Paul Birch
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.
Rebel Without a Cause
(Police Lieutenant (uncredited))
The 27th Day
(Admiral)
Not of This Earth
(Paul Johnson)
The Beast with a Million Eyes
(Allan Kelley)
Day the World Ended
(Jim Madison)
The Fighting Chance
(Auctioneer)
Gunman's Walk
(Bob Selkirk)
Queen of Outer Space
(Prof. Konrad)
Portrait in Black
(Detective lieutenant)
When Gangland Strikes
(Sheriff Mack McBride)
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
(Bill Simpson (uncredited))
The Gun Runners
(Sy Phillips)
The Tattered Dress
(Prosecutor Frank Mitchell)
Strange Lady in Town
(Sheriff)
Gunmen from Laredo
(Marshal Matt Crawford)
The World Was His Jury
(Martin Ranker)
Apache Woman
(Sherrif)
Joe Dakota
(Frank Weaver)
Counterpoint
A Covenant with Death
(Governor)
Wild Heritage
(Jake Breslin)
A Public Affair
(Malcomb Hardy)
Two Rode Together
(Judge Edward Purcell)
The White Squaw
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
(Mayor Winder)
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
(Banker)
The Spirit of St. Louis
(Blythe (uncredited))
Welcome to Hard Times
(Mr. Fee)
The Raiders
(Paul King)
Five Guns West
(J.C. Haggard)
Cattle Queen of Montana
(Col. Carrington)
Ride Clear of Diablo
(Fred Kenyon)
Man Without a Star
(Mark Toliver)
Gun for a Coward
(Andy Niven)
Adventure
(First Mate (uncredited))
The War of the Worlds
(Alonzo Hogue (uncredited))
Assignment: Paris
(Colonel Mannix (uncredited))
Everything But the Truth
(Sen. Winter)
Too Soon to Love
The Glory Guys
(Commanding General)
77 Sunset Strip
Cheyenne
Cain's Hundred
(Sheriff Rainey)
Trackdown
Gunsmoke
(Boss)
Arrest and Trial
Perry Mason
(Security Officer Frank Crawford)
Studio One
(Big George)
Hawaiian Eye
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Secretary of Agriculture)
Sea Hunt
The Tall Man
Sam Benedict
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Fugitive
(Police Captain Carpenter)
I Led Three Lives
Cannonball
("Cannonball" Mike Malone)
The Virginian
(Sheriff Halsey)
Lux Video Theatre
(Doctor)
M Squad
(Police Lt. Ruddy)
Bronco
The 20th Century Fox Hour
You Are There
The Alaskans
Navy Log
Black Saddle
(Mr. Simpson)
Sugarfoot
(Emmett Clark)
Riverboat
(Sergeant Major Carmody)
The Texan
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Sheriff Cutler)
The John Forsythe Show
General Electric True
Death Valley Days
(Mike Walsh)
Tightrope
The Court of Last Resort
Telephone Time
Panic!
Hopalong Cassidy
Maverick
Wagon Train
(Gen. Ulysses Simpson 'Sam' Grant)
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
(Police Desk Sergeant)
The Virginian
(Carl Bruner)
The Virginian
(John Carver)
The Virginian
(Ben Carter)
The Virginian
(Mack Lewis)
Gunsmoke
(Jessie)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Sheriff)
Wagon Train
(Sam Benson)
Crossroads
(Chief Crane)
Death Valley Days
(Jim Davidson)