Warren Stevens
Television career
Television career
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He co\-starred as Lieutenant William Storm in *[Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers](/wiki/Tales_of_the_77th_Bengal_Lancers "Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers")* ([NBC](/wiki/NBC "NBC"), 1956–1957\), a prime time adventure series set in India. Stevens also provided the voice of John Bracken in season one of *[Bracken's World](/wiki/Bracken%27s_World "Bracken's World")* (NBC, 1968–1970\). He played the role of Elliot Carson in the daytime series *[Return to Peyton Place](/wiki/Return_to_Peyton_Place_%28TV_series%29 "Return to Peyton Place (TV series)")* during its two\-year run (1972\-1974\).

He appeared in over 150 prime time shows from the 1950s to the early 1980s, including:

* [Golden Age](/wiki/Golden_Age "Golden Age") anthology series (*[Actors Studio](/wiki/Actors_Studio_%28TV_series%29 "Actors Studio (TV series)")*, *[Campbell Playhouse](/wiki/The_Campbell_Playhouse_%28TV_series%29 "The Campbell Playhouse (TV series)")*, *[The Web](/wiki/The_Web_%281950_TV_series%29 "The Web (1950 TV series)")*, *[Justice](/wiki/Justice_%281954_TV_series%29 "Justice (1954 TV series)")*, *[Philco Television Playhouse](/wiki/Philco_Television_Playhouse "Philco Television Playhouse")*, *[Studio One](/wiki/Studio_One_%28American_TV_series%29 "Studio One (American TV series)")*, *[The United States Steel Hour](/wiki/The_United_States_Steel_Hour "The United States Steel Hour")*, *[Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre](/wiki/Bob_Hope_Presents_the_Chrysler_Theatre "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre")*, *[Route 66](/wiki/Route_66_%28TV_series%29 "Route 66 (TV series)")*),
* Mysteries *[Hawaiian Eye](/wiki/Hawaiian_Eye "Hawaiian Eye")* (4 episodes), *[Perry Mason](/wiki/Perry_Mason_%281957_TV_series%29 "Perry Mason (1957 TV series)")*, *[The Untouchables](/wiki/The_Untouchables_%281959_TV_series%29 "The Untouchables (1959 TV series)")*, *[Climax!](/wiki/Climax%21 "Climax!")*, *[Checkmate](/wiki/Checkmate_%28American_TV_series%29 "Checkmate (American TV series)")* (2 episodes), *[Surfside 6](/wiki/Surfside_6 "Surfside 6")* (2 episodes), *[77 Sunset Strip](/wiki/77_Sunset_Strip "77 Sunset Strip")* (2 episodes), *[Behind Closed Doors](/wiki/Behind_Closed_Doors_%281958_TV_series%29 "Behind Closed Doors (1958 TV series)")*, *[I Spy](/wiki/I_Spy_%281965_TV_series%29 "I Spy (1965 TV series)")*, *[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.](/wiki/The_Man_from_U.N.C.L.E. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.")*, *[Ironside](/wiki/Ironside_%28TV_series%29 "Ironside (TV series)")* (3 episodes), *[The Mod Squad](/wiki/The_Mod_Squad "The Mod Squad")*, *[Mannix](/wiki/Mannix "Mannix")*, *[Cannon](/wiki/Cannon_%28TV_series%29 "Cannon (TV series)")* (3 episodes), *[Griff](/wiki/Griff_%28TV_series%29 "Griff (TV series)")*, *[Mission: Impossible](/wiki/Mission:Impossible_%281966_TV_series%29 "Impossible (1966 TV series)")* (4 episodes), [Combat!](/wiki/Combat%21 "Combat!") (1 episode).
* Horror and Sci Fi *[Inner Sanctum](/wiki/Inner_Sanctum_Mysteries "Inner Sanctum Mysteries")* (3 episodes), *[Alfred Hitchcock Presents](/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock_Presents "Alfred Hitchcock Presents")* (2 episodes), *[The Twilight Zone](/wiki/The_Twilight_Zone_%281959_TV_series%29 "The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)")* (episode "[Dead Man's Shoes](/wiki/Dead_Man%27s_Shoes_%28The_Twilight_Zone%29 "Dead Man's Shoes (The Twilight Zone)")"), *[One Step Beyond](/wiki/Alcoa_Presents:One_Step_Beyond "One Step Beyond")* (episode "The Riddle"), *[The Outer Limits](/wiki/The_Outer_Limits_%281963_TV_series%29 "The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)")* (episode "[Keeper of the Purple Twilight](/wiki/Keeper_of_the_Purple_Twilight "Keeper of the Purple Twilight")"), *[Star Trek](/wiki/Star_Trek:The_Original_Series "The Original Series")* (episode "[By Any Other Name](/wiki/By_Any_Other_Name "By Any Other Name")"), *[Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea](/wiki/Voyage_to_the_Bottom_of_the_Sea_%28TV_series%29 "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)")* (3 episodes), *[The Time Tunnel](/wiki/The_Time_Tunnel "The Time Tunnel")*, [Science Fiction Theater](/wiki/Science_Fiction_Theater "Science Fiction Theater")*, [Land of the Giants](/wiki/Land_of_the_Giants "Land of the Giants") (2 episodes)
Comedies*
* [The Donna Reed Show](/wiki/The_Donna_Reed_Show "The Donna Reed Show") *(2 episodes, 1965 and 1966\),* [M\*A\*S\*H](/wiki/M%2AA%2AS%2AH_%28TV_series%29 "M*A*S*H (TV series)") *(1 episode, Season 4, episode 13, "The Gun", Dec 2, 1975\)
Westerns (*
* [Laramie](/wiki/Laramie_%28TV_series%29 "Laramie (TV series)")*,* [The Rebel](/wiki/The_Rebel_%28American_TV_series%29 "The Rebel (American TV series)")*,* [A Man Called Shenandoah](/wiki/A_Man_Called_Shenandoah "A Man Called Shenandoah")*),* [Wagon Train](/wiki/Wagon_Train "Wagon Train") *(2 episodes),* [The Alaskans](/wiki/The_Alaskans "The Alaskans")*,* [Tales of Wells Fargo](/wiki/Tales_of_Wells_Fargo "Tales of Wells Fargo") *(1 episode),* [Gunsmoke](/wiki/Gunsmoke "Gunsmoke") *(3 episodes),* [Bonanza](/wiki/Bonanza "Bonanza") *(4 episodes),* [Daniel Boone](/wiki/Daniel_Boone_%281964_TV_series%29 "Daniel Boone (1964 TV series)") *(3 episodes),* [The Virginian](/wiki/The_Virginian_%28TV_series%29 "The Virginian (TV series)") *(3 episodes),*  [The Big Valley](/wiki/The_Big_Valley "The Big Valley") *(one episode),* [Rawhide](/wiki/Rawhide_%28TV_series%29 "Rawhide (TV series)")*, and* [Have Gun, Will Travel](/wiki/Have_Gun%2C_Will_Travel "Have Gun, Will Travel") *(3 episodes).* Tombstone Territory *(1 episode),* Stoney Burke *(1 episode). In 1970 he appeared as Paul Carson on* The Men From Shiloh *(rebranded name for* [The Virginian](/wiki/The_Virginian_%28TV_series%29 "The Virginian (TV series)")*) in the episode titled "Hannah."*

Stevens' appearance in the 1955 movie [Robbers' Roost](/wiki/Robbers%27_Roost_%281955_film%29 "Robbers' Roost (1955 film)") *introduced him to [Richard Boone](/wiki/Richard_Boone "Richard Boone"), who hired him for a continuing television role on* [The Richard Boone Show](/wiki/The_Richard_Boone_Show "The Richard Boone Show")*, an award\-winning NBC anthology series which lasted for the 1963–1964 season.*

Stevens was a close friend of actor [Richard Basehart](/wiki/Richard_Basehart "Richard Basehart") and helped him through a difficult divorce in the early 1960s. Stevens guest\-starred in a few episodes of Basehart's [ABC](/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company "American Broadcasting Company") series, [Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea](/wiki/Voyage_to_the_Bottom_of_the_Sea_%28TV_series%29 "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)")*. He also had a supporting role on another [Irwin Allen](/wiki/Irwin_Allen "Irwin Allen") production,* [The Return of Captain Nemo](/wiki/The_Return_of_Captain_Nemo "The Return of Captain Nemo") *in 1978\.*

In his later years, Stevens' appearances were infrequent. He guest\-starred in [ER](/wiki/ER_%28TV_series%29 "ER (TV series)") *in March 2006 and had two roles in 2007\.*

For the DVD release of [Combat!](/wiki/Combat%21 "Combat!")'' he provided [audio commentary](/wiki/Audio_commentary "Audio commentary") for "The Gun" (S5, E1\) an episode in which he had guest\-starred (he also guest\-starred in "The Imposter" (S3, E10\))


How was Richard Stevens hired by Richard Boone for a continuing television role?