Onslow Stevens

Onslow Stevens (born Onslow Ford Stevenson; March 29, 1902 – January 5, 1977) was an American stage, television and film actor.

Onslow Stevens
Stevens in Hands Across the Border (1944)
Born	Onslow Ford Stevenson (1902-03-29)March 29, 1902 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	January 5, 1977(1977-01-05) (aged 74) Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Other names	Onslow Stevenson
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1928–1962
Spouses	Phyllis Cooper Stevens ​ ​ (m. 1934; div. 1935)​ Ann Buchanan ​ ​ (m. 1936, divorced)​ Vanessie Clark ​ ​ (m. 1944; div. 1946)​ Marley Shofner ​ ​ (m. 1959; div. 1960)​ Rose Heit ​ (m. 1961)​
Parent	Houseley Stevenson

Early years

Born in Los Angeles, California, Stevens was the son of British-born character actor Houseley Stevenson.^[1]

Career

Stevens became involved in performing in 1926 at the Pasadena Community Playhouse,^[2] where his entire family worked as performers, directors and teachers.^{[citation needed]}

His Broadway debut came in Stage Door (1936).^[2] 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,^[2] where, according to his wife, he was abused by his fellow residents and that his death was neither from natural causes nor an accident.^[3] 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.^[4]

Recognition

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Stevens has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6349 Hollywood Boulevard.^[5]

Filmography

Feature-length films of Onslow Stevens

Title	Year	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
The Gay Diplomat	1932	Lieutenant	Film debut, Uncredited	[6]
Once in a Lifetime	1932	Lawrence Vail		[7]
Radio Patrol	1932	Carl Hughes		[8]
The Golden West	1932	Calvin Brown		[9]
Born to Fight	1932	Clark Moran		[10]
Okay, America!	1932	President	Off-screen credit	[11]
Heroes of the West	1932	Tom Crosby		[12]
Jungle Mystery	1932	Jack Morgan	Chapter 12: "Buried Treasure"
Counsellor at Law	1933	John P. Tedesco		[13]
Secret of the Blue Room	1933	Frank Faber		[14]
Peg o' My Heart	1933	Sir Gerald "Jerry" Markham		[15]
Nagana	1933	Dr. Roy Stark		[16]
Only Yesterday	1933	Barnard, Party Guest		[17]
Bombay Mail	1934	John Hawley		[18]
This Side of Heaven	1934	Walter Hamilton		[19]
The Crosby Case	1934	Francis Scott Graham		[20]
I Like It That Way	1934	Harry Rogers		[21]
I'll Tell the World	1934	Prince Michael		[22]
The Vanishing Shadow	1934	Stanley Stanfield
Affairs of a Gentleman	1934	Lyn Durland		[23]
In Love with Life	1934	Prof. John Sylvestus Applegate		[24]
I Can't Escape	1934	Steve Nichols aka Steve Cummings		[25]
House of Danger	1934	Don Phillips		[26]
A Notorious Gentleman	1935	John Barrett		[27]
Born to Gamble	1935	Dan 'Ace' Cartwright Henry Mathews		[28]
The Three Musketeers	1935	Aramis		[29]
Grand Exit	1935	John Grayson		[30]
Forced Landing	1935	Farraday		[31]
The Bridge of Sighs	1936	Jeffrey 'Jeff' Powell		[32]
Yellow Dust	1936	Jack Hanway		[33]
Three on the Trail	1936	Pecos Kane		[34]
Under Two Flags	1936	Sidi-Ben Youssiff		[35]
F-Man	1936	Mr. Shaw		[36]
Easy Money	1936	Dan Adams		[37]
Straight from the Shoulder	1936	Mr. Wendi		[38]
Murder with Pictures	1936	Nate Girard		[39]
You Can't Buy Luck	1937	Joe Baldwin		[40]
Flight From Glory	1937	Ellis		[41]
There Goes the Groom	1937	Dr. Becker		[42]
Life Returns	1938	Dr. John Kendrick	Note: 1938 theatrical release, previously released in 1934-1935 for select showings only.	[43]
When Tomorrow Comes	1939	Jim Holden		[44]
Those High Grey Walls	1939	Dr. Frank Norton		[45]
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk	1940	Frederick Keller		[46]
Mystery Sea Raider	1940	Carl Cutler		[47]
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?	1940	Bob Dunbar		[48]
The Monster and the Girl	1941	J. Stanley McMasters	Alternative titles: The Avenging Brain D.O.A.	[49]
Go West, Young Lady	1941	Tom Hannegan		[50]
Sunset Serenade	1942	Gregg Jackson		[51]
Idaho	1943	State Ranger Bob Stevens		[52]
Appointment in Berlin	1943	Rudolph Von Preissing		[53]
Hands Across the Border	1944	Brock Danvers		[54]
House of Dracula	1945	Dr. Franz Edlemann	Alternative title: The Wolf Man's Cure	[55]
O.S.S.	1946	Field		[56]
Canyon Passage	1946	Jack Lestrade		[57]
Angel on My Shoulder	1946	Dr. Max Higgins		[58]
The Creeper	1948	Dr. Jim Bordon		[59]
Walk a Crooked Mile	1948	Igor Braun		[60]
Night Has a Thousand Eyes	1948	Dr. Walters	Credited as Onslow Stevenson	[61]
The Gallant Blade	1948	Gen. de la Garance		[62]
Bomba, the Jungle Boy	1949	George Harland		[63]
Red, Hot and Blue	1949	Captain Allen		[64]
State Penitentiary	1950	Jim Evans		[65]
Mark of the Gorilla	1950	Prof. Brandt		[66]
Motor Patrol	1950	Lt. Dearborn		[67]
Sirocco	1951	Emir Hassan		[68]
Lorna Doone	1951	Counsellor Doone		[69]
The Hills of Utah	1951	Jayda McQueen		[70]
Sealed Cargo	1951	Cmdr. James McLean		[71]
Revenue Agent	1951	Sam Bellows		[72]
One Too Many	1951	Dr. Foster		[73]
All That I Have	1951	Attorney Palmer		[74]
Life of St. Paul	1951		Series of five short films	[75]
The Family Secret	1951	Judge Geoffrey N. Williams		[76]
The San Francisco Story	1952	Captain Jim Martin		[77]
The Magnificent Adventure	1952			[78]
The Charge at Feather River	1953	Grover Johnson		[79]
A Lion Is in the Streets	1953	Guy Polli		[80]
Fangs of the Wild	1954	Jim Summers		[81]
They Rode West	1954	Col. Ethan Waters		[82]
Them!	1954	Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien		[83]
New York Confidential	1955	Johnny Achilles		[84]
Tribute to a Bad Man	1956	Hearn		[85]
Outside the Law	1956	Chief Agent Alec Conrad		[86]
The Ten Commandments	1956	Lugal		[87]
Kelly and Me	1957	Walter Van Runkel		[88]
Lonelyhearts	1958	Mr. Lassiter		[89]
The Party Crashers	1958	Jim Nickerson		[90]
Tarawa Beachhead	1958	General Nathan Keller		[91]
The Buccaneer	1959	Phipps - Customs Inspector		[92]
All the Fine Young Cannibals	1960	Joshua Davis		[93]
The Couch	1962	Dr. W.L. Janz, M.D.		[94]

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