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Craig Stevens (actor) (Gail Shikles Jr.) was born on 8 July, 1918 in Liberty, Missouri, U.S., is an actor. Discover Craig Stevens (actor)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?

Popular As Gail Shikles Jr.
Occupation Actor
Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 8 July, 1918
Birthday 8 July
Birthplace Liberty, Missouri, U.S.
Date of death May 10, 2000(2000-05-10) (aged 81)(2000-05-10) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died Place Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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2000

Stevens died of cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, on May 10, 2000, at the age of 81.

1988

Stevens' final acting appearance was in the TV movie Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair (1988)

1981

Stevens reunited with director Blake Edwards in the comedy film S.O.B. (1981). He also appeared in La truite (1982) directed by Joseph Losey and the TV movie Condor (1985).

1978

After the series ended, he guest starred on Starsky and Hutch, Gibbsville, Police Woman, and Project U.F.O.. He had a role in Secrets of Three Hungry Wives (1978) and could be seen on The Incredible Hulk; Flying High; The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries; David Cassidy - Man Undercover; B.J. and the Bear; Dallas; The Tony Randall Show; Quincy, M.E.; Happy Days; Fantasy Island; Hotel; The Love Boat; Murder, She Wrote; and Supercarrier.

1975

Stevens co-starred with David McCallum in The Invisible Man for a single season on NBC during 1975-1976.

1967

Stevens and Blake Edwards brought Peter Gunn to the big screen in 1967 with the feature film Gunn. Though advertised as "Gunn-Number One", no sequels followed.

1965

In 1965, he and Smith toured on stage once more in a production of Mary, Mary.

1964

In 1964, Stevens followed this series with Mr. Broadway, the 13-week CBS drama in which he starred as Mike Bell, a New York City public relations specialist. Horace McMahon played his assistant and police contact, Hank McClure. The series was produced by David Susskind.

1963

During 1963-64, he appeared in the Broadway musical Here's Love, which ran for 334 performances.

1962

After Peter Gunn ended, Stevens was called on by Sir Lew Grade of ITV to move to London, England, to play the lead role in the television series Man of the World in 1962.

1961

During the run of Peter Gunn Stevens guest starred on Special Agent 7, The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, and The Chevy Show. He shot a pilot called The Mighty O that was not picked up in 1961.

After the show ended he and Smith toured in a 13-week run of Critic's Choice from 1961-62.

1959

On May 7, 1959, Stevens was a guest star on the NBC variety series The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford. He and Tennessee Ernie Ford did a comedy skit based on Peter Gunn. He sang on The Dinah Shore Chevy Show with Dinah Shore.

1958

In 1958, after 19 years working in films, Stevens gained national prominence for his starring role in the private detective series Peter Gunn, which ran on NBC from September 1958 to September 1960 and then moved to ABC, where it continued for another year.

1957

Stevens had the lead in the sci-fi classic The Deadly Mantis (1957) and was second billed in Buchanan Rides Alone (1958).

1956

In 1956, Stevens and Smith toured the country in a musical Plain and Fancy. They later appeared in King of Hearts.

1954

On October 29, 1954, Stevens guest-starred on the 1953–1955 ABC sitcom with a variety show theme, The Ray Bolger Show. Ray Bolger portrayed Raymond Wallace, a song-and-dance man who repeatedly arrived for his performances barely on time. Stevens portrayed a novelist interested in Ray's girlfriend, Susan, played by Marjie Millar.

1953

Stevens had a lead 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 down to support in The French Line (1953) and Duel on the Mississippi (1955).

1951

Stevens guested on shows like Stars Over Hollywood, The Bigelow Theatre and Hollywood Opening Night as well as appearing in films like Drums in the Deep South (1951) and Phone Call from a Stranger (1951).

1950

Stevens appeared on an episode of The Lone Ranger, then had support parts in Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950), Blues Busters (1950), Katie Did It (1951) and The Lady from Texas (1951).

1945

Stevens had support roles in Too Young to Know (1945), God Is My Co-Pilot (1945), Humoresque (1946), The Man I Love (1946), That Way with Women (1947), Love and Learn (1947), Night Unto Night (1948), and The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949).

1944

Stevens' first lead in a feature was Spy Ship (1942), a B movie. He followed it with leads in two other "B"s, Secret Enemies (1942), and The Hidden Hand (1942). He and Alexis Smith married June 18, 1944.

Stevens had a small role in Since You Went Away (1944) for David O. Selznick and The Doughgirls (1944) for Warners. He played himself in Warners' Hollywood Canteen (1944) and had the lead in Plantation Melodies (1945) playing Stephen Foster.

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.

1943

He appeared in films like Three Cadets (1943), Learn and Live (1944), and Resisting Enemy Interrogation (1944). He also appeared in the training film How to Fly the B-26 Airplane (1944).

1941

Stevens signed a contract with Warner Bros. They put him in Affectionately Yours (1941), then in Dive Bomber (1941); the latter starred his future wife Alexis Smith, although they shared no scenes in the film.

Stevens had a support role in Law of the Tropics (1941) and the lead in a short, At the Stroke of Twelve (1941). He was in The Body Disappears (1941) and was third billed in Steel Against the Sky (1941), with Smith top billed.

1940

Later, in the early 1940s, he also majored in theatre at the University of Kansas at Lawrence.

1939

Acting with the university's drama club prompted him to halt his studies to audition in the Hollywood film industry. Under the name Michael Gale (a play on his first name), his first screen role was a sailor in Coast Guard (1939). After his debut in a small role in 1939, he adopted the stage name Craig Stevens. For the next period of his film career, he played mainly secondary parts.

He could be glimpsed in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939); Alice in Movieland (1940), a short at Warner Bros; Those Were the Days! (1940); Argentine Nights (1940); Lady with Red Hair (1940) at Warners; and I Wanted Wings (1941), at Paramount.

1936

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.

1918

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.