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Paul Ford

Actor
Born November 2, 1901Died April 12, 1976 (74 years)
Paul Ford was an American character actor who came to specialize in authority figures whose ineptitude and pompous demeanor were played for comic effect, notably as Mayor Shinn in The Music Man (1962) and as Colonel John T. Hall in The Phil Silvers Show.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Naked City
  • London Affair
  • The Missouri Traveler

Known For

  • The Music Man
  • The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
  • A Big Hand for the Little Lady
  • The Teahouse of the August Moon
  • The Phil Silvers Show
  • Never Too Late
  • The Comedians
  • The Matchmaker
  • Lust for Gold
  • London Affair
  • Journey Back to Oz
  • Fairplay
  • The Missouri Traveler
  • Perfect Strangers
  • Who's Got the Action?
  • The Baileys of Balboa

Filmography

1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker · as Actor 'advise And 'consent' (archive Footage) (uncredited)
1972
Journey Back to Oz · as Uncle Henry (voice)
1972
Richard · as Washington Doctor
1971
Fairplay · as F.o. Mcgill
1970
London Affair · as Mr. Wardman-Scott's Father
1969
Love, American Style (TV Series) · as John
1969
1968
That's Life (1968) (TV Series) · as Cast
1967
The Comedians · as Smith
1966
The Spy with a Cold Nose · as American General
1966
The Jackie Gleason Show (1966) (TV Series) · as J.j. Marshall
1966
A Big Hand for the Little Lady · as C.p. Ballinger
1966
1965
Never Too Late · as Harry Lambert
1964
1963
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World · as Col. Wilberforce
1962
Who's Got the Action? · as Judge Boatwright
1962
Teahouse of the August Moon · as Col. Wainwright Purdy Iii
1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV Series) · as George Tuppman
1962
The Music Man · as Mayor George Shinn
1962
Advise & Consent · as Senator Stanley Danta
1960
Outlaws (TV Series)
1959
The Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Allen
1958
The Matchmaker · as Horace Vandergelder
1958
The Missouri Traveler · as Finas Daugherty
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV Series) · as King Midas
1957
The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) · as J.b. Curtis
1956
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Colonel
1956
Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV Series) · as Rockman
1956
The Teahouse of the August Moon · as Wainwright Purdy Iii
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Professor Jarvis
1955
The Phil Silvers Show (TV Series) · as John Hall
1954
Producers' Showcase (TV Series) · as Horatio Applegate
1953
You Are There (TV Series) · as Cast
1953
General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Captain Joe Mcqueen
1951
Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Colonel Purdy
1951
See It Now (1951) (TV Series) · as Vice President John Tyler
1951
The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Gen. Hap Hazard
1951
Tales of Tomorrow (TV Series)
1950
Danger (TV Series) · as Cast
1950
Perfect Strangers · as Judge Byron
1950
The Web (1950) (TV Series) · as Cast
1950
The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast
1950
The Kid from Texas · as Copeland
1949
All the King's Men · as Spokesman For Impeachment (uncredited)
1949
Lust for Gold · as Sheriff Lynn Early
1949
Suspense (TV Series) · as Allison
1948
Studio One (TV Series) · as Jones
1948
Ford Theatre (TV Series) · as Rudolph Kugler
1948
1948
The Naked City · as Henry Fowler (uncredited)
1945
The House on 92nd Street · as Police Sergeant

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