Warren was born on 2 November 1919 in Clarke's Summit, Pennsylvania.
The only veteran of an outer space classic of the 1950s (Forbidden Planet) and an episode of Star Trek, Warren Stevens was born in Pennsylvania and joined the Navy at age 17. His interest in acting was piqued while he was attending Annapolis, and this resulted in 12 weeks of summer stock in Virginia. His friends Gregory Peck and Kenneth Tobey later arranged interviews for Stevens at the renowned Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City.
Following Air Force service as a pilot during World War II, Stevens began concentrating on his acting career, working in radio and summer stock and joining New York's Actors Studio. His break came via a key role in Broadway's Detective Story, which in turn led to offers from Hollywood studios and a contract with 20th Century-Fox. In the half-century since his movie debut, he has acted in dozens of features and untold hundreds of TV episodes.
so says Tom Weaver
Dunno about the hundreds of TV episodes though!
Stevens guest-starred in the sixties Star Trek episode By Any Other Name, as well as in such well-known shows as The Outer Limits, Bonanza and The Twilight Zone (Dead Man's Shoes). Doc Ostrow in Forbidden Planet is probably his most famous film role - he is also featured in Westerns such as Gunpoint, and in the Humprey Bogart film The Barefoot Contessa (as Ava Gardner's agent). The IMD lists 42 films and 62 TV guest appearances. See the television and film sections for discussions and reviews. For more biographical information, read the Weaver interview.
This is an extract from an interview with Anne Francis, Warren's co-star in Forbidden Planet:
For many years, I wondered who had left a single rose on the windshield of my car for me to find each evening when I left. Such a romantic thing to do. I found out who it was many years later when Warren Stevens flew me to Santa Barbara on a luncheon date in his plane. A kind, gentle person, Warren.
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In 2006 Warren appeared in the indie film Carts. Click here for the official film website.
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