Paul Ford
Comedy actor (1901-1976) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 74
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...
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Fair PlayFilm, F.O. McGill1970
TwinkyFilm, Mr. Wardman-Scott's father1969
Love, American StyleSeries, John1967
Lionpower from MGMFilm1966
A Big Hand for the Little LadyFilm, C.P. Ballinger1965
Never Too LateFilm, Harry Lambert1964
The Baileys of BalboaSeries, Sam Bailey1963
The Danny Kaye ShowSeries
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldFilm, 1963Col. Wilberforce1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1960
OutlawsSeries1959
Keep in StepFilm, Col. John T. Hall1958
The MatchmakerFilm, Horace Vandergelder1957
The Teahouse of the August MoonFilm, Wainwright Purdy III1956
Tony AwardsSeries
Bloomer GirlFilm, 1956Horatio Applegate1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Professor Jarvis1951
Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Colonel Purdy1950DangerSeries1949
All the King's MenFilm, Spokesman for Impeachment (uncredited)1948
Studio OneSeries, Jones
The Naked CityFilm, 1948Henry Fowler (Uncredited)1945
The Front PageFilm1901Born2 November 1901Known for
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Advise & Consent 1962
The Naked City 1948
A Big Hand for the Little Lady 1966
The Music Man 1962
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963
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- Daniel Mann Directed The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)
Carl Reiner Also in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Jonathan Winters Also in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Norman Jewison Produced The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966)
Richard Donner Directed Lola (1974), directed Twinky (1970)
Will Geer Also in Advise & Consent and The Kid from Texas
William Rose Wrote It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Ben Blue Also in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Henry Fonda Also in Advise & Consent (1962)
Mickey Rooney Also in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Glenn Ford Also in The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)
Eddie Albert Also in Who's Got the Action? (1962)
Buddy Hackett Also in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Jill Ireland Also in Lola and Twinky
Norman Lear Produced Never Too Late (1965)
Bud Yorkin Directed Never Too Late (1965)
Kay Medford Also in Lola and Twinky
Kurt Neumann Directed The Kid from Texas (1950)
Peter Glenville Directed The Comedians (1968)
Barbara Pepper Also in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Jerry Hopper Directed The Missouri Traveler (1958)- Bretaigne Windust Directed Perfect Strangers (1950)
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Produced The Missouri Traveler (1958)- Harry Hurwitz Directed Richard (1972)
Filmography 28
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Television 24
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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).
