About
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...
Known for
Perry MasonSeries • 1957
Wagon TrainSeries • 1957
The FugitiveSeries • 1963
The VirginianSeries • 1962
MaverickSeries • 1957
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956
Studio OneSeries • 1948
CheyenneSeries • 1955
Hawaiian EyeSeries • 1959
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
77 Sunset StripSeries • 1958
Sea HuntSeries • 1958
BroncoSeries • 1958
The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowSeries • 1950
SugarfootSeries • 1957
M SquadSeries • 1957
The TexanSeries • 1958
TrackdownSeries • 1957
Black SaddleSeries • 1959
The 20th Century Fox HourSeries • 1955
Telephone TimeSeries • 1956
Navy LogSeries • 1955
Arrest and TrialSeries • 1963