Onslow Stevens

Onslow Stevens
Born	Onslow Ford Stevenson March 29, 1902 Los Angeles, California, USA
Died	January 5, 1977 (aged 74) Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA
Cause of death	Pneumonia
Resting place	Valhala Memorial Park Cemetery
Other names	Onslow Stevenson
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1928-1962
Spouse(s)	Rose Heit (1961-?) Ann Buchanan (1936-?) (divorced) Phyllis Cooper Stevens (1934-1935) (divorced) Vanessie Clark

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

Career

Born Onslow Ford Stevenson in Los Angeles, California, he was the son of British-born character actor Houseley Stevenson.^[1] Stevens became involved in performing in 1928, appearing in Under the Roof at the Pasadena Community Playhouse, where his entire family worked as performers, directors and teachers. His first major success came from his performance in the Broadway play Stage Door. He then went on to star 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, where, according to his wife, he was abused by his fellow residents. He died of pneumonia after suffering a broken hip in 1977, at the age of 74. His interment was located in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery with an unmarked grave.

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

Selected filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1931	The Gay Diplomat	Lieutenant	Uncredited
1932	Radio Patrol	Carl Hughes
	Heroes of the West	Tom Crosby
	Okay, America!	Henchman	Uncredited
	The Jungle Mystery	Jack Morgan	(Chapter 12)
	Once in a Lifetime	Lawrence Vail
	The Golden West	Calvin Brown
	Born to Fight	Clark Moran
1933	Nagana	Dr. Roy Stark
	Peg o' My Heart	Sir Gerald "Jerry" Markham
	Secret of the Blue Room	Frank Faber
	Only Yesterday	Barnard, Party Guest
	Counsellor at Law	John P. Tedesco
1934	Bombay Mail	John Hawley
	This Side of Heaven	Walter
	The Crosby Case	Francis Scott Graham
	I Like It That Way	Harry Rogers
	I'll Tell the World	Prince Michael
	The Vanishing Shadow	Stanley Stanfield
	Affairs of a Gentleman	Lyn Durland
	In Love with Life	Prof. John Applegate
	I Can't Escape	Steve Nichols
	House of Danger	Don Phillips
1935	Life Returns	Dr. John Kendrick
	A Notorious Gentleman	John Barrett
	Born to Gamble	Dan 'Ace' Cartwright / Henry Mathews
	The Three Musketeers	Aramis
	Grand Exit	John Grayson
	Forced Landing	Farraday
1936	The Bridge of Sighs	Jeffrey 'Jeff' Powell
	Yellow Dust	Jack Hanway
	Three on the Trail	Pecos Kane
	Under Two Flags	Sidi-Ben Youssiff
	F-Man	Mr. Shaw
	Easy Money	Dan Adams
	Straight from the Shoulder	Mr. Wendi
	Murder with Pictures	Nate Girard
1937	You Can't Buy Luck	Joe Baldwin
	Flight From Glory	Ellis
	There Goes the Groom	Dr. Becker
1939	When Tomorrow Comes	Jim Holden
	Those High Grey Walls	Dr. Frank Norton
1940	The Man Who Wouldn't Talk	Frederick Keller
	Mystery Sea Raider	Carl Cutler
	Who Killed Aunt Maggie?	Bob Dunbar
1941	The Monster and the Girl	J. Stanley McMasters	Alternative titles: The Avenging Brain D.O.A.
	Go West, Young Lady	Tom Hannegan
1942	Sunset Serenade	Gregg Jackson
1943	Idaho	State Ranger Bob Stevens
	Appointment in Berlin	Rudolph Von Preissing
1944	Hands Across the Border	Brock Danvers
1945	House of Dracula	Dr. Franz Edlemann	Alternative title: The Wolf Man's Cure
1946	O.S.S.	Field
	Canyon Passage	Jack Lestrade
	Angel on My Shoulder	Dr. Matt Higgins
1948	The Creeper	Dr. Jim Bordon
	Walk a Crooked Mile	Igor Braun
	Night Has a Thousand Eyes	Dr. Walters	Credited as Onslow Stevenson
	The Gallant Blade	Gen. de la Garance
1949	Life of St. Paul Series	Roman Captain
	Bomba, the Jungle Boy	George Harland
	Red, Hot and Blue	Captain Allen
1950	Mark of the Gorilla	Prof. Brandt
	Motor Patrol	Lt. Dearborn
	State Penitentiary	Richard Evans
	One Too Many	Dr. Foster
	Revenue Agent	Sam Bellows
1951	Sealed Cargo	Cmdr. James McLean
	Lorna Doone	Counsellor Doone
	Sirocco	Emir Hassan
	The Hills of Utah	Jayda McQueen
	All That I Have	Attorney Palmer
	The Family Secret	Judge Geoffrey N. Williams
1952	The San Francisco Story	Captain Jim Martin
	Magnificent Adventure
1953	The Charge at Feather River	Grover Johnson
	A Lion Is in the Streets	Guy Polli
1954	Fangs of the Wild	Jim Summers
	They Rode West	Col. Ethan Waters
	Them!	Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien
1955	New York Confidential	Johnny Achilles
1956	Tribute to a Bad Man	Hearn
	Outside the Law	Chief Agent Alec Conrad
	The Ten Commandments	Lugal
1957	Kelly and Me	Walter Van Runkel
1958	Lonelyhearts	Mr. Lassiter
	The Party Crashers	Jim Nickerson
	Tarawa Beachhead	General Nathan Keller
	The Buccaneer	Phipps - Customs Inspector
1960	All the Fine Young Cannibals	Joshua Davis
1962	The Couch	Dr. W.L. Janz, M.D.	(Last appearance)
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1952	This Is the Life	Mr. Fisher	1 episode
1953	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	Senator Scott Varnum	1 episode
1954	The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse	Detective Meers Thompson	2 episodes
1955	Cheyenne	Judge Culver	1 episode
1956	Steve Donovan, Western Marshal	Ben Morgan	1 episode
1957	Have Gun – Will Travel	Dr. Mayhew	1 episode
1958	The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin	Major Edward Karn	1 episode
1959	Gunsmoke	Sheriff Ben Goddard	1 episode
1960	The Outlaws	John Kyle	1 episode
1960–1961	The Wonderful World of Disney	General Miles	2 episodes
1961	Laramie	General Taylor Roberts	1 episode

References

1. Wagner, Laura (Summer 2015). "Onslow Stevens: Serious Demons". Films of the Golden Age (81): 58–60.

External links

• Onslow Stevens at the Internet Broadway Database
  
• Onslow Stevens at the Internet Movie Database
• Onslow Stevens at Find a Grave