Steve Gravers (born Solomon Gottlieb; April 8, 1922,

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– died August 22, 1978,

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) was an American character actor who appeared in numerous television shows and several films in a career that lasted from 1952 until his death in 1978.

Career

A life member of

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, Gravers made his

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debut in the Studio's production of

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's ''A Hatful of Rain'' on November 9, 1955. This was the same night on which Graver's first featured television performance was aired, a guest appearance on ''

I Spy I spy is a guessing game where one player (the ''spy'' or ''it'') chooses an object within sight and announces to the other players that "I spy with my little eye something beginning with...", naming the first letter of the object. Other players a ...

'' (''not'' the popular hour-long series which would debut a decade later, but rather a half-hour anthology series hosted/narrated in character by Raymond Massey, as 'Anton the spymaster'), in an episode entitled "Bits and Pieces".

Personal life

Gravers married actress Vitina Marcus, with whom he had two children; the couple divorced in 1960. Gravers lived in California until his death on August 22, 1978 from

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from transformed, malign ...

Selected credits

Films

* '' Al Capone'' (1959) - Albert Anselmi * '' Hell Bent for Leather'' (1960) - Grover * '' Operation Eichmann'' (1961) - Jacob * '' 40 Pounds of Trouble'' (1962) - Daytime * ''

The Satan Bug ''The Satan Bug'' is a 1965 American crime science fiction suspense film from United Artists, produced and directed by John Sturges, that stars George Maharis, Richard Basehart, Anne Francis, and Dana Andrews. The screenplay by James Clavell a ...

'' (1965) - 2nd Fake SDI Agent (uncredited) * ''

Across 110th Street ''Across 110th Street'' is a 1972 American action-crime film directed by Barry Shear and starring Yaphet Kotto, Anthony Quinn, Anthony Franciosa and Paul Benjamin. The film is set in Harlem, New York and takes its name from 110th Street, the ...

'' (1972) - Tailor Shop Patrolman * '' Blood Sabbath'' (1972) - The Padre * '' Wizards'' (1977) - Blackwolf (voice) * ''

The Car ''The Car'' is a 1977 American horror film directed by Elliot Silverstein and written by Michael Butler, Dennis Shryack and Lane Slate. The film stars James Brolin, Kathleen Lloyd, John Marley and Ronny Cox, along with real-life sisters Kim ...

'' (1978) - Mr. Mackey

Television

* ''

'' (1955) - French Officer * ''

Peter Gunn ''Peter Gunn'' is an American private eye television series, starring Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn with Lola Albright as his girlfriend, Edie Hart. The series aired on NBC from September 22, 1958, to 1960 and on ABC in 1960–1961. The seri ...

'' (1959) - Frank Kelly * '' Have Gun - Will Travel'' (1959) - Howard Gorman * ''

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'' (1959-1963) - Harry Tazik / Tony Genna / Birch Henchman (uncredited) * '' Dr Kildare'' (1963) - Albert Case * ''

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, aired on CBS and NBC between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers and mysteries. Between 1962 and 1965 it was re ...

'' (1963, The 31st of February) - The Psychiatrist * '' Rawhide'' (1964) - Fred Adams * ''Combat'' (1964) - Tech Sgt. Martinez * ''

'' (1965-1966) - Patterson / Capt. Richards * '' Bonanza'' (1966) - Martinez (Episode: "To Kill a Buffalo") * '' Gunsmoke'' (1966) - Jed Bailey / Wales * ''

Get Smart ''Get Smart'' is an American comedy television series parodying the secret agent genre that had become widely popular in the first half of the 1960s, with the release of the ''James Bond'' films. It was created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, an ...

'' (1967) - Carlos * ''

Here Come the Brides ''Here Come the Brides'' is an American comedy Western series from Screen Gems that aired on the ABC television network from September 25, 1968 to April 3, 1970. It was loosely based on Asa Mercer's efforts in the 1860s to import marriageable wo ...

'' (1970) - Barney Alton ("Another Game in Town") * ''

Alias Smith and Jones ''Alias Smith and Jones'' is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from January 1971 to January 1973. The show initially starred Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Jedediah "Kid" Curry, outlaw cousins who are tryin ...

'' (1971-1972) - Bartender / Mattson / Bookie / Parson * '' Columbo'' (1972) - Sergeant * '' Ironside'' (1972) - Taxi Driver Jones * ''

Kojak ''Kojak'' is an American action crime drama television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theodopolis "Theo" Kojak. Taking the time slot of the popular ''Cannon'' series, ...

'' (1973-1974) - Pullian / Irwin David * '' Charlie's Angels'' (1978) - Cooperman

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gravers, Steve 1922 births 1978 deaths American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Male actors from New York City Deaths from lung cancer in California 20th-century American male actors Method actors