Paul Birch
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Perry Mason
Security Officer Frank Crawford
1957
Series
The Fugitive
Police Captain Carpenter
1963
Series
The Fugitive
1963
Series
Wagon Train
Gen. Ulysses Simpson 'Sam' Grant
1957
Series
Wagon Train
Sam Benson
1957
Series
Maverick
1957
Series
The Virginian
Sheriff Halsey
1962
Series
The Virginian
Carl Bruner
1962
Series
The Virginian
Ben Carter
1962
Series
The Virginian
John Carver
1962
Series
The Virginian
Mack Lewis
1962
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Series
Cheyenne
1955
Series
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Police Desk Sergeant
1950
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sheriff Cutler
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sheriff
1956
Series
Gunsmoke
Boss
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Jessie
1955
Series
Studio One
Big George
1948
Series
Navy Log
1955
Series
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Series
Telephone Time
1956
Series
Sugarfoot
Emmett Clark
1957
Series
77 Sunset Strip
Zachary Latimer
1958
Series
Sea Hunt
1958
Series
The Texan
1958
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Series
Bronco
1958
Series
Trackdown
1957
Series
M Squad
Police Lt. Ruddy
1957
Series
Arrest and Trial
1963
Series
Riverboat
Sergeant Major Carmody
1959
Film
The War of the Worlds
Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)
1953
Series
The Tall Man
1960
Series
Black Saddle
Mr. Simpson
1959
Series
Cain's Hundred
Sheriff Rainey
1961
Series
Sam Benedict
1962
Lux Video Theatre
Doctor
1950
Film
Rebel Without a Cause
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
1955
Series
You Are There
1953
Series
The Alaskans
1959
Series
Tightrope
1959
Film
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Mayor Winder
1962
Series
Crossroads
Chief Crane
1955
Series
Science Fiction Theatre
1955
Series
I Led Three Lives
1953
Series
Panic!
1957
Series
General Electric True
1962
Series
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
The Court of Last Resort
1957
Series
Death Valley Days
Mike Walsh
1952
Series
Death Valley Days
Jim Davidson
1952
Film
Counterpoint
1967
Film
Two Rode Together
Judge Edward Purcell
1961
Series
Cannonball
"Cannonball" Mike Malone
1958
Film
Man Without a Star
Mark Toliver
1955
Film
Gunman's Walk
Bob Selkirk
1958
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Secretary of Agriculture
1951
Film
The Spirit of St. Louis
Blythe (uncredited)
1957
The John Forsythe Show
1965
Film
The Fastest Gun Alive
Sheriff Bill Toledo (Yellowfork)
1956
Film
Ride Clear of Diablo
Fred Kenyon
1954
Film
The Glory Guys
Commanding General
1965
Film
Queen of Outer Space
Prof. Konrad
1958
Film
The 27th Day
Admiral
1957
Film
Joe Dakota
Frank Weaver
1957
Film
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Bill Simpson (uncredited)
1966
Film
Cattle Queen of Montana
Col. Carrington
1954
Film
A Covenant with Death
Governor
1967
Film
The Raiders
Paul King
1963
Film
Five Guns West
J.C. Haggard
1955
Film
Gun for a Coward
Andy Niven
1956
Film
The Beast with a Million Eyes
Allan Kelley
1955
Film
The Tattered Dress
Prosecutor Frank Mitchell
1957
Film
The Gun Runners
Sy Phillips
1958
Film
Not of This Earth
Paul Johnson
1957
Film
Welcome to Hard Times
Mr. Fee
1967
Film
Strange Lady in Town
Sheriff
1955
Film
Portrait in Black
Detective lieutenant
1960
Film
Apache Woman
Sherrif
1955
Film
Assignment: Paris
Colonel Mannix (uncredited)
1952
Film
Day the World Ended
Jim Madison
1955
Film
Adventure
First Mate (uncredited)
1945
Film
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
Banker
1957
Film
Gunmen from Laredo
Marshal Matt Crawford
1959
Film
Wild Heritage
Jake Breslin
1958
Film
Everything But the Truth
Sen. Winter
1956
Film
The World Was His Jury
Martin Ranker
1958
Film
Too Soon to Love
1960
Film
When Gangland Strikes
Sheriff Mack McBride
1956
Film
A Public Affair
Malcomb Hardy
1962
Film
The Family Nobody Wanted
1956
Film
The White Squaw
1956
Film
The Fighting Chance
Auctioneer
1955