Paul Stevens (January 17, 1921 – June 4, 1986) was an American film and television actor. Stevens played

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Charles R. Codman in the 1970 film '' Patton''. He also appeared in ''Exodus'', as a key congressional witness in ''

Advise and Consent ''Advise and Consent'' is a 1959 political fiction novel by Allen Drury that explores the United States Senate confirmation of controversial Secretary of State nominee Robert Leffingwell, whose promotion is endangered due to growing evidence ...

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''. Stevens's television debut occurred on ''

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''. He portrayed Paul on the serial '' The Nurses''. He appeared on the serial ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...

'' in 1975 (as Bruce Henderson) and on the soap opera '' Another World'' from 1977 to 1985 (as Brian Bancroft). Stevens also played Mendez, one of the leaders of the mutant underground, in ''

Battle for the Planet of the Apes ''Battle for the Planet of the Apes'' is a 1973 American science fiction film directed by J. Lee Thompson from a screenplay by John William Corrington and Joyce Hooper Corrington, based on a story by Paul Dehn. The film is the sequel to ''C ...

''. Stevens was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role on Another World. Stevens was a guest star on many television series from 1954 until 1977, including ''

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' is an American spy fiction television series produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television and first broadcast on NBC. The series follows secret agents Napoleon Solo, played by Robert Vaughn, and Illya Kuryakin, p ...

'', ''

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'' ("The Night of the Samurai"), ''

The Rockford Files ''The Rockford Files'' is an American detective drama television series starring James Garner, aired on NBC from September 13, 1974, to January 10, 1980. Garner portrays Los Angeles private investigator Jim Rockford, with Noah Beery Jr. in th ...

'' (as two different characters in two episodes), ''

The Streets of San Francisco ''The Streets of San Francisco'' is an American television crime drama filmed on location in San Francisco and produced by Quinn Martin, with the first season produced in association with Warner Bros. Television (QM produced the show on its ow ...

'', ''

Baretta ''Baretta'' is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a revised and milder version of a 1973–1974 ABC series, '' Toma'', starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New Jersey police ...

'', '' Ironside'', '' Police Story'', ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central charact ...

'' (as two different characters in two episodes), ''

Mannix ''Mannix'' is an American detective television series that originally aired for eight seasons on CBS from September 16, 1967, to March 13, 1975. The show was created by Richard Levinson and William Link, and developed by executive producer ...

'', '' Mission: Impossible'', '' Hawaii Five-0'', and ''

McMillan and Wife ''McMillan & Wife'' (known simply as ''McMillan'' from 1976 to 1977) is an American police procedural television series that aired on NBC from September 17, 1971, to April 24, 1977. Starring Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in the title roles, ...

''. On Broadway, Stevens appeared in ''The Advocate'' (1963), ''Andorra'' (1963), ''General Seeger'' (1962), ''Compulsion'' (1957), and ''

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'' (1953). On June 4, 1986, Stevens died of pneumonia at Bellevue Hospital, aged 65.

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* * * 1921 births 1986 deaths Male actors from Los Angeles 20th-century American male actors American male television actors American male film actors American male soap opera actors Deaths from pneumonia in New York City {{US-tv-actor-1920s-stub