Warren Stevens
Acting • Born 1919-11-02 – Died 2012-03-27
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.
Filmography
143 credits
Forbidden Planet
Movie • 1956
Lt. 'Doc' Ostrow
The Amazing Captain Nemo
Movie • 1978
Miller
Madigan
Movie • 1968
Capt. Ben Williams
Women's Prison
Movie • 1955
Glen Burton
Black Tuesday
Movie • 1954
Joey Stewart
The Barefoot Contessa
Movie • 1954
Kirk Edwards
Deadline - U.S.A.
Movie • 1952
George Burrows
Madame X
Movie • 1966
Michael Spalding
Accused of Murder
Movie • 1956
Stan 'Scarface' Wilbo
Cyborg 2087
Movie • 1966
Dr. Carl Zellar
The Case Against Brooklyn
Movie • 1958
Rudi Franklin
The Frogmen
Movie • 1951
Hodges
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Movie • 1951
Reporter
The Trail to Hope Rose
Movie • 2004
Samuel Drigger
The Price of Fear
Movie • 1956
Frankie Edare
No Name on the Bullet
Movie • 1959
Lou Fraden
Gorilla at Large
Movie • 1954
Joe, Detective
Man or Gun
Movie • 1958
Mike Ferris
Phone Call from a Stranger
Movie • 1952
Marty Nelson
Intent to Kill
Movie • 1958
Finch
Red Skies of Montana
Movie • 1952
Steve Burgess
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Movie • 2010
Self
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
Movie • 1962
Jess Dollard
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
Movie • 1952
McCauley
Duel on the Mississippi
Movie • 1955
Hugo Marat
The Student Body
Movie • 1976
Dr. Blalock
On the Threshold of Space
Movie • 1956
Capt. Mike Bentley
Robbers' Roost
Movie • 1955
Smokey
The I Don't Care Girl
Movie • 1953
Keene
The Sweet Ride
Movie • 1968
Brady Caswell
40 Pounds of Trouble
Movie • 1962
Swing
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Movie • 1967
George
O. Henry's Full House
Movie • 1952
Druggist (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
The Man from Bitter Ridge
Movie • 1955
Linc Jackman
Dark Meeting
Movie • 1956
Dan
Mr. Matches
Movie • 1953
Bernard Frank
Mark of Cain
Movie • 1953
Mike
Carts
Movie • 2007
Fred Tait
Shark River
Movie • 1953
Clay Webley
Gunfire at Indian Gap
Movie • 1957
Ed Stewart
Belle Sommers
Movie • 1962
Lew Burton
An American Dream
Movie • 1966
Johnny Dell
Hot Spell
Movie • 1958
Wyatt
Gunpoint
Movie • 1966
Nate Harlan
Stroker Ace
Movie • 1983
Jim Catty
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Movie • 2006
Self
High Ice
Movie • 1980
MSgt. Lomax
Samurai Cop
Movie • 1991
Man in Film Lab
Mission: Impossible - The Slave
Movie • 1967
Karl de Groot
Falcon Crest
TV • 1981
Senator Bundy Silverlake
The Time Tunnel
TV • 1966
Maj. 'Doc' Harlow, M.D.
Star Trek
TV • 1966
Rojan
M*A*S*H
TV • 1972
Colonel Chaffey
77 Sunset Strip
TV • 1958
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV • 1963
Detective Sgt. Phil Hadley
Mr. Lucky
TV • 1959
Quincy, M.E.
TV • 1976
Route 66
TV • 1960
Land of the Giants
TV • 1968
Capt. Ashim
Mannix
TV • 1967
Surfside 6
TV • 1960
The Mod Squad
TV • 1968
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Rackmil
Perry Mason
TV • 1957
Alan Neil
Studio One
TV • 1948
Combat!
TV • 1962
Sgt. Walter
Wonder Woman
TV • 1975
Beal
Hawaiian Eye
TV • 1959
Mission: Impossible
TV • 1966
Frank Layton
Cannon
TV • 1971
Adam-12
TV • 1968
Officer Art McCall
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1959
Ironside
TV • 1967
ER
TV • 1994
Jim Coker
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
Perry Stanger
Mobile One
TV • 1975
Rawhide
TV • 1959
Talbot
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV • 1957
Police Woman
TV • 1974
Daniel Boone
TV • 1964
Mathew Eliot / Edward Eliot
The High Chaparral
TV • 1967
Capt. Thomas Dabney
The Millionaire
TV • 1955
Robert Croft
The Virginian
TV • 1962
Ray Harding
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Peter Jordan
Climax!
TV • 1954
Dr. Alec McGregor
One Step Beyond
TV • 1959
Leonard Barrett
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV • 1963
The Big Valley
TV • 1965
Bert Jason
Petrocelli
TV • 1974
Adventures in Paradise
TV • 1959
Anders
The Loner
TV • 1965
The Donna Reed Show
TV • 1958
Profiles in Courage
TV • 1964
Lt. Gov. Edward Clark
Tarzan
TV • 1966
Bracken's World
TV • 1969
John Bracken
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948
The Alaskans
TV • 1959
The Rebel
TV • 1959
Christopher Portal
The Dakotas
TV • 1963
Lawman
TV • 1958
Laramie
TV • 1959
The Rat Patrol
TV • 1966
Sgt. Frank Griffin
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
TV • 1956
Lieutenant William Storm
Suspense
TV • 1949
Bernard Frank
CBS Playhouse
TV • 1966
The Richard Boone Show
TV • 1963
Inner Sanctum
TV • 1954
Playwrights '56
TV • 1955
Honey West
TV • 1965
Arthur Strickland
The Legend of Jesse James
TV • 1965
Sheriff Boyd Stevens
The Defenders
TV • 1961
Andrew Trenchard
Behind Closed Doors
TV • 1958
The Outsider
TV • 1968
The Richard Boone Show
TV • 1963
Jim
Return to Peyton Place
TV • 1972
Elliot Carson
Combat!
TV • 1962
Sgt. Hagen
The Virginian
TV • 1962
Richard Pierce
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Cassidy
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Lucas
Bonanza
TV • 1959
Owen Driscoll
The Outer Limits
TV • 1963
Eric Plummer
Four Star Playhouse
TV • 1952
Dan
The Chevy Mystery Show
TV • 1960
Jim Powell
Daniel Boone
TV • 1964
Capt. Robert George
Checkmate
TV • 1960
Eric Williams
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV • 1963
Alden Ritter
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV • 1963
Mark Wilton
The Name of the Game
TV • 1968
Charles Lawrence
Bonanza
TV • 1959
Paul Mandel
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
Jeff Simmons
Mission: Impossible
TV • 1966
Karl de Groot
Bonanza
TV • 1959
Count Alexis
Studio One
TV • 1948
Sgt. John Hammond
Climax!
TV • 1954
Phil
Climax!
TV • 1954
Henry Oliver
Land of the Giants
TV • 1968
Olds
Suspicion
TV • 1957
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1985
Major Whitmore (segment "A Day in Beaumont")
Hawaiian Eye
TV • 1959
Dr. Terence Bilson
A Man Called Shenandoah
TV • 1965
Jared Abel
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV • 1964
Capt. Dennis Jenks
Get Christie Love!
TV • 1974
Paul Williams
The Rebels
TV • 1979
Ambrose Waverly