Birthname: Paul Ford Weaver
| Sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Nov 2, 1901 Baltimore, MD |
| Died | Apr 12, 1976 Mineola, New York |
| Age | Died at 74 |
Paul Ford | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1945-1974 |
| Top Roles | Col. Wainwright Purdy III, Fendall Hawkins, Mayor George Shinn, Horace Vandergelder, Henry Fowler |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance, Crime, Action |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Based on Play, Gambling |
| Top Collaborators | Ned Glass, Buddy Hackett, S. Sylvan Simon (Director), Will Geer |
| Shares birthday with | Alice Brady, Burt Lancaster, Ann Rutherford see more.. |
Paul Ford Overview:
Character actor, Paul Ford, was born Paul Ford Weaver on Nov 2, 1901 in Baltimore, MD. Ford died at the age of 74 on Apr 12, 1976 in Mineola, New York .
MINI BIO:
American comic actor specializing in outrage and despair. He made his name as the hapless colonel in Phil Silvers' TV "Bilko" series You'll Never Get Rich in the 1950s. Subsequently Ford, once a puppeteer at the onset of a belated show-business career, was a delight in several leading character roles.
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Paul Ford Quotes:
[after the Russians in the boat eluded capture]
Fendall Hawkins: I'm holding you responsible!
[draws sword]
Fendall Hawkins: As Commander of the Civilian Forces, in this emergency! I'm charging you with treason!
Police Chief Link Mattocks: Gimme that thing!
[grabs his sword and breaks it in half]
Fendall Hawkins: [half tearful-half enraged] That's a Dexter F. Mettles Memorial Sword.
Police Chief Link Mattocks: Yeah.
Fendall Hawkins: [enraged] You traitorous fink!
[goes for Mattocks, resulting in a brawl]
Mayor Shinn: It's as clear as a buttonhook in the well water!
Mrs. Shinn: Now, George!
Mayor Shinn: Not one poop out of you, Madame!
Mrs. Shinn: [turning to Zaneeta] I think he means "peep"!
Mayor Shinn: [looks back] *Yes!*
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Fendall Hawkins: I'm holding you responsible!
[draws sword]
Fendall Hawkins: As Commander of the Civilian Forces, in this emergency! I'm charging you with treason!
Police Chief Link Mattocks: Gimme that thing!
[grabs his sword and breaks it in half]
Fendall Hawkins: [half tearful-half enraged] That's a Dexter F. Mettles Memorial Sword.
Police Chief Link Mattocks: Yeah.
Fendall Hawkins: [enraged] You traitorous fink!
[goes for Mattocks, resulting in a brawl]
Mayor Shinn: It's as clear as a buttonhook in the well water!
Mrs. Shinn: Now, George!
Mayor Shinn: Not one poop out of you, Madame!
Mrs. Shinn: [turning to Zaneeta] I think he means "peep"!
Mayor Shinn: [looks back] *Yes!*
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