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.

Career[edit]

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[edit]

2024 Steve Gravers married three times 58-60 to Vita Marcus no children (child born was Roy Calhoun's). Married Valerie Andrews March 13th 1976 we lived at 3931 Berry drive, Studio City, California until his death on August 22, 1978, from lung cancer in Studio City, California.

Selected credits[edit]

Films[edit]

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[edit]

I Spy (1955) - French Officer
Peter Gunn (1959) - Frank Kelly
Have Gun - Will Travel (1959) - Howard Gorman
The Untouchables (1959-1963) - Harry Tazik / Tony Genna / Birch Henchman (uncredited)
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) - 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) - Fred Adams
Combat (1964) - Tech Sgt. Martinez
I Spy (1965-1966) - Patterson / Capt. Richards
Bonanza (1966) - Martinez (Episode: "To Kill a Buffalo")
Gunsmoke (1966) - Jed Bailey / Wales
Get Smart (1967) - Carlos
Here Come the Brides (1970) - Barney Alton ("Another Game in Town")
Alias Smith and Jones (1971-1972) - Bartender / Mattson / Bookie / Parson
Columbo (1972) - Sergeant
Ironside (1972) - Taxi Driver Jones
Kojak (1973-1974) - Pullian / Irwin David
Charlie's Angels (1978) - Cooperman

References[edit]

^ Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 280. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
^ Calta, Louis (November 9, 1955). "'HATFUL OF RAIN' ARRIVES TONIGHT; Tale of Narcotics User, With Shelley Winters and Ben Gazzara, Due at Lyceum". The New York Times. p. 41. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
^ "Dad Gets Around". The Miami News. December 4, 1955. p. 8F. Retrieved December 10, 2012.

External links[edit]

Steve Gravers at IMDb
Steve Gravers at the Internet Broadway Database

[1] Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 280. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.

[2] Calta, Louis (November 9, 1955). "'HATFUL OF RAIN' ARRIVES TONIGHT; Tale of Narcotics User, With Shelley Winters and Ben Gazzara, Due at Lyceum". The New York Times. p. 41. Retrieved December 10, 2012.

[DGA-3] "Dad Gets Around". The Miami News. December 4, 1955. p. 8F. Retrieved December 10, 2012.

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