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Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Acting October 14, 1888 (64 years old) February 27, 1953 Traver, California, USA

Biography

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 San Francisco as a young man, Hurst became involved in amateur theatricals and thereafter traveled to Los Angeles to join in the emerging film industry there. He began appearing in films as early as 1912, most of them Westerns. By 1916, he was directing them as well (some sources report that he served in the First World War as a member of the French Foreign Legion, but the dates of his film projects make this story highly suspect). In the early 1920s, Hurst wrote several scenarios for films he directed and appeared in. He proved adept at working as a director for some of the cheapest producers along Gower Gulch, where movies were normally shot on location in a week or less and where stunt men were often the highest paid folks on the set. Within a few years, he focused all of his energies into acting, notably becoming one of the few successes to emerge from Hollywood's Poverty Row. Hurst quickly became one of the more prolific and familiar characters in American movies. With his blocky build and squinty demeanor, and with a raspy voice that enhanced his memorability once sound pictures came in, Hurst played villains and cops and comedy sidekicks in more than 250 films. His most famous role was that of the deserter shot dead on the stairway of Tara by Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939). Hurst was the sidekick to Monte Hale in a number of B-Westerns. Former Gower Gulch veteran John Wayne hired Hurst for Big Jim McLain (1952) knowing that Hurst was ill with terminal cancer. In 1953, at the age of 64, due to his health problems, Paul Hurst committed suicide. Date of Death: 27 February 1953, Hollywood, California  (suicide)

Movies 215

Gone with the Wind 7.9

Gone with the Wind

as Yankee Deserter

1939
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 7.5

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as 1st Deputy (uncredited)

1936
Island of Lost Souls 6.9

Island of Lost Souls

as Capt. Donahue

1932
The Ox-Bow Incident 7.7

The Ox-Bow Incident

as Monty Smith

1943
Angel and the Badman 6.4

Angel and the Badman

as Frederick Carson

1947
They Drive by Night 6.9

They Drive by Night

as Pete Haig (uncredited)

1940
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 6.5

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Emeralda's Torturer (uncredited)

1923
Queen Christina 6.9

Queen Christina

as Swedish Soldier Betting on 6 (uncredited)

1934
Yellow Sky 7.0

Yellow Sky

as Drunk (uncredited)

1948
Each Dawn I Die 6.9

Each Dawn I Die

as Garsky

1939
The Virginian 6.0

The Virginian

1946
The Sun Shines Bright 6.6

The Sun Shines Bright

as Jimmy Bagby

1953
Castle on the Hudson 7.0

Castle on the Hudson

as Guard (uncredited)

1940
Topper Takes a Trip 6.5

Topper Takes a Trip

as Charlie - the Bartender

1938
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 6.8

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

as Mug

1938
The Westerner 7.1

The Westerner

as Chickenfoot

1940
Alexander's Ragtime Band 6.8

Alexander's Ragtime Band

as Bill Mulligan

1938
Wife, Doctor and Nurse 7.0

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

as Bill

1937
Edison, the Man 6.8

Edison, the Man

as Sheriff

1940
The Sky's the Limit 6.3

The Sky's the Limit

as Dock Foreman (uncredited)

1943
Sweepstakes 5.7

Sweepstakes

as Bartender

1931
The Case of the Curious Bride 6.0

The Case of the Curious Bride

as Fibo Morgan (uncredited)

1935
In Old Chicago 6.7

In Old Chicago

as Mitch

1938
You Can't Have Everything 6.5

You Can't Have Everything

as Truck Driver (uncredited)

1937
Dakota 5.2

Dakota

as Captain Spotts

1945
The Great Mr. Nobody 6.0

The Great Mr. Nobody

as Michael O'Connor

1941
We Who Are About to Die 7.0

We Who Are About to Die

as Tip Fuller

1937
Fifty Roads to Town 10.0

Fifty Roads to Town

as Tom

1937
Spring Parade 6.9

Spring Parade

as Headwaiter

1940
Dudes Are Pretty People 8.0

Dudes Are Pretty People

as Two-Gun

1942
Pioneer Marshal 10.0

Pioneer Marshal

as Huck Homer

1949
The Gay Deception 6.4

The Gay Deception

as Bell Captain

1935
Ali Baba Goes to Town 6.0

Ali Baba Goes to Town

as Captain

1937
Son of God’s Country 9.0

Son of God’s Country

as Eli Walker

1948
Wake Up and Live 6.2

Wake Up and Live

as McCabe

1937
Tall, Dark and Handsome 6.1

Tall, Dark and Handsome

as Biff Sage

1941
Roaring Road 8.0

Roaring Road

as Checking Board Tabulator (uncredited)

1926
Caught in the Draft 5.9

Caught in the Draft

as Sgt. Burns

1941
The Secret Six 5.6

The Secret Six

as Nick Mizoski - the Gouger

1931
This Is My Affair 7.3

This Is My Affair

as Bowler

1937
Toughest Man in Arizona 7.0

Toughest Man in Arizona

1952
The Daring Young Man 10.0

The Daring Young Man

as Prison Guard

1935
The Thirteenth Guest 5.2

The Thirteenth Guest

as Detective Grump

1932
Tugboat Annie 7.3

Tugboat Annie

as Sam

1933
Ranger of Cherokee Strip 10.0

Ranger of Cherokee Strip

as Sheriff Jug Mason

1949
A Lass of the Lumberlands

A Lass of the Lumberlands

1916
The Ghost That Walks Alone 4.8

The Ghost That Walks Alone

as Sheriff Slim Carson

1944
Petticoat Politics 9.0

Petticoat Politics

as Slats O'Dell

1941
Torrid Zone 7.0

Torrid Zone

as Daniels

1940
On Your Toes 4.5

On Your Toes

as Variety Club Bartender

1939
Super-Sleuth 5.6

Super-Sleuth

as Motorcycle Cop

1937
Robin Hood of El Dorado 5.2

Robin Hood of El Dorado

as Wilson

1936
Wilderness Mail 7.0

Wilderness Mail

as Jules

1935
Public Hero Number 1 6.3

Public Hero Number 1

as Rufe Parker

1935
Murder in the Music Hall 5.3

Murder in the Music Hall

as Hobarth

1946
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring 5.6

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

as Page

1941
Island in the Sky 7.0

Island in the Sky

as Happy

1938
Hold That Co-ed 6.7

Hold That Co-ed

as Slapsy

1938
Smashing Through

Smashing Through

as Stevens

1918
A Very Honorable Guy 6.0

A Very Honorable Guy

as Butler

1934
Outcasts of the Trail 9.0

Outcasts of the Trail

as Doc Meadowlark

1949
Slave Ship 5.1

Slave Ship

as Drunk

1937
State's Attorney 6.9

State's Attorney

as Police Captain Morgan

1932
Night in New Orleans 4.2

Night in New Orleans

as Sergeant Casper Riordan

1942
Calaboose 7.0

Calaboose

as Ed the bartender

1943
Shadow of the Law 6.7

Shadow of the Law

as Pete Shore

1930
The Public Defender 6.4

The Public Defender

as Doc

1931
Summer Storm 5.6

Summer Storm

as Orloff

1944
Death Valley 5.7

Death Valley

as Sergeant Dailey

1946
My Lucky Star 5.9

My Lucky Star

as Louie

1938
She's No Lady 8.0

She's No Lady

as Cop

1937
The Vanishing Westerner 5.5

The Vanishing Westerner

as Waldorf Worthington

1950
The Hazards of Helen: Episode13, The Escape on the Fast Freight 5.8

The Hazards of Helen: Episode13, The Escape on the Fast Freight

as A Trainman

1915
Hold Your Man 6.3

Hold Your Man

as Aubrey C. Mitchell (uncredited)

1933
Who Killed Doc Robbin? 4.2

Who Killed Doc Robbin?

as Jailer

1948
The Valley of the Giants 7.0

The Valley of the Giants

as Randeau

1927
Danger – Love at Work 7.0

Danger – Love at Work

as NYC policeman

1937
Big Jim McLain 5.0

Big Jim McLain

as Mr. Lexiter

1952
Tugboat Annie Sails Again 6.0

Tugboat Annie Sails Again

as Pete

1940
It Could Happen to You 4.8

It Could Happen to You

as Sandy

1939
My Pal, the King 8.0

My Pal, the King

as Red

1932
Carnival 8.0

Carnival

as Policeman

1935
Remember? 6.0

Remember?

as Policeman

1939
Scared Stiff 4.7

Scared Stiff

as Sheriff

1945
Secrets of a Nurse 5.5

Secrets of a Nurse

as Arlington Bysshe 'Slice' Cavanaugh

1938
The Women in His Life 4.3

The Women in His Life

as Paul, Perez's Second Bodyguard

1933
Charlie Chan's Courage 8.7

Charlie Chan's Courage

as Undetermined Role

1934
The Old Frontier 10.0

The Old Frontier

as Skipper Horton

1950
Oh, Yeah! 5.0

Oh, Yeah!

as Railroad-Yard Superintendent

1929
Riffraff 5.4

Riffraff

as Belcher

1936
December 7th 5.8

December 7th

as World War I Ghost Soldier

1943
In Old Sacramento 6.8

In Old Sacramento

as Stagecoach Driver

1946
Midnight Manhunt 4.6

Midnight Manhunt

as Murphy

1945
Men Are Such Fools 7.0

Men Are Such Fools

as Stiles

1932
Maybe It's Love 7.0

Maybe It's Love

as Expressman (uncredited)

1935
Virginia 9.0

Virginia

as Thomas

1941
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence 6.6

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

as Empire State Building Guard

1939
The Plainsman and the Lady 6.0

The Plainsman and the Lady

as Al

1946
The Line-Up 3.5

The Line-Up

as Detective Sgt. Doyle

1934
Second Honeymoon 6.4

Second Honeymoon

as Dennis Huggins

1937
The Man Who Would Not Die

The Man Who Would Not Die

1924
To Mary - with Love 5.7

To Mary - with Love

as Drunk

1936
Something for the Boys 6.3

Something for the Boys

as Defense Plant Foreman (uncredited)

1944
Girl Rush 6.0

Girl Rush

as Muley

1944
North of Nome 8.0

North of Nome

as Carlson

1936
Buttons 3.7

Buttons

as Slugger McGlue

1927
The Big Show-Off 5.3

The Big Show-Off

as Herbert Trafagan, aka "The Devil", a wrestler

1945
The Quicksands 10.0

The Quicksands

as Captain Lanning - Osborn's Rival

1914
You Can't Beat Love 6.7

You Can't Beat Love

as Foreman Butch Mehaffey

1937
Gun Smugglers 6.7

Gun Smugglers

as Sergeant Hasty Jones

1948
Madonna of the Desert 8.0

Madonna of the Desert

as Pete Connors

1948
Grand Slam 4.6

Grand Slam

as Man Who Speaks Final Line of the Film

1933
The Runaway Bride 6.2

The Runaway Bride

as Sergeant Daly

1930
Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith

as Murray Sinclair

1916
The Red Raiders 8.0

The Red Raiders

as Sergeant Murphy

1927
Mississippi 6.9

Mississippi

as Hefty

1935
Bad Lands 5.2

Bad Lands

as Curly Tom

1939
Blackmailer 6.5

Blackmailer

as Inspector Killian

1936
The Legion of Missing Men 6.7

The Legion of Missing Men

as Muggsy

1937
Prison Break 6.2

Prison Break

as Soapy

1938
Josette 7.2

Josette

as A. Adolphus Heyman

1938
The Phantom President 6.5

The Phantom President

as Sailor (uncredited)

1932
Broadway Serenade 6.6

Broadway Serenade

as Reynolds, a Drunk

1939
Prince of the Plains 8.0

Prince of the Plains

as Sheriff Hank Hartley

1949
The Parson of Panamint 5.8

The Parson of Panamint

as Jake Waldren

1941
Bad Company 5.0

Bad Company

as Paul Hurst

1931
No Time to Marry 7.0

No Time to Marry

as Sergeant

1938
Coney Island 6.3

Coney Island

as Louie

1943
Law of the Golden West 7.5

Law of the Golden West

as Otis Ellis

1949
His First Command 8.5

His First Command

as Sgt. Westbrook

1929
Sundown Jim 10.0

Sundown Jim

as Broderick

1942
The Lady Fights Back 7.0

The Lady Fights Back

as Maloney

1937
Barbary Coast Gent 5.5

Barbary Coast Gent

as Jake Compton

1944
The Cossacks 7.4

The Cossacks

as Sitchi

1928
The Cave Men's War 7.0

The Cave Men's War

as Red Axe

1913
California Firebrand 5.5

California Firebrand

as Chuck Waggoner

1948
Officer O'Brien 5.2

Officer O'Brien

as Captain Antrim

1930
This Woman Is Mine 4.5

This Woman Is Mine

as Second Mate Mumford

1941
Hot Curves 6.8

Hot Curves

as 'Slug', Baseball Player

1930
The Last Express 4.0

The Last Express

as Asst. Dist. Atty. Springer

1938
The Ballad of Paducah Jail 9.0

The Ballad of Paducah Jail

as Escaped Felon

1934
San Antone Ambush 7.0

San Antone Ambush

as Happy Daniels

1949
Star Dust 5.7

Star Dust

as Mac, Amalgamated Lab Tech

1940
Rimrock Jones

Rimrock Jones

as Ike Bray

1918
Paradise Island 3.8

Paradise Island

as Beauty

1930
Among the Missing 6.5

Among the Missing

as Capt. W.F. 'Big Bill' Connors

1934
Hold 'Em Jail 6.8

Hold 'Em Jail

as Butch

1932
The Hazards of Helen

The Hazards of Helen

as Benton - a Foreman

1917
Saturday's Millions 7.0

Saturday's Millions

as Doc Maloney, Trainer

1933
Shadow of Doubt 6.7

Shadow of Doubt

as Lt. Sackville

1935
Stingaree

Stingaree

as Howie - Stingaree's Partner

1915
Swellhead 9.0

Swellhead

as Mugsy

1930
Terror Aboard 6.7

Terror Aboard

as Boatswain

1933
The Big Race 9.0

The Big Race

as Skipper O'Neal

1934
I'd Give My Life 7.5

I'd Give My Life

as "Sport" Conly

1936
Lilac Time 6.9

Lilac Time

as (uncredited)

1928
South to Karanga 7.0

South to Karanga

as Slats

1940
The Driver Of The Deadwood Coach

The Driver Of The Deadwood Coach

as Bad Bill - a Desperado

1912
Pardon My Stripes 6.5

Pardon My Stripes

as Feets

1942
Hi'ya, Chum 6.5

Hi'ya, Chum

as Archie Billings

1943
Million Dollar Pursuit 6.5

Million Dollar Pursuit

as Ray Harvey

1951
Tide of Empire 6.3

Tide of Empire

as Poppy

1929
Heart of Virginia 7.0

Heart of Virginia

as Whit Galtry

1948
The Sphinx 5.1

The Sphinx

as Detective Terrence Aloysius Hogan

1933
The Plot at the Railroad Cut

The Plot at the Railroad Cut

as Benton, the Foreman

1914
Kick In 7.5

Kick In

as Detective Whip Fogarty

1931
Under Colorado Skies 7.0

Under Colorado Skies

as Lucky John Hawkins

1947
Sequoia 6.5

Sequoia

as Bergman

1935
Medicine Bend

Medicine Bend

as Murray Sinclair

1916
Angel's Holiday 6.0

Angel's Holiday

as Sgt. Murphy

1937
Trouble in Morocco 6.5

Trouble in Morocco

as Tiger Malone

1937
The Racketeer 5.1

The Racketeer

as Mehaffy - Policeman

1929
Judith of the Cumberlands

Judith of the Cumberlands

as Blatchley Turrentine

1916
The Big Stampede 5.1

The Big Stampede

as 'Arizona' Frank Bailey

1932
Lucky Larkin 10.0

Lucky Larkin

as Pete Brierson

1930
The Devil's Saddle 8.0

The Devil's Saddle

as 'Swig' Moran

1927
Calm Yourself 6.0

Calm Yourself

as Detective Roscoe

1935
The Third Alarm 10.0

The Third Alarm

as 'Beauty' Johnson

1930
The Arizona Ranger 6.7

The Arizona Ranger

as Ben Riddle

1948
Midnight Alibi 6.7

Midnight Alibi

as Babe the Butcher

1934
Blue Streak O'Neil 8.0

Blue Streak O'Neil

1926
Panama Flo 7.8

Panama Flo

as Al

1932
That's My Line 10.0

That's My Line

as Mexican Bandit

1931
The Rainbow 9.0

The Rainbow

as Pat

1929
Sailor's Holiday 6.1

Sailor's Holiday

as Jimmylegs

1929
The Gay Desperado 4.0

The Gay Desperado

as American Detective

1936
Mountain Justice 7.5

Mountain Justice

as Lem Harland

1930
The Further Adventures of Stingaree

The Further Adventures of Stingaree

as Howie

1917
Day of Reckoning 5.1

Day of Reckoning

as Harry

1933
Tomorrow's Youth 10.0

Tomorrow's Youth

as Detective

1934
The Chief of Police 9.0

The Chief of Police

as Daniels

1914
Maker of Men 7.0

Maker of Men

as Gabby

1931
Borrowed Wives 5.3

Borrowed Wives

as Bull Morgan

1930
The Secret Witness 4.3

The Secret Witness

as Officer Brannigan

1931
Cafe Society 7.5

Cafe Society

as Bartender

1939
South of Rio 7.0

South of Rio

as Andy Weems

1949
The Vivisectionist

The Vivisectionist

as Bart - Jardine's Servant

1915
Steppin' in Society 6.0

Steppin' in Society

as Cookie

1945
Glove Slingers 5.7

Glove Slingers

as Chuck Brenner

1939
Take the Stand 5.5

Take the Stand

as Denny O'Brien

1934
The Diamond Runners 10.0

The Diamond Runners

as Paul - the Brains of the I.D.B.

1916
The Single Sin 7.0

The Single Sin

as Slug

1931
The Lawless Legion 9.0

The Lawless Legion

as Ramirez

1929
The Railroad Raiders

The Railroad Raiders

as Steve Arnold (as Paul C. Hurst)

1917
The California Mail 9.0

The California Mail

as Rowdy Ryan

1929
The Missourians 8.0

The Missourians

as John X. Finn

1950
Lightning Bryce 7.0

Lightning Bryce

as Powder Solvang

1919
The Girl Detective 5.8

The Girl Detective

as Blair / Thompson / Michaels / Snake Henely / Mike Donegal / Bat Dorgan / Kelly / Dalton / Blake

1915
Quick Millions 7.3

Quick Millions

as Sheriff

1939
The Red Signal

The Red Signal

as Chief Dispatcher

1915
Goin' Fishin' 6.2

Goin' Fishin'

1940
Outlaw's Paradise 8.0

Outlaw's Paradise

as McDonald

1927
The Manager of the B & A

The Manager of the B & A

as Roger Oakley (as Paul C. Hurst)

1916
The Fighting Ranger 7.0

The Fighting Ranger

1926
With Hoops of Steel

With Hoops of Steel

1918

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