Paul Birch

Paul Birch

Acting
Born 1912-01-13 - Died 1969-05-24Atmore, Alabama, USA

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.

Movies (42)

The War of the Worlds
6.8

The War of the Worlds

1953Movie6.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
7.8

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962Movie7.8
Rebel Without a Cause
7.5

Rebel Without a Cause

1955Movie7.5
Not of This Earth
5.7

Not of This Earth

1957Movie5.7
Counterpoint
6.2

Counterpoint

1967Movie6.2
Man Without a Star
6.4

Man Without a Star

1955Movie6.4
The Glory Guys
6.5

The Glory Guys

1965Movie6.5
Adventure
6.4

Adventure

1945Movie6.4
Two Rode Together
6.4

Two Rode Together

1961Movie6.4
The Spirit of St. Louis
6.7

The Spirit of St. Louis

1957Movie6.7
Cattle Queen of Montana
5.7

Cattle Queen of Montana

1954Movie5.7
Ride Clear of Diablo
6.1

Ride Clear of Diablo

1954Movie6.1
The Gun Runners
6.1

The Gun Runners

1958Movie6.1
Gunman's Walk
6.7

Gunman's Walk

1958Movie6.7
Five Guns West
4.5

Five Guns West

1955Movie4.5
The Fastest Gun Alive
6.9

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956Movie6.9
Gun for a Coward
6.0

Gun for a Coward

1956Movie6.0
Queen of Outer Space
4.9

Queen of Outer Space

1958Movie4.9
The 27th Day
6.2

The 27th Day

1957Movie6.2
Day the World Ended
5.0

Day the World Ended

1955Movie5.0
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
5.6

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

1966Movie5.6
Portrait in Black
5.7

Portrait in Black

1960Movie5.7
Welcome to Hard Times
5.3

Welcome to Hard Times

1967Movie5.3
Strange Lady in Town
4.9

Strange Lady in Town

1955Movie4.9
Wild Heritage
6.0

Wild Heritage

1958Movie6.0
Everything But the Truth
8.2

Everything But the Truth

1956Movie8.2
The Raiders
4.8

The Raiders

1963Movie4.8
A Covenant with Death
4.8

A Covenant with Death

1967Movie4.8
The Beast with a Million Eyes
3.8

The Beast with a Million Eyes

1955Movie3.8
Gunmen from Laredo
5.4

Gunmen from Laredo

1959Movie5.4
The Tattered Dress
5.5

The Tattered Dress

1957Movie5.5
Assignment: Paris
5.9

Assignment: Paris

1952Movie5.9
Joe Dakota
6.7

Joe Dakota

1957Movie6.7
A Public Affair
7.0

A Public Affair

1962Movie7.0
Apache Woman
5.0

Apache Woman

1955Movie5.0
The White Squaw
6.8

The White Squaw

1956Movie6.8
The Family Nobody Wanted

The Family Nobody Wanted

1956Movie
When Gangland Strikes
6.0

When Gangland Strikes

1956Movie6.0
Too Soon to Love
4.6

Too Soon to Love

1960Movie4.6
The World Was His Jury
6.1

The World Was His Jury

1958Movie6.1
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
9.0

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm

1957Movie9.0
The Fighting Chance
5.5

The Fighting Chance

1955Movie5.5

TV Shows (43)

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
Wagon Train
6.6

Wagon Train

1957Series6.6
The Fugitive
7.3

The Fugitive

1963Series7.3
Maverick
7.0

Maverick

1957Series7.0
The Virginian
6.5

The Virginian

1962Series6.5
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
7.1

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

1950Series7.1
Cheyenne
6.2

Cheyenne

1955Series6.2
Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957Series7.3
Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955Series6.7
Studio One
5.4

Studio One

1948Series5.4
Telephone Time
6.5

Telephone Time

1956Series6.5
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956Series6.2
77 Sunset Strip
7.2

77 Sunset Strip

1958Series7.2
Hawaiian Eye
5.6

Hawaiian Eye

1959Series5.6
The Texan
6.0

The Texan

1958Series6.0
Sugarfoot
5.1

Sugarfoot

1957Series5.1
Sea Hunt
6.7

Sea Hunt

1958Series6.7
You Are There
6.0

You Are There

1953Series6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955Series6.0
M Squad
5.4

M Squad

1957Series5.4
Bronco
6.0

Bronco

1958Series6.0
Trackdown
6.9

Trackdown

1957Series6.9
Riverboat
6.5

Riverboat

1959Series6.5
Navy Log
5.2

Navy Log

1955Series5.2
Sam Benedict
6.7

Sam Benedict

1962Series6.7
Arrest and Trial
8.3

Arrest and Trial

1963Series8.3
The Tall Man
6.9

The Tall Man

1960Series6.9
Black Saddle
6.2

Black Saddle

1959Series6.2
I Led Three Lives
8.0

I Led Three Lives

1953Series8.0
Lux Video Theatre
6.7

Lux Video Theatre

1950Series6.7
Cain's Hundred
5.2

Cain's Hundred

1961Series5.2
Tightrope
6.3

Tightrope

1959Series6.3
Science Fiction Theatre
6.3

Science Fiction Theatre

1955Series6.3
Crossroads
6.8

Crossroads

1955Series6.8
The Alaskans
6.7

The Alaskans

1959Series6.7
Panic!
8.0

Panic!

1957Series8.0
Hopalong Cassidy
5.3

Hopalong Cassidy

1952Series5.3
Death Valley Days
6.6

Death Valley Days

1952Series6.6
General Electric True

General Electric True

1962Series
Cannonball
6.5

Cannonball

1958Series6.5
The John Forsythe Show
7.5

The John Forsythe Show

1965Series7.5
The Court of Last Resort
9.0

The Court of Last Resort

1957Series9.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951Series8.8