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.
Acted in 89
2010s
- 2018
- 2013
O+ omikron plus
UN Officer
1980s
- 1985
- 1982
Tempest
Phillip's Father
- 1981
Nobody's Perfekt
Dr. Segal
S.O.B.
Harry Sandler
- 1980
The Pilot
2nd Mechanic
Power
Vince Ianelli · 2 episodes
1970s
- 1978
The Nativity
Zacharias
The Dain Curse
The Old Man · 3 episodes
- 1977
- 1976
W.C. Fields and Me
Florenz Ziegfeld
- 1975
Murph the Surf
Avery
Carter's Army
Gen. Clark
- 1974
- 1972
- 1971
City Beneath the Sea
Barton
1960s
- 1969
How to Commit Marriage
Willoughby
- 1968
Jigsaw
Dr. Simon Joshua
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1963
- 1961
The Asphalt Jungle
TV
1950s
- 1959
Beyond All Limits
Pendergrest
- 1958
- 1957
Panic!
TV
Top Secret Affair
Phil Bentley
Not One Shall Die
Kellerman
- 1956
The Wild Party
Ben Davis
Confession
Martin Hoeffer
- 1955
Hell on Frisco Bay
Joe Lye
Chicago Syndicate
Arnold 'Arnie' Valent
- 1954
Deep in My Heart
Bert Townsend
Prisoner of War
Capt. Jack Hodges
- 1953
The Joe Louis Story
Tad McGeehan
The Juggler
Detective Karni
- 1952
Deadline - U.S.A.
Harry Thompson
Loan Shark
Lou Donelli
Carbine Williams
'Dutch' Kruger
- 1950
Appointment with Danger
Earl Boettiger
1940s
- 1949
She Loves Me Not
Paul Lawton
Easy Living
Dave Argus
Illegal Entry
Zack Richards
Champion
Tommy Haley
- 1943
Government Girl
Branch Owens
- 1941
1930s
- 1937
Ever Since Eve
Cocktail Customer (uncredited)
Directed 12
1960s
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
Michael Shayne
Director
1950s
- 1959
Philip Marlowe
Director
- 1958
Half Hour to Kill
Director
- 1957
Produced 1
1960s
- 1960
Michael Shayne
Producer
Appearances4
1970s
- 1973
1950s
- 1959
Deadline
Narrator / Host, Host / Narrator · 39 episodes
1940s
- 1948
Berlin Express
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942
