Craig Stevens

AKA:
Gail Shikles
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
07/08/1918
Birthplace:
Liberty, Missouri
Death Date:
05/10/2000
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biography
On his way to a career in dentistry, dark and handsome Craig Stevens got the acting bug at the University of Kansas and after some training at the Pasadena Playhouse made his debut in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939). He signed with Warner Bros. in 1941 and worked there throughout the decade, meeting future wife Alexis Smith and receiving good notices as a newcomer. But the quality of his parts suffered when returning soldiers swelled the acting ranks at the end of World War II. Stevens worked extensively during the Golden Age of TV, augmenting a feature career that paired him with both Continued
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
1939 
Feature debut as a Senate reporter in "Mr Smith Goes to Washington"
1941 
Signed by Warner Bros.; acted in two films with future wife Alexis Smith, receiving good notices for his support of Flight Commander Fred MacMurray in "Dive Bomber" and as Smith's love interest in "Steel Against the Sky"
1944 
Made two additional films with Smith, "The Doughgirls" and "Hollywood Canteen"
1950 
Acted with the Bowery Boys in "Blues Busters"; first movie (excluding debut) not with Warners
1953 
Provided half of the romantic duo (with Helen Westcott) for "Abbott & Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"
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