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Paul Stewart 1908 - 1986

Paul Stewart was born on March 13, 1908 at New York City, NY, and died at age 77 years old on February 17, 1986 in Los Angeles, California United States. Paul Stewart was buried in February 1986 at Cremation Society Of Los Angeles 6427 Eastern Ave, in Bell Gardens, Los Angeles County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Paul Stewart.

Paul Stewart

March 13, 1908

New York City, NY

February 17, 1986

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Introduction

Famous Character Actor. Paul Stewart Born March 13, 1908 in New York City, New York, USA Died February 17, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA (heart attack) Birth Name Paul Sternberg Height 5' 9" (1.75 m) Esteemed character actor Paul Stewart had a pair of the coldest orbs in town and made his living for decades playing dark, callous, shiftless villains, including a vast number of mobsters. Not a well-known name per se, he was nevertheless a reliable actor who seemed to have been born for the film noir and gangland crime drama genre with his premature silvery hair, dark thick brows, and probing, deep-set eyes, all accentuated by a tough and penetrating Brooklyn accent. Born in New York City on March 13, 1908, Stewart developed an interest for acting in his teens, making his Broadway debut with "Two Seconds" in 1931, following graduation from Columbia University. He had played a few more stage roles in New York when he met and made an impression on Orson Welles. As a result, he became a founding member of the Mercury Theatre and a founding member of AFTRA when it was just a radio union. Stewart's tough, guttural voice became a familiar sound on the 1930s airwaves and he was among the cast in the infamous Welles broadcast "The War of the Worlds." He married band singer/actress Peg La Centra (1910-1996) in 1939 and over the years they appeared together on many radio programs. She also provided singing voices for such stars as Susan Hayward on celluloid. Welles next put Stewart in his films, with the classic Citizen Kane (1941) as Raymond, Kane's wily valet, and Stewart found himself in demand as an untrustworthy character player. Paul went on to essay a number of stark, sinister types to perfection, with roles in such films as Johnny Eager (1941), Mr. Lucky (1943), Champion (1949), Illegal Entry (1949), Twelve O'Clock High (1949), Carbine Williams (1952), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) and Kiss Me Deadly (1955). On TV, Paul became a regular on a couple of short-lived series -- Top Secret (1954) and The Man Who Never Was (1966). In the 1950s Stewart turned to stage and TV directing as well, helming a number of popular crimers such as Peter Gunn (1958), Michael Shayne (1960), It Takes a Thief (1968), Hawaii Five-O (1968) and Remington Steele (1982). His voice also fit the bill for cartoons in the 1960s. In 1974 Stewart suffered a heart attack while on location in New Mexico for Bite the Bullet (1975), but he returned sporadically to films, including the role of impresario Florenz Ziegfeld in W.C. Fields and Me (1976). He suffered a second and fatal heart attack in 1986 at age 77. Family (2) Spouse Peg La Centra (14 January 1939 - 17 February 1986) (his death) Parents Maurice D. Sternberg, Nathalie C. Nathanson. He was an original member of Orson Welles's "Mercury Theatre Of The Air", which also included such actors as Joseph Cotten and Agnes Moorehead. He appeared in several films directed by Welles. Was a founding member of AFTRA (American Federation of Television and Radio Artists). In the 1970s, Stewart had a "second career" as a voice actor, lending his dulcet, elegant vocal talents to many a TV commercial and occasionally narrating movie trailers.
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1908

Birthday

March 13, 1908

Birthdate

New York City, NY

Birthplace

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Ethnicity & Family History

Jewish. Parents Maurice D. Sternberg, Nathalie C. Nathanson.
Early Life & Education

Columbia University.
Military Service

During World War II Stewart served with the New York-based Office of War Information (1941– and narrated documentaries including The World at War (1942). He worked under John Houseman at the newly created Voice of America (1942–43), broadcasting news, editorials and commentary from the U.S. press, and quotes from notable speeches, to audiences in Europe. When Houseman took his oath of allegiance as a U.S. citizen in March 1943, he chose Stewart to accompany him as his witness. Stewart was given leave to go to Hollywood to act in a few wartime films, including Mr. Lucky (1943), and worked as a barker in The Mercury Wonder Show, a magic-and-variety show produced by Welles and Joseph Cotten as a morale-boosting entertainment for U.S. soldiers. Because of his comprehensive radio experience, Stewart was called upon by U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau, Jr. to prepare radio programs used to promote the purchase of War Bonds during World War II.[5] He produced and directed Welles's Fifth War Loan broadcast from the Hollywood Bowl June 14, 1944, and produced, directed, and acted in a number of patriotic episodes of the Cavalcade of America radio series.
Professional Career

Year Title Role Notes 1937 Ever Since Eve Cocktail Customer Uncredited 1940 Citizen Kane trailer Himself, Raymond Short: 360 1941 Citizen Kane Raymond Film debut 1942 Johnny Eager Julio 1942 The World at War Narrator First documentary released by the Office of War Information 1943 Mr. Lucky Zepp 1949 The Window Joe Kellerson 1949 The Ford Theatre Hour Paul Lawton TV series, "She Loves Me Not"[76] 1944 Government Girl Branch Owens [74] 1948 Berlin Express Narrator Voice, Uncredited[76] 1949 Champion Tommy Haley [74] 1949 The Window Joe Kellerson 1949 Illegal Entry Zack Richards [74] 1949 Easy Living Dan Argus [74] 1949 Twelve O'Clock High Capt. [Major] "Doc" Kaiser [74] 1950 Suspense Sam Cragg TV series, "1000 to One"[76] 1950 Edge of Doom Craig [74] 1950 Walk Softly, Stranger Whitey Lake [74] 1950 The Prudential Family Playhouse Max Wharton TV series, "Over 21"[76] 1951 Appointment with Danger Earl Boettinger [74] 1951 Lights Out (TV)"The Man with the Astrakhan Hat"[76] 1951 Faith Baldwin Romance Theatre TV series, "Success Story"[76] 1952 Deadline – U.S.A. Harry Thompson [74] 1952 Carbine Williams "Dutch" Kruger [74] 1952 Loan Shark Lou Donelli [74] 1952 We're Not Married! Stone, Eve's lawyer [74] 1952 The Bad and the Beautiful Syd Murphy [74] 1953 The Juggler Detective Karni [74] 1953 The Joe Louis Story Tad McGeehan [74] 1954 Prisoner of War Capt. Jack Hodges [74] 1954 Deep in My Heart Bert Townsend [74] 1954 Inner Sanctum TV series, Three episodes[76] 1954–55 Top Secret Professor Brand TV series, 26-episode syndicated series costarring Gena Rowlands[76][77][78] 1955 Kiss Me Deadly Carl Evello [74] 1955 The Cobweb Dr. Otto Wolff [74] 1955 Chicago Syndicate Arnold Valenti [74] 1955 TV Reader's Digest Larry Sears TV series, "The Manufactured Clue"[79] 1955 1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration Himself [80] 1956 Hell on Frisco Bay Joe Lye [74] 1956 Playhouse 90 Martin Hoeffer TV series, "Confession"[81] 1956 The Wild Party Ben Davis [74] 1957 Top Secret Affair Phil Bentley [74] 1957 The Joseph Cotten Show Mr. Bari TV series, "The Secret of Polanta"[76] 1958 King Creole Charlie Le Grand [74] 1958 Alcoa Theatre Don Peters TV series, "The First Star"[82] 1958 No Warning Stephen Chase TV series, "Fingerprints"[83] 1959 Beyond All Limits Pendergast [74] 1959–61 Deadline Narrator, host TV series, Syndicated newspaper anthology series[76][84] 1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Vincent Noonan Season 5 Episode 23: "Craig's Will"[85] 1961 The Asphalt Jungle Alex Meridan TV series, "The Kidnapping"[86] 1963 A Child is Waiting Goodman [74] 1964 Perry Mason J. J. Pennington TV series, "The Case of the Tragic Trophy"[76] 1964 Dr. Kildare Dr. Giuseppe Muretelli TV series, "Rome Will Never Leave You"[87] 1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told Questor [74] 1966 Perry Mason Cameron Burgess TV series, "The Case of the Avenging Angel"[88] 1966–67 The Man Who Never Was Paul Grant TV series,[89]: 462 1967 In Cold Blood Jensen, Reporter [74] 1967–69 Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor Mightor TV series, Animated series[90] 1968 Jigsaw Simon Joshua [4] 1968 Mannix Morgan Farrell TV series, "Pressure Point"[91] 1969 How to Commit Marriage Willoughby, Attorney [74] 1969 Ironside Paul Cambridge TV series, "The Prophesy"[92] 1969 Mission: Impossible Jonas Stone TV series, "Mastermind"[93] 1970 Carter's Army General Clark TV movie, Also known as Black Brigade[94] 1970 The Governor & J.J. Dr. Ed Graham TV series, "And the World Begat the Bleep"[95] 1970 Gunsmoke Sanders TV series, "The Cage"[96] 1971 The Silent Force TV series, "The Banker"[97] 1971 The Name of the Game Dr. Rubias TV series, "L.A. 2017"[98] 1971 City Beneath the Sea Barton TV,[99] 1971 McMillan & Wife Chief Andy Yeakel TV series, "Husbands, Wives and Killers"[100] 1972 Fabulous Trinity Charles 1973 Ironside Ben Hopkins TV series, "Ring of Prayer"[101] 1973 The F.B.I. Reese TV series, "Rules of the Game"[102] 1973 Columbo Clifford Paris TV series, "Double Shock"[31][76] 1974 F for Fake Special participant [13]: 442 1974 Live A Little, Steal A Lot Avery Also known as Murph the Surf[103] 1974 Cannon Lester Cain TV series, "The Hit Man"[104] 1975 The Streets of San Francisco Nick Lugo TV series, "Letters from the Grave"[105] 1975 Bite the Bullet J.B. Parker Uncredited 1975 The Day of the Locust Helverston [74] 1975 Murph the Surf Avery 1976 W.C. Fields and Me Flo Ziegfeld [74] 1977 The Rockford Files Julius "Buddy" Richards TV series, "Irving the Explainer"[106] 1977 Opening Night David Samuels [74] 1978 The Dain Curse Old man TV, Miniseries[107] 1978 Revenge of the Pink Panther Julio Scallini [74] 1978 The Nativity Zacharias [108] 1979 Lou Grant Kenneth Homes TV series, "Hollywood"[76] 1981 S.O.B. Harry Sandler [109] 1981 Nobody's Perfekt Dr. Segal [74] 1982 Tempest Phillip's father [110] 1983 Remington Steele Joseph Barber TV series, "Steele Knuckles and Glass Jaws"[31][76] 1985 MacGyver Dr. Carl Steubens TV series, Series pilot[111] 2018[112][113] The Other Side of the Wind Matt Costello Scenes filmed between 1970 and 1976[114] Director, producer Year Title Notes 1954–55 Top Secret (TV series) 15-minute syndicated series, also known as Top Secret U.S.A. "I also directed my own TV series in the East … We did 26 films in 25 days, so you can see I'm used to making deadlines" (Paul Stewart)[77][78][115] 1955 Kings Row (TV series) Three episodes[76] 1955–56 Warner Bros. Presents (TV series) Three episodes[76] 1957 Meet McGraw (TV series) "The White Rose"[76][116] 1958 Peter Gunn (TV series) "The Leaper"[76] 1959–60 Hawaiian Eye (TV series) "Secret of the Second Door" "Shipment from Kihei" "The Koa Man" "Stamped for Danger" 1960 M Squad (TV series) Five episodes 1960 Philip Marlowe (TV series) "Murder is a Grave Affair" 1960–61 Michael Shayne (TV series) Eight episodes; associate producer of the series 1961–62 Checkmate (TV series) Six episodes 1962 The Twilight Zone (TV series) "Little Girl Lost"
Personal Life & Family

One wife. Spouse Peg La Centra (14 January 1939 - 17 February 1986) (his death)
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1986

Death

February 17, 1986

Death date

Heart attack

Cause of death

Los Angeles, California United States
Death location

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1986

Gravesite & Burial

February 1986

Funeral date
Cremation Society Of Los Angeles 6427 Eastern Ave, in Bell Gardens, Los Angeles County, California 90201, United States
Burial location
Obituary

The actor Paul Stewart, who made his film debut in Orson Welles's ''Citizen Kane'' and went on to a lengthy career in movies, theater, radio, and television, died of heart failure Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after a long illness. He was 77 years old and lived in Hollywood. Mr. Stewart, a native of New York City, began his stage career there as a teenager. In 1938, he joined the Mercury Theater group started by Mr. Welles, John Houseman, and the writer Howard Koch. Mr. Stewart appeared in several of the group's stage and radio productions, including the 1938 ''War of the Worlds'' broadcast that terrified listeners who believed an actual Martian invasion was being described. Mr. Stewart, who once said, ''People know my face but not my name,'' had hoped his tough good looks would lead to starring roles. ''But I came along on the cusp of that trend,'' he once said. ''It was going out of fashion and I got stuck as a heavy. I played subtle heavies, assistant heavies, stylish, rich heavies.'' In 1941 he appeared in ''Citizen Kane'' as Charles Foster Kane's valet, Charles, and went on to perform in more than 50 films. He also appeared in or directed some 5,000 radio and television shows. Did you know you can share 10 gift articles a month, even with nonsubscribers? Share this article. Mr. Stewart and his wife, a singer known professionally as Peg LaCentra, who performed with Artie Shaw's band, were married in 1939. They appeared together on radio shows including the original ''March of Time.'' Mr. Stewart's films included ''Mr. Lucky'' (1943), ''Twelve O'Clock High'' (1950), and ''The Greatest Story Ever Told'' (1965). His television credits included episodes of ''The Defenders,'' ''Twilight Zone,'' ''Hawaiian Eye,'' ''Streets of San Francisco'' and ''Cannon.'' Mr. Stewart's last stage performance was as Doc opposite Henry Fonda in a revival of ''Mr. Roberts.'' A founder of the American Federation of Radio Artists, Mr. Stewart was on the board of the Screen Actors Guild, a member of the Directors Guild of America, and of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is survived by his wife.

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