
Paul Stewart
Known for Acting · 96 credits
- Born
- 1908-03-13
- Died
- 1986-02-17
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Paul Sternberg
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
TV Shows (39)

Columbo
1971
as Clifford Paris

Perry Mason
1957
as J. J. Pennington / Cameron Burgess

Mannix
1967
as Dr. Halder

MacGyver
1985
as Dr. Carl Steubens

Ironside
1967

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Willard Lennox

Climax!
1954
as Dave Hennessey / Paul Crichton

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Jonas Stone

Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Giuseppe Muretelli

The Rockford Files
1974
as Julius 'Buddy' Richards
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963

Cannon
1971

The F.B.I.
1965
as Reese

Remington Steele
1982
as Joseph Barber

The Name of the Game
1968
as Dr. Rubias

Lights Out
1949

Gunsmoke
1955
as Sanders

The Streets of San Francisco
1972

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Vincent Noonan

Suspense
1949
as Sam Cragg

The Mod Squad
1968

McMillan & Wife
1971

Ellery Queen
1975

Cain's Hundred
1961
as Alexander Marish

The Outsider
1968

The Sixth Sense
1972

Matt Helm
1975
as Joe Delphia
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Louis D. Brandeis

Johnny Staccato
1959

Inner Sanctum
1954

Panic!
1957

Cassie & Co.
1982
as Edward Ludden

Breaking Point
1963

Deadline
1959
as Narrator / Host / Host / Narrator

The Asphalt Jungle
1961

Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor
1967
On Trial
1956
as Mr. Bari

The Dain Curse
1978
as The Old Man

Power
1980
as Vince Ianelli
Movies (57)

Citizen Kane
1941
as Raymond

Opening Night
1977
as David Samuels

The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as Questor

Mr. Lucky
1943
as Zepp

Johnny Eager
1941
as Julio

Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978
as Julio Scallini

City Beneath the Sea
1971
as Barton

In Cold Blood
1967
as Jensen

S.O.B.
1981
as Harry Sandler

Bite the Bullet
1975
as J.B. Parker (uncredited)

Tempest
1982
as Phillip's Father

The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Syd Murphy

Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
as Harry Thompson

Kiss Me Deadly
1955
as Carl Evello

Champion
1949
as Tommy Haley

Twelve O'Clock High
1949
as Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon)

The Window
1949
as Joe Kellerson

F for Fake
1973
as Self

Appointment with Danger
1950
as Earl Boettiger

Easy Living
1949
as Dave Argus

Government Girl
1943
as Branch Owens

The Day of the Locust
1975
as Helverston

Illegal Entry
1949
as Zack Richards

The Other Side of the Wind
2018
as Matt Costello

The Cobweb
1955
as Dr. Otto Wolff

King Creole
1958
as Charlie LeGrand

Berlin Express
1948
as Narrator (voice)

We're Not Married!
1952
as Attorney Stone

Carter's Army
1975
as Gen. Clark

Carbine Williams
1952
as 'Dutch' Kruger

A Child Is Waiting
1963
as Goodman

Walk Softly, Stranger
1950
as Whitey Lake

Chicago Syndicate
1955
as Arnold 'Arnie' Valent

Murph the Surf
1975
as Avery

The Juggler
1953
as Detective Karni

Prisoner of War
1954
as Capt. Jack Hodges

Top Secret Affair
1957
as Phil Bentley

How to Commit Marriage
1969
as Willoughby

The Pilot
1980
as 2nd Mechanic

Deep in My Heart
1954
as Bert Townsend

Hell on Frisco Bay
1955
as Joe Lye

W.C. Fields and Me
1976
as Florenz Ziegfeld

Nobody's Perfekt
1981
as Dr. Segal

The Nativity
1978
as Zacharias

Loan Shark
1952
as Lou Donelli

The World at War
1942
as Narrator (voice)

Jigsaw
1968
as Dr. Simon Joshua

Edge of Doom
1950
as Mr. Craig

Ever Since Eve
1937
as Cocktail Customer (uncredited)

Not One Shall Die
1957
as Kellerman

Beyond All Limits
1959
as Pendergrest

She Loves Me Not
1949
as Paul Lawton

Fabulous Trinity
1972
as Charles

The Wild Party
1956
as Ben Davis

The Joe Louis Story
1953
as Tad McGeehan

Confession
1956
as Martin Hoeffer

O+ omikron plus
2013
as UN Officer
About 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… With 96 credits spanning from 1937 to 2018, Paul Stewart has appeared in 57 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Paul Stewart Movies
- Citizen Kane (1941) — as Raymond
- Opening Night (1977) — as David Samuels
- The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) — as Questor
- Mr. Lucky (1943) — as Zepp
- Johnny Eager (1941) — as Julio
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