Morgan Paull
{{short description|Actor (1944-2012)}}
{{more citations needed|date=July 2012}}
{{Infobox person
|image = Morgan Paull 640.jpg |
|imagesize = |
| name = Morgan Paull
| birth_place = {{nowrap|West Virginia, U.S.}}{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1944|12|15}}
| death_date = {{dda|2012|7|17|1944|12|15}}
| death_place = Ashland, Oregon, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1970–1996
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Gaye Huston
|1965|1976|end=divorced}} - {{marriage|Carmen Paull
|1976|1996|end=divorced}} - {{marriage|April Paull|1990||end=divorced}}
- {{marriage|Jenny Elam
|2004}}
}}
| children = 2
| website = {{official|http://www.morganpaull.com}}
}}
Morgan Paull (December 15, 1944 – July 17, 2012) was an American actor most notable for playing Dave Holden in the Ridley Scott film Blade Runner.{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/news/news/morgan-paull-actor-known-blade-runner-and-numerous-television-appearances|title=Morgan Paull, Actor Known for Blade Runner and Numerous Television Appearances|website=Television Academy|language=en|access-date=2020-04-26}}
Early life
Morgan Paull was born to a wealthy family in Wheeling, West Virginia and appeared in many high school plays. When he told his father that he wanted to attend Boston University to continue acting, his father disagreed with his plans and Morgan ran off. He went to the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, and then later appeared on Broadway in New Faces of 1965 and the off-Broadway show That Thing at the Cherry Lane.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/morgan-paull-blade-runner-actor-350281|title=Morgan Paull, Cult-Favorite 'Blade Runner' Actor, Dies at 67|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=17 July 2012 |language=en|access-date=2020-04-26}}
Career
After moving to LA, he appeared in Muzeeka at the Mark Taper Forum and caught the attention of director Franklin Schaffner and producer Frank McCarthy. He made his acting debut in the 1970 film Patton playing Captain Richard N. Jenson. He was in the 1971 film Fools' Parade with Jimmy Stewart and the 1976 film The Last Hard Men with Charlton Heston. He is also known for playing the scheming Philip Wendell in the 1978 American television miniseries Centennial and a greedy businessman in the 1984 comedy Surf II.{{Cite web|url=https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/scifi/blade-runner-actor-morgan-paull-dead-67.html|title=Blade Runner Actor Morgan Paull Dead At 67|date=2012-07-20|website=Giant Freakin Robot|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-26}}
Personal life
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Until his death he resided in Lake Arrowhead in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles in the San Bernardino National Forest about {{convert|90|mi}} from Hollywood. Paull was married four times, first to Gaye Huston in 1965 until they divorced in 1976. He was then married to Carmen Paull from 1976 to 1990, which ended in divorce. He was then married to April Paull in 1990 until that marriage ended in divorce. He later married Jenny Elam in 2004 until his death in 2012. Paull had two daughters.{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118056684 |title=Actor Morgan Paull dies at 67 |work=Variety |date=2012-07-17 |accessdate=2012-07-18}}
Paull died on July 17, 2012, from stomach cancer in his home in Ashland, Oregon. He is buried in the Paull family plot, located in section 10 of Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}
Filmography
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Year{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/morgan-paull/credits/167208|title=Morgan Paull {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-26}}
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
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1970
| Patton | Captain Richard N. Jenson | |
1971
| Junior Kilfong | |
1973
| Struther | |
1974
| Jimmy O'Neill | |
1975
| Arnie Holcomb | |
1975
| Mitchell | Salvatore Mistretta | |
1976
| Portugee Shiraz | |
1977
| First Lt. Louis Cannellis | |
1978
| Dr. Newman | |
1979
| Wayne Billings | |
1979
| The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | Corporal #1 | |
1980
| Gary Bially | |
1982
| Dave Holden | |
1984
| Surf II | Chuck's Dad | |
1986
| GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords | Matt Hunter | Voice |
1989
| Out Cold | Hunter #1 | |
1996
| Mayor | (final film role) |
=Television=
class="wikitable" |
Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
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1963
| | Episode: "The Young Spinning Wheels" |
1965
| Roger | Episode: "My Cousin the Heroine" |
1970
| Gibbs | Episode: "Love Is a Nickel Bag" |
1971
| Don Kemper | Episode: "The Big Guns" |
1971
| Nat Wenning | Episode: "The Natural" |
1972
| Tony Baughmiller | Episode: "Dark Christmas" |
1972
| Ironside | Pete Karns | Episode: "Find a Victim" |
1973
| Ironside | Martin Lowell | Episode: "All About Andrea" |
1973
| Dr. Mike Williams | Episode: "Rip-Off" |
1974
| Dan Carter | Episode: "Edge of Evil" |
1974
| Gunsmoke | Ham | Episode: "A Family of Killers" |
1975
| Gunsmoke | Brinker | Episode: "The Squaw" |
1975
| Astronaut Dave Anderson | TV film |
1975
| Alvin "Creepy" Karpis | TV film |
1975
| Phil Davis | Episode: "Two to Make Deadly" |
1975
| Frank Taylor | Episode: "The Emergence" |
1976
| Bronk | Lacy | Episode: "Death with Honor" |
1977
| McCloud | Pierre Belsen | Episode: "The Moscow Connection" |
1977
| Argon | Episode: "A Dream of Conquest" |
1978
| Secret Service Agent | Episode: "Buenas Dias, Mr. President" |
1978
| Congressman Mackintosh | Episode: "Ten'll Get You Five" |
1979
| Defense Attorney | Episode: "Walk Softly Through the Night" |
1979
| Philip Wendell as Adult | Episode: "The Winds of Death" |
1980
| Parker | Episode: "Parker" |
1983
| Captain Jones | Episode: "Win One for the Gipper???" |
1984–85
| Matt Hunter, Scorp | 9 episodes |
1986
| Frank Butler, Jr. | Episode: "Hearing Is Believing" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0667133}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Deaths from stomach cancer in the United States
Category:Deaths from cancer in Oregon
Category:Male actors from New York City
Category:People from Lake Arrowhead, California
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