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Onslow Stevens
Birth Name:Onslow Ford Stevenson
Birth Date:March 29, 1902
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Death Place:Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other Names:Onslow Stevenson
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1928 - 1962
Spouse:
    Parents:Houseley Stevenson

    Onslow Stevens (born Onslow Ford Stevenson; March 29, 1902  - January 5, 1977) was an American stage, television and film actor.

    Early years

    Born in Los Angeles, California, Stevens was the son of British-born character actor Houseley Stevenson.[1]

    Career

    Stevens became involved in performing in 1926 at the Pasadena Community Playhouse, where his entire family worked as performers, directors and teachers.

    His Broadway debut came in Stage Door (1936). He performed in over 80 films, at first as the lead actor, but mostly in character roles later in his career.

    Death

    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

    For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Stevens has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6349 Hollywood Boulevard.[5]

    Filmography

    Title ! scope="col"
    YearRoleNotes
    1932LieutenantFilm debut, Uncredited[6]
    Once in a Lifetime1932Lawrence Vail[7]
    Radio Patrol1932Carl Hughes[8]
    1932Calvin Brown[9]
    Born to Fight1932Clark Moran[10]
    Okay, America!1932PresidentOff-screen credit[11]
    Heroes of the West1932Tom Crosby[12]
    Jungle Mystery1932Jack MorganChapter 12: "Buried Treasure"
    Counsellor at Law1933John P. Tedesco[13]
    Secret of the Blue Room1933Frank Faber[14]
    Peg o' My Heart1933Sir Gerald "Jerry" Markham[15]
    Nagana1933Dr. Roy Stark[16]
    Only Yesterday1933Barnard, Party Guest[17]
    Bombay Mail1934John Hawley[18]
    This Side of Heaven1934Walter Hamilton[19]
    1934Francis Scott Graham[20]
    I Like It That Way1934Harry Rogers[21]
    I'll Tell the World1934Prince Michael[22]
    The Vanishing Shadow1934Stanley Stanfield
    Affairs of a Gentleman1934Lyn Durland[23]
    In Love with Life1934Prof. John Sylvestus Applegate[24]
    I Can't Escape1934Steve Nichols
    aka Steve Cummings    		[25]
    House of Danger 1934Don Phillips[26]
    1935John Barrett[27]
    Born to Gamble1935Dan 'Ace' Cartwright
    Henry Mathews    		[28]
    1935Aramis[29]
    Grand Exit1935John Grayson[30]
    Forced Landing1935Farraday[31]
    1936Jeffrey 'Jeff' Powell[32]
    Yellow Dust1936Jack Hanway[33]
    Three on the Trail1936Pecos Kane[34]
    Under Two Flags1936Sidi-Ben Youssiff[35]
    F-Man1936Mr. Shaw[36]
    Easy Money1936Dan Adams[37]
    Straight from the Shoulder1936Mr. Wendi[38]
    Murder with Pictures1936Nate Girard[39]
    You Can't Buy Luck1937Joe Baldwin[40]
    Flight From Glory1937Ellis[41]
    There Goes the Groom1937Dr. Becker[42]
    Life Returns1938Dr. John KendrickNote: 1938 theatrical release, previously released in 1934-1935 for select showings only.[43]
    When Tomorrow Comes1939Jim Holden[44]
    Those High Grey Walls1939Dr. Frank Norton[45]
    1940Frederick Keller[46]
    Mystery Sea Raider1940Carl Cutler[47]
    Who Killed Aunt Maggie?1940Bob Dunbar[48]
    The Monster and the Girl1941J. Stanley McMastersAlternative titles: The Avenging Brain
    D.O.A.    		[49]
    Go West, Young Lady1941Tom Hannegan[50]
    Sunset Serenade1942Gregg Jackson[51]
    Idaho1943State Ranger Bob Stevens[52]
    Appointment in Berlin1943Rudolph Von Preissing[53]
    Hands Across the Border1944Brock Danvers[54]
    House of Dracula1945Dr. Franz EdlemannAlternative title: The Wolf Man's Cure[55]
    O.S.S.1946Field[56]
    Canyon Passage1946Jack Lestrade[57]
    Angel on My Shoulder1946Dr. Max Higgins[58]
    1948Dr. Jim Bordon[59]
    Walk a Crooked Mile1948Igor Braun[60]
    Night Has a Thousand Eyes1948Dr. WaltersCredited as Onslow Stevenson[61]
    1948Gen. de la Garance[62]
    Bomba, the Jungle Boy1949George Harland[63]
    Red, Hot and Blue1949Captain Allen[64]
    State Penitentiary1950Jim Evans[65]
    Mark of the Gorilla1950Prof. Brandt[66]
    Motor Patrol1950Lt. Dearborn[67]
    Sirocco1951Emir Hassan[68]
    Lorna Doone1951Counsellor Doone[69]
    1951Jayda McQueen[70]
    Sealed Cargo1951Cmdr. James McLean[71]
    Revenue Agent1951Sam Bellows[72]
    One Too Many1951Dr. Foster[73]
    All That I Have1951Attorney Palmer[74]
    Life of St. Paul1951Series of five short films[75]
    1951Judge Geoffrey N. Williams[76]
    1952Captain Jim Martin[77]
    1952[78]
    1953Grover Johnson[79]
    1953Guy Polli[80]
    Fangs of the Wild1954Jim Summers[81]
    They Rode West1954Col. Ethan Waters[82]
    Them!1954Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien[83]
    New York Confidential1955Johnny Achilles[84]
    Tribute to a Bad Man1956Hearn[85]
    Outside the Law1956Chief Agent Alec Conrad[86]
    1956Lugal[87]
    Kelly and Me1957Walter Van Runkel[88]
    Lonelyhearts1958Mr. Lassiter[89]
    1958Jim Nickerson[90]
    Tarawa Beachhead1958General Nathan Keller[91]
    1959Phipps - Customs Inspector[92]
    All the Fine Young Cannibals1960Joshua Davis[93]
    1962Dr. W.L. Janz, M.D.[94]

    Television

    Television
    YearTitleRoleNotes
    1954WaterfrontCapt. Bart Hubbard/Sam Borer2 episodes
    1955CheyenneJudge Culver1 episode
    1958The Adventures of Rin Tin TinMajor Edward Karn 1 episode
    1958-1960Wagon TrainJack Hanford/Francis Mason/Col. Daniel Morgan Benedict II/Cass Fleming 4 episodes:incl.'The Mark Hanford Story'
    1959 GunsmokeSheriff Ben Goddard1 episode
    The DeputyTom Deaver 1 episode
    BonanzaFlint Johnson 1 episode
    1960 Overland Trail1 episode
    OutlawsJohn Kyle1 episode
    1960–1961Texas John SlaughterThe Wonderful World of DisneyGeneral Miles

    Notes and References

    1. Wagner. Laura. Onslow Stevens: Serious Demons. Films of the Golden Age. Summer 2015. 81. 58–60.
    2. News: Onslow Stevens, Character Actor. 3 November 2017. The New York Times. January 6, 1977. https://web.archive.org/web/20171103020849/http://www.nytimes.com/1977/01/06/archives/onslow-stevens-character-actor-performer-on-stage-and-screen-30.html. 3 November 2017.
    3. News: Death of Actor Being Probed . The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com. January 6, 1977 . August 3, 2018.
    4. Book: Wilson . Scott . Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. . 19 August 2016 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-2599-7 . 13 . January 22, 2021 . en.
    5. Web site: Onslow Stevens. Hollywood Walk of Fame. 3 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171103021540/http://www.walkoffame.com/onslow-stevens. 3 November 2017.
    6. Web site: The Gay Diplomat . TVGuide.com . 30 December 2021.
    7. Web site: Once in a Lifetime. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    8. Web site: Radio Patrol. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    9. Web site: The Golden West. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    10. Web site: Born to Fight. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    11. Web site: Okay, America!. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    12. Web site: Heroes of the West . www.tcm.com . TCM . 30 December 2021.
    13. Web site: Counsellor at Law. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    14. Web site: Secret of the Blue Room. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    15. Web site: Peg-o'-my-heart . UCLA Film & Television Archive . 30 December 2021.
    16. Web site: Nagana. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    17. Web site: Only Yesterday. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    18. Web site: Bombay Mail. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    19. Web site: This Side of Heaven. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    20. Web site: The Crosby Case. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    21. Web site: I Like It That Way. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    22. Web site: I'll Tell the World. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    23. Web site: Affairs of a Gentleman. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    24. Web site: In Love with Life. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    25. Web site: I Can't Escape. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    26. Web site: House of Danger. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    27. Web site: A Notorious Gentleman. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    28. Web site: Born to Gamble. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    29. Web site: The Three Musketeers. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    30. Web site: Grand Exit. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    31. Web site: Forced Landing. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    32. Web site: The Bridge of Sighs. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    33. Web site: Yellow Dust. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    34. Web site: Three on the Trail. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    35. Web site: Under Two Flags. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    36. Web site: F-Man. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    37. Web site: Easy Money. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    38. Web site: Straight from the Shoulder. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    39. Web site: Murder with Pictures. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    40. Web site: You Can't Buy Luck. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    41. Web site: Flight From Glory. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    42. Web site: There Goes the Groom. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    43. Web site: Life Returns. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    44. Web site: When Tomorrow Comes. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    45. Web site: Those High Grey Walls. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    46. Web site: The Man Who Wouldn't Talk. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    47. Web site: Mystery Sea Raider. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    48. Web site: Who Killed Aunt Maggie?. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    49. Web site: The Monster and the Girl. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    50. Web site: Go West, Young Lady. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    51. Web site: Sunset Serenade. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    52. Web site: Idaho]. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    53. Web site: Appointment in Berlin]. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    54. Web site: Hands Across the Border. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    55. Web site: House of Dracula. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    56. Web site: O.S.S.. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    57. Web site: Canyon Passage. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    58. Web site: Angel on My Shoulder. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    59. Web site: The Creeper. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    60. Web site: Walk a Crooked Mile. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    61. Web site: Night Has a Thousand Eyes. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    62. Web site: The Gallant Blade. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    63. Web site: Bomba, the Jungle Boy. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    64. Web site: Red, Hot and Blue. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    65. Web site: State Penitentiary. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    66. Web site: Mark of the Gorilla. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    67. Web site: Motor Patrol. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    68. Web site: Sirocco. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    69. Web site: Lorna Doone. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    70. Web site: The Hills of Utah. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    71. Web site: Sealed Cargo. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    72. Web site: Revenue Agent. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    73. Web site: One Too Many. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    74. Web site: All That I Have. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    75. Web site: Life of St. Paul. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    76. Web site: The Family Secret. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    77. Web site: The San Francisco Story. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    78. Web site: The Magnificent Adventure (1952) - Cast and Crew AllMovie . AllMovie . 30 December 2021.
    79. Web site: Charge at Feather River. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    80. Web site: A Lion Is in the Streets. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    81. Web site: Fangs of the Wild. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    82. Web site: They Rode West. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    83. Web site: Them. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    84. Web site: New York Confidential. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    85. Web site: Tribute to a Bad Man. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    86. Web site: Outside the Law. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    87. Web site: The Ten Commandments. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    88. Web site: Kelly and Me. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    89. Web site: Lonelyhearts. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    90. Web site: The Party Crashers. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    91. Web site: Tarawa Beachhead. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    92. Web site: The Buccaneer. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    93. Web site: All the Fine Young Cannibals. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . December 30, 2021.
    94. Web site: The Couch . Rotten Tomatoes . 30 December 2021.

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