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

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– August 22, 1978,

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) was an American

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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 Michael Gazzo'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 ''

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, as 'Anton the spymaster'), in an episode entitled "Bits and Pieces".

Personal life

Steve Gravers married three times 58-60 to Vita Marcus no children (child born was Roy Calhoun's). Married Valerie Andrews March 13th 1976 we lived at 3931 Berry drive, Studio City, California until his death on August 22, 1978, from

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Selected credits

Films

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'' (1959) - Albert Anselmi * '' Hell Bent for Leather'' (1960) - Grover * '' Operation Eichmann'' (1961) - Jacob * ''

40 Pounds of Trouble ''40 Pounds of Trouble'' is a 1962 comedy film directed by Norman Jewison and starring Tony Curtis, Suzanne Pleshette, Larry Storch and Phil Silvers. It is a retelling of Damon Runyon's 1932 short story '' Little Miss Marker''. Plot Casino man ...

'' (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 Cl ...

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

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'' (1972) - Tailor Shop Patrolman * '' Blood Sabbath'' (1972) - The Padre * '' Wizards'' (1977) - Blackwolf (voice) * '' The Car'' (1978) - Mr. Mackey

Television

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'' (1955) (Season 1 Episode 3: "Bits and Pieces") - French Officer * ''

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 ...

'' (1959) (Season 1 Episode 20: "Pecos Pete") - Frank Kelly * '' Have Gun - Will Travel'' (1959) (Season 2 Episode 16: "The Wager") - Howard Gorman * ''

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'' (1959-1963) ** (Season 1 Episode 3: "The Jake Lingle Killing") (1959) - Birch Henchman (uncredited) ** (Season 3 Episode 4: "The Genna Brothers") (1961) - Tony Genna ** (Season 4 Episode 21: "The Man in the Cooler") (1963) - Harry Tazik * ''

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'' (1961) (Season 6 Episode 32: "Self Defense") - Lieutenant Schwartz * ''

'' (1962) (Season 7 Episode 20: "The Test") - Wickers * '' Dr Kildare'' (1963) (Season 3 Episode 2: "The Good Samaritan") - Albert Case * ''

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'' (1963) (Season 1 Episode 15: "The Thirty-First of February") - The Psychiatrist * ''

'' (1964) (Season 2 Episode 12: "Three Wives Too Many") - Lieutenant Storber * ''

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'' (1964) (Season 7 Episode 9: "The Backshooter") - Fred Adams * ''Combat'' (1964) (Season 2 Episode 22: "Counter-Punch") - Tech Sergeant Martinez * ''

'' (1965-1966) ** (Season 1 Episode 9: "No Exchange on Damaged Merchandise") (1965) - Captain Richards ** (Season 2 Episode 7: "Sparrowhawk") (1966) - Patterson * ''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running Western, the second-longest-running Western series on ...

'' (1966) (Season 7 Episode 16: "To Kill a Buffalo") - Martinez * ''

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 ...

'' (1966) ** (Season 11 Episode 16: "Death Watch") - Wales ** (Season 12 Episode 5: "The Good People") - Jed Bailey * ''

Get Smart ''Get Smart'' is an American comedy television series parodying the Spy fiction, 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 Bu ...

'' (1967) (Season 2 Episode 22: "Smart Fit the Battle of Jericho") - Carlos * ''

Here Come the Brides ''Here Come the Brides'' is an American comedy Western television 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 m ...

'' (1970) (Season 2 Episode 18: "Another Game in Town") - Barney Alton * ''

Alias Smith and Jones ''Alias Smith and Jones'' is an American Western television series that originally aired on ABC from January 1971 to January 1973. The show initially starred Pete Duel (and, after Duel's death, Roger Davis) as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy ...

'' (1971-1972) ** (Season 1 Episode 15: "The Legacy of Charlie O'Rourke") (1971) - Parson ** (Season 2 Episode 14: "Miracle at Santa Marta") (1971) - Bookie ** (Season 2 Episode 19: "The Biggest Game in the West") (1972) - Mattson ** (Season 3 Episode 7: "The Ten Days That Shook Kid Curry") (1972) - Bartender * ''

Columbo ''Columbo'' is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Columbo (character), Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. After two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971, the show originall ...

'' (1972) (Season 1 Episode 6: "Short Fuse") - Sergeant * '' Ironside'' (1972) (Season 6 Episode 6: "Riddle Me Death") - Taxi Driver Jones * ''

Kojak ''Kojak'' is an American Action film, action Crime film, crime Drama (film and television), drama television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theophilus "Theo" Kojak. Tak ...

'' (1973) (Season 1 Episode 14: "Die Before They Wake") - Pullian * ''

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'' (1973) (TV movie) - Irwin David * ''

Charlie's Angels ''Charlie's Angels'' is an American crime drama television series created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts for ABC. It originally aired from September 22, 1976, to June 24, 1981, airing for five seasons consisting of 115 episodes. It was produ ...

'' (1978) (Season 2 Episode 19: "Angel Blues") - 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