Paul Dubov

{{short description|American actor and screenwriter (1918–1979)}}

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| name = Paul Dubov

| image = Paul Dubov in Ma Barker's Killer Brood.jpg

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| caption = Dubov in Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1960)

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1918|10|10|mf=yes}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1979|09|20|1918|10|10|mf=yes}}

| death_place = Encino, California, U.S.

| resting_place = Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, Culver City, California

| other_names =

| occupation = Actor, screenwriter

| years_active = 1938–1977

| known_for =

| notable_works = 1965–1966 series Honey West

| spouse = {{marriage|Gwen Bagni|1963}}

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Paul Dubov (October 10, 1918 – September 20, 1979) was an American radio, film and television actor as well as screenwriter.{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/american-actor-paul-dubov-wearing-fedora-points-a-gun-news-photo/1659823 |title=Bestsellers From Moviepix 1960s |publisher=Getty Images |date= |accessdate=2016-04-13}} He frequently appeared in the works of Sam Fuller.{{cite book|author1=Samuel Fuller|author2=Gerald Peary|title=Samuel Fuller: Interviews|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qv9yKS4jjX0C&pg=PA15|accessdate=2016-04-13|date=30 May 2012|publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi|isbn=978-1-61703-306-3|page=15}}

Biography

Among Dubov's radio credits include the 05/02/1953 episode of Gunsmoke entitled "Tacetta". Dubov became a screenwriter and often worked with his wife, Gwen Bagni (1913–2001), whom he married in 1963.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-19-me-65487-story.html |title=Gwen Dubov; Wrote for Radio, TV, Movies |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2001-05-19 |access-date=2016-04-13}} The couple co-developed the 1965–66 series Honey West, starring Anne Francis, and wrote scripts for the series from which it was a spin off, Burke's Law starring Gene Barry. Both series were on ABC-TV and produced by Four Star Television.

Another television role as an actor included Federal Agent and wiretap specialist Jack Rossman in the original pilot episode of ABC-TV's The Untouchables, starring Robert Stack, which was later released into theaters as The Scarface Mob. For the series his role was taken over by Steve London.

Dubnov's television appearances included roles on Perry Mason, That Girl starring Marlo Thomas, Hawaiian Eye, Stoney Burke starring Jack Lord, Gunsmoke starring James Arness, The Bill Dana Show, Arrest and Trial, Make Room for Daddy, Bat Masterson, 77 Sunset Strip, Bonanza, Surfside Six, The Cara Williams Show, and many more.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0239532/|publisher=IMDb|title=Paul Dubov|accessdate=2016-09-10}}

He died September 20, 1979, in Encino, California. He was buried in Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, Culver City, California.Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.

Partial filmography

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