Biography
Paul Ford Weaver (November 2, 1901 – April 12, 1976) was an American character actor and comedic actor who came to specialize in portraying authority figures whose ineptitude and pompous demeanor plus a distinctive voice were played for comic effect, notably as "Mayor George Shinn' of River City, Iowa in the 1957 Broadway musical comedy play, followed five years later by repeating in the feature film version musical comedy The Music Man (1962), (starring Robert Preston and Shirley Jones), and on television as U.S. Army "Colonel John T. Hall" commanding officer on several seasons of the military comedic The Phil Silvers Show.(1955-1959) on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS-TV network) program, which starred longtime comedic film and stage star Phil Silvers as "Sergeant Bilko".
Filmography
all 46
Movies 28
TV Shows 18
self 6
Voice 1
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
Journey Back to Oz (1972)
Richard (1972)
Fair Play (1972)
Twinky (1970)
In Name Only (1969)
My World and Welcome to It (1969)
The Comedians (1967)
The Comedians in Africa (1967)
The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)
Never Too Late (1965)
The Baileys of Balboa (1964)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
Who's Got the Action? (1962)
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
The Music Man (1962)
Advise & Consent (1962)
Outlaws (1960)
The Right Man (1960)
Keep in Step (1959)
The Matchmaker (1958)
The Missouri Traveler (1958)
DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1957)
Bloomer Girl (1956)
Tony Awards (1956)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
Jamie (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Tales of Tomorrow (1951)
Perfect Strangers (1950)
The Kid from Texas (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
All the King's Men (1949)
Lust for Gold (1949)
Suspense (1949)
Studio One (1948)
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
The Naked City (1948)
The Front Page (1945)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1901-11-02
Deathday1976-04-12 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceBaltimore, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsPaul Ford Weaver
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