- Paul Stewart (actor)
Infobox actor
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name = Paul Stewart
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caption = from the trailer for
"The Bad and the Beautiful" (1952)
birthname = Paul Sternberg
birthdate = birth date|1908|5|13|mf=y
location =New York, New York , U.S.
deathdate = death date and age|1986|2|17|1908|5|13|mf=y, age age|1908|5|15|1986|2|17
deathplace = Los Angeles,California , U.S.Paul Stewart (
May 13 ,1908 –February 17 ,1986 ) was an Americancharacter actor known for his tough, guttural voice. He frequently portrayedvillain s andmobster s throughout his lengthy career.Born Paul Sternberg in
New York City , Stewart graduated fromColumbia University and made hisBroadway theatre debut in the play "Two Seconds" in 1931. A few years later he metOrson Welles , who invited him to join theMercury Theatre , where he participated in the notorious 1938radio 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 portrayedFlorenz Ziegfeld . Ontelevision , 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 ", "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 inLos Angeles at age 77. He was characterized in the 1999television movie "RKO 281 ".Partial filmography
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Citizen Kane " (1941)
*"Johnny Eager " (1942)
*"Mr. Lucky" (1943)
*"The Window " (1949)
*"Twelve O'Clock High " (1949)
*"Easy Living" (1949)
*"Edge of Doom " (1950)
*"Walk Softly, Stranger " (1950)
*"Appointment with Danger " (1951)
*"Deadline - U.S.A. " (1952)
*"Carbine Williams " (1952)
*"We're Not Married! " (1952)
*"The Bad and the Beautiful " (1952)
*"The Juggler" (1953)
*"The Joe Louis Story " (1953)
*"Deep in My Heart" (1954)
*"Kiss Me Deadly " (1955)
*"The Cobweb" (1955)
*"Top Secret Affair " (1957)
*"King Creole " (1958)
*"A Child Is Waiting " (1963)
*"The Greatest Story Ever Told " (1965)
*"In Cold Blood" (1967)
*"How to Commit Marriage " (1969)
*"The Day of the Locust" (1975)
*"W.C. Fields and Me " (1976)
*"Opening Night " (1977)
*"Revenge of the Pink Panther " (1978)
*"The Nativity" (1978) (TV)
*"S.O.B." (1981)
*"Tempest" (1982)External links
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NAME= Stewart, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Sternberg, Paul
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1908-5-13
PLACE OF BIRTH=New York, New York , U.S.
DATE OF DEATH= 1986-2-17
PLACE OF DEATH= Los Angeles,California , U.S.
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