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