Cast & creator
Warren Stevens
Best known for Perry Mason, Bonanza, Bonanza
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.
Also known as: Warren Albert Stevens
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film credits
94
television credits
144
1948–2010 · acting roles
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Signature credits
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Across film & television
Filmography (144)
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Perry Mason
Alan Neil
1957
Bonanza
Owen Driscoll
1959Bonanza
Paul Mandel
1959Bonanza
Count Alexis
1959
ER
Jim Coker
1994
M*A*S*H
Colonel Chaffey
1972
Star Trek
Rojan
1966
Falcon Crest
Senator Bundy Silverlake
1981
Adam-12
Officer Art McCall
1968
Mannix
1967
Ironside
1967
Mission: Impossible
Frank Layton
1966Mission: Impossible
Karl de Groot
1966
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Climax!
Dr. Alec McGregor
1954Climax!
Phil
1954Climax!
Henry Oliver
1954
Cannon
1971
Four Star Playhouse
Dan
1952Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Virginian
Ray Harding
1962The Virginian
Richard Pierce
1962
The Twilight Zone
1959
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Studio One
1948Studio One
Sgt. John Hammond
1948
The Twilight Zone
Major Whitmore (segment "A Day in Beaumont")
1985
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
The Defenders
Andrew Trenchard
1961
Daniel Boone
Mathew Eliot / Edward Eliot
1964Daniel Boone
Capt. Robert George
1964
Rawhide
Talbot
1959
The Name of the Game
Charles Lawrence
1968
Combat!
Sgt. Walter
1962Combat!
Sgt. Hagen
1962
Route 66
1960
The Big Valley
Bert Jason
1965
Lawman
1958
Police Woman
1974
Gunsmoke
Rackmil
1955Gunsmoke
Cassidy
1955Gunsmoke
Lucas
1955
The High Chaparral
Capt. Thomas Dabney
1967
Hawaiian Eye
1959Hawaiian Eye
Dr. Terence Bilson
1959
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Outer Limits
Eric Plummer
1963
One Step Beyond
Leonard Barrett
1959
Adventures in Paradise
Anders
1959
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Capt. Dennis Jenks
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Detective Sgt. Phil Hadley
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre
Mark Wilton
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre
Alden Ritter
1963
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Perry Stanger
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Jeff Simmons
1955
Surfside 6
1960
Laramie
1959
The Mod Squad
1968
The Millionaire
Robert Croft
1955
The Time Tunnel
Maj. 'Doc' Harlow, M.D.
1966
Suspense
Bernard Frank
1949
The Rebel
Christopher Portal
1959
Checkmate
Eric Williams
1960
Wonder Woman
Beal
1975
Land of the Giants
Capt. Ashim
1968Land of the Giants
Olds
1968
Tarzan
1966
Honey West
Arthur Strickland
1965
Petrocelli
1974
Mr. Lucky
1959
The Loner
1965
The Alaskans
1959
Suspicion
1957
The Rat Patrol
Sgt. Frank Griffin
1966
The Dakotas
1963
Inner Sanctum
1954
The Legend of Jesse James
Sheriff Boyd Stevens
1965Profiles in Courage
Lt. Gov. Edward Clark
1964CBS Playhouse
George
1966
The Outsider
1968
The Chevy Mystery Show
Jim Powell
1960
Behind Closed Doors
1958
Forbidden Planet
Lt. 'Doc' Ostrow
1956Playwrights '56
1955
Bracken's World
John Bracken
1969
The Richard Boone Show
1963The Richard Boone Show
Jim
1963
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
Lieutenant William Storm
1956
Get Christie Love!
Paul Williams
1974
A Man Called Shenandoah
Jared Abel
1965
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Peter Jordan
1951
The Rebels
Ambrose Waverly
1979
The Barefoot Contessa
Kirk Edwards
1954
Deadline - U.S.A.
George Burrows
1952
O. Henry's Full House
Druggist (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
1952
Madigan
Capt. Ben Williams
1968
The Man from Bitter Ridge
Linc Jackman
1955
Mobile One
1975
No Name on the Bullet
Lou Fraden
1959
40 Pounds of Trouble
Swing
1962
Phone Call from a Stranger
Marty Nelson
1952
Samurai Cop
Man in Film Lab
1991
The Amazing Captain Nemo
Miller
1978
Duel on the Mississippi
Hugo Marat
1955
Madame X
Michael Spalding
1966
An American Dream
Johnny Dell
1966
The Trail to Hope Rose
Samuel Drigger
2004
Gunpoint
Nate Harlan
1966Return to Peyton Place
Elliot Carson
1972
The Frogmen
Hodges
1951
On the Threshold of Space
Capt. Mike Bentley
1956
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Reporter
1951
The Case Against Brooklyn
Rudi Franklin
1958
Stroker Ace
Jim Catty
1983
The Price of Fear
Frankie Edare
1956
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Self
2010
Red Skies of Montana
Steve Burgess
1952
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
2006
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
Jess Dollard
1962
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
George
1967
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
McCauley
1952
Black Tuesday
Joey Stewart
1954
Robbers' Roost
Smokey
1955
Gorilla at Large
Joe, Detective
1954
Gunfire at Indian Gap
Ed Stewart
1957
Cyborg 2087
Dr. Carl Zellar
1966
Follow the Sun
1951
The I Don't Care Girl
Keene
1953
Dark Meeting
Dan
1956
Accused of Murder
Stan 'Scarface' Wilbo
1956
The Sweet Ride
Brady Caswell
1968
Man or Gun
Mike Ferris
1958
Carts
Fred Tait
2007
The Student Body
Dr. Blalock
1976
Women's Prison
Glen Burton
1955
Intent to Kill
Finch
1958
Mr. Matches
Bernard Frank
1953
Mission: Impossible - The Slave
Karl de Groot
1967
Belle Sommers
Lew Burton
1962
High Ice
MSgt. Lomax
1980
Hot Spell
Wyatt
1958Mark of Cain
Mike
1953
Shark River
Clay Webley
1953