Onslow Stevens
Onslow Stevens | |
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![]() Stevens in Hands Across the Border (1944) | |
Born | Onslow Ford Stevenson March 29, 1902 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | January 5, 1977 Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 74)
Resting place | Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery |
Other names | Onslow Stevenson |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1928–1962 |
Spouses | Phyllis Cooper Stevens
(m. 1934; div. 1935)Ann Buchanan
(m. 1936, divorced)Vanessie Clark
(m. 1944; div. 1946)Marley Shofner
(m. 1959; div. 1960)Rose Heit (m. 1961) |
Parent | Houseley Stevenson |
Onslow Stevens (born Onslow Ford Stevenson; March 29, 1902 – January 5, 1977) was an American stage, television and film actor.
Early years
[edit]Born in Los Angeles, California, Stevens was the son of British-born character actor Houseley Stevenson.[1]
Career
[edit]Stevens became involved in performing in 1926 at the Pasadena Community Playhouse,[2] where his entire family worked as performers, directors and teachers.[citation needed]
His Broadway debut came in Stage Door (1936).[2] He performed in over 80 films, at first as the lead actor, but mostly in character roles later in his career.
Death
[edit]He spent the last years of his life in a nursing home in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California,[2] where, according to his wife, he was abused by his fellow residents and that his death was neither from natural causes nor an accident.[3] He died of pneumonia after suffering a broken hip in 1977, at the age of 74. His interment was in an unmarked grave located at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California.[4]
Recognition
[edit]For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Stevens has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6349 Hollywood Boulevard.[5]
Filmography
[edit]Title | Year | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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The Gay Diplomat | 1932 | Lieutenant | Film debut, Uncredited | [6] |
Once in a Lifetime | 1932 | Lawrence Vail | [7] | |
Radio Patrol | 1932 | Carl Hughes | [8] | |
The Golden West | 1932 | Calvin Brown | [9] | |
Born to Fight | 1932 | Clark Moran | [10] | |
Okay, America! | 1932 | President | Off-screen credit | [11] |
Heroes of the West | 1932 | Tom Crosby | [12] | |
Jungle Mystery | 1932 | Jack Morgan | Chapter 12: "Buried Treasure" | |
Counsellor at Law | 1933 | John P. Tedesco | [13] | |
Secret of the Blue Room | 1933 | Frank Faber | [14] | |
Peg o' My Heart | 1933 | Sir Gerald "Jerry" Markham | [15] | |
Nagana | 1933 | Dr. Roy Stark | [16] | |
Only Yesterday | 1933 | Barnard, Party Guest | [17] | |
Bombay Mail | 1934 | John Hawley | [18] | |
This Side of Heaven | 1934 | Walter Hamilton | [19] | |
The Crosby Case | 1934 | Francis Scott Graham | [20] | |
I Like It That Way | 1934 | Harry Rogers | [21] | |
I'll Tell the World | 1934 | Prince Michael | [22] | |
The Vanishing Shadow | 1934 | Stanley Stanfield | ||
Affairs of a Gentleman | 1934 | Lyn Durland | [23] | |
In Love with Life | 1934 | Prof. John Sylvestus Applegate | [24] | |
I Can't Escape | 1934 | Steve Nichols aka Steve Cummings |
[25] | |
House of Danger | 1934 | Don Phillips | [26] | |
A Notorious Gentleman | 1935 | John Barrett | [27] | |
Born to Gamble | 1935 | Dan 'Ace' Cartwright Henry Mathews |
[28] | |
The Three Musketeers | 1935 | Aramis | [29] | |
Grand Exit | 1935 | John Grayson | [30] | |
Forced Landing | 1935 | Farraday | [31] | |
The Bridge of Sighs | 1936 | Jeffrey 'Jeff' Powell | [32] | |
Yellow Dust | 1936 | Jack Hanway | [33] | |
Three on the Trail | 1936 | Pecos Kane | [34] | |
Under Two Flags | 1936 | Sidi-Ben Youssiff | [35] | |
F-Man | 1936 | Mr. Shaw | [36] | |
Easy Money | 1936 | Dan Adams | [37] | |
Straight from the Shoulder | 1936 | Mr. Wendi | [38] | |
Murder with Pictures | 1936 | Nate Girard | [39] | |
You Can't Buy Luck | 1937 | Joe Baldwin | [40] | |
Flight From Glory | 1937 | Ellis | [41] | |
There Goes the Groom | 1937 | Dr. Becker | [42] | |
Life Returns | 1938 | Dr. John Kendrick | Note: 1938 theatrical release, previously released in 1934-1935 for select showings only. | [43] |
When Tomorrow Comes | 1939 | Jim Holden | [44] | |
Those High Grey Walls | 1939 | Dr. Frank Norton | [45] | |
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | 1940 | Frederick Keller | [46] | |
Mystery Sea Raider | 1940 | Carl Cutler | [47] | |
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? | 1940 | Bob Dunbar | [48] | |
The Monster and the Girl | 1941 | J. Stanley McMasters | Alternative titles: The Avenging Brain D.O.A. |
[49] |
Go West, Young Lady | 1941 | Tom Hannegan | [50] | |
Sunset Serenade | 1942 | Gregg Jackson | [51] | |
Idaho | 1943 | State Ranger Bob Stevens | [52] | |
Appointment in Berlin | 1943 | Rudolph Von Preissing | [53] | |
Hands Across the Border | 1944 | Brock Danvers | [54] | |
House of Dracula | 1945 | Dr. Franz Edlemann | Alternative title: The Wolf Man's Cure | [55] |
O.S.S. | 1946 | Field | [56] | |
Canyon Passage | 1946 | Jack Lestrade | [57] | |
Angel on My Shoulder | 1946 | Dr. Max Higgins | [58] | |
The Creeper | 1948 | Dr. Jim Bordon | [59] | |
Walk a Crooked Mile | 1948 | Igor Braun | [60] | |
Night Has a Thousand Eyes | 1948 | Dr. Walters | Credited as Onslow Stevenson | [61] |
The Gallant Blade | 1948 | Gen. de la Garance | [62] | |
Bomba, the Jungle Boy | 1949 | George Harland | [63] | |
Red, Hot and Blue | 1949 | Captain Allen | [64] | |
State Penitentiary | 1950 | Jim Evans | [65] | |
Mark of the Gorilla | 1950 | Prof. Brandt | [66] | |
Motor Patrol | 1950 | Lt. Dearborn | [67] | |
Sirocco | 1951 | Emir Hassan | [68] | |
Lorna Doone | 1951 | Counsellor Doone | [69] | |
The Hills of Utah | 1951 | Jayda McQueen | [70] | |
Sealed Cargo | 1951 | Cmdr. James McLean | [71] | |
Revenue Agent | 1951 | Sam Bellows | [72] | |
One Too Many | 1951 | Dr. Foster | [73] | |
All That I Have | 1951 | Attorney Palmer | [74] | |
Life of St. Paul | 1951 | Series of five short films | [75] | |
The Family Secret | 1951 | Judge Geoffrey N. Williams | [76] | |
The San Francisco Story | 1952 | Captain Jim Martin | [77] | |
The Magnificent Adventure | 1952 | [78] | ||
The Charge at Feather River | 1953 | Grover Johnson | [79] | |
A Lion Is in the Streets | 1953 | Guy Polli | [80] | |
Fangs of the Wild | 1954 | Jim Summers | [81] | |
They Rode West | 1954 | Col. Ethan Waters | [82] | |
Them! | 1954 | Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien | [83] | |
New York Confidential | 1955 | Johnny Achilles | [84] | |
Tribute to a Bad Man | 1956 | Hearn | [85] | |
Outside the Law | 1956 | Chief Agent Alec Conrad | [86] | |
The Ten Commandments | 1956 | Lugal | [87] | |
Kelly and Me | 1957 | Walter Van Runkel | [88] | |
Lonelyhearts | 1958 | Mr. Lassiter | [89] | |
The Party Crashers | 1958 | Jim Nickerson | [90] | |
Tarawa Beachhead | 1958 | General Nathan Keller | [91] | |
The Buccaneer | 1959 | Phipps - Customs Inspector | [92] | |
All the Fine Young Cannibals | 1960 | Joshua Davis | [93] | |
The Couch | 1962 | Dr. W.L. Janz, M.D. | [94] |
Television
[edit]Television | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1954 | Waterfront | Capt. Bart Hubbard/Sam Borer | 2 episodes |
1955 | Cheyenne | Judge Culver | 1 episode |
1958 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Major Edward Karn | 1 episode |
1958-1960 | Wagon Train | Jack Hanford/Francis Mason/Col. Daniel Morgan Benedict II/Cass Fleming | 4 episodes:incl.'The Mark Hanford Story' |
1959 | Gunsmoke | Sheriff Ben Goddard | 1 episode |
The Deputy | Tom Deaver | 1 episode | |
Bonanza | Flint Johnson | 1 episode | |
1960 | Overland Trail | President Ulysses S. Grant | 1 episode |
Outlaws | John Kyle | 1 episode | |
1960–1961 | Texas John Slaughter | The Wonderful World of Disney | General Miles |
References
[edit]- ^ Wagner, Laura (Summer 2015). "Onslow Stevens: Serious Demons". Films of the Golden Age (81): 58–60.
- ^ a b c "Onslow Stevens, Character Actor". The New York Times. January 6, 1977. Archived from the original on November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ "Death of Actor Being Probed". The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com. January 6, 1977. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4766-2599-7. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ "Onslow Stevens". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Archived from the original on November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ "The Gay Diplomat". TVGuide.com. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Once in a Lifetime". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Radio Patrol". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Golden West". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Born to Fight". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Okay, America!". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Heroes of the West". www.tcm.com. TCM. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Counsellor at Law". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Secret of the Blue Room". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Peg-o'-my-heart". UCLA Film & Television Archive. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Nagana". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Only Yesterday". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Bombay Mail". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "This Side of Heaven". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Crosby Case". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "I Like It That Way". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "I'll Tell the World". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Affairs of a Gentleman". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "In Love with Life". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "I Can't Escape". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "House of Danger". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "A Notorious Gentleman". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Born to Gamble". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Three Musketeers". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Grand Exit". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Forced Landing". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Bridge of Sighs". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Yellow Dust". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Three on the Trail". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Under Two Flags". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "F-Man". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Easy Money". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Straight from the Shoulder". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Murder with Pictures". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "You Can't Buy Luck". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Flight From Glory". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "There Goes the Groom". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Life Returns". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "When Tomorrow Comes". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Those High Grey Walls". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Man Who Wouldn't Talk". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Mystery Sea Raider". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Who Killed Aunt Maggie?". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Monster and the Girl". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Go West, Young Lady". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Sunset Serenade". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Idaho]". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Appointment in Berlin]". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Hands Across the Border". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "House of Dracula". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "O.S.S." AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Canyon Passage". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Angel on My Shoulder". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Creeper". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Walk a Crooked Mile". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Night Has a Thousand Eyes". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Gallant Blade". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Bomba, the Jungle Boy". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Red, Hot and Blue". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "State Penitentiary". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Mark of the Gorilla". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Motor Patrol". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Sirocco". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Lorna Doone". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Hills of Utah". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Sealed Cargo". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Revenue Agent". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "One Too Many". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "All That I Have". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Life of St. Paul". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Family Secret". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "The San Francisco Story". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Magnificent Adventure (1952) - | Cast and Crew | AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Charge at Feather River". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "A Lion Is in the Streets". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Fangs of the Wild". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "They Rode West". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Them". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "New York Confidential". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Tribute to a Bad Man". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Outside the Law". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Ten Commandments". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Kelly and Me". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Lonelyhearts". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Party Crashers". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Tarawa Beachhead". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Buccaneer". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "All the Fine Young Cannibals". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Couch". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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- 1902 births
- 1977 deaths
- Male actors from Los Angeles
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- American people of English descent
- Burials at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
- Deaths from pneumonia in California
- 20th-century American male actors
- 20th-century American singers