Paul Birch
Acting
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. 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Birch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieA Covenant with Death
1967
Governor
movieDead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
1966
Bill Simpson (uncredited)
movieThe Glory Guys
1965
Commanding General
movieThe Raiders
1963
Paul King
tvThe Fugitive
1963
Police Captain Carpenter
tvThe Virginian
1962
Sheriff Halsey / Carl Bruner / John Carver / Ben Carter / Mack Lewis
movieThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
Mayor Winder
movieA Public Affair
1962
Malcomb Hardy
tvCain's Hundred
1961
Sheriff Rainey
movieTwo Rode Together
1961
Judge Edward Purcell
moviePortrait in Black
1960
Detective lieutenant
tvRiverboat
1959
Sergeant Major Carmody
movieGunmen from Laredo
1959
Marshal Matt Crawford
tvBlack Saddle
1959
Mr. Simpson
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958
Zachary Latimer
tvCannonball
1958
"Cannonball" Mike Malone
movieQueen of Outer Space
1958
Prof. Konrad
movieThe Gun Runners
1958
Sy Phillips
movieWild Heritage
1958
Jake Breslin
movieGunman's Walk
1958
Bob Selkirk
movieThe World Was His Jury
1958
Martin Ranker
movieJoe Dakota
1957
Frank Weaver
tvPerry Mason
1957
Security Officer Frank Crawford
tvM Squad
1957
Police Lt. Ruddy
tvWagon Train
1957
Gen. Ulysses Simpson 'Sam' Grant / Sam Benson
tvSugarfoot
1957
Emmett Clark
movieThe Spirit of St. Louis
1957
Blythe (uncredited)
movieThe Tattered Dress
1957
Prosecutor Frank Mitchell
movieNot of This Earth
1957
Paul Johnson
movieThe 27th Day
1957
Admiral
movieGun for a Coward
1956
Andy Niven
movieEverything But the Truth
1956
Sen. Winter
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Sheriff Cutler / Sheriff
movieThe Fastest Gun Alive
1956
Sheriff Bill Toledo (Yellowfork)
movieWhen Gangland Strikes
1956
Sheriff Mack McBride
movieThe Fighting Chance
1955
Auctioneer
movieDay the World Ended
1955
Jim Madison
movieRebel Without a Cause
1955
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
tvCrossroads
1955
Chief Crane
movieApache Woman
1955
Sherrif
tvGunsmoke
1955
Boss / Jessie
movieThe Beast with a Million Eyes
1955
Allan Kelley
movieFive Guns West
1955
J.C. Haggard
movieMan Without a Star
1955
Mark Toliver
movieCattle Queen of Montana
1954
Col. Carrington
movieRide Clear of Diablo
1954
Fred Kenyon
movieThe War of the Worlds
1953
Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)
tvDeath Valley Days
1952
Mike Walsh / Jim Davidson
movieAssignment: Paris
1952
Colonel Mannix (uncredited)
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Secretary of Agriculture
tvThe George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
Police Desk Sergeant
tvStudio One
1948
Big George
movieAdventure
1945
First Mate (uncredited)