Paul Birch
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1912-01-13
Place of birth:Atmore, Alabama, USA
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
Date of death1969-05-24
57Biography
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.
Filmography
Rating by year
- Counterpoint1967-12-226.223
- Welcome to Hard TimesMr. Fee1967-04-305.326
- A Covenant with DeathGovernor1967-02-154.813
- Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-RoundBill Simpson (uncredited)1966-10-125.623
- The John Forsythe Show1965-09-137.52
- The Glory GuysCommanding General1965-07-076.534
- The RaidersPaul King1963-12-014.810
- The FugitivePolice Captain Carpenter1963-09-177.362
- The Fugitive1963-09-177.362
- Arrest and Trial1963-09-158.34
- General Electric True1962-09-300.00
- The VirginianSheriff Halsey1962-09-196.535
- The VirginianCarl Bruner1962-09-196.535
- The VirginianBen Carter1962-09-196.535
- The VirginianJohn Carver1962-09-196.535
- The VirginianMack Lewis1962-09-196.535
- Sam Benedict1962-09-156.73
- The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceMayor Winder1962-04-137.81,289
- A Public AffairMalcomb Hardy1962-03-037.01
- Cain's HundredSheriff Rainey1961-09-195.34
- Two Rode TogetherJudge Edward Purcell1961-05-246.4153
- The Tall Man1960-09-106.97
- Portrait in BlackDetective lieutenant1960-07-275.726
- Too Soon to Love1960-02-014.69
- Hawaiian Eye1959-10-075.610
- The Alaskans1959-10-046.73
- RiverboatSergeant Major Carmody1959-09-136.56
- Tightrope1959-09-086.33
- Gunmen from LaredoMarshal Matt Crawford1959-03-015.47
- Black SaddleMr. Simpson1959-01-106.25
- 77 Sunset StripZachary Latimer1958-10-107.226
- Cannonball"Cannonball" Mike Malone1958-10-066.52
- The Texan1958-09-296.06
- Bronco1958-09-236.08
- Queen of Outer SpaceProf. Konrad1958-09-074.746
- The Gun RunnersSy Phillips1958-08-016.119
- Wild HeritageJake Breslin1958-07-236.03
- Gunman's WalkBob Selkirk1958-07-156.760
- Sea Hunt1958-01-046.719
- The World Was His JuryMartin Ranker1958-01-016.15
- Joe DakotaFrank Weaver1957-10-276.710
- Trackdown1957-10-046.98
- The Court of Last Resort1957-10-049.01
- Maverick1957-09-226.942
- Perry MasonSecurity Officer Frank Crawford1957-09-217.7136
- M SquadPolice Lt. Ruddy1957-09-205.47
- Wagon TrainGen. Ulysses Simpson 'Sam' Grant1957-09-186.630
- Wagon TrainSam Benson1957-09-186.630
- SugarfootEmmett Clark1957-09-175.26
- The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost FarmBanker1957-09-159.01
- Have Gun, Will Travel1957-09-147.343
- The Spirit of St. LouisBlythe (uncredited)1957-04-016.7146
- The Tattered DressProsecutor Frank Mitchell1957-03-145.522
- Panic!1957-03-058.01
- Not of This EarthPaul Johnson1957-02-105.772
- The 27th DayAdmiral1957-01-076.238
- Gun for a CowardAndy Niven1956-12-306.015
- The Family Nobody Wanted1956-12-200.00
- Everything But the TruthSen. Winter1956-12-018.23
- The White Squaw1956-11-016.810
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSheriff Cutler1956-10-056.210
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSheriff1956-10-056.210
- The Fastest Gun AliveSheriff Bill Toledo (Yellowfork)1956-07-126.965
- Telephone Time1956-04-086.54
- When Gangland StrikesSheriff Mack McBride1956-03-156.02
- The Fighting ChanceAuctioneer1955-12-155.52
- Day the World EndedJim Madison1955-12-015.073
- Rebel Without a CausePolice Lieutenant (uncredited)1955-10-277.51,777
- CrossroadsChief Crane1955-10-076.84
- The 20th Century Fox Hour1955-10-056.08
- Cheyenne1955-09-206.123
- Navy Log1955-09-205.25
- Apache WomanSherrif1955-09-155.013
- GunsmokeBoss1955-09-106.7112
- GunsmokeJessie1955-09-106.7112
- The Beast with a Million EyesAllan Kelley1955-06-153.841
- Five Guns WestJ.C. Haggard1955-04-154.526
- Strange Lady in TownSheriff1955-04-124.99
- Science Fiction Theatre1955-04-096.39
- Man Without a StarMark Toliver1955-03-246.5121
- Cattle Queen of MontanaCol. Carrington1954-11-185.929
- Ride Clear of DiabloFred Kenyon1954-02-106.133
- The War of the WorldsAlonzo Hogue (uncredited)1953-04-036.8705
- You Are There1953-02-016.04
- I Led Three Lives1953-01-018.01
- Death Valley DaysMike Walsh1952-10-016.611
- Death Valley DaysJim Davidson1952-10-016.611
- Hopalong Cassidy1952-09-195.48
- Assignment: ParisColonel Mannix (uncredited)1952-09-045.919
- Hallmark Hall of FameSecretary of Agriculture1951-12-248.88
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowPolice Desk Sergeant1950-10-127.119
- Lux Video TheatreDoctor1950-10-026.77
- Studio OneBig George1948-11-075.413
- AdventureFirst Mate (uncredited)1945-12-286.413