Paul Stewart
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
Raymond
Citizen Kane
Questor
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Bert Townsend
Deep in My Heart
Julio Scallini
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Attorney Stone
We're Not Married!
Earl Boettiger
Appointment with Danger
Syd Murphy
The Bad and the Beautiful
Joe Kellerson
The Window
Tommy Haley
Champion
David Samuels
Opening Night
Julio
Johnny Eager
Harry Thompson
Deadline - U.S.A.
Mr. Craig
Edge of Doom
Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon)
Twelve O'Clock High
Zack Richards
Illegal Entry
Zepp
Mr. Lucky
Carl Evello
Kiss Me Deadly
Charlie LeGrand
King Creole
Barton
City Beneath the Sea
Dr. Simon Joshua
Jigsaw
Jensen
In Cold Blood
Florenz Ziegfeld
W.C. Fields and Me
Lou Donelli
Loan Shark
Branch Owens
Government Girl
Joe Lye
Hell on Frisco Bay
Tad McGeehan
The Joe Louis Story
2nd Mechanic
The Pilot
Dr. Otto Wolff
The Cobweb
Whitey Lake
Walk Softly, Stranger
Dave Argus
Easy Living
Ben Davis
The Wild Party
Phil Bentley
Top Secret Affair
Arnold 'Arnie' Valent
Chicago Syndicate
Capt. Jack Hodges
Prisoner of War
Detective Karni
The Juggler
Matt Costello
The Other Side of the Wind
Avery
Murph the Surf
Cocktail Customer (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve
Harry Sandler
S.O.B.
Zacharias
The Nativity
Dr. Segal
Nobody's Perfekt
Narrator (voice)
The World at War
Self
Vérités et Mensonges
Pendergrest
Flor de mayo
Helverston
The Day of the Locust
Narrator (voice)
Berlin Express
Goodman
A Child Is Waiting
Charles
Los fabulosos de Trinidad
Kellerman
Not One Shall Die
Gen. Clark
Carter's Army
'Dutch' Kruger
Carbine Williams
Phillip's Father
Tempest
J.B. Parker (uncredited)
Bite the Bullet
Willoughby
How to Commit Marriage
Paul Lawton
She Loves Me Not
Martin Hoeffer
Confession
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
56
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-03-13
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Paul Sternberg