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Edgar Stehli (July 12, 1884 – July 25, 1973) was a French-born American actor of the stage, the screen and television.

Edgar Stehli
Born	(1884-07-12)July 12, 1884 Lyon, Rhône, France
Died	July 25, 1973(1973-07-25) (aged 89) Upper Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Education	Cornell University (BA, MA)
Occupation	Actor

Early years

The son of an English mother and a German-Swiss father, Stehli was born in Lyon, France. The family moved to New York in 1886 and later moved to Montclair, New Jersey. He graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor's degree in 1907 and a master's degree in 1908. While at Cornell, he acted in university theatrical productions.[1]

Career

Stehli's professional acting debut came with a stock theater company in Bayonne as he had understudy and bit-part responsibilities and worked with props. He worked there and with other stock companies until 1919, when he was invited to join the Theatre Guild.[2]

Stehli appeared in the films Boomerang, Executive Suite, Drum Beat, The Cobweb, The Brothers Karamazov, No Name on the Bullet, 4D Man, Cash McCall, Atlantis, the Lost Continent, Parrish, Pocketful of Miracles, The Spiral Road, Twilight of Honor, Seconds, The Tiger Makes Out and Loving, among others.

His television appearances include: a 1956 role as title character “Ira Pucket” (an old cowboy trying to stay relevant) in S2E15’s “Pucket’s New Year” on the TV Western Gunsmoke plus Perry Mason Season 1, Episode 39 (1958) as Daniel Reed in, “The Case of the Rolling Bones”.^{[citation needed]} He also appeared in an episode of The Twilight Zone.

On old-time radio, Stehli portrayed Dr. Huer in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,[3] D.A. Miller in Crime Doctor,[3]^: 86 and the title character in Gramps.[3]^: 134

Stehli's acting on Broadway spanned a half-century, beginning on November 27, 1916 in Six Who Pass While the Lentils Boil and ending on November 26, 1966 in Those That Play the Clowns. In 1941 he created the role of Dr. Einstein in Arsenic and Old Lace.[4]

At the time of Stehli's death, he was one of the oldest active members of Actors' Equity Association.[5]

Personal life

Stehli was married to Emilie Greenough.[1]

Death

Stehli died on July 25, 1973 at his home in Upper Montclair, New Jersey at age 89.[6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1947	Boomerang	Ryan - Coroner	uncredited
1954	Executive Suite	Julius Steigel
1954	Drum Beat	Jesse Grant
1955	The Cobweb	Mr. Holcomb
1958	The Brothers Karamazov	Grigory
1959	No Name on the Bullet	Judge Benson
1959	4D Man	Dr. Theodore W. Carson
1960	Cash McCall	Mr. Pierce
1961	Atlantis, the Lost Continent	King Kronas	voice dubbed by Paul Frees
1961	Parrish	Tully	uncredited
1961	Pocketful of Miracles	Gloomy	uncredited
1962	The Spiral Road	The Sultan
1963	Twilight of Honor	Judge James Tucker
1966	Seconds	Tailor Shop Presser
1967	The Tiger Makes Out	Old Man
1970	Loving	Mr. Kramm	final film role

References

External links

• Edgar Stehli at IMDb
• Edgar Stehli at the Internet Broadway Database

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