's Perfekt

    Nobody's Perfekt

  • The Pilot

    The Pilot

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • Breaking Point

    Breaking Point

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

  • Inner Sanctum

    Inner Sanctum

  • Top Secret Affair

    Top Secret Affair

  • F for Fake

    F for Fake

  • Government Girl

    Government Girl

  • The Wild Party

    The Wild Party

  • Loan Shark

    Loan Shark

  • Revenge of the Pink Panther

    Revenge of the Pink Panther

  • The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle

  • Beyond All Limits

    Beyond All Limits

  • Deadline

    Deadline

  • Deadline

    Deadline

  • The Other Side of the Wind

    The Other Side of the Wind

  • The Bad and the Beautiful

    The Bad and the Beautiful

  • Kiss Me Deadly

    Kiss Me Deadly

  • Bite the Bullet

    Bite the Bullet

  • The Day of the Locust

    The Day of the Locust

  • In Cold Blood

    In Cold Blood

  • The Dain Curse

    The Dain Curse

  • S.O.B.

    S.O.B.

  • The Cobweb

    The Cobweb

  • Twelve O'Clock High

    Twelve O'Clock High

  • Berlin Express

    Berlin Express

  • Opening Night

    Opening Night

  • Hell on Frisco Bay

    Hell on Frisco Bay

  • Deadline - U.S.A.

    Deadline - U.S.A.

  • Carter's Army

    Carter's Army

  • Tempest

    Tempest

  • We're Not Married!

    We're Not Married!

  • The Juggler

    The Juggler

  • The Window

    The Window

  • Easy Living

    Easy Living

  • Johnny Eager

    Johnny Eager

  • City Beneath the Sea

    City Beneath the Sea

  • Edge of Doom

    Edge of Doom

  • Carbine Williams

    Carbine Williams

  • Deep in My Heart

    Deep in My Heart

  • The Nativity

    The Nativity

  • W.C. Fields and Me

    W.C. Fields and Me

  • Power

    Power

  • Ever Since Eve

    Ever Since Eve

  • A Child Is Waiting

    A Child Is Waiting

  • Illegal Entry

    Illegal Entry

  • How to Commit Marriage

    How to Commit Marriage

  • The Joe Louis Story

    The Joe Louis Story

  • Not One Shall Die

    Not One Shall Die

  • She Loves Me Not

    She Loves Me Not

  • Confession

    Confession

  • Prisoner of War

    Prisoner of War

  • Fabulous Trinity

    Fabulous Trinity