Paul Hurst
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)
Películas (236)
The Sun Shines Bright
1953 · Jimmy Bagby
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
Big Jim McLain
1952 · Mr. Lexiter
Million Dollar Pursuit
1951 · Ray Harvey
The Missourians
1950 · John X. Finn
The Old Frontier
1950 · Skipper Horton
The Vanishing Westerner
1950 · Waldorf Worthington
Pioneer Marshal
1949 · Huck Homer
Ranger of Cherokee Strip
1949 · Sheriff Jug Mason
San Antone Ambush
1949 · Happy Daniels
South of Rio
1949 · Andy Weems
Outcasts of the Trail
1949 · Doc Meadowlark
Law of the Golden West
1949 · Otis Ellis
Prince of the Plains
1949 · Sheriff Hank Hartley
Gun Smugglers
1948 · Sergeant Hasty Jones
Yellow Sky
1948 · Drunk (uncredited)
Son of God’s Country
1948 · Eli Walker
The Arizona Ranger
1948 · Ben Riddle
Heart of Virginia
1948 · Whit Galtry
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
1948 · Jailer
California Firebrand
1948 · Chuck Waggoner
Madonna of the Desert
1948 · Pete Connors
Under Colorado Skies
1947 · Lucky John Hawkins
Angel and the Badman
1947 · Frederick Carson
The Plainsman and the Lady
1946 · Al
Death Valley
1946 · Sergeant Dailey
In Old Sacramento
1946 · Stagecoach Driver
The Virginian
1946
Murder in the Music Hall
1946 · Hobarth
Dakota
1945 · Captain Spotts
Midnight Manhunt
1945 · Murphy
Steppin' in Society
1945 · Cookie
Scared Stiff
1945 · Sheriff
The Big Show-Off
1945 · Herbert Trafagan, aka "The Devil", a wrestler
Something for the Boys
1944 · Defense Plant Foreman (uncredited)
Girl Rush
1944 · Muley
Barbary Coast Gent
1944 · Jake Compton
Summer Storm
1944 · Orloff
The Ghost That Walks Alone
1944 · Sheriff Slim Carson
The Sky's the Limit
1943 · Dock Foreman (uncredited)
Coney Island
1943 · Louie
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943 · Monty Smith
December 7th
1943 · World War I Ghost Soldier
Hi'ya, Chum
1943 · Archie Billings
Calaboose
1943 · Ed the bartender
Night in New Orleans
1942 · Sergeant Casper Riordan
Sundown Jim
1942 · Broderick
Dudes Are Pretty People
1942 · Two-Gun
Pardon My Stripes
1942 · Feets
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941 · Page
This Woman Is Mine
1941 · Second Mate Mumford
The Parson of Panamint
1941 · Jake Waldren
Caught in the Draft
1941 · Sgt. Burns
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941 · Michael O'Connor
Petticoat Politics
1941 · Slats O'Dell
Virginia
1941 · Thomas
Tall, Dark and Handsome
1941 · Biff Sage
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
1940 · Pete
Goin' Fishin'
1940
Spring Parade
1940 · Headwaiter
The Westerner
1940 · Chickenfoot
South to Karanga
1940 · Slats
They Drive by Night
1940 · Pete Haig (uncredited)
Torrid Zone
1940 · Daniels
Edison, the Man
1940 · Sheriff
Star Dust
1940 · Mac, Amalgamated Lab Tech
Castle on the Hudson
1940 · Guard (uncredited)
Remember?
1939 · Policeman
Gone with the Wind
1939 · Yankee Deserter
Glove Slingers
1939 · Chuck Brenner
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939 · Empire State Building Guard
On Your Toes
1939 · Variety Club Bartender
Bad Lands
1939 · Curly Tom
Quick Millions
1939 · Sheriff
Each Dawn I Die
1939 · Garsky
It Could Happen to You
1939 · Sandy
Broadway Serenade
1939 · Reynolds, a Drunk
Cafe Society
1939 · Bartender
Topper Takes a Trip
1938 · Charlie - the Bartender
Secrets of a Nurse
1938 · Arlington Bysshe 'Slice' Cavanaugh
The Last Express
1938 · Asst. Dist. Atty. Springer
Hold That Co-ed
1938 · Slapsy
My Lucky Star
1938 · Louie
Prison Break
1938 · Soapy
Josette
1938 · A. Adolphus Heyman
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938 · Bill Mulligan
In Old Chicago
1938 · Mitch
Island in the Sky
1938 · Happy
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938 · Mug
No Time to Marry
1938 · Sergeant
Second Honeymoon
1937 · Dennis Huggins
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937 · Captain
The Lady Fights Back
1937 · Maloney
Danger – Love at Work
1937 · NYC policeman
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937 · Bill
Wake Up and Live
1937 · McCabe
She's No Lady
1937 · Cop
You Can't Have Everything
1937 · Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Legion of Missing Men
1937 · Muggsy
Super-Sleuth
1937 · Motorcycle Cop
You Can't Beat Love
1937 · Foreman Butch Mehaffey
Slave Ship
1937 · Drunk
Angel's Holiday
1937 · Sgt. Murphy
Fifty Roads to Town
1937 · Tom
This Is My Affair
1937 · Bowler
Trouble in Morocco
1937 · Tiger Malone
We Who Are About to Die
1937 · Tip Fuller
North of Nome
1936 · Carlson
The Gay Desperado
1936 · American Detective
I'd Give My Life
1936 · "Sport" Conly
To Mary - with Love
1936 · Drunk
Blackmailer
1936 · Inspector Killian
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · 1st Deputy (uncredited)
Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936 · Wilson
Riffraff
1936 · Belcher
The Gay Deception
1935 · Bell Captain
Wilderness Mail
1935 · Jules
The Daring Young Man
1935 · Prison Guard
Calm Yourself
1935 · Detective Roscoe
Public Hero Number 1
1935 · Rufe Parker
The Case of the Curious Bride
1935 · Fibo Morgan (uncredited)
Mississippi
1935 · Hefty
Shadow of Doubt
1935 · Lt. Sackville
Carnival
1935 · Policeman
Sequoia
1935 · Bergman
Maybe It's Love
1935 · Expressman (uncredited)
The Ballad of Paducah Jail
1934 · Escaped Felon
Tomorrow's Youth
1934 · Detective
Among the Missing
1934 · Capt. W.F. 'Big Bill' Connors
Take the Stand
1934 · Denny O'Brien
Midnight Alibi
1934 · Babe the Butcher
Charlie Chan's Courage
1934 · Undetermined Role
A Very Honorable Guy
1934 · Butler
The Line-Up
1934 · Detective Sgt. Doyle
The Big Race
1934 · Skipper O'Neal
Queen Christina
1934 · Swedish Soldier Betting on 6 (uncredited)
The Women in His Life
1933 · Paul, Perez's Second Bodyguard
Day of Reckoning
1933 · Harry
Saturday's Millions
1933 · Doc Maloney, Trainer
Tugboat Annie
1933 · Sam
Hold Your Man
1933 · Aubrey C. Mitchell (uncredited)
The Sphinx
1933 · Detective Terrence Aloysius Hogan
Terror Aboard
1933 · Boatswain
Grand Slam
1933 · Man Who Speaks Final Line of the Film
Island of Lost Souls
1932 · Capt. Donahue
Men Are Such Fools
1932 · Stiles
The Big Stampede
1932 · 'Arizona' Frank Bailey
The Phantom President
1932 · Sailor (uncredited)
Hold 'Em Jail
1932 · Butch
The Thirteenth Guest
1932 · Detective Grump
State's Attorney
1932 · Police Captain Morgan
My Pal, the King
1932 · Red
Panama Flo
1932 · Al
The Secret Witness
1931 · Officer Brannigan
Bad Company
1931 · Paul Hurst
Maker of Men
1931 · Gabby
The Public Defender
1931 · Doc
That's My Line
1931 · Mexican Bandit
Sweepstakes
1931 · Bartender
Kick In
1931 · Detective Whip Fogarty
The Secret Six
1931 · Nick Mizoski - the Gouger
The Single Sin
1931 · Slug
The Third Alarm
1930 · 'Beauty' Johnson
Borrowed Wives
1930 · Bull Morgan
Paradise Island
1930 · Beauty
Hot Curves
1930 · 'Slug', Baseball Player
Shadow of the Law
1930 · Pete Shore
The Runaway Bride
1930 · Sergeant Daly
Mountain Justice
1930 · Lem Harland
Swellhead
1930 · Mugsy
Officer O'Brien
1930 · Captain Antrim
Lucky Larkin
1930 · Pete Brierson
His First Command
1929 · Sgt. Westbrook
The Racketeer
1929 · Mehaffy - Policeman
Oh, Yeah!
1929 · Railroad-Yard Superintendent
Sailor's Holiday
1929 · Jimmylegs
The California Mail
1929 · Rowdy Ryan
Tide of Empire
1929 · Poppy
The Lawless Legion
1929 · Ramirez
The Rainbow
1929 · Pat
Lilac Time
1928 · (uncredited)
The Cossacks
1928 · Sitchi
Buttons
1927 · Slugger McGlue
The Valley of the Giants
1927 · Randeau
The Red Raiders
1927 · Sergeant Murphy
The Devil's Saddle
1927 · 'Swig' Moran
Outlaw's Paradise
1927 · McDonald, Director
Blue Streak O'Neil
1926 · Director
The Fighting Ranger
1926 · Director
The Midnight Message
1926 · Director
Roaring Road
1926 · Checking Board Tabulator (uncredited), Director
The Law of the Snow Country
1926 · Director
Haunted Range
1926 · Director
The Demon Rider
1925 · Director
The Fighting Cub
1925 · Director
The Were-Tiger
1925 · Director
A Western Engagement
1925 · Director
Folly of Youth
1925 · Director
Branded a Bandit
1924 · Director, Story, Scenario Writer
The Passing of Wolf MacLean
1924 · Director
Battling Bunyan
1924 · Director
The Man Who Would Not Die
1924 · Director
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923 · Emeralda's Torturer (uncredited)
Golden Silence
1923 · Director
South of Northern Lights
1922 · Director
The Crow's Nest
1922 · Director
Table Top Ranch
1922 · Director, Scenario Writer, Story
The Heart of a Texan
1922 · Scenario Writer, Director
Rangeland
1922 · Writer, Director
King Fisher's Roost
1921 · Story, Scenario Writer, Director
Shadows of the West
1921 · Director
Lightning Bryce
1919 · Powder Solvang, Director
The Tiger's Trail
1919 · Director
Play Straight or Fight
1918 · Director
Smashing Through
1918 · Stevens
The Woman in the Web
1918 · Director
Rimrock Jones
1918 · Ike Bray
The Further Adventures of Stingaree
1917 · Howie, Director
The Railroad Raiders
1917 · Steve Arnold (as Paul C. Hurst), Director, Writer
The Hazards of Helen
1917 · Benton - a Foreman
The Manager of the B & A
1916 · Roger Oakley (as Paul C. Hurst)
The Diamond Runners
1916 · Paul - the Brains of the I.D.B.
Judith of the Cumberlands
1916 · Blatchley Turrentine
Medicine Bend
1916 · Murray Sinclair
Whispering Smith
1916 · Murray Sinclair
A Lass of the Lumberlands
1916 · Director
Stingaree
1915 · Howie - Stingaree's Partner
The Vivisectionist
1915 · Bart - Jardine's Servant
The Red Signal
1915 · Chief Dispatcher, Director
The Hazards of Helen: Episode13, The Escape on the Fast Freight
1915 · A Trainman, Producer
The Girl Detective
1915 · Blair / Thompson / Michaels / Snake Henely / Mike Donegal / Bat Dorgan / Kelly / Dalton / Blake
The Plot at the Railroad Cut
1914 · Benton, the Foreman
The Chief of Police
1914 · Daniels
The Quicksands
1914 · Captain Lanning - Osborn's Rival
The Cave Men's War
1913 · Red Axe
The Driver Of The Deadwood Coach
1912 · Bad Bill - a Desperado
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