Paul Birch
Jan 13, 1912 — May 24, 1969 (57 years)
Atmore, Alabama, USA
37 Movies
18 Series
Originally from Atmore, Alabama, USA, Paul Birch works as an actor. They are internationally recognised for roles such as Mayor Winder in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Judge Edward Purcell in Two Rode Together and Mark Toliver in Man Without a Star. Other notable titles in their filmography include Two Rode Together and Man Without a Star. They have 37 films and 18 TV productions to their name.
57R.I.P.
37Movies
18Series
Paul Birch
37 Movies
18 Series
Originally from Atmore, Alabama, USA, Paul Birch works as an actor. They are internationally recognised for roles such as Mayor Winder in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Judge Edward Purcell in Two Rode Together and Mark Toliver in Man Without a Star. Other notable titles in their filmography include Two Rode Together and Man Without a Star. They have 37 films and 18 TV productions to their name.
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37
Movies
18
Series
Movies
The War of the Worlds
1953
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
The Tattered Dress
1957
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
Man Without a Star
1955
Portrait in Black
1960
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
The 27th Day
1957
The Glory Guys
1965
Not of This Earth
1957
Queen of Outer Space
1958
Apache Woman
1955
Day the World Ended
1955
Five Guns West
1955
Joe Dakota
1957
Adventure
1945
The Gun Runners
1958
Gun for a Coward
1956
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954
Gunman's Walk
1958
Ride Clear of Diablo
1954
Strange Lady in Town
1955
Welcome to Hard Times
1967
Wild Heritage
1958
The Raiders
1963
The Beast with a Million Eyes
1955
A Covenant with Death
1967
Assignment: Paris
1952
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
1966
Gunmen from Laredo
1959
Everything But the Truth
1956
The World Was His Jury
1958
TV Shows
Cannonball
1958
The Fugitive
1963
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Studio One
1948
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Cain's Hundred
1961
Gunsmoke
1955
Perry Mason
1957
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The Virginian
1962
M Squad
1957
Black Saddle
1959
Sugarfoot
1957
Riverboat
1959
Death Valley Days
1952
Wagon Train
1957
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
Crossroads
1955
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Welcome to Hard Times
Mr. Fee
1967
Film
A Covenant with Death
Governor
1967
Film
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Bill Simpson (uncredited)
1966
Film
The Glory Guys
Commanding General
1965
Film
The Raiders
Paul King
1963
Film
The Fugitive
Police Captain Carpenter
1963–
TV
The Virginian
Sheriff Halsey
1962
TV
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Mayor Winder
1962
Film
A Public Affair
Malcomb Hardy
1962
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Paul Birch still alive?
Paul Birch passed away on May 24, 1969 at age 57.
What are the most famous roles of Paul Birch?
Paul Birch is best known for roles in Rebel Without a Cause, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The War of the Worlds.
How many movies has Paul Birch been in?
Over a 24-year career (since 1945), Paul Birch has appeared in 42 movies and 43 TV shows.
What was Paul Birch's first movie?
The career of Paul Birch began with Adventure (1945).
What is Paul Birch's most recent movie or series?
Paul Birch's most recent release is Counterpoint, which premiered on December 22, 1967.
What TV shows has Paul Birch appeared in?
On television, Paul Birch has appeared in Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, The Fugitive, Have Gun, Will Travel.
Paul Birch
1912-01-13 · Atmore, Alabama, USA
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).Paul Birch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.