Paul Ford Weaver was an American character actor and comedic actor who came to specialize in portraying authority figures whose ineptitude and pompous demeanor were played for comic effect, notably as Mayor George Shinn in the 1957 Broadway musical comedy The Music Man, followed five years later by repeating the role in The Music Man,, and on television as U.S. Army Colonel John T. Hall on several seasons of the military comedy The Phil Silvers Show (1955–1959).
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Journey Back to OzMovie | Uncle Henry (voice) | 71 |
| 1970 | TwinkyMovie | Mr. Wardman-Scott's father | 69 |
| 1969 | Love, American StyleSeries | John | 68 |
| 1969 | My World and Welcome to ItSeries | — | 68 |
| 1969 | In Name OnlyMovie | Elwy Pertwhistle | 68 |
| 1967 | Lionpower from MGMMovie | Self - Smith (archive footage) (uncredited) | 66 |
| 1967 | The ComediansMovie | Smith | 66 |
| 1966 | The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!Movie | Fendall Hawkins | 65 |
| 1966 | A Big Hand for the Little LadyMovie | C.P. Ballinger | 65 |
| 1964 | The Baileys of BalboaSeries | Sam Bailey | 63 |
| 1963 | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldMovie | Col. Wilberforce | 62 |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye ShowSeries | Self | 62 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSeries | Self | 61 |
| 1962 | Who's Got the Action?Movie | Judge Boatwright | 61 |
| 1962 | Advise & ConsentMovie | Senator Stanley Danta | 61 |
| 1962 | Life with ArchieMovie | Mr. Weatherbee | 61 |
| 1962 | The Lloyd Bridges ShowSeries | George Tuppman | 61 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self | 60 |
| 1960 | OutlawsSeries | — | 59 |
| 1958 | The MatchmakerMovie | Horace Vandergelder | 57 |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the MonthSeries | J.B. Curtis | 56 |
| 1957 | The Teahouse of the August MoonMovie | Wainwright Purdy III | 56 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries | Professor Jarvis | 54 |
| 1955 | The Phil Silvers ShowSeries | John Hall | 54 |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterSeries | Captain Joe McQueen | 52 |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton ShowSeries | Gen. Hap Hazard | 50 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameSeries | Colonel Purdy | 50 |
| 1951 | Tales of TomorrowSeries | — | 50 |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Series | Self - Mystery Guest | 49 |
| 1950 | Perfect StrangersMovie | Judge Byron | 49 |
| 1950 | DangerSeries | — | 49 |
| 1949 | SuspenseSeries | Allison | 48 |
| 1949 | Lust for GoldMovie | Sheriff Lynn Early | 48 |
| 1949 | All the King's MenMovie | Spokesman for Impeachment (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1948 | The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries | — | 47 |
| 1948 | Studio OneSeries | Jones | 47 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries | Self | 47 |
| 1948 | The Naked CityMovie | Henry Fowler (Uncredited) | 47 |