Edgar Stehli (July 12, 1884 – July 25, 1973) was a French-born American actor of the stage, the screen and television.
Early years
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]
Career
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'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]