Edgar Stehli

The son of an English mother and a German-Swiss father, Stehli was born in Lyon, France. The family moved to New York in 1886 and later moved to Montclair, New Jersey. He graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor's degree in 1907 and a master's degree in 1908. While at Cornell, he acted in university theatrical productions.^[1]

Stehli's professional acting debut came with a stock theater company in Bayonne as he had understudy and bit-part responsibilities and worked with props. He worked there and with other stock companies until 1919, when he was invited to join the Theatre Guild.^[2]

Stehli appeared in the films Boomerang; Executive Suite; Drum Beat; The Cobweb; The Brothers Karamazov; No Name on the Bullet; 4D Man; Cash McCall; Atlantis, the Lost Continent; Parrish; Pocketful of Miracles; The Spiral Road; Twilight of Honor; Seconds; The Tiger Makes Out and Loving, among others.

His television appearances include episodes of Dennis the Menace, Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Twilight Zone and Hazel.

On old-time radio, Stehli portrayed Dr. Huer in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,^[3] D.A. Miller in Crime Doctor,^[3]: 86 and the title character in Gramps.^[3]: 134

Stehli's acting on Broadway spanned a half-century, beginning on November 27, 1916, in Six Who Pass While the Lentils Boil and ending on November 26, 1966, in Those That Play the Clowns. In 1941 he created the role of Dr. Einstein in Arsenic and Old Lace.^[4]

At the time of Stehli's death, he was one of the oldest active members of Actors' Equity Association.^[5]

Stehli was married to Emilie Greenough.^[1]

Stehli died on July 25, 1973, at his home in Upper Montclair, New Jersey, at age 89.^[6]

• Edgar Stehli at IMDb
• Edgar Stehli at the Internet Broadway Database