Paul Stewart
Biography
Paul Stewart built a varied career as an American actor, director and producer, often cast as cynical or sinister men in theater, radio, film and television. Born in Manhattan, he began acting on stage as a teenager and made his Broadway debut in 1930, then spent over a year at Cincinnati station WLW handling every department of radio production. After moving back to New York he joined The March of Time and became a close associate of Orson Welles, helping him land his first radio work and later serving as associate producer of The Mercury Theatre on the Air. Stewart contributed to the War of the Worlds broadcast as a rehearsal director, actor and co-writer. He made his screen debut as Kane's butler Raymond in Citizen Kane (1941). His later films included Kiss Me Deadly (1955) and In Cold Blood (1967), and he directed television episodes such as The Twilight Zone's Little Girl Lost. He died in 1986.
77years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Paul Sternberg (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 31
- Career span
- 77 years1941 to 2018
Genres
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Big break
Stewart helped Orson Welles land his first radio job by introducing him to director Knowles Entrikin, who hired Welles for The American School of the Air in 1934.
A first
In August 1937, Stewart helped found the American Federation of Radio Artists and served as one of its first officers. His card in the union was number 39.
First role
In 1925, Stewart took first place in the Belasco Theatre Tournament, and that result led him to choose acting as a career.
A change of course
Stewart spent 13 months at Cincinnati's WLW, handling every side of radio production, from performing and announcing to directing, producing, writing and sound effects, then went back to New York.
Paul Stewart movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Orson Welles directed three of these films, Richard Brooks two and Blake Edwards two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Gena Rowlands's page
Lawrence Dobkin's page
Bess Flowers's page
Orson Welles's page
Kirk Douglas's page
All films by Richard Brooks
All films by Blake Edwards
Also two films together22 more actors
- Robert LoggiaS.O.B. (1981) and Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
- Jim BackusDeep in My Heart (1954) and Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
- Arthur KennedyChampion (1949) and The Window (1949)
- Don BrodieChampion (1949) and Mr. Lucky (1943)
- Walter PidgeonDeep in My Heart (1954) and The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
- Harry ShannonChampion (1949) and Citizen Kane (1941)
- Dean JaggerKing Creole (1958) and Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
- Charles McGrawIn Cold Blood (1967) and Berlin Express (1948)
- Gloria GrahameThe Cobweb (1955) and The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
- John CassavetesTempest (1982) and Opening Night (1977)
- Lana TurnerThe Bad and the Beautiful (1952) and Johnny Eager (1941)
- Robert WebberS.O.B. (1981) and Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
- John MarleyA Child Is Waiting (1963) and The Joe Louis Story (1953)
- Ruth RomanChampion (1949) and The Window (1949)
- Harry AntrimWe're Not Married! (1952) and Appointment with Danger (1950)
- Merle OberonDeep in My Heart (1954) and Berlin Express (1948)
- Bill BaldwinDeadline - U.S.A. (1952) and Champion (1949)
- Jeff DonnellWalk Softly, Stranger (1950) and Easy Living (1949)
- Susan StrasbergThe Other Side of the Wind (2018) and The Cobweb (1955)
- Adele JergensThe Cobweb (1955) and Edge of Doom (1950)
- Fred DraperOpening Night (1977) and A Child Is Waiting (1963)
- Oja KodarThe Other Side of the Wind (2018) and F for Fake (1973)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Paul Stewart's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$102 million
9 of the 31 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 31 films: 9 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 17 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 17Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$50M48.7% of the total
- 2$23M22.8% of the total
- 3$13M12.8% of the total
- 4$4.0M3.9% of the total
- 5$3.4M3.3% of the total
- 6$3.2M3.2% of the total
- 7$2.5M2.5% of the total
- 8$2.2M2.2% of the total
$726,000from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.