Paul Stevens (actor)

Paul Stevens
Paul Stevens 1977
Stevens as Brian Bancroft with Beverlee McKinsey on Another World, 1977.
Born(1921-01-17)January 17, 1921
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedJune 4, 1986(1986-06-04) (aged 65)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1950–1985

Paul Stevens (January 17, 1921 – June 4, 1986) was an American film and television actor.

Stevens played Colonel Charles R. Codman in the 1970 film Patton. He also appeared in Exodus, as a key congressional witness in Advise and Consent and in Marlowe.

Stevens's television debut occurred on Playhouse 90.[1] He portrayed Paul on the serial The Nurses.[2] He appeared on the serial The Young and the Restless in 1975 (as Bruce Henderson) and on the soap opera Another World from 1977 to 1985 (as Brian Bancroft). Stevens also played Mendez, one of the leaders of the mutant underground, in Battle for the Planet of the Apes. Stevens was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role on Another World.

Stevens was a guest star on many television series from 1954 until 1977, including The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Wild Wild West ("The Night of the Samurai"), The Rockford Files (as two different characters in two episodes), The Streets of San Francisco, Baretta, Ironside, Police Story, Gunsmoke, Mannix, Mission: Impossible, Hawaii Five-0, and McMillan and Wife.

On Broadway, Stevens appeared in The Advocate (1963), Andorra (1963), General Seeger (1962), Compulsion (1957), and The Merchant of Venice (1953).[3]

On June 4, 1986, Stevens died of pneumonia at Bellevue Hospital, aged 65.[1]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1950 Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang Cadet Corporal Uncredited
1952 Hiawatha Minor Role Uncredited
1960 Exodus Reuben
1961 The Mask Doctor Allan Barnes
1962 Advise & Consent Louis Newborn
1965 Hercules and the Princess of Troy Diogenes Originally Made-For-TV; Later, Feature Film
1969 Marlowe Dr. Vincent Lagardie
1970 Patton Colonel Charles R. Codman
1972 Corky Tobin Hayes
1972 Melinda Mitch
1972 Rage Col. William Franklin
1973 Battle for the Planet of the Apes Mendez
1973 The Black Six Detective Octavias

References

  1. ^ a b "Paul Stevens". The New York Times. June 6, 1986. p. D 18. ProQuest 110922272. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via ProQuest.
  2. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 776. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  3. ^ "Paul Stevens". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
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