Paul Stewart

Paul Stewart

Acting
Born 1908-03-13 - Died 1986-02-17New 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.

Movies (57)

Citizen Kane
8.0

Citizen Kane

1941Movie8.0
Revenge of the Pink Panther
6.4

Revenge of the Pink Panther

1978Movie6.4
The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.4

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965Movie6.4
In Cold Blood
7.5

In Cold Blood

1967Movie7.5
Mr. Lucky
7.2

Mr. Lucky

1943Movie7.2
We're Not Married!
5.9

We're Not Married!

1952Movie5.9
The Bad and the Beautiful
7.3

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952Movie7.3
The Other Side of the Wind
6.7

The Other Side of the Wind

2018Movie6.7
Bite the Bullet
6.4

Bite the Bullet

1975Movie6.4
A Child Is Waiting
6.8

A Child Is Waiting

1963Movie6.8
Kiss Me Deadly
7.2

Kiss Me Deadly

1955Movie7.2
Deadline - U.S.A.
6.9

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952Movie6.9
Twelve O'Clock High
7.2

Twelve O'Clock High

1949Movie7.2
The Day of the Locust
6.4

The Day of the Locust

1975Movie6.4
The Cobweb
5.7

The Cobweb

1955Movie5.7
S.O.B.
6.0

S.O.B.

1981Movie6.0
The Nativity
7.5

The Nativity

1978Movie7.5
F for Fake
7.4

F for Fake

1973Movie7.4
Opening Night
7.6

Opening Night

1977Movie7.6
Tempest
5.9

Tempest

1982Movie5.9
Champion
6.7

Champion

1949Movie6.7
The Window
7.0

The Window

1949Movie7.0
King Creole
6.4

King Creole

1958Movie6.4
Hell on Frisco Bay
5.3

Hell on Frisco Bay

1955Movie5.3
Government Girl
5.7

Government Girl

1943Movie5.7
Top Secret Affair
4.9

Top Secret Affair

1957Movie4.9
Deep in My Heart
6.7

Deep in My Heart

1954Movie6.7
Easy Living
5.7

Easy Living

1949Movie5.7
Edge of Doom
6.1

Edge of Doom

1950Movie6.1
Johnny Eager
6.2

Johnny Eager

1941Movie6.2
Carbine Williams
6.6

Carbine Williams

1952Movie6.6
Walk Softly, Stranger
5.1

Walk Softly, Stranger

1950Movie5.1
City Beneath the Sea
4.5

City Beneath the Sea

1971Movie4.5
Appointment with Danger
5.7

Appointment with Danger

1950Movie5.7
Berlin Express
6.3

Berlin Express

1948Movie6.3
The Juggler
6.8

The Juggler

1953Movie6.8
Prisoner of War
4.5

Prisoner of War

1954Movie4.5
Carter's Army
4.5

Carter's Army

1975Movie4.5
Murph the Surf
3.7

Murph the Surf

1975Movie3.7
O+ omikron plus

O+ omikron plus

2013Movie
Jigsaw
7.0

Jigsaw

1968Movie7.0
The Wild Party
6.6

The Wild Party

1956Movie6.6
Chicago Syndicate
6.0

Chicago Syndicate

1955Movie6.0
W.C. Fields and Me
8.2

W.C. Fields and Me

1976Movie8.2
The Pilot
6.9

The Pilot

1980Movie6.9
How to Commit Marriage
5.8

How to Commit Marriage

1969Movie5.8
Nobody's Perfekt
3.8

Nobody's Perfekt

1981Movie3.8
Illegal Entry
5.8

Illegal Entry

1949Movie5.8
Ever Since Eve
5.8

Ever Since Eve

1937Movie5.8
The Joe Louis Story
6.4

The Joe Louis Story

1953Movie6.4
Loan Shark
5.7

Loan Shark

1952Movie5.7
Fabulous Trinity
6.5

Fabulous Trinity

1972Movie6.5
She Loves Me Not

She Loves Me Not

1949Movie
Not One Shall Die
6.0

Not One Shall Die

1957Movie6.0
Beyond All Limits
4.9

Beyond All Limits

1959Movie4.9
The World at War
6.8

The World at War

1942Movie6.8
Confession

Confession

1956Movie

TV Shows (39)

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
Columbo
8.1

Columbo

1971Series8.1
Ironside
6.8

Ironside

1967Series6.8
Hawaii Five-O
7.2

Hawaii Five-O

1968Series7.2
The Rockford Files
7.6

The Rockford Files

1974Series7.6
MacGyver
7.7

MacGyver

1985Series7.7
Mission: Impossible
7.6

Mission: Impossible

1966Series7.6
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963Series5.9
Dr. Kildare
5.7

Dr. Kildare

1961Series5.7
Mannix
6.8

Mannix

1967Series6.8
Climax!
3.8

Climax!

1954Series3.8
Remington Steele
7.1

Remington Steele

1982Series7.1
Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955Series6.7
Cannon
6.7

Cannon

1971Series6.7
The F.B.I.
5.6

The F.B.I.

1965Series5.6
The Name of the Game
7.0

The Name of the Game

1968Series7.0
Lights Out
6.0

Lights Out

1949Series6.0
Suspense
5.1

Suspense

1949Series5.1
The Streets of San Francisco
7.1

The Streets of San Francisco

1972Series7.1
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955Series7.8
McMillan & Wife
7.1

McMillan & Wife

1971Series7.1
Ellery Queen
7.5

Ellery Queen

1975Series7.5
The Mod Squad
6.1

The Mod Squad

1968Series6.1
Cassie & Co.
5.3

Cassie & Co.

1982Series5.3
Cain's Hundred
5.2

Cain's Hundred

1961Series5.2
The Outsider
6.0

The Outsider

1968Series6.0
Inner Sanctum
8.0

Inner Sanctum

1954Series8.0
The Sixth Sense
6.3

The Sixth Sense

1972Series6.3
Matt Helm
7.8

Matt Helm

1975Series7.8
Panic!
8.0

Panic!

1957Series8.0
Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor
7.3

Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor

1967Series7.3
Profiles in Courage
7.5

Profiles in Courage

1964Series7.5
The Dain Curse
6.7

The Dain Curse

1978Series6.7
Breaking Point
7.4

Breaking Point

1963Series7.4
Johnny Staccato
5.2

Johnny Staccato

1959Series5.2
On Trial
5.0

On Trial

1956Series5.0
Deadline
7.3

Deadline

1959Series7.3
The Asphalt Jungle
5.0

The Asphalt Jungle

1961Series5.0
Power
7.0

Power

1980Series7.0