Craig Stevens (born Gail Shikles Jr.; July 8, 1918 – May 10, 2000) was an American film and television

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, best known for his starring role on television as private detective ''

Peter Gunn ''Peter Gunn'' is an American detective fiction, private eye television series, starring Craig Stevens (actor), Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn with Lola Albright as his girlfriend, lounge singer Edie Hart. The series was broadcast by NBC from Sept ...

'' from 1958 to 1961.

Early life

Stevens was born in

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, to Marie and Gail Shikles."Fourteenth Census of United States: 1920"
Liberty Township, Clay County, Missouri, enumeration date January 3, 1920.

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; retrieved October 11, 2017. His father was a high school teacher in Liberty and later an elementary school principal in Kansas City, Missouri. He studied

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at the

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. Later, in the early 1940s, he also majored in theatre at the

at Lawrence."Alexis and Craig Stevens Performing Arts Scholarship"
Department of Theatre, website of The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas; retrieved October 12, 2017.

Acting career

Early roles

Acting with the university's drama club prompted him to halt his studies to audition in

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. Under the name Michael Gale (a play on his first name), his first screen role was as a sailor in ''

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'' (1939). After this small role, he adopted the

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Craig Stevens. For the next period of his film career, he played mainly secondary parts. He could be glimpsed in ''

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' is a 1939 American political comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, starring Jean Arthur and James Stewart, and featuring Claude Rains and Edward Arnold. The film is about a naive, newly appointed United ...

'' (1939); ''Alice in Movieland'' (1940), a short at Warner Bros; '' Those Were the Days!'' (1940); '' Argentine Nights'' (1940); '' Lady with Red Hair'' (1940) at Warner Bros; and ''

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'' (1941), at Paramount.

WWII service

During World War II he served in the

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' First Motion Picture Unit based in

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acting in propaganda and training films. That unit came to be known as "The Culver City Commandos".

Warner Bros

Stevens signed a contract with

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They put him in '' Affectionately Yours'' (1941), then in ''

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'' (1941); the latter starred his future wife Alexis Smith, although they shared no scenes in the film."Craig Stevens, the Suave Star Of 'Peter Gunn,' Dies at 81"
obituary, ''The New York Times,'' May 13, 2000; retrieved October 11, 2017. Stevens had a support role in '' Law of the Tropics'' (1941) and the lead in a short, ''At the Stroke of Twelve'' (1941). He was in '' The Body Disappears'' (1941) and was third billed in '' Steel Against the Sky'' (1941), with Smith top billed. Stevens's first lead in a feature was '' Spy Ship'' (1942), a B movie. He followed it with leads in two other "B"s, ''

Secret Enemies ''Secret Enemies'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars Craig Stevens (actor), Craig Stevens, Faye Emerson, John Ridgely, Charles Lang (actor), Charles Lang, Robert Warwick, ...

'' (1942), and '' The Hidden Hand'' (1942). He and Alexis Smith married on June 18, 1944. He appeared in films like ''Three Cadets'' (1943), ''Learn and Live'' (1944), and '' Resisting Enemy Interrogation'' (1944). He also appeared in the training film ''How to Fly the B-26 Airplane'' (1944). Stevens had a small role in '' Since You Went Away'' (1944) for

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and '' The Doughgirls'' (1944) for Warners. He played himself in Warners' '' Hollywood Canteen'' (1944) and had the lead in ''Plantation Melodies'' (1945) playing

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. Stevens had support roles in '' Too Young to Know'' (1945), '' God Is My Co-Pilot'' (1945), '' Humoresque'' (1946), '' The Man I Love'' (1946), '' That Way with Women'' (1947), '' Love and Learn'' (1947), '' Night Unto Night'' (1948), and '' The Lady Takes a Sailor'' (1949).

Post-Warners

Stevens appeared on an episode of ''

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'', (episode #35 in 1950 entitled "Bullets for Ballots"), then had support parts in '' Where the Sidewalk Ends'' (1950), ''

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'' (1950), ''

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'' (1951) and '' The Lady from Texas'' (1951). Stevens guested on shows like ''

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'', '' The Bigelow Theatre'' and '' Hollywood Opening Night'' as well as appearing in films like '' Drums in the Deep South'' (1951) and '' Phone Call from a Stranger'' (1951). Increasingly, Stevens focused on television, appearing in '' The Unexpected'', ''Gruen Guild Theater'', ''

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'', and '' Chevron Theatre''. Stevens had a lead role in the low budget '' Murder Without Tears'' (1953) and was the romantic male lead in '' Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1953). He had supporting roles in '' The French Line'' (1953) and '' Duel on the Mississippi'' (1955). Stevens was in '' The Revlon Mirror Theater'', '' The Lineup'', '' The Star and the Story'', ''The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater'', '' Private Secretary'', '' The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse'', '' The Whistler'', '' The Millionaire'', ''

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'', '' Matinee Theatre'', '' Four Star Playhouse'', '' Chevron Hall of Stars'', '' The Ford Television Theatre'', '' Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre '', '' The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna'', '' Mr. Adams and Eve'', ''The Silent Service'', ''

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'', '' Studio 57'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Schlitz Playhouse'', and '' State Trooper''. On October 29, 1954, Stevens guest-starred on '' The Ray Bolger Show'' (1953-1955), an ABC

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with a

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theme. In 1956, Stevens and Smith toured the country in a musical ''Plain and Fancy''. They later appeared in ''King of Hearts''. Stevens had the lead in the sci-fi classic '' The Deadly Mantis'' (1957) and was second billed in '' Buchanan Rides Alone'' (1958).

''Peter Gunn''

In 1958, after 19 years working in films, Stevens gained national prominence for his starring role in the private detective series ''

'', which ran on

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from September 1958 to September 1960 and then moved to ABC, where it continued for another year. The series was produced by

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, who also wrote and directed many of the episodes. The iconic theme music for the series was composed by

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. On May 7, 1959, Stevens was a guest star on the NBC variety series '' The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford.'' He and Tennessee Ernie Ford did a comedy skit based on ''Peter Gunn.'' He sang on '' The Dinah Shore Chevy Show'' with

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. During the run of ''Peter Gunn,'' Stevens guest starred on '' Special Agent 7'', '' The Dinah Shore Chevy Show'', and ''The Chevy Show''. He shot a pilot called ''The Mighty O'' that was not picked up in 1961. After the show ended he and Smith toured in a 13-week run of '' Critic's Choice'' from 1961 to 1962.Teamwork Sets the Stage for Partnership, By Elizabeth Shelton, Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post and Times-Herald 25 Aug 1965: E3.

''Man of the World'' and ''Mr Broadway''

After ''Peter Gunn'' ended, Stevens was called on by Sir

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of ITV to move to

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, to play the lead role in the television series '' Man of the World'' in 1962. During 1963–64, he appeared in the Broadway musical '' Here's Love'', which ran for 334 performances. In 1964, Stevens followed this series with '' Mr. Broadway'', the 13-week CBS

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in which he starred as Mike Bell. In 1965, he and Smith toured on stage once more in a production of '' Mary, Mary''. Stevens and Blake Edwards brought ''Peter Gunn'' to the big screen in 1967 with the

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'' Gunn''. Though it was advertised as "''Gunn-Number One''", there were no sequels.

TV guest star

Stevens shot an unsold pilot ''The Best Years'', and guest starred on several television series including '' The Name of the Game''; '' The Bold Ones: The Lawyers''; '' McCloud''; ''

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''; '' The Governor & J.J.''; ''

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''; '' To Rome with Love''; '' Bracken's World''; '' The Virginian''; ''

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''; '' Marcus Welby, M.D.''; ''

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''; '' Medical Center''; '' Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law''; ''

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''; ''

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''; ''

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''; '' The Snoop Sisters''; '' Circle of Fear''; ''

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''; '' Faraday and Company''; and '' Chase''. He later starred as Professor Higgins in a national touring production of ''

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'' with Jane Powell. He also made lengthy national tours in '' Cactus Flower'', co-starring again with his wife.

Later career

In 1974, Stevens appeared in the made-for-television film '' Killer Bees'', co-starring with

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and Edward Albert. He co-starred with David McCallum in ''

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'' for a single season on NBC during 1975–1976. After the series ended, Stevens made many guest appearances on several TV series' including '' Starsky and Hutch'', '' Gibbsville'', '' Police Woman'', and '' Project U.F.O.''. He also had roles in '' Rich Man, Poor Man'' (1976) and '' Secrets of Three Hungry Wives'' (1978) and could be seen on '' The Incredible Hulk''; '' Flying High''; '' The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries''; '' David Cassidy: Man Undercover''; '' B.J. and the Bear''; ''

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''; '' The Tony Randall Show''; '' Quincy, M.E.''; ''

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''; '' Fantasy Island''; ''

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''; ''

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''; ''

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''; and '' Supercarrier''. Stevens reunited with director

in the comedy film '' S.O.B.'' (1981). He also appeared in '' La truite'' (1982) directed by

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and the TV movie ''Condor'' (1985). Stevens's final acting appearance was in the TV movie ''Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair'' (1988)

Personal life

On June 18, 1944, Stevens married actress Alexis Smith at the Church of the Recessional, Forest Lawn. They were married for 49 years, until her death in 1993. They had no children. Stevens died of

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, on May 10, 2000, at the age of 81.

Legacy

The year after Stevens's death, funds were granted by his estate to the

to endow the Alexis and Craig Stevens Performing Arts Scholarship in the school's theatre department. The scholarship provides financial aid to undergraduate and graduate students studying theatre. His physical features and performance in the TV series ''Peter Gunn'' were the inspiration for the Dutch comics character '' Agent 327'' by Martin Lodewijk.

Partial filmography

* ''

'' (1939) - Sailor (uncredited) * ''

'' (1939) - Senate Reporter (uncredited) * '' Those Were the Days!'' (1940) - Second Passenger (uncredited) * '' Argentine Nights'' (1940) - Gaucho (uncredited) * '' Lady with Red Hair'' (1940) - Bit Role (uncredited) * ''

'' (1941) - Corporal (uncredited) * '' Affectionately Yours'' (1941, unbilled) - Airline Official Talking to Ricky in Ambulance (uncredited) * ''

'' (1941) - John Thomas Anthony * '' Law of the Tropics'' (1941) - Alfred King, Jr. * '' The Body Disappears'' (1941) - Robert Struck * '' Steel Against the Sky'' (1941) - Chuck Evans * '' Spy Ship'' (1942) - Ward Prescott * ''

'' (1942) - Carl Edward Becker * '' The Hidden Hand'' (1942) - Peter Thorne * ''Learn and Live'' (1943) - Bob (uncredited) * '' Since You Went Away'' (1944) - Danny Williams * '' Resisting Enemy Interrogation'' (1944) - B-26 Pilot (uncredited) * '' The Doughgirls'' (1944) - Craig Stevens * '' Hollywood Canteen'' (1944) - Craig Stevens * '' Roughly Speaking'' (1945) - Jack Leslie (uncredited) * '' God Is My Co-Pilot'' (1945) - Ed Rector * '' Too Young to Know'' (1945) - Major Bruce * '' Humoresque'' (1946) - Monte Loeffler * '' The Man I Love'' (1947) - Bandleader * '' That Way with Women'' (1947) - Carter Andrews * '' Love and Learn'' (1947) - Willard Deckerr * '' Night Unto Night'' (1949) - Tony Maddox * '' The Lady Takes a Sailor'' (1949) - Danvers (uncredited) * '' Where the Sidewalk Ends'' (1950) - Ken Paine * ''

'' (1950) - Rick Martin * ''

'' (1951) - Stuart Grumby * '' The Lady from Texas'' (1951) - Cyril Guthrie * '' Drums in the Deep South'' (1951) - Colonel Braxton Summers * '' Phone Call from a Stranger'' (1952) - Mike Carr * '' Murder Without Tears'' (1953) - Detective Sergeant Steve O'Malley * '' Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1953) - Bruce Adams * '' The French Line'' (1953) - Phil Barton * '' Duel on the Mississippi'' (1955) - René LaFarge * ''From the Desk of Margaret Tyding'' (1956) * ''

'' (1957) (Season 3 Episode 11: "The Deadly") - Lewis Brenner * '' The Deadly Mantis'' (1957) - Colonel Joe Parkman * '' Buchanan Rides Alone'' (1958) - Abe Carbo * '' Gunn'' (1967) - Peter Gunn * '' The Limbo Line'' (1968) - Richard Manston * '' The Elevator'' (1974) - Dr. Stuart Reynolds * '' Killer Bees'' (1974) - Rudolf van Bohlen * '' S.O.B.'' (1981) - Willard * '' The Trout'' (1982) - Carter

References

Notes Bibliography * Maltin, Leonard (1994). "Alexis Smith". ''Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia'', New York: Dutton, 1994. .

External links

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