Edgar Stehli
Biography
Edgar Stehli was a French-born American actor whose career extended across theater, film, television, and radio. Born in Lyon, he grew up in New York and Montclair, New Jersey, and acted in campus productions while earning degrees at Cornell. He started with a stock company in Bayonne, handling understudy and bit parts and props, then was invited to join the Theatre Guild in 1919. On Broadway he took the lead in the 1938 staging of The Greatest Show on Earth and originated the part of Dr. Einstein in Arsenic and Old Lace in 1941, with a stage career spanning 1916 to 1966. His film appearances included Executive Suite (1954), The Cobweb (1955), The Brothers Karamazov (1958), No Name on the Bullet (1959), 4D Man (1959), Seconds (1966), and Loving (1970). He also acted on television in Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, and The Twilight Zone, and played Dr. Huer on the radio series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
89years old at death
- Born Lyon
- Died Upper Montclair
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 16 years1954 to 1970
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First role
Stehli's professional acting debut was with a stock theater company in Bayonne, where he understudied, took bit parts and worked with props.
A first
Stehli acted on Broadway for half a century, from Six Who Pass While the Lentils Boil in November 1916 to Those That Play the Clowns in November 1966.
Big break
Stehli worked with stock companies and other groups, and in 1919 he received an invitation to become a member of the Theatre Guild.
Beyond film
Stehli's old-time radio roles included Dr. Huer on Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, D.A. Miller on Crime Doctor, and the title part on Gramps.
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Worked with
Edgar Stehli shares two films with Frank DeKova, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Jack ArnoldDirector, 1 film, 1959
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