Paul Stevens (actor)

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

Paul Stevens
Stevens as Brian Bancroft with Beverlee McKinsey on Another World, 1977.
Born	(1921-01-17)January 17, 1921 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	June 4, 1986(1986-06-04) (aged 65) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1950–1985

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1965	Hercules and the Princess of Troy	Diogenes	Originally Made-For-TV; Later, Feature Film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. "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.

External links

• Paul Stevens at IMDb
• Paul Stevens at the Internet Broadway Database
• Paul Stevens at the Internet Off-Broadway Database