Steve Gravers

Steve Gravers (born Solomon Gottlieb; April 8, 1922, New York City – August 22, 1978, Studio City, California) was an American character actor who appeared in numerous television shows and several films in a career that lasted from 1952 until his death in 1978.

Steve Gravers
Born	Solomon Gottlieb (1922-04-08)April 8, 1922
Died	August 22, 1978(1978-08-22) (aged 56)

Career

A life member of The Actors Studio,^[1] Gravers made his Broadway debut in the Studio's production of Michael Gazzo's A Hatful of Rain on November 9, 1955.^[2]

This was the same night on which Graver's first featured television performance was aired, a guest appearance on I Spy (not the popular hour-long series which would debut a decade later, but rather a half-hour anthology series hosted/narrated in character by Raymond Massey, as 'Anton the spymaster'),^[3] in an episode entitled "Bits and Pieces".

Personal life

Steve Gravers married Vita Marcus, 1958-60, no children. Resided in Studio City, California until his death on 8/22/1978 from lung cancer.

Selected credits

Films

• Al Capone (1959) - Albert Anselmi
• Hell Bent for Leather (1960) - Grover
• Operation Eichmann (1961) - Jacob
• 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962) - Daytime
• The Satan Bug (1965) - 2nd Fake SDI Agent (uncredited)
• Across 110th Street (1972) - Tailor Shop Patrolman
• Blood Sabbath (1972) - The Padre
• Wizards (1977) - Blackwolf (voice)
• The Car (1978) - Mr. Mackey

Television

• I Spy (1955) (Season 1 Episode 3: "Bits and Pieces") - French Officer
• Peter Gunn (1959) (Season 1 Episode 20: "Pecos Pete") - Frank Kelly
• Have Gun - Will Travel (1959) (Season 2 Episode 16: "The Wager") - Howard Gorman
• The Untouchables (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
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 6 Episode 32: "Self Defense") - Lieutenant Schwartz
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1962) (Season 7 Episode 20: "The Test") - Wickers
• Dr Kildare (1963) (Season 3 Episode 2: "The Good Samaritan") - Albert Case
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963) (Season 1 Episode 15: "The Thirty-First of February") - The Psychiatrist
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964) (Season 2 Episode 12: "Three Wives Too Many") - Lieutenant Storber
• Rawhide (1964) (Season 7 Episode 9: "The Backshooter") - Fred Adams
• Combat (1964) (Season 2 Episode 22: "Counter-Punch") - Tech Sergeant Martinez
• I Spy (1965-1966)
  • (Season 1 Episode 9: "No Exchange on Damaged Merchandise") (1965) - Captain Richards
  • (Season 2 Episode 7: "Sparrowhawk") (1966) - Patterson
• Bonanza (1966) (Season 7 Episode 16: "To Kill a Buffalo") - Martinez
• Gunsmoke (1966)
  • (Season 11 Episode 16: "Death Watch") - Wales
  • (Season 12 Episode 5: "The Good People") - Jed Bailey
• Get Smart (1967) (Season 2 Episode 22: "Smart Fit the Battle of Jericho") - Carlos
• Here Come the Brides (1970) (Season 2 Episode 18: "Another Game in Town") - Barney Alton
• Alias Smith and Jones (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 (1972) (Season 1 Episode 6: "Short Fuse") - Sergeant
• Ironside (1972) (Season 6 Episode 6: "Riddle Me Death") - Taxi Driver Jones
• Kojak (1973) (Season 1 Episode 14: "Die Before They Wake") - Pullian
• The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) (TV movie) - Irwin David
• Charlie's Angels (1978) (Season 2 Episode 19: "Angel Blues") - Cooperman