
Warren Stevens
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1919-11-02
Day of Death
2012-03-27 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Clark's Summit, Pennsylvania, USA
Warren Stevens
Biography
Warren Albert Stevens was an American stage, screen, and television actor. A founding member of The Actor's Studio in New York, Stevens received notice on Broadway in the late 1940s, and thereafter was offered a Hollywood contract at 20th Century Fox. His first Broadway role was in The Life of Galileo; his first movie role followed in The Frogmen. As a young studio contract player, Stevens had little choice of material, and he appeared in films that included Phone Call from a Stranger, Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie, and Gorilla at Large. A memorable movie role was that of the ill-fated "Doc" Ostrow in the science fiction film Forbidden Planet. He also had supporting roles in The Barefoot Contessa with Humphrey Bogart and Intent to Kill.
Despite occasional parts in big films, Stevens was unable to break out consistently into A-list movies, so he carved out a career in television as a journeyman dramatic actor.
He co-starred as Lt. William Storm in Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers, a prime time adventure series set in India. Stevens also provided the voice of John Bracken in season one of Bracken's World. He played the role of Elliot Carson in the daytime series Return to Peyton Place during its two-year run.
He appeared in over 150 prime time shows from the 1950s to the early 1980s, including:
Golden Age anthology series (Actors Studio, Campbell Playhouse, The Web, Justice, Philco Television Playhouse, Studio One, The United States Steel Hour, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Route 66,
Mysteries Hawaiian Eye, Perry Mason, The Untouchables, Climax!, Checkmate, Surfside 6, 77 Sunset Strip, Behind Closed Doors, I Spy, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Ironside, The Mod Squad, Mannix, Cannon, Griff, and Mission: Impossible, as well as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Twilight Zone, One Step Beyond, and Mission: Impossible. He also starred in a variety of Westerns: Laramie, The Rebel, The Man Called Shenandoah), Wagon Train, The Alaskans, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Daniel Boone, The Virginian Rawhide, and Have Gun, Will Travel, as well as Tombstone Territory and Stoney Burke. In 1970, he appeared as Paul Carson on "The Men From Shiloh" (rebranded name for The Virginian in the episode titled "Hannah.")
Stevens' appearance in the 1955 movie Robbers' Roost introduced him to Richard Boone, who hired him for a continuing television role on The Richard Boone Show, an award-winning NBC anthology series which lasted for the 1963–1964 season.
In his later years, Stevens' appearances were infrequent. He guest-starred in ER in March 2006 and had two roles in 2007.
Known For
Acting
(2010)
(2007)
Carts
as Fred Tait
(2006)
(2004)
The Trail to Hope Rose
as Samuel Drigger
(1991)
Samurai Cop
as Man in Film Lab
(1983)
Stroker Ace
as Jim Catty
(1980)
High Ice
as MSgt. Lomax
(1979)
The Rebels
as Ambrose Waverly
(1978)
The Amazing Captain Nemo
as Miller
(1976)
The Student Body
as Dr. Blalock
(1968)
Madigan
as Capt. Ben Williams
(1968)
The Sweet Ride
as Brady Caswell
(1967)
(1966)
Madame X
as Michael Spalding
(1966)
Gunpoint
as Nate Harlan
(1966)
Cyborg 2087
as Dr. Carl Zellar
(1966)
An American Dream
as Johnny Dell
(1962)
40 Pounds of Trouble
as Swing
(1962)
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
as Jess Dollard
(1962)
Belle Sommers
as Lew Burton
(1959)
No Name on the Bullet
as Lou Fraden
(1958)
Hot Spell
as Wyatt
(1958)
Intent to Kill
as Finch
(1958)
Man or Gun
as Mike Ferris
(1958)
The Case Against Brooklyn
as Rudi Franklin
(1957)
Gunfire at Indian Gap
as Ed Stewart
(1956)
Forbidden Planet
as Lt. 'Doc' Ostrow
(1956)
The Price of Fear
as Frankie Edare
(1956)
Accused of Murder
as Stan 'Scarface' Wilbo
(1956)
On the Threshold of Space
as Capt. Mike Bentley
(1956)
Dark Meeting
as Dan
(1955)
Women's Prison
as Glen Burton
(1955)
Robbers' Roost
as Smokey
(1955)
Duel on the Mississippi
as Hugo Marat
(1955)
The Man from Bitter Ridge
as Linc Jackman
(1954)
The Barefoot Contessa
as Kirk Edwards
(1954)
Black Tuesday
as Joey Stewart
(1954)
Gorilla at Large
as Joe, Detective
(1953)
The I Don't Care Girl
as Keene
(1953)
Shark River
as Clay Webley
(1953)
Mr. Matches
as Bernard Frank
(1953)
Mark of Cain
as Mike
(1952)
O. Henry's Full House
as Druggist (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
(1952)
Deadline - U.S.A.
as George Burrows
(1952)
Phone Call from a Stranger
as Marty Nelson
(1952)
Red Skies of Montana
as Steve Burgess
(1952)
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
as McCauley
(1951)
The Frogmen
as Hodges
(1951)
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
as Reporter