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Paul Birch
Actor

Paul Birch

13 Jan 1912Born
24 May 1969Died
57Age at death
85Credits

Biography

Paul Birch (born January 13, 1912, Atmore, Alabama – died May 24, 1969, St. George's, Grenada) was an American actor of stage and film.

Birch was born Paul Smith in Atmore, Alabama. He was a veteran of 39 movies, 50 stage dramas and a number of television shows including the Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951). In the late 1950s he starred, along with William Campbell, in the syndicated Canadian series Cannonball (1958), a half-hour drama/adventure show about truckers. He was the original "Marlboro Man" in TV commercials and played both Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate General Robert E.

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Lee in several historical plays.

He started out as the first of the original members of the Pasadena Playhouse and his stage work included The Caine Mutiny. He also had a recurring role as Captain Carpenter, the boss of Lt. Phillip Gerard in The Fugitive starring David Janssen. He starred in some low-budget science-fiction films in the 1950s, including The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955), Day the World Ended (1955), Not of This Earth (1957) and the cult classic Queen of Outer Space (1958). Birch also had small roles in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), and Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1967).

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 85 credits.

  1. 1967CounterpointFilm
  2. 1967Welcome to Hard TimesFilm: Mr. Fee
  3. 1967A Covenant with DeathFilm: Governor
  4. 1966Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-RoundFilm: Bill Simpson (uncredited)
  5. 1965The John Forsythe ShowSeries (1 episode)
  6. 1965The Glory GuysFilm: Commanding General
  7. 1963The RaidersFilm: Paul King
  8. 1963The FugitiveSeries: Police Captain Carpenter (12 episodes)
  9. 1963Arrest and TrialSeries (1 episode)
  10. 1962General Electric TrueSeries (1 episode)
  11. 1962The VirginianSeries: Sheriff Halsey, Carl Bruner, Ben Carter, John Carver, Mack Lewis (1 episode)
  12. 1962Sam BenedictSeries (1 episode)
  13. 1962The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceFilm: Mayor Winder
  14. 1962A Public AffairFilm: Malcomb Hardy
  15. 1961Cain's HundredSeries: Sheriff Rainey (1 episode)
  16. 1961Two Rode TogetherFilm: Judge Edward Purcell
  17. 1960The Tall ManSeries (1 episode)
  18. 1960Portrait in BlackFilm: Detective Lieutenant
  19. 1960Too Soon to LoveFilm
  20. 1959Hawaiian EyeSeries (1 episode)
  21. 1959The AlaskansSeries (1 episode)
  22. 1959RiverboatSeries: Sergeant Major Carmody (1 episode)
  23. 1959TightropeSeries (1 episode)
  24. 1959Gunmen from LaredoFilm: Marshal Matt Crawford
  25. 1959Black SaddleSeries: Mr. Simpson (1 episode)
  26. 195877 Sunset StripSeries: Zachary Latimer (2 episodes)
  27. 1958CannonballSeries: "Cannonball" Mike Malone (38 episodes)
  28. 1958The TexanSeries (1 episode)
  29. 1958BroncoSeries (1 episode)
  30. 1958Queen of Outer SpaceFilm: Prof. Konrad
  31. 1958The Gun RunnersFilm: Sy Phillips
  32. 1958Wild HeritageFilm: Jake Breslin
  33. 1958Gunman's WalkFilm: Bob Selkirk
  34. 1958Sea HuntSeries (1 episode)
  35. 1958The World Was His JuryFilm: Martin Ranker
  36. 1957Joe DakotaFilm: Frank Weaver
  37. 1957TrackdownSeries (1 episode)
  38. 1957The Court of Last ResortSeries (1 episode)
  39. 1957MaverickSeries (1 episode)
  40. 1957Perry MasonSeries: Security Officer Frank Crawford (1 episode)
  41. 1957M SquadSeries: Police Lt. Ruddy (1 episode)
  42. 1957Wagon TrainSeries: Gen. Ulysses Simpson 'Sam' Grant, Sam Benson (1 episode)
  43. 1957SugarfootSeries: Emmett Clark (1 episode)
  44. 1957The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost FarmFilm: Banker
  45. 1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries (3 episodes)
  46. 1957The Spirit of St. LouisFilm: Blythe (uncredited)
  47. 1957The Tattered DressFilm: Prosecutor Frank Mitchell
  48. 1957Panic!Series (1 episode)
  49. 1957Not of This EarthFilm: Paul Johnson
  50. 1957The 27th DayFilm: Admiral
  51. 1956Gun for a CowardFilm: Andy Niven
  52. 1956The Family Nobody WantedFilm
  53. 1956Everything But the TruthFilm: Sen. Winter
  54. 1956The White SquawFilm
  55. 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries: Sheriff Cutler (1 episode)
  56. 1956The Fastest Gun AliveFilm: Sheriff Bill Toledo (Yellowfork)
  57. 1956Telephone TimeSeries (1 episode)
  58. 1956When Gangland StrikesFilm: Sheriff Mack McBride
  59. 1955The Fighting ChanceFilm: Auctioneer
  60. 1955Day the World EndedFilm: Jim Madison
  61. 1955Rebel Without a CauseFilm: Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
  62. 1955CrossroadsSeries: Chief Crane (1 episode)
  63. 1955The 20th Century Fox HourSeries (2 episodes)
  64. 1955CheyenneSeries (1 episode)
  65. 1955Navy LogSeries (1 episode)
  66. 1955Apache WomanFilm: Sherrif
  67. 1955GunsmokeSeries: Boss, Jessie (1 episode)
  68. 1955The Beast with a Million EyesFilm: Allan Kelley
  69. 1955Five Guns WestFilm: J.C. Haggard
  70. 1955Strange Lady in TownFilm: Sheriff
  71. 1955Science Fiction TheatreSeries (1 episode)
  72. 1955Man Without a StarFilm: Mark Toliver
  73. 1954Cattle Queen of MontanaFilm: Col. Carrington
  74. 1954Ride Clear of DiabloFilm: Fred Kenyon
  75. 1953The War of the WorldsFilm: Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)
  76. 1953You Are ThereSeries (1 episode)
  77. 1953I Led Three LivesSeries (1 episode)
  78. 1952Death Valley DaysSeries: Mike Walsh, Jim Davidson (1 episode)
  79. 1952Hopalong CassidySeries (1 episode)
  80. 1952Assignment: ParisFilm: Colonel Mannix (uncredited)

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