Onslow Stevens

Onslow Stevens
Stevens in Hands Across the Border (1944)
Born
Onslow Ford Stevenson

(1902-03-29)March 29, 1902
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedJanuary 5, 1977(1977-01-05) (aged 74)
Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeValhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Other namesOnslow Stevenson
OccupationActor
Years active1928–1962
Spouses
Phyllis Cooper Stevens
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(m. 1934; div. 1935)​
    Ann Buchanan
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    ​
    (m. 1936, divorced)​
      Vanessie Clark
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      ​
      (m. 1944; div. 1946)​
        Marley Shofner
        ​
        ​
        (m. 1959; div. 1960)​
          Rose Heit
          ​
          (m. 1961)​
          ParentHouseley 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,[2] where his entire family worked as performers, directors and teachers.

          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

          Feature-length films of Onslow Stevens
          Title Year Role Notes Ref(s)
          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

          Television
          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

          1. ^ Wagner, Laura (Summer 2015). "Onslow Stevens: Serious Demons". Films of the Golden Age (81): 58–60.
          2. ^ 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.
          3. ^ "Death of Actor Being Probed". The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com. January 6, 1977. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
          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.
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          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". Turner Classic Movies. 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. ^ "The Magnificent Adventure (1952) - | Cast and Crew | AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
          79. ^ "Charge at Feather River". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
          80. ^ "A Lion Is in the Streets". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
          81. ^ "Fangs of the Wild". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
          82. ^ "They Rode West". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
          83. ^ "Them". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
          84. ^ "New York Confidential". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
          85. ^ "Tribute to a Bad Man". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
          86. ^ "Outside the Law". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
          87. ^ "The Ten Commandments". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
          88. ^ "Kelly and Me". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
          89. ^ "Lonelyhearts". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
          90. ^ "The Party Crashers". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
          91. ^ "Tarawa Beachhead". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
          92. ^ "The Buccaneer". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
          93. ^ "All the Fine Young Cannibals". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
          94. ^ "The Couch". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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