Paul Birch
- Birthday
- Jan 13, 1912
- Birthplace
- Atmore, Alabama, USA
Bio: Flinty character actor Paul Birch was strictly a Broadway performer until switching to films in 1952. It didn't take long for Birch to be typecast in science fiction films after playing one of the three "vaporized" locals at the beginning of 1953's The War of the Worlds. Birch's more memorable cinema fantastique assignments included The Beast With a Million Eyes… More Bio: Flinty character actor Paul Birch was strictly a Broadway performer until switching to films in 1952. It didn't take long for Birch to be typecast in science fiction films after playing one of the three "vaporized" locals at the beginning of 1953's The War of the Worlds. Birch's more memorable cinema fantastique assignments included The Beast With a Million Eyes (1955), The Day the World Ended (1956), The 27th Day (1957), and Queen of Outer Space (1958). In 1957, he played the melancholy leading role in Roger Corman's Not of This Earth (1957). Not exclusively confined to flying-saucer epics, Paul Birch was also seen in such roles as the Police Chief in Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and the Mayor in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Paul Birch Pictures
Paul Birch Videos
Rebel Without A Cause
It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence
Pay Or Die
The Spirit Of St. Louis
Filmography
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Court of Last Resort (2006)
- Actor
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Welcome to Hard Times (Killer on a Horse) (1967)
- Mr. Fee
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A Covenant with Death (1966)
- Governor
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The Glory Guys (1965)
- General Hoffman
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- Patrolman
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