Paul Stewart

Born: 1908-03-13

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.


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Citizen Kane

as Raymond
Released: 1941-04-17

Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a...

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The Greatest Story Ever Told

as Questor
Released: 1965-04-09

From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is...

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Revenge of the Pink Panther

as Julio Scallini
Released: 1978-01-08

Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau is dead. At least that is what the world—and Charles...

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In Cold Blood

as Jensen
Released: 1967-12-15

After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude...

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Bite the Bullet

as J.B. Parker (uncredited)
Released: 1975-09-26

At the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race : 700 miles...

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King Creole

as Charlie LeGrand
Released: 1958-07-02

Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a...

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Kiss Me Deadly

as Carl Evello
Released: 1955-04-28

One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country...

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The Other Side of the Wind

as Matt Costello
Released: 2018-11-02

Surrounded by fans and skeptics, grizzled director J.J. "Jake" Hannaford returns from years...

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The Day of the Locust

as Helverston
Released: 1975-05-07

Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in...

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Opening Night

as David Samuels
Released: 1977-12-22

Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her...

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F for Fake

as Self
Released: 1973-09-01

Documents the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later...

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The Bad and the Beautiful

as Syd Murphy
Released: 1952-12-25

Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood...

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S.O.B.

as Harry Sandler
Released: 1981-07-01

A movie producer who made a huge flop tries to salvage his career by revamping his film as an...

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Deadline - U.S.A.

as Harry Thompson
Released: 1952-03-14

With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster.

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Tempest

as Phillip's Father
Released: 1982-08-13

A sobering mid-life crisis fuels dissatisfaction in Philip Dimitrius, to the extent where the...

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The Cobweb

as Dr. Otto Wolff
Released: 1955-06-07

Patients and staff at a posh psychiatric clinic clash over who chooses the clinic’s new drapes -...

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Twelve O'Clock High

as Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon)
Released: 1949-12-21

In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command...

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Government Girl

as Branch Owens
Released: 1943-11-05

An aviation engineer and a government secretary are thrown together by the war effort.

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Champion

as Tommy Haley
Released: 1949-04-09

An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who...

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Mr. Lucky

as Zepp
Released: 1943-07-01

A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his...

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We're Not Married!

as Attorney Stone
Released: 1952-07-11

A Justice of the Peace performed weddings a few days before his license was valid. A few years...

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Berlin Express

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1948-05-01

In post-war Europe, a diverse group of passengers aboard a U.S. Army train to bombed-out...

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Deep in My Heart

as Bert Townsend
Released: 1954-12-09

Biographic movie about the American composer Sigmund Romberg.

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The Pilot

as 2nd Mechanic
Released: 1980-11-26

Mike Hagan is a pilot in passenger service and candidate for the honor "Best Pilot of the Year"....

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The Window

as Joe Kellerson
Released: 1949-05-10

An imaginative boy who frequently makes things up witnesses a murder, but can't get his parents...

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Edge of Doom

as Mr. Craig
Released: 1950-08-03

A priest sets out to catch the man who killed one of his colleagues.

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A Child Is Waiting

as Goodman
Released: 1963-02-13

Dr. Matthew Clark is the head of a state institution for intellectually disabled children. Jean...

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The Joe Louis Story

as Tad McGeehan
Released: 1953-09-18

The life and career of Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis, who held the title for 12 years--longer...

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Johnny Eager

as Julio
Released: 1941-12-09

A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.

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Easy Living

as Dave Argus
Released: 1949-10-08

A football halfback has a heart condition, a nagging wife and a team secretary who loves him.

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Chicago Syndicate

as Arnold 'Arnie' Valent
Released: 1955-07-01

An ex-military accountant is recruited by the FBI to infiltrate the mob in Chicago in an attempt...

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The Nativity

as Zacharias
Released: 1978-12-17

The story of the courtship of Joseph and Mary, and of the events leading up to the first Christmas.

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Appointment with Danger

as Earl Boettiger
Released: 1950-03-31

Al Goddard, a detective who works for the United States Postal Inspection Service, is assigned...

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Jigsaw

as Dr. Simon Joshua
Released: 1968-06-05

After inadvertently ingesting some sugar laced with LSD, a man wakes up with amnesia and in the...

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Walk Softly, Stranger

as Whitey Lake
Released: 1950-10-14

A petty crook moves to an Ohio town and courts a factory owner's disabled daughter.

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Loan Shark

as Lou Donelli
Released: 1952-05-23

A vicious loan shark ring has been preying on factory workers. When several workers at a tire...

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Carbine Williams

as 'Dutch' Kruger
Released: 1952-05-01

David Marshall Williams is sent to a prison farm where he works in the tool shop and eventually...

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City Beneath the Sea

as Barton
Released: 1971-07-16

A group of 21st-century colonists inhabit an underwater city called Pacifica. Originally...

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W.C. Fields and Me

as Florenz Ziegfeld
Released: 1976-03-31

In 1920s New York City, W. C. Fields is a successful headlining entertainer, but when his...

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Carter's Army

as Gen. Clark
Released: 1975-05-25

A racist officer is put in charge of an all-black squad of troops charged with the mission of...

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Power

as Vince Ianelli
Released: 1980-01-14

Loosely based on the life of Jimmy Hoffa, this traces the rise of Tommy Vanda (Joe Don Baker)...

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Beyond All Limits

as Pendergrest
Released: 1959-07-08

This typical Mexican melodrama is set in a coastal fishing village where a wealthy fisherman...

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Hell on Frisco Bay

as Joe Lye
Released: 1955-12-31

A cop framed for a murder he did not commit hunts the San Francisco waterfront for the Mob...

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Ever Since Eve

as Cocktail Customer (uncredited)
Released: 1937-07-15

Madge Winton (Marion Davies), a beautiful secretary, makes herself look homely in order to avoid...

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How to Commit Marriage

as Willoughby
Released: 1969-07-07

A young couple decide to live together and they wind up having a baby. They decide they should...

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The Juggler

as Detective Karni
Released: 1953-05-11

A Holocaust survivor moves to Israel and experiences difficulty adjusting to life.

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Illegal Entry

as Zack Richards
Released: 1949-06-01

Long before he became producer/director of The Tonight Show, Fred DeCordova helmed the Universal...

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Nobody's Perfekt

as Dr. Segal
Released: 1981-08-07

While everyone knows you can't fight City Hall, there are those who, for whatever reason, can't...

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The World at War

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1942-09-18

Documentary examining the events which led up to the Second World War.

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Top Secret Affair

as Phil Bentley
Released: 1957-01-30

A publisher uses her magazine and charm to derail a general on the Washington fast track.

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Prisoner of War

as Capt. Jack Hodges
Released: 1954-05-04

American soldiers, captured by North Korean's, are periodically brainwashed into giving up their...

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Murph the Surf

as Avery
Released: 1975-06-11

Based on a true story, details the daring 1964 theft of the J.P. Morgan jewel collection from...

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Fabulous Trinity

as Charles
Released: 1972-11-09

In a Wild West town, Miss Nora, a beautiful smuggler, meets Scott, a bounty hunter that goes to...

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Not One Shall Die

as Kellerman
Released: 1957-01-01

A short film by the United Jewish Appeal, directed by David Lowell Rich and starring Guy...

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The Wild Party

as Ben Davis
Released: 1956-12-21

An ex-football brute (Anthony Quinn) and his beatnik gang take a rich girl (Carol Ohmart) and...

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She Loves Me Not

as Paul Lawton
Released: 1949-11-04

A cabaret dancer witnesses a murder and is forced to hide from gangsters by disguising herself...

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Columbo

as Clifford Paris
First aired: 1971-09-15

Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently...

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MacGyver

as Dr. Carl Steubens
First aired: 1985-09-29

He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a...

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Perry Mason

as J. J. Pennington
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Perry Mason

as Cameron Burgess
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Ironside

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-03-28

When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of...

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Mission: Impossible

as Jonas Stone
First aired: 1966-09-17

Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by...

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Hawaii Five-O

as Willard Lennox
First aired: 1968-09-20

Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and...

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Mannix

as Dr. Halder
First aired: 1967-09-16

Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS....

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Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Giuseppe Muretelli
First aired: 1961-09-27

The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession,...

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The Rockford Files

as Julius 'Buddy' Richards
First aired: 1974-09-13

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con...

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Cannon

as uncredited
First aired: 1971-09-14

Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26,...

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Climax!

as Dave Hennessey
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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Climax!

as Paul Crichton
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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McMillan and Wife

as uncredited
First aired: 1971-09-29

McMillan & Wife is a lighthearted American police procedural that aired on NBC from September...

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Suspense

as Sam Cragg
First aired: 1949-01-06

An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program,...

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The Name of the Game

as Dr. Rubias
First aired: 1968-09-20

The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and...

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Remington Steele

as Joseph Barber
First aired: 1982-10-01

Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential...

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The F.B.I.

as Reese
First aired: 1965-09-19

The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was...

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Gunsmoke

as Sanders
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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The Streets of San Francisco

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-09-23

Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate...

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The Mod Squad

as uncredited
First aired: 1968-09-24

The Mod Squad was the enormously successful groundbreaking "hippie" undercover cop show that ran...

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Lights Out

as uncredited
First aired: 1949-07-19

Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a...

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Ellery Queen

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-09-11

Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character...

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Vincent Noonan
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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The Sixth Sense

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-01-15

The Sixth Sense is an American paranormal thriller television

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Inner Sanctum

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-01-09

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Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-09-09

Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor is a science fiction animated series created by Alex Toth for...

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The Outsider

as uncredited
First aired: 1968-09-18

The Outsider was the story of David Ross, a go-it-alone private investigator who's always where...

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Cain's Hundred

as Alexander Marish
First aired: 1961-09-19

A former underworld lawyer goes to work for the Federal Government, determined to bring 100 top...

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Panic!

as uncredited
First aired: 1957-03-05

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Matt Helm

as Joe Delphia
First aired: 1975-09-20

Matt Helm is an American mystery television series which aired on the ABC Network during the...

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Johnny Staccato

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-09-10

Johnny Staccato is an American private detective series which ran for 27 episodes on NBC from...

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Breaking Point

as uncredited
First aired: 1963-09-16

Breaking Point is an American medical drama that aired on ABC from September 16, 1963, to April...

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Deadline

as Narrator / Host
First aired: 1959-09-17

Deadline is a 1959-1961 American television drama series that re-enacted famous newspaper...

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Deadline

as Host / Narrator
First aired: 1959-09-17

Deadline is a 1959-1961 American television drama series that re-enacted famous newspaper...

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The Dain Curse

as The Old Man
First aired: 1978-05-22

Hard-boiled private dick Hamilton Nash is hired to investigate a case of stolen diamonds, which...

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The Asphalt Jungle

as uncredited
First aired: 1961-04-02

Police adventure series set in a modern American metropolis, concerning the problems of a...

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