Paul Stewart
Born March 13, 1908 (Age: 118)
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New York City, New York, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Nobody's Perfekt
1981
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as Dr. Segal
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Age: 73
S.O.B.
1981
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as Harry Sandler
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Age: 73
The Pilot
1980
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as 2nd Mechanic
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Age: 72
The Nativity
1978
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as Zacharias
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Age: 70
Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978
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as Julio Scallini
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Age: 69
F for Fake
1973
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as Self
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Age: 65
Fabulous Trinity
1972
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as Charles
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Age: 64
How to Commit Marriage
1969
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as Willoughby
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Age: 61
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
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as Questor
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Age: 57
A Child Is Waiting
1963
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as Goodman
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Age: 54
Beyond All Limits
1959
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as Pendergrest
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Age: 51
King Creole
1958
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as Charlie LeGrand
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Age: 50
The Wild Party
1956
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as Ben Davis
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Age: 48
Confession
1956
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as Martin Hoeffer
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Age: 48
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955
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as Joe Lye
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Age: 47
Chicago Syndicate
1955
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as Arnold 'Arnie' Valent
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Age: 47
The Cobweb
1955
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as Dr. Otto Wolff
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Age: 47
Kiss Me Deadly
1955
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as Carl Evello
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Age: 47
Deep in My Heart
1954
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as Bert Townsend
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Age: 46
Prisoner of War
1954
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as Capt. Jack Hodges
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Age: 46
The Joe Louis Story
1953
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as Tad McGeehan
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Age: 45
The Juggler
1953
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as Detective Karni
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Age: 45
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950
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as Whitey Lake
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Age: 42
Edge of Doom
1950
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as Mr. Craig
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Age: 42
Appointment with Danger
1950
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as Earl Boettiger
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Age: 42
The World at War
1942
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 34
Johnny Eager
1941
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as Julio
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Age: 33
Citizen Kane
1941
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as Raymond
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Age: 33