Onslow Stevens
Stevens in Hands Across the Border (1944)
Born	Onslow Ford Stevenson (1902-03-29)March 29, 1902 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	January 5, 1977(1977-01-05) (aged 74) Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Other names	Onslow Stevenson
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1928–1962
Spouses	Phyllis Cooper Stevens ​ ​ (m. 1934; div. 1935)​ Ann Buchanan ​ ​ (m. 1936, divorced)​ Vanessie Clark ​ ​ (m. 1944; div. 1946)​ Marley Shofner ​ ​ (m. 1959; div. 1960)​ Rose Heit ​ (m. 1961)​
Parent	Houseley Stevenson

Onslow Stevens (born Onslow Ford Stevenson; March 29, 1902 – January 5, 1977) was an American stage, television and film actor.

Early years

Born in Los Angeles, California, Stevens was the son of British-born character actor Houseley Stevenson.^[1]

Career

Stevens became involved in performing in 1926 at the Pasadena Community Playhouse,^[2] where his entire family worked as performers, directors and teachers.^{[citation needed]}

His Broadway debut came in Stage Door (1936).^[2] He performed in over 80 films, at first as the lead actor, but mostly in character roles later in his career.

Death

He spent the last years of his life in a nursing home in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California,^[2] where, according to his wife, he was abused by his fellow residents and that his death was neither from natural causes nor an accident.^[3] He died of pneumonia after suffering a broken hip in 1977, at the age of 74. His interment was in an unmarked grave located at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California.^[4]

Recognition

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Stevens has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6349 Hollywood Boulevard.^[5]

Filmography

Television