Paul Stevens (January 17, 1921 – June 4, 1986) was an American film and television actor.
Stevens played
Colonel
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Charles R. Codman in the 1970 film ''
Patton
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''. He also appeared in
''Exodus'', as a key congressional witness in ''
Advise and Consent
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'' and in ''
Marlowe Marlowe may refer to:
Name
* Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593), English dramatist, poet and translator
* Philip Marlowe, fictional hardboiled detective created by author Raymond Chandler
* Marlowe (name), including list of people and characters w ...
''.
Stevens's television debut occurred on ''
Playhouse 90
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''.
[ He portrayed Paul on the serial '' The Nurses''.]The Young and the Restless
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'' in 1975 (as Bruce Henderson) and on the soap opera '' Another World'' from 1977 to 1985 (as Brian Bancroft
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A
;Joyce Abernathy
:Played by Rena Sofer, 1987
;Dave Adama
:Played by John Mattey ...
). Stevens also played Mendez, one of the leaders of the mutant underground, in ''Battle for the Planet of the Apes
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''. 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.
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'', ''The Wild Wild West
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'' ("The Night of the Samurai"), ''The Rockford Files
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'' (as two different characters in two episodes), ''The Streets of San Francisco
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'', ''Baretta
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'', '' Ironside'', '' Police Story'', ''Gunsmoke
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'', ''Mannix
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'', '' Mission: Impossible'', ''Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-O or Hawaii Five-0 may refer to:
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* Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series), ''Hawaii Five-O'' (1968 TV series), an Ame ...
'', and ''McMillan and Wife
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''.
On Broadway, Stevens appeared in ''The Advocate'' (1963), ''Andorra'' (1963), ''General Seeger'' (1962), ''Compulsion'' (1957), and ''The Merchant of Venice
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Although classified as ...
'' (1953).
Filmography
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1921 births
1986 deaths
Male actors from Los Angeles
20th-century American male actors
American male television actors
American male film actors
American male soap opera actors
Deaths from pneumonia in New York City
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