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Paul Birch

Paul Birch

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 13, 1912
Died May 24, 1969 (57)
Birthplace Atmore, Alabama, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. 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.

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A Covenant with Death

A Covenant with Death

1967

as Governor

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

1966

as Bill Simpson (uncredited)

The Glory Guys

The Glory Guys

1965

as Commanding General

The Raiders

The Raiders

1963

as Paul King

A Public Affair

A Public Affair

1962

as Malcomb Hardy

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

as Mayor Winder

Two Rode Together

Two Rode Together

1961

as Judge Edward Purcell

Portrait in Black

Portrait in Black

1960

as Detective lieutenant

Gunmen from Laredo

Gunmen from Laredo

1959

as Marshal Matt Crawford

The Gun Runners

The Gun Runners

1958

as Sy Phillips

The World Was His Jury

The World Was His Jury

1958

as Martin Ranker

Queen of Outer Space

Queen of Outer Space

1958

as Prof. Konrad

Gunman's Walk

Gunman's Walk

1958

as Bob Selkirk

Wild Heritage

Wild Heritage

1958

as Jake Breslin

Not of This Earth

Not of This Earth

1957

as Paul Johnson

Joe Dakota

Joe Dakota

1957

as Frank Weaver

The Tattered Dress

The Tattered Dress

1957

as Prosecutor Frank Mitchell

The 27th Day

The 27th Day

1957

as Admiral

The Spirit of St. Louis

The Spirit of St. Louis

1957

as Blythe (uncredited)

Everything But the Truth

Everything But the Truth

1956

as Sen. Winter

When Gangland Strikes

When Gangland Strikes

1956

as Sheriff Mack McBride

Gun for a Coward

Gun for a Coward

1956

as Andy Niven

The Beast with a Million Eyes

The Beast with a Million Eyes

1955

as Allan Kelley

Day the World Ended

Day the World Ended

1955

as Jim Madison

Apache Woman

Apache Woman

1955

as Sherrif

Five Guns West

Five Guns West

1955

as J.C. Haggard

The Fighting Chance

The Fighting Chance

1955

as Auctioneer

Man Without a Star

Man Without a Star

1955

as Mark Toliver

Strange Lady in Town

Strange Lady in Town

1955

as Sheriff

Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Ride Clear of Diablo

Ride Clear of Diablo

1954

as Fred Kenyon

Cattle Queen of Montana

Cattle Queen of Montana

1954

as Col. Carrington

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

1953

as Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)

Assignment: Paris

Assignment: Paris

1952

as Colonel Mannix (uncredited)

Adventure

Adventure

1945

as First Mate (uncredited)

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Television Credits

Cannonball

as "Cannonball" Mike Malone

Episodes: 38

First Aired: Oct 06, 1958

The Fugitive

as Police Captain Carpenter

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Studio One

as Big George

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sheriff

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Cain's Hundred

as Sheriff Rainey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1961

Gunsmoke

as Boss

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Perry Mason

as Security Officer Frank Crawford

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Secretary of Agriculture

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

The Virginian

as Sheriff Halsey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Lux Video Theatre

as Doctor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

M Squad

as Police Lt. Ruddy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1957

Black Saddle

as Mr. Simpson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1959

Sugarfoot

as Emmett Clark

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1957

Riverboat

as Sergeant Major Carmody

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1959

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sheriff Cutler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Death Valley Days

as Mike Walsh

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

Wagon Train

as Gen. Ulysses Simpson 'Sam' Grant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1957

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as Police Desk Sergeant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 12, 1950

The Virginian

as Carl Bruner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

The Virginian

as John Carver

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

The Virginian

as Ben Carter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

The Virginian

as Mack Lewis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Gunsmoke

as Jessie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Wagon Train

as Sam Benson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1957

Crossroads

as Chief Crane

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1955

Death Valley Days

as Jim Davidson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

Have Gun, Will Travel

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

77 Sunset Strip

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 10, 1958

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 05, 1955

Cheyenne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

Trackdown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1957

Arrest and Trial

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1963

Hawaiian Eye

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1959

Sea Hunt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1958

The Tall Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1960

Sam Benedict

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1962

I Led Three Lives

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1953

Bronco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1958

You Are There

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

The Alaskans

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1959

Navy Log

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

The Texan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1958

The John Forsythe Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

General Electric True

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1962

Tightrope

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1959

The Court of Last Resort

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1957

Telephone Time

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 08, 1956

Panic!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 05, 1957

Hopalong Cassidy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1952

Maverick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1957

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