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| Mostly Credited As: | Craig Stevens (1) |
| Birth Name: | Gail Shikles Jr. |
| Date Of Birth: | July 08, 1918 (Age 81) |
| Country Of Birth: |  USA |
| Birth Place: | Liberty, Missouri |
| Date Of Death: | May 10, 2000 |
| Cause Of Death: | Cancer (Los Angeles, California) |
| Height: | 6' 4" (1.93 m) |
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Born in Liberty, Missouri, as Gail Shikles Jr., tall, suave Craig Stevens will forever be remembered for his role as the cool, laid-back private eye "Peter Gunn" (1958), a ground-breaking show that ushered in the era of tough but smooth private eyes who were handy with their fists and with the ladies, and which also pioneered the use of jazz as not only background music but as its main theme song. Stevens was attending Kansas University and planning a career in dentistry when he began acting in student plays at the university. Bitten by the acting bug, he moved to California, and in 1941 was signed by Warner Bros., where he met his future wife, Alexis Smith. Although never a front-rank star, Stevens played many second-leads through the 1940s and 1950s. Sci-fi fans will know him best as the lead in the somewhat cult-classic The Deadly Mantis (1957). With his film career in a rut, he moved over to television, and it was there he made his mark in the landmark "Peter Gunn" series. He made many guest-starring appearances in TV series over the years, and had recurring roles in such series as "Dallas" (1978) and "Man of the World" (1962). He retired after a role in his old friend Blake Edwards' 1981 film S.O.B. (1981).
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Born in Liberty, Missouri, as Gail Shikles Jr., tall, suave Craig Stevens will forever be remembered for his role as the cool, laid-back private eye "Peter Gunn" (1958), a ground-breaking show that ushered in the era of tough but smooth private eyes who were handy with their fists and with the ladies, and which also pioneered the use of jazz as not only background music but as its main theme song. Stevens was attending Kansas University and planning a career in dentistry when he began acting in student plays at the university. Bitten by the acting bug, he moved to California, and in 1941 was signed by Warner Bros., where he met his future wife, Alexis Smith. Although never a front-rank star, Stevens played many second-leads through the 1940s and 1950s. Sci-fi fans will know him best as the lead in the somewhat cult-classic The Deadly Mantis (1957). With his film career in a rut, he moved over to television, and it was there he made his mark in the landmark "Peter Gunn" series. He made many).
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