Warren Stevens

Warren Albert Stevens (November 2, 1919 – March 27, 2012) was an American stage, movie, and television actor."Warren Stevens, Busy Character Actor, Dies at 92" New York Times, 30 March 2012 

Early Life
Stevens was born on November 2, 1919 in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. He studied how to act at the Actor's Studio in New York City.

Career
Stevens began his acting career after being in the U.S. Air Force as a pilot during World War II. He trained at The Actor's Studio in New York. He was noticed on Broadway in the late 1940s.  Then he was offered a Hollywood contract at 20th Century Fox. 

His first Broadway role was in The Life of Galileo (1947). His first movie role followed in The Frogmen (1951). As a young studio contract player, Stevens had little choice in the jobs he took.  He was in movies that included Phone Call from a Stranger (1952), Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952), and Gorilla at Large (1954). His most memorable movie role was probably that of "Doc" Ostrow in the science fiction movie Forbidden Planet (1956). He also had a supporting role in The Barefoot Contessa (1954) with Humphrey Bogart.

Personal life
Stevens was married to Susan Tucker Huntington from 1942 until they divorced. Then he was married to Barbara Finch from 1969 until they divorced. He had one child with Huntington and two with French. He lived in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California with his family.

Death
Stevens died on March 27, 2012, in his home in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California from a lung disease. He was survived by three of his children.

Television
 Year TV Series Role Episode 1962  The Twilight Zone    Nathan 'Nate' Bledsoe   "Dead Man's Shoes"   1965  Bonanza    Paul Mandel   "The Ballerina"   1965  The Man from U.N.C.L.E.    Capt. Dennis Jenks   "The Children's Day Affair"   1966  The Rat Patrol    Sgt. Frank Griffin   "The Do or Die Raid"   1967  Bonanza    Count Alexis   "The Prince"   1968 Star Trek  | Rojan  
| "By Any Other Name"  
|-
| 1968
| Bonanza  
| Sam Bragan  
| "The Trackers"  
|-
| 1971 
| Adam-12''    Officer Art McCall   "The Dinosaur"  
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