# Onslow Stevens

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.

## Career

Stevens became involved in performing in 1926 at the Pasadena Community Playhouse, where his entire family worked as performers, directors and teachers.
His Broadway debut came in Stage Door (1936). 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, where, according to his wife, he was abused by his fellow residents and that his death was neither from natural causes nor an accident. 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.

## Recognition

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Stevens has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6349 Hollywood Boulevard.

## Filmography

Feature-length films of Onslow Stevens :
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
| The Gay Diplomat | 1932 | Lieutenant | Film debut, Uncredited |
| Once in a Lifetime | 1932 | Lawrence Vail | |
| Radio Patrol | 1932 | Carl Hughes | |
| The Golden West | 1932 | Calvin Brown | |
| Born to Fight | 1932 | Clark Moran | |
| Okay, America! | 1932 | President | Off-screen credit |
| Heroes of the West | 1932 | Tom Crosby | |
| Jungle Mystery | 1932 | Jack Morgan | Chapter 12: "Buried Treasure" |
| Counsellor at Law | 1933 | John P. Tedesco | |
| Secret of the Blue Room | 1933 | Frank Faber | |
| Peg o' My Heart | 1933 | Sir Gerald "Jerry" Markham | |
| Nagana | 1933 | Dr. Roy Stark | |
| Only Yesterday | 1933 | Barnard, Party Guest | |
| Bombay Mail | 1934 | John Hawley | |
| This Side of Heaven | 1934 | Walter Hamilton | |
| The Crosby Case | 1934 | Francis Scott Graham | |
| I Like It That Way | 1934 | Harry Rogers | |
| I'll Tell the World | 1934 | Prince Michael | |
| The Vanishing Shadow | 1934 | Stanley Stanfield | |
| Affairs of a Gentleman | 1934 | Lyn Durland | |
| In Love with Life | 1934 | Prof. John Sylvestus Applegate | |
| I Can't Escape | 1934 | Steve Nichols aka Steve Cummings | |
| House of Danger | 1934 | Don Phillips | |
| A Notorious Gentleman | 1935 | John Barrett | |
| Born to Gamble | 1935 | Dan 'Ace' Cartwright Henry Mathews | |
| The Three Musketeers | 1935 | Aramis | |
| Grand Exit | 1935 | John Grayson | |
| Forced Landing | 1935 | Farraday | |
| The Bridge of Sighs | 1936 | Jeffrey 'Jeff' Powell | |
| Yellow Dust | 1936 | Jack Hanway | |
| Three on the Trail | 1936 | Pecos Kane | |
| Under Two Flags | 1936 | Sidi-Ben Youssiff | |
| F-Man | 1936 | Mr. Shaw | |
| Easy Money | 1936 | Dan Adams | |
| Straight from the Shoulder | 1936 | Mr. Wendi | |
| Murder with Pictures | 1936 | Nate Girard | |
| You Can't Buy Luck | 1937 | Joe Baldwin | |
| Flight From Glory | 1937 | Ellis | |
| There Goes the Groom | 1937 | Dr. Becker | |
| Life Returns | 1938 | Dr. John Kendrick | Note: 1938 theatrical release, previously released in 1934-1935 for select showings only. |
| When Tomorrow Comes | 1939 | Jim Holden | |
| Those High Grey Walls | 1939 | Dr. Frank Norton | |
| The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | 1940 | Frederick Keller | |
| Mystery Sea Raider | 1940 | Carl Cutler | |
| Who Killed Aunt Maggie? | 1940 | Bob Dunbar | |
| The Monster and the Girl | 1941 | J. Stanley McMasters | Alternative titles: The Avenging Brain D.O.A. |
| Go West, Young Lady | 1941 | Tom Hannegan | |
| Sunset Serenade | 1942 | Gregg Jackson | |
| Idaho | 1943 | State Ranger Bob Stevens | |
| Appointment in Berlin | 1943 | Rudolph Von Preissing | |
| Hands Across the Border | 1944 | Brock Danvers | |
| House of Dracula | 1945 | Dr. Franz Edlemann | Alternative title: The Wolf Man's Cure |
| O.S.S. | 1946 | Field | |
| Canyon Passage | 1946 | Jack Lestrade | |
| Angel on My Shoulder | 1946 | Dr. Max Higgins | |
| The Creeper | 1948 | Dr. Jim Bordon | |
| Walk a Crooked Mile | 1948 | Igor Braun | |
| Night Has a Thousand Eyes | 1948 | Dr. Walters | Credited as Onslow Stevenson |
| The Gallant Blade | 1948 | Gen. de la Garance | |
| Bomba, the Jungle Boy | 1949 | George Harland | |
| Red, Hot and Blue | 1949 | Captain Allen | |
| State Penitentiary | 1950 | Jim Evans | |
| Mark of the Gorilla | 1950 | Prof. Brandt | |
| Motor Patrol | 1950 | Lt. Dearborn | |
| Sirocco | 1951 | Emir Hassan | |
| Lorna Doone | 1951 | Counsellor Doone | |
| The Hills of Utah | 1951 | Jayda McQueen | |
| Sealed Cargo | 1951 | Cmdr. James McLean | |
| Revenue Agent | 1951 | Sam Bellows | |
| One Too Many | 1951 | Dr. Foster | |
| All That I Have | 1951 | Attorney Palmer | |
| Life of St. Paul | 1951 | | Series of five short films |
| The Family Secret | 1951 | Judge Geoffrey N. Williams | |
| The San Francisco Story | 1952 | Captain Jim Martin | |
| The Magnificent Adventure | 1952 | | |
| The Charge at Feather River | 1953 | Grover Johnson | |
| A Lion Is in the Streets | 1953 | Guy Polli | |
| Fangs of the Wild | 1954 | Jim Summers | |
| They Rode West | 1954 | Col. Ethan Waters | |
| Them! | 1954 | Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien | |
| New York Confidential | 1955 | Johnny Achilles | |
| Tribute to a Bad Man | 1956 | Hearn | |
| Outside the Law | 1956 | Chief Agent Alec Conrad | |
| The Ten Commandments | 1956 | Lugal | |
| Kelly and Me | 1957 | Walter Van Runkel | |
| Lonelyhearts | 1958 | Mr. Lassiter | |
| The Party Crashers | 1958 | Jim Nickerson | |
| Tarawa Beachhead | 1958 | General Nathan Keller | |
| The Buccaneer | 1959 | Phipps - Customs Inspector | |
| All the Fine Young Cannibals | 1960 | Joshua Davis | |
| The Couch | 1962 | Dr. W.L. Janz, M.D. | |

## 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 |
| 1959 | The Deputy | Tom Deaver | 1 episode |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Flint Johnson | 1 episode |
| 1960 | Overland Trail | President Ulysses S. Grant | 1 episode |
| 1960 | Outlaws | John Kyle | 1 episode |
| 1960–1961 | Texas John Slaughter | The Wonderful World of Disney | General Miles |