Paul Birch
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
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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Born
Jan 13, 1912
Atmore, Alabama, USA
Died
May 24, 1969
Known For
Acting
Movies
42 acting
0 crew
Popularity
0.7
Known For
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
The War of the Worlds
1953
as Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Mayor Winder
Man Without a Star
1955
as Mark Toliver
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
as Blythe (uncredited)
Two Rode Together
1961
as Judge Edward Purcell
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