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 b…
Movies & TV Shows
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Citizen Kane (1941) — Raymond
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MacGyver (1985) — Dr. Carl Steubens
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Columbo (1971) — Clifford Paris
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Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) — Julio Scallini
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In Cold Blood (1967) — Jensen
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Kiss Me Deadly (1955) — Carl Evello
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F for Fake (1973) — Self
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Mission: Impossible (1966) — Jonas Stone
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The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) — Syd Murphy
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Opening Night (1977) — David Samuels
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Vincent Noonan
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The Other Side of the Wind (2018) — Matt Costello
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The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) — Questor
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Twelve O'Clock High (1949) — Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon)
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Hawaii Five-O (1968) — Willard Lennox
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Remington Steele (1982) — Joseph Barber
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Perry Mason (1957) — J. J. Pennington
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Bite the Bullet (1975) — J.B. Parker (uncredited)
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The Rockford Files (1974) — Julius 'Buddy' Richards
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Gunsmoke (1955) — Sanders
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King Creole (1958) — Charlie LeGrand
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The Day of the Locust (1975) — Helverston
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Champion (1949) — Tommy Haley
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The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
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S.O.B. (1981) — Harry Sandler
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Deadline - U.S.A. (1952) — Harry Thompson
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The Window (1949) — Joe Kellerson
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Ironside (1967)
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Berlin Express (1948) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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A Child Is Waiting (1963) — Goodman
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Mannix (1967) — Dr. Halder
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Johnny Eager (1941) — Julio
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Mr. Lucky (1943) — Zepp
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Tempest (1982) — Phillip's Father
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Ellery Queen (1975)
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Cannon (1971)
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The Cobweb (1955) — Dr. Otto Wolff
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Appointment with Danger (1950) — Earl Boettiger
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We're Not Married! (1952) — Attorney Stone
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Walk Softly, Stranger (1950) — Whitey Lake
Directed
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The Twilight Zone (1959) — Director
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Peter Gunn (1958) — Director
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Lawman (1958) — Director
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The Defenders (1961) — Director
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Hawaiian Eye (1959) — Director
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) — Director
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Checkmate (1960) — Director
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M Squad (1957) — Director
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87th Precinct (1961) — Director
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Going My Way (1962) — Director
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Philip Marlowe (1959) — Director
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Michael Shayne (1960) — Director
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Half Hour to Kill (1958) — Director
- Kings Row (1955) — Director