Paul Stewart

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

97

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

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Remington Steele

    Remington Steele

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Citizen Kane

    Citizen Kane

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • The Sixth Sense

    The Sixth Sense

  • The Bad and the Beautiful

    The Bad and the Beautiful

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • Panic!

    Panic!

  • Johnny Eager

    Johnny Eager

  • Matt Helm

    Matt Helm

  • Kiss Me Deadly

    Kiss Me Deadly

  • Inner Sanctum

    Inner Sanctum

  • The Joe Louis Story

    The Joe Louis Story

  • Johnny Staccato

    Johnny Staccato

  • Prisoner of War

    Prisoner of War

  • Carter's Army

    Carter's Army

  • The Day of the Locust

    The Day of the Locust

  • The Window

    The Window

  • Hell on Frisco Bay

    Hell on Frisco Bay

  • Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor

    Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor

  • The Other Side of the Wind

    The Other Side of the Wind

  • Breaking Point

    Breaking Point

  • Beyond All Limits

    Beyond All Limits

  • King Creole

    King Creole

  • Loan Shark

    Loan Shark

  • Profiles in Courage

    Profiles in Courage

  • Twelve O'Clock High

    Twelve O'Clock High

  • Champion

    Champion

  • Carbine Williams

    Carbine Williams

  • Power

    Power

  • Bite the Bullet

    Bite the Bullet

  • The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle

  • Illegal Entry

    Illegal Entry

  • The Pilot

    The Pilot

  • Murph the Surf

    Murph the Surf

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

  • Tempest

    Tempest

  • Revenge of the Pink Panther

    Revenge of the Pink Panther

  • S.O.B.

    S.O.B.

  • City Beneath the Sea

    City Beneath the Sea

  • Walk Softly, Stranger

    Walk Softly, Stranger

  • We're Not Married!

    We're Not Married!

  • Hollywood Classic Special

    Hollywood Classic Special

  • Berlin Express

    Berlin Express

  • Easy Living

    Easy Living

  • Nobody's Perfekt

    Nobody's Perfekt

  • Opening Night

    Opening Night

  • Deadline

    Deadline

  • Deadline

    Deadline

  • Edge of Doom

    Edge of Doom

  • Chicago Syndicate

    Chicago Syndicate

  • Not One Shall Die

    Not One Shall Die

  • Ever Since Eve

    Ever Since Eve

  • Deadline - U.S.A.

    Deadline - U.S.A.

  • Fabulous Trinity

    Fabulous Trinity

  • How to Commit Marriage

    How to Commit Marriage

  • In Cold Blood

    In Cold Blood

  • The Cobweb

    The Cobweb

  • The Dain Curse

    The Dain Curse

  • Appointment with Danger

    Appointment with Danger

  • Top Secret Affair

    Top Secret Affair

  • Jigsaw

    Jigsaw

  • The Juggler

    The Juggler

  • The Wild Party

    The Wild Party

  • Deep in My Heart

    Deep in My Heart

  • F for Fake

    F for Fake

  • A Child Is Waiting

    A Child Is Waiting

  • Government Girl

    Government Girl

  • Mr. Lucky

    Mr. Lucky

  • The World at War

    The World at War

  • The Nativity

    The Nativity

  • Confession

    Confession

  • She Loves Me Not

    She Loves Me Not

  • W.C. Fields and Me

    W.C. Fields and Me