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Craig Stevens
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Actor Born: July 8, 1918 in Liberty, MO Death: May 10, 2000 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:"Craig Stevens" abandoned all plans for a career in dentistry when he became involved in student productions at the University of Kansas. Trained at Pasadena Playhouse and Paramount's acting school, Stevens was signed to a stock Warner Bros. contract in 1941. He was well showcased as a soft-hearted gangster in At the Stroke of Twelve, a 1941 two-reel adaptation of Damon Runyon's The Old Doll's House, but his feature film roles were merely adequate at best. By 1950, Stevens was reduced to playing a standard mustachioed villain in the "Bowery Boys" epic "Blues Busters". His saving turnaround came about when Stevens was cast in the title role of the 1958 "Blake Edwards"-produced TV private eye series "Peter Gunn". Though obviously imitating "Cary Grant" in the early episodes of this three-season hit, Stevens eventually developed a hard-edged acting style all his own. He later re-created his TV role in the... Full Biography
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