(1940); Argentine Nights (1940); Lady with Red Hair (1940) at Warner Bros; and I Wanted Wings (1941), at Paramount.

They put him in Affectionately Yours (1941), then in Dive Bomber (1941); the latter starred his future wife Alexis Smith, although they shared no scenes in the film.

Susanna, Mr. Adams and Eve, The Silent Service, Lux Video Theatre, Studio 57, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Loretta Young Show, Schlitz Playhouse, and State Trooper.

In 1958, after 19 years working in films, Stevens gained national prominence for his starring role in the private detective series Peter Gunn, which ran on NBC from September 1958 to September 1960 and then moved to ABC, where it continued for another year.

[12] After Peter Gunn ended, Stevens was called on by Sir Lew Grade of ITV to move to London, England, to play the lead role in the television series Man of the World in 1962.

Stevens shot an unsold pilot The Best Years, and guest starred on several television series including The Name of the Game; The Bold Ones: The Lawyers; McCloud; My World and Welcome to It; The Governor & J.J.; My Three Sons; To Rome with Love; Bracken's World; The Virginian; Gunsmoke; Marcus Welby, M.D.

; Alias Smith and Jones; Medical Center; Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law; The Rookies; Here's Lucy; Love, American Style; The Snoop Sisters; Circle of Fear; Search; Faraday and Company; and Chase.

He later starred as Professor Higgins in a national touring production of My Fair Lady with Jane Powell.

[citation needed] He also made lengthy national tours in Cactus Flower, co-starring again with his wife.

In 1974, Stevens appeared in the made-for-television film Killer Bees, co-starring with Gloria Swanson, Kate Jackson and Edward Albert.

; Happy Days; Fantasy Island; Hotel; The Love Boat; Murder, She Wrote; and Supercarrier.

: A Holiday Affair (1988) On June 18, 1944, Stevens married actress Alexis Smith at the Church of the Recessional, Forest Lawn.

[7] Stevens died of cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, on May 10, 2000, at the age of 81.

[5] His physical features and performance in the TV series Peter Gunn were the inspiration for the Dutch comics character Agent 327 by Martin Lodewijk.