About
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...
Known for
ColumboSeries • 1971
Perry MasonSeries • 1957
MacGyverSeries • 1985
Remington SteeleSeries • 1982
IronsideSeries • 1967
Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969
The Rockford FilesSeries • 1974
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
MannixSeries • 1967
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959
Dr. KildareSeries • 1961
Climax!Series • 1954
CannonSeries • 1971
The F.B.I.Series • 1965
The DefendersSeries • 1961
SuspenseSeries • 1949
The Name of the GameSeries • 1968
LawmanSeries • 1958
Peter GunnSeries • 1958
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
Hawaiian EyeSeries • 1959
The Streets of San FranciscoSeries • 1972
Lights OutSeries • 1949