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Paul Ford
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Died aged 74
Also known asPaul Ford WeaverGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn02/11/1901Born inBaltimore, Maryland, USADied12/04/1976 (aged 74)Died inMineolaCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ952205 ↗TMDb#127641 ↗

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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Filmography48 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1972Journey Back to OzMovieUncle Henry (voice)71
1972Fair PlayMovieF.O. McGill71
1972RichardMovieWashington Doctor71
1970TwinkyMovieMr. Wardman-Scott's father69
1969Love, American StyleSeriesJohn68
1969My World and Welcome to ItSeries—68
1969In Name OnlyMovieElwy Pertwhistle68
1967Lionpower from MGMMovieSelf - Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)66
1967The ComediansMovieSmith66
1966The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!MovieFendall Hawkins65
1966A Big Hand for the Little LadyMovieC.P. Ballinger65
1966The Spy with a Cold NoseMovieAmerican General65
1965Never Too LateMovieHarry Lambert64
1964The Baileys of BalboaSeriesSam Bailey63
1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldMovieCol. Wilberforce62
1963The Danny Kaye ShowSeriesSelf62
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf61
1962Who's Got the Action?MovieJudge Boatwright61
1962Advise & ConsentMovieSenator Stanley Danta61
1962Life with ArchieMovieMr. Weatherbee61
1962The Lloyd Bridges ShowSeriesGeorge Tuppman61
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf61
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf60
1960OutlawsSeries—59
1959Keep in StepMovieCol. John T. Hall58
1958The MatchmakerMovieHorace Vandergelder57
1957DuPont Show of the MonthSeriesJ.B. Curtis56
1957The Teahouse of the August MoonMovieWainwright Purdy III56
1956Bloomer GirlMovieHoratio Applegate55
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesProfessor Jarvis54
1955The Phil Silvers ShowSeriesJohn Hall54
1953General Electric TheaterSeriesCaptain Joe McQueen52
1951The Red Skelton ShowSeriesGen. Hap Hazard50
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesColonel Purdy50
1951Tales of TomorrowSeries—50
1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf - Mystery Guest49
1950Perfect StrangersMovieJudge Byron49
1950DangerSeries—49
1950The Kid from TexasMovieCopeland49
1949SuspenseSeriesAllison48
1949Lust for GoldMovieSheriff Lynn Early48
1949All the King's MenMovieSpokesman for Impeachment (uncredited)48
1948The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries—47
1948Studio OneSeriesJones47
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf47
1948The Naked CityMovieHenry Fowler (Uncredited)47
1948The Ford Theatre HourSeriesRudolph Kugler47
1945The Front PageMovie—44