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

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Remington Steele

    Remington Steele

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • How to Commit Marriage

    How to Commit Marriage

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Citizen Kane

    Citizen Kane

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Inner Sanctum

    Inner Sanctum

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Berlin Express

    Berlin Express

  • Johnny Eager

    Johnny Eager

  • Chicago Syndicate

    Chicago Syndicate

  • Champion

    Champion

  • Carbine Williams

    Carbine Williams

  • Opening Night

    Opening Night

  • The Pilot

    The Pilot

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • Matt Helm

    Matt Helm

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

  • Johnny Staccato

    Johnny Staccato

  • Profiles in Courage

    Profiles in Courage

  • The Sixth Sense

    The Sixth Sense

  • King Creole

    King Creole

  • Easy Living

    Easy Living

  • Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor

    Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor

  • The Joe Louis Story

    The Joe Louis Story

  • Tempest

    Tempest

  • Loan Shark

    Loan Shark

  • Revenge of the Pink Panther

    Revenge of the Pink Panther

  • In Cold Blood

    In Cold Blood

  • F for Fake

    F for Fake

  • The Window

    The Window

  • Bite the Bullet

    Bite the Bullet

  • Panic!

    Panic!

  • The Day of the Locust

    The Day of the Locust

  • Breaking Point

    Breaking Point

  • The Bad and the Beautiful

    The Bad and the Beautiful

  • Deadline - U.S.A.

    Deadline - U.S.A.

  • The Other Side of the Wind

    The Other Side of the Wind

  • Jigsaw

    Jigsaw

  • Twelve O'Clock High

    Twelve O'Clock High

  • We're Not Married!

    We're Not Married!

  • S.O.B.

    S.O.B.

  • City Beneath the Sea

    City Beneath the Sea

  • Hell on Frisco Bay

    Hell on Frisco Bay

  • The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle

  • Mr. Lucky

    Mr. Lucky

  • Deadline

    Deadline

  • Deadline

    Deadline

  • Beyond All Limits

    Beyond All Limits

  • Top Secret Affair

    Top Secret Affair

  • Prisoner of War

    Prisoner of War

  • Appointment with Danger

    Appointment with Danger

  • Walk Softly, Stranger

    Walk Softly, Stranger

  • Government Girl

    Government Girl

  • Nobody's Perfekt

    Nobody's Perfekt

  • A Child Is Waiting

    A Child Is Waiting

  • Murph the Surf

    Murph the Surf

  • Kiss Me Deadly

    Kiss Me Deadly

  • Power

    Power

  • Ever Since Eve

    Ever Since Eve

  • The Dain Curse

    The Dain Curse

  • Fabulous Trinity

    Fabulous Trinity

  • Hollywood Classic Special

    Hollywood Classic Special

  • The World at War

    The World at War

  • Not One Shall Die

    Not One Shall Die

  • The Wild Party

    The Wild Party

  • Edge of Doom

    Edge of Doom

  • Deep in My Heart

    Deep in My Heart

  • The Cobweb

    The Cobweb

  • Carter's Army

    Carter's Army

  • Illegal Entry

    Illegal Entry

  • The Nativity

    The Nativity

  • The Juggler

    The Juggler

  • W.C. Fields and Me

    W.C. Fields and Me

  • Confession

    Confession

  • She Loves Me Not

    She Loves Me Not