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Paul Hurst
Born October 14, 1888Died February 27, 1953
Place of birth: Traver, California, USA

Paul Hurst (October 15, 1888 - February 27, 1953) was an American character actor of prodigious output who also directed and wrote silent films. Much of his early work was in low budget western films. A native of central California, Hurst had a first-hand knowledge of Western lore, growing up surrounded by the multi-million acre Lux & Miller ranches which ran cattle throughout the state. Visiting...
Filmography
Actor (209 credits)
Movies
The Sun Shines BrightJimmy Bagby
1953
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
Big Jim McLainMr. Lexiter
1952
Million Dollar PursuitRay Harvey
1951
The MissouriansJohn X. Finn
1950
The Old FrontierSkipper Horton
1950
The Vanishing WesternerWaldorf Worthington
1950
Ranger of Cherokee StripSheriff Jug Mason
1949
Prince of the PlainsSheriff Hank Hartley
1949
Pioneer MarshalHuck Homer
1949
San Antone AmbushHappy Daniels
1949
South of RioAndy Weems
1949
Law of the Golden WestOtis Ellis
1949
Outcasts of the TrailDoc Meadowlark
1949
Who Killed Doc Robbin?Jailer
1948
The Arizona RangerBen Riddle
1948
Madonna of the DesertPete Connors
1948
Son of God’s CountryEli Walker
1948
Gun SmugglersSergeant Hasty Jones
1948
California FirebrandChuck Waggoner
1948
Yellow SkyDrunk (uncredited)
1948
Heart of VirginiaWhit Galtry
1948
Angel and the BadmanFrederick Carson
1947
Under Colorado SkiesLucky John Hawkins
1947
The Plainsman and the LadyAl
1946
The Virginian
1946
Death ValleySergeant Dailey
1946
In Old SacramentoStagecoach Driver
1946
Murder in the Music HallHobarth
1946
Steppin' in SocietyCookie
1945
Scared StiffSheriff
1945
The Big Show-OffHerbert Trafagan, aka "The Devil", a wrestler
1945
DakotaCaptain Spotts
1945
Midnight ManhuntMurphy
1945
Summer StormOrloff
1944
Girl RushMuley
1944
Something for the BoysDefense Plant Foreman (uncredited)
1944
Barbary Coast GentJake Compton
1944
The Ghost That Walks AloneSheriff Slim Carson
1944
The Ox-Bow IncidentMonty Smith
1943
Hi'ya, ChumArchie Billings
1943
December 7thWorld War I Ghost Soldier
1943
CalabooseEd the bartender
1943
The Sky's the LimitDock Foreman (uncredited)
1943
Coney IslandLouie
1943
Night in New OrleansSergeant Casper Riordan
1942
Dudes Are Pretty PeopleTwo-Gun
1942
Sundown JimBroderick
1942
Pardon My StripesFeets
1942
Petticoat PoliticsSlats O'Dell
1941
Ellery Queen and the Murder RingPage
1941
Tall, Dark and HandsomeBiff Sage
1941
Caught in the DraftSgt. Burns
1941
VirginiaThomas
1941
The Great Mr. NobodyMichael O'Connor
1941
The Parson of PanamintJake Waldren
1941
This Woman Is MineSecond Mate Mumford
1941
The WesternerChickenfoot
1940
Tugboat Annie Sails AgainPete
1940
Spring ParadeHeadwaiter
1940
Edison, the ManSheriff
1940
Castle on the HudsonGuard (uncredited)
1940
They Drive by NightPete Haig (uncredited)
1940
Torrid ZoneDaniels
1940
Goin' Fishin'
1940
Star DustMac, Amalgamated Lab Tech
1940
South to KarangaSlats
1940
Gone with the WindYankee Deserter
1939
Broadway SerenadeReynolds, a Drunk
1939
It Could Happen to YouSandy
1939
Remember?Policeman
1939
Bad LandsCurly Tom
1939
Cafe SocietyBartender
1939
On Your ToesVariety Club Bartender
1939
Each Dawn I DieGarsky
1939
Heaven with a Barbed Wire FenceEmpire State Building Guard
1939
Glove SlingersChuck Brenner
1939
Quick MillionsSheriff
1939
Alexander's Ragtime BandBill Mulligan
1938
Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmFlorabelle's Father
1938
Topper Takes a TripCharlie - the Bartender
1938
In Old ChicagoMitch
1938
Island in the SkyHappy
1938
Secrets of a NurseArlington Bysshe 'Slice' Cavanaugh
1938
Prison BreakSoapy
1938
Hold That Co-edSlapsy
1938
My Lucky StarLouie
1938
JosetteA. Adolphus Heyman
1938
No Time to MarrySergeant
1938
The Last ExpressAsst. Dist. Atty. Springer
1938
Trouble in MoroccoTiger Malone
1937
Angel's HolidaySgt. Murphy
1937
Ali Baba Goes to TownCaptain
1937
Danger – Love at WorkNYC policeman
1937
Second HoneymoonDennis Huggins
1937
The Legion of Missing MenMuggsy
1937
Wake Up and LiveMcCabe
1937
She's No LadyCop
1937
The Lady Fights BackMaloney
1937
Slave ShipDrunk
1937
We Who Are About to DieTip Fuller
1937
You Can't Have EverythingTruck Driver (uncredited)
1937
You Can't Beat LoveForeman Butch Mehaffey
1937
This Is My AffairBowler
1937
Wife, Doctor and NurseBill
1937
Super-SleuthMotorcycle Cop
1937
Fifty Roads to TownTom
1937
I'd Give My Life"Sport" Conly
1936
Robin Hood of El DoradoWilson
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town1st Deputy (uncredited)
1936
North of NomeCarlson
1936
To Mary - with LoveDrunk
1936
The Gay DesperadoAmerican Detective
1936
BlackmailerInspector Killian
1936
RiffraffBelcher
1936
The Gay DeceptionBell Captain
1935
SequoiaBergman
1935
Shadow of DoubtLt. Sackville
1935
Public Hero Number 1Rufe Parker
1935
Maybe It's LoveExpressman (uncredited)
1935
The Daring Young ManPrison Guard
1935
CarnivalPoliceman
1935
MississippiHefty
1935
Calm YourselfDetective Roscoe
1935
Midnight AlibiBabe the Butcher
1934
A Very Honorable GuyButler
1934
Tomorrow's YouthDetective
1934
Take the StandDenny O'Brien
1934
Among the MissingCapt. W.F. 'Big Bill' Connors
1934
The Big RaceSkipper O'Neal
1934
The Ballad of Paducah JailEscaped Felon
1934
Charlie Chan's CourageUndetermined Role
1934
The SphinxDetective Terrence Aloysius Hogan
1933
Terror AboardBoatswain
1933
Tugboat AnnieSam
1933
Queen ChristinaSwedish Soldier Betting on 6 (uncredited)
1933
Saturday's MillionsDoc Maloney, Trainer
1933
Day of ReckoningHarry
1933
The Women in His LifePaul, Perez's Second Bodyguard
1933
Grand SlamMan Who Speaks Final Line of the Film
1933
Hold Your ManAubrey C. Mitchell (uncredited)
1933
Island of Lost SoulsCapt. Donahue
1932
The Big Stampede'Arizona' Frank Bailey
1932
The Thirteenth GuestDetective Grump
1932
State's AttorneyPolice Captain Morgan
1932
Men Are Such FoolsStiles
1932
My Pal, the KingRed
1932
The Phantom PresidentSailor (uncredited)
1932
Hold 'Em JailButch
1932
Panama FloAl
1932
The Secret SixNick Mizoski - the Gouger
1931
Bad CompanyPaul Hurst
1931
That's My LineMexican Bandit
1931
SweepstakesBartender
1931
The Single SinSlug
1931
The Secret WitnessOfficer Brannigan
1931
The Public DefenderDoc
1931
Maker of MenGabby
1931
Kick InDetective Whip Fogarty
1931
Paradise IslandBeauty
1930
SwellheadMugsy
1930
Borrowed WivesBull Morgan
1930
Hot Curves'Slug', Baseball Player
1930
The Runaway BrideSergeant Daly
1930
Officer O'BrienCaptain Antrim
1930
Lucky LarkinPete Brierson
1930
Mountain JusticeLem Harland
1930
Shadow of the LawPete Shore
1930
The Third Alarm'Beauty' Johnson
1930
The RacketeerMehaffy - Policeman
1929
The California MailRowdy Ryan
1929
The Lawless LegionRamirez
1929
Tide of EmpirePoppy
1929
Sailor's HolidayJimmylegs
1929
Oh, Yeah!Railroad-Yard Superintendent
1929
His First CommandSgt. Westbrook
1929
The CossacksSitchi
1928
Lilac Time(uncredited)
1928
The Devil's Saddle'Swig' Moran
1927
The Red RaidersSergeant Murphy
1927
The Valley of the GiantsRandeau
1927
Outlaw's ParadiseMcDonald
1927
ButtonsSlugger McGlue
1927
Roaring RoadChecking Board Tabulator (uncredited)
1926
Blue Streak O'Neil
1926
The Fighting Ranger
1926
The Hunchback of Notre DameEmeralda's Torturer (uncredited)
1923
Lightning BrycePowder Solvang
1919
Rimrock JonesIke Bray
1918
Smashing ThroughStevens
1918
The Railroad RaidersSteve Arnold (as Paul C. Hurst)
1917
The Hazards of HelenBenton - a Foreman
1917
The Further Adventures of StingareeHowie
1917
A Lass of the Lumberlands
1916
Whispering SmithMurray Sinclair
1916
Medicine BendMurray Sinclair
1916
Judith of the CumberlandsBlatchley Turrentine
1916
The Diamond RunnersPaul - the Brains of the I.D.B.
1916
The Manager of the B & ARoger Oakley (as Paul C. Hurst)
1916
The Girl DetectiveBlair / Thompson / Michaels / Snake Henely / Mike Donegal / Bat Dorgan / Kelly / Dalton / Blake
1915
StingareeHowie - Stingaree's Partner
1915
The Red SignalChief Dispatcher
1915
The Hazards of Helen: Episode13, The Escape on the Fast FreightA Trainman
1915
The VivisectionistBart - Jardine's Servant
1915
The QuicksandsCaptain Lanning - Osborn's Rival
1914
The Chief of PoliceDaniels
1914
The Plot at the Railroad CutBenton, the Foreman
1914
The Cave Men's WarRed Axe
1913
The Driver Of The Deadwood CoachBad Bill - a Desperado
1912
Director (29 credits)
Movie
Outlaw's ParadiseDirector
1927
Haunted RangeDirector
1926
Roaring RoadDirector
1926
Blue Streak O'NeilDirector
1926
The Midnight MessageDirector
1926
The Fighting RangerDirector
1926
The Law of the Snow CountryDirector
1926
The Demon RiderDirector
1925
A Western EngagementDirector
1925
The Were-TigerDirector
1925
The Fighting CubDirector
1925
Branded a BanditDirector
1924
The Passing of Wolf MacLeanDirector
1924
Battling BunyanDirector
1924
Golden SilenceDirector
1923
South of Northern LightsDirector
1922
The Heart of a TexanDirector
1922
RangelandDirector
1922
Table Top RanchDirector
1922
Shadows of the WestDirector
1921
King Fisher's RoostDirector
1921
Lightning BryceDirector
1919
The Tiger's TrailDirector
1919
Play Straight or FightDirector
1918
The Woman in the WebDirector
1918
The Further Adventures of StingareeDirector
1917
The Railroad RaidersDirector
1917
A Lass of the LumberlandsDirector
1916
The Red SignalDirector
1915