Paul Stewart
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.
Citizen Kane
(Raymond)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
(Questor)
Deep in My Heart
(Bert Townsend)
Revenge of the Pink Panther
(Julio Scallini)
We're Not Married!
(Attorney Stone)
Appointment with Danger
(Earl Boettiger)
The Bad and the Beautiful
(Syd Murphy)
The Window
(Joe Kellerson)
Champion
(Tommy Haley)
Opening Night
(David Samuels)
Johnny Eager
(Julio)
Deadline - U.S.A.
(Harry Thompson)
Edge of Doom
(Mr. Craig)
Twelve O'Clock High
(Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon))
Illegal Entry
(Zack Richards)
Mr. Lucky
(Zepp)
Kiss Me Deadly
(Carl Evello)
King Creole
(Charlie LeGrand)
City Beneath the Sea
(Barton)
Jigsaw
(Dr. Simon Joshua)
In Cold Blood
(Jensen)
W.C. Fields and Me
(Florenz Ziegfeld)
Loan Shark
(Lou Donelli)
Government Girl
(Branch Owens)
Hell on Frisco Bay
(Joe Lye)
The Joe Louis Story
(Tad McGeehan)
The Pilot
(2nd Mechanic)
The Cobweb
(Dr. Otto Wolff)
Walk Softly, Stranger
(Whitey Lake)
Easy Living
(Dave Argus)
Hollywood Classic Special
The Wild Party
(Ben Davis)
Top Secret Affair
(Phil Bentley)
Chicago Syndicate
(Arnold 'Arnie' Valent)
Prisoner of War
(Capt. Jack Hodges)
The Juggler
(Detective Karni)
The Other Side of the Wind
(Matt Costello)
Murph the Surf
(Avery)
Ever Since Eve
(Cocktail Customer (uncredited))
S.O.B.
(Harry Sandler)
The Nativity
(Zacharias)
Nobody's Perfekt
(Dr. Segal)
Power
(Vince Ianelli)
The World at War
(Narrator (voice))
F for Fake
(Self)
Beyond All Limits
(Pendergrest)
The Day of the Locust
(Helverston)
Berlin Express
(Narrator (voice))
A Child Is Waiting
(Goodman)
Fabulous Trinity
(Charles)
Not One Shall Die
(Kellerman)
Carter's Army
(Gen. Clark)
Carbine Williams
('Dutch' Kruger)
Tempest
(Phillip's Father)
Bite the Bullet
(J.B. Parker (uncredited))
How to Commit Marriage
(Willoughby)
She Loves Me Not
(Paul Lawton)
Remington Steele
(Joseph Barber)
Cain's Hundred
(Alexander Marish)
The F.B.I.
(Reese)
Hawaii Five-O
(Willard Lennox)
The Streets of San Francisco
Mannix
(Dr. Halder)
MacGyver
(Dr. Carl Steubens)
The Mod Squad
Gunsmoke
(Sanders)
Perry Mason
(J. J. Pennington)
Mission: Impossible
(Jonas Stone)
Cannon
Johnny Staccato
Ironside
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Vincent Noonan)
McMillan & Wife
Climax!
(Dave Hennessey)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor
Profiles in Courage
(Louis D. Brandeis)
The Sixth Sense
Ellery Queen
Suspense
(Sam Cragg)
Inner Sanctum
Breaking Point
Lights Out
Dr. Kildare
(Dr. Giuseppe Muretelli)
Panic!
The Asphalt Jungle
The Outsider
Matt Helm
(Joe Delphia)
Columbo
(Clifford Paris)
The Dain Curse
(The Old Man)
The Name of the Game
(Dr. Rubias)
Perry Mason
(Cameron Burgess)
The Rockford Files
(Julius 'Buddy' Richards)
Deadline
(Narrator / Host)
Deadline
(Host / Narrator)
Climax!
(Paul Crichton)
Hawaiian Eye
(Director)
The Twilight Zone
(Director)
87th Precinct
(Director)
Philip Marlowe
(Director)
Going My Way
(Director)
Peter Gunn
(Director)
The Defenders
(Director)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(Director)
M Squad
(Director)
Lawman
(Director)
Kings Row
(Director)
Michael Shayne
(Director)
Michael Shayne
(Producer)
Checkmate
(Director)