Long careers are rarer than they look, and Paul Lambert has become a familiar face whose name has been turning up in credits for decades. There is 'Spartacus' as well. The oldest credits belong to a different era of the industry. Drama has been the most frequent territory. He has been working on screen for more than 69 years. 'Planet of the Apes' remains the reference point, thanks largely to Minister.
Paul Lambert
74 years (Aug 1, 1922 – Apr 27, 1997)El Paso, Texas, USA
24 Movies29 Series
Long careers are rarer than they look, and Paul Lambert has become a familiar face whose name has been turning up in credits for decades. There is 'Spartacus' as well. The oldest credits belong to a different era of the industry. Drama has been the most frequent territory. He has been working on screen for more than 69 years. 'Planet of the Apes' remains the reference point, thanks largely to Minister.
Paul Lambert (August 1, 1922 - April 27, 1997) was an American character actor. He was born in El Paso, Texas, and brought up in Kansas City. He was an Army Air Corps lieutenant in World War II. Using the G.I. Bill, Lambert attended the Actors Lab in Los Angeles and several acting schools in New York. He made his motion picture debut in Spartacus (1960). He began his acting career on the New York stage in the 1950s. His stage credits include a role in the Broadway production of "A Little Night Music". In addition to being an actor, he was also a playwright and stage director, and wrote, directed and acted in his own play, "Interior Hollywood Day". In addition, he was in a record 14 productions of the prestigious Playhouse 90 (1956).