Craig Stevens
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Craig Stevens (born Gail Shikles Jr.; July 8, 1918 – May 10, 2000) was an American film and television actor, best known for his starring role on television as private detective Peter Gunn from 1958 to 1961.
Early life
Stevens was born in Liberty, Missouri, to Marie and Gail Shikles. His father was a high school teacher in Liberty and later an elementary school principal in Kansas City, Missouri. He studied dentistry at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, from which he received a bachelor's degree in 1936.
Later, in the early 1940s, he also majored in theatre at the University of Kansas at Lawrence.
Personal life
On June 18, 1944, Stevens married actress Alexis Smith at the Church of the Recessional, Forest Lawn. They were married for 49 years, until her death in 1993. They had no children.
Stevens died of cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, on May 10, 2000, at the age of 81.
Acting career
Acting with the university's drama club prompted him to delay his studies and pursue an audition in Hollywood cinema. Michael Gale (a play on his first name), his first film role was as a sailor in the Coast Guard (1939). Craig Stevens, who appeared in a small role in 1939, took the stage name Craig Stevens after his debut in 1939. He appeared in majority secondary roles during his film career's next decade.
In Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Alice in Movieland (1940), a short on Warner Bros; These Were the Days! (1940) at Buenos Argentine Nights (1940); Lady with Red Hair (1940) at Warners; and I Wanted Wings (1941) at (1940) at Paraguays (1941).
He spent time in the United States Army Air Corps' First Motion Picture Unit in Culver City, California, filming propaganda and training films during World War II. "The Culver City Commandos" was the unit's name.
Stevens has signed a Warner Bros. They put him in Affectionly Yours (1941), then in Dive Bomber (1941); the latter starred his future wife Alexis Smith in the film, but no scenes were shared.
Stevens was involved in the Constitution of the Tropics (1941) and as the leader in a short film, At the Stroke of Twelve (1941), Stevens was a scholar. He was in The Body Disappears (1941) and was third billing in Steel Against the Sky (1941), with Smith top billed.
Spy Ship (1942), a B movie, was Stevens' first lead in a film. He followed it with leads from two other "B"s, Secret Enemies (1942), and The Hidden Hand (1942). He and Alexis Smith married on June 18, 1944.
He appeared in films including Three Cadets (1943), Learn and Live (1944), and Resisting Enemy Interrogation (1944). He appears in "How To Fly The B-26 Airplane (1944)."
Stevens appeared in Since You Went Away (1944) for Warners, David O. Selznick and The Doughgirls (1944). He appeared in Warners' Hollywood Canteen (1944) and was in charge of Plantation Melodies (1945), as Stephen Foster.
Stevens appeared in Too Young to Know (1945), My Codependence (1946), This Way with Women (1947), Love and Learn (1947), and The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949).
Stevens appeared on an episode of The Lone Ranger (1950), Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950), Katie Did It (1951), and The Lady from Texas (1951).
Stevens appeared on shows such as Stars Over Hollywood, The Bigelow Theatre, and Hollywood Opening Night, as well as appearing in films such as Drums in the Deep South (1951) and Phone Call from a Stranger (1951).
Stevens was increasingly interested on television: The Unexpected, Gruen Guild Theater, Fireside Theatre, and the Chevron Theatre.
Stevens was a leading role in the low budget Murder Without Tears (1953) and was the romantic male lead in Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953). He was unable to help in The French Line (1953) and Duel on the Mississippi (1955).
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Stevens appeared on the ABC sitcom The Ray Bolger Show on October 29, 1954, 1954. Raymond Wallace, a song-and-dance man who appeared on time, was depicted by Ray Bolger as a song-and-dance man who appeared only on time. Susan, played by Marjie Millar, Stevens portrayed a novelist interested in Ray's girlfriend, Susan.
Stevens and Smith, along with their sister, Floss, toured the country in a musical Plain and Fancy in 1956. They then appeared in King of Hearts.
Stevens was the leading innovator in the sci-fi classic The Deadly Mantis (1957) and was second billing in Buchanan Rides Alone (1958).
Stevens rose to national prominence in 1958 after 19 years of filming, Peter Gunn, which subsequently migrated to ABC from September 1958 to January 1960, where it continued for another year.
Blake Edwards, who also wrote and directed many of the episodes, produced the series. Henry Mancini composed the series's iconic theme tune.
Stevens appeared on the television variety show The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford, on May 7, 1959. Ernie Ford and Peter Gunn appeared in a comedy skit based on Peter Gunn's name. He appeared on The Dinah Shore Chevy Show with Dinah Shore.
During Peter Gunn Stevens' time on Special Agent 7, The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, and The Chevy Show, he appeared on Special Agent 7. He shot The Mighty Ooty O, a pilot who was not picked up in 1961.
After the show ended, Smith and Smith appeared on Critic's Choice from 1961 to 1962.
Stevens was called on by Sir Lew Grade of ITV to London, England, to appear in Man of the World's second season after Peter Gunn was dismissed in 1962.
He appeared in the Broadway musical Here's Love, which ran for 334 performances from 1963 to 1964.
Stevens continued this series with Mr. Broadway, the 13-week CBS drama in which he starred as Mike Bell, a New York City public relations specialist. Hank McClure, Horace McMahon's assistant and police contact, served as his assistant and police contact. David Susskind created the series.
He and Smith appeared on stage again in a production of Mary, Mary, in 1965.
Peter Gunn appeared in 1967 with Stevens and Blake Edwards' feature film Gunn. Despite being identified as "Gunn-Number One," no sequels were released.
Stevens shot an unsold pilot on The Best Years, My World, and Welcome to It., My Three Sons, The Governor and J.J., The Affect Ones, The Bold Ones, My World, Marcus Welby, M.D., Marcus Welby, M.D., The Snoop Sisters, Explore, Faraday, and Chase, The Snoop Sisters, My Three Sons, The Best Years, My World, My World,
In a national touring production of My Fair Lady with Jane Powell, he appeared as Professor Higgins. He appeared in Cactus Flower for the second time and co-starred with his wife.
During 1975-1976, Stevens co-starred with David McCallum in The Invisible Man for a single season on NBC.
He appeared on Starsky and Hutch, Gibbsville, Police Woman, and Project U.F.O. after the series ended. He appeared in The Secrets of Three Hungry Wives (1978), and his appearance on The Incredible Hulk, Flying High, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, B.J. The Bear, Dallas, Quincy M.E., The Queen Boat, Fantasy Island, Hotel, She Wrote, and Supercarrier.
In the comedy film S.O.B., Stevens was reunited with director Blake Edwards. (1981) (1981). He appeared in La truite (1982), directed by Joseph Losey, and the television film Condor (1985).
Stevens' last acting role was in the television film Marcus Welby, M.D.