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Paul Stewart Biography (1908-1986)

Real name, Paul Sternberg; born March 13, 1908, New York, NY; died February 17, 1986, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Maurice D. and Nathalie Caroline (Nathanson) Sternberg; married Peg La Centra (an actress and singer), 1939. Career: Actor, director, and producer. Radio director and producer, 1935-45; Mercury Theatre of the Air, original member, 1938; worked as a writer, directorand producer for David O. Selznick and Dore Schary; directed screen tests atParamount; Acoustica Association Incorporate, director, 1963-68; Rod Development Corporation, vice president, 1963-68. Worked at Dun & Bradstreet, alaw firm, during college; also worked as a rental agent. Anti-Defamation League, communications committee chair, 1969-71. Military service: Officeof Wartime Information, 1941-43. Member: American Federation of RadioArtists (founder), Screen Actors Guild (board member), Directors Guild of America, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director, producer

Birth Details

March 13, 1908

New York, New York, United States

Death Details

February 17, 1986

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Raymond, Citizen Kane (also known as Americanand John Citizen, U.S.A.), RKO Radio Pictures, 1941
• Julio, Johnny Eager, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,1942
• Zepp, Mr. Lucky, RKO Radio Pictures, 1943
• Branch, Government Girl, RKO Radio Pictures, 1943
• Joe Kellerton, The Window, RKO Radio Pictures, 1949
• Captain "Doc" Kaiser, Twelve O'clock High, Twentieth Century-Fox,1949
• Zack Richard, Illegal Entry, Universal, 1949
• Tommy Haley, Champion, United Artists, 1949
• Argus, Easy Living, RKO Radio Pictures, 1949
• Craig, Edge of Doom (also known as Stronger than Fear), RKORadio Pictures, 1950
• Whitey, Walk Softly, Stranger, RKO Radio Pictures, 1950
• Earl Boettiger, Appointment with Danger, Paramount, 1951
• "Dutch" Kruger, Carbine Williams, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
• Syd Murphy, The Bad and the Beautiful, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
• Harry Thompson, Deadline-U.S.A., Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952
• Attorney Stone, We're Not Married!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952
• Donelli, Loan Shark, Lippert, 1952
• Tad McGeehan, The Joe Louis Story, United Artists, 1953
• Detective Karni, The Juggler, Columbia, 1953
• Captain Jack Hodges, Prisoner of War, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
• Bert Townsend, Deep in the Heart, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
• Joe Lyle, Hell on Frisco Bay (also known as The Darkest Hour), Warner Bros., 1955
• Dr. Otto Wolff, The Cobweb, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
• Arnie Valent, Chicago Syndicate, Columbia, 1955
• (Uncredited) Himself, 1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration, 1955
• Carl Evello, Kiss Me Deadly, United Artists, 1955
• Ben Davis, The Wild Party, United Artists, 1956
• Pendergast, Flowers of Mayo (also known as Beyond All Limits and Flor de May), 1957
• Phil Bentley, Top Secret Affair (also known as Their Secret Affair), Warner Bros., 1957
• Charlie LeGrand, King Creole, Paramount, 1958
• Goodman, A Child Is Waiting, United Artists, 1963
• Questor, The Greatest Story Ever Told, United Artists, 1965
• Reporter Jenson, In Cold Blood, Columbia, 1967
• Doctor Simon Joshua, Jigsaw, Universal, 1968
• Attorney, How to Commit Marriage, Cinerama, 1969
• Charles, Los Fabulosos de Trinidad (also known as Alla larga amigos oggi ho il grilletto facile), 1972
• Special participant, F for Fake (also known as Verites et mensonges), 1975
• Avery, Live a Little, Steal a Lot (also known as Murf the Surf and You Can't Steal Love), Caruth C. Byrd, 1975
• Helverston, The Day of the Locust, Paramount, 1975
• J.B. Parker, Bite the Bullet, Columbia, 1975
• Florenz Ziegfeld, W.C. Fields and Me, Universal, 1976
• David Samuels, Opening Night, Faces, 1977
• Scallini, Revenge of the Pink Panther, United Artists, 1978
• Dr. Segal, Nobody's Perfekt, Columbia, 1981
• Harry Sandler, S.O.B., Paramount, 1981
• Phillip's Father, Tempest, Columbia, 1982
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• What Ever Happened to Miss Illinois?, 1962
• A Case of Armed Robbery, 1964
• Barton, City Beneath the Sea (also known as One Hour to Doomsday), CBS, 1971
• Clifford Paris, Columbo: Double Shock, NBC, 1973
• Miniseries
• The old man, The Dain Curse (also known as Dashiell Hammett's The Dain Curse), CBS, 1978
• Series
• Professor Brand, Top Secret, syndicated, 1955
• Host and narrator, Deadline, syndicated, 1959
• Host and narrator, Front Page Story, 1959
• Voice of the Elevator Man, The Super Six (animated), NBC, 1966-69
• Grant, The Man Who Never Was, ABC, 1966-67
• Mightor (segment two), Moby Dick and the Mighty Mightor (animated), CBS, 1967-69
• Episodic
• The Inner Sanctum, syndicated, 1954
• No Warning, NBC, 1958
• Vincent Noonan, "Craig's Will," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS, 1960
• Checkmate, CBS, 1961
• Checkmate, CBS, 1962
• The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1962
• J.J. Pennington, "The Case of the Tragic Trophy," Perry Mason, CBS, 1964
• Dr. Kildare, NBC, 1964
• Profiles in Courage, NBC, 1965
• "The Chottsie Gubenheimer Story," The Wagon Train, ABC, 1965
• Cameron Burgess, "The Case of the Avenging Angel," Perry Mason, CBS, 1966
• "Payment Overdue," T.H.E. Cat, NBC, 1966
• Mannix, CBS, 1968
• Mannix, CBS, 1969
• Ironside, NBC, 1969
• Outsider, NBC, 1969
• Sanders, "The Cage," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1970
• Lenox, "Ten Thousand Diamonds and a Heart," Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 1971
• "Down at the House of Truth, Visiting," The Young Lawyers, ABC, 1971
• "Squeeze Play," Matt Helm, ABC, 1975
• Stan Holtz, "The Man Who Died Twice," Cannon, CBS, 1975
• "Irving the Explainer," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1977
• Carter's Army, 1979
• "Steele Knuckles and Glass Jaws," Remington Steele, NBC, 1983
• Also appeared in episodes of The Defenders, The Streets of SanFrancisco, and Hawaiian Eye.
• Pilots
• Mr. Barton, City Beneath the Sea, CBS, 1971
• Television Director
• Episodic
• Directed episodes of The Defenders, Twilight Zone, Hawaiian Eye, The Streets of San Francisco, Cannon, Checkmate, Peter Gunn, Conflict, M Squad, King's Row, Playhouse 90, Inner Sanctum, Philip Marlowe, Bob HopePresents the Chrysler Theatre, Michael Shayne, and Going My Way.
• Stage Appearances
• The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, Centre Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Music Center of Los Angeles, CA, 1971-72
• Made Broadway debut in Two Seconds; also appeared in Bulls, Bears and Asses, East of Broadway, Subway Express, Wine of Choice, Native Son, and Mr. Roberts.
• Radio Appearances
• March of Time (series), 1935-38
• Mercury Theatre on the Air (series), 1938
• Henry Pagioli, "A Passage to Benares," CBS Radio: Suspense (episodic), 1942
• Calvacade of America (series), 1944-45
• Appeared in more than five thousand radio broadcasts between 1934 and 1944.
• Radio Work
• Producer, War of the Worlds, 1938
• Producer, News from America, Office of War Information, 1944-45
• Directed daytime radio serials for CBS and NBC, 1938-41.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• New York Times, February 19, 1986, .*