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Onslow Stevens

Onslow Stevens

American actor (1902–1977)


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

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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,[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

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

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References

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

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