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.
The Beast with a Million Eyes
as Allan Kelley
Age 43 (now 57)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Mayor Winder
Age 50 (now 57)
Rebel Without a Cause
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Age 43 (now 57)
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
as Bill Simpson (uncredited)
Age 54 (now 57)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Mayor Winder
Age 50 (now 57)
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
as Banker
Age 45 (now 57)
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Sheriff Bill Toledo (Yellowfork)
Age 44 (now 57)
Rebel Without a Cause
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Age 43 (now 57)
The Beast with a Million Eyes
as Allan Kelley
Age 43 (now 57)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sheriff
Age 44 (now 57) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sheriff Cutler
Age 44 (now 57)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Secretary of Agriculture
Age 39 (now 57)
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Police Desk Sergeant
Age 38 (now 57)
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