Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1888-10-15
Deathday: 1953-02-27 (64 years old)

Biography

Paul Hurst (October 15, 1888 - February 27, 1953) was an American character actor of prodigious output who also directed and wrote silent films. Much of his early work was in low budget western films. A native of central California, Hurst had a first-hand knowledge of Western lore, growing up surrounded by the multi-million acre Lux & Miller ranches which ran cattle throughout the state. Visiting San Francisco as a young man, Hurst became involved in amateur theatricals and thereafter traveled to Los Angeles to join in the emerging film industry there. He began appearing in films as early as 1912, most of them Westerns. By 1916, he was directing them as well (some sources report that he served in the First World War as a member of the French Foreign Legion, but the dates of his film projects make this story highly suspect).


In the early 1920s, Hurst wrote several scenarios for films he directed and appeared in. He proved adept at working as a director for some of the cheapest producers along Gower Gulch, where movies were normally shot on location in a week or less and where stunt men were often the highest paid folks on the set. Within a few years, he focused all of his energies into acting, notably becoming one of the few successes to emerge from Hollywood's Poverty Row. Hurst quickly became one of the more prolific and familiar characters in American movies. With his blocky build and squinty demeanor, and with a raspy voice that enhanced his memorability once sound pictures came in, Hurst played villains and cops and comedy sidekicks in more than 250 films. His most famous role was that of the deserter shot dead on the stairway of Tara by Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939). Hurst was the sidekick to Monte Hale in a number of B-Westerns. Former Gower Gulch veteran John Wayne hired Hurst for Big Jim McLain (1952) knowing that Hurst was ill with terminal cancer. In 1953, at the age of 64, due to his health problems, Paul Hurst committed suicide.


Date of Death: 27 February 1953, Hollywood, California  (suicide)

Filmography

all 236

Movies 236

Director 21

Sergeant Hasty Jones
Gun Smugglers

Gun Smugglers (1948)

Movie
Drunk (uncredited)
Yellow Sky

Yellow Sky (1948)

Movie
Captain Spotts
Dakota

Dakota (1945)

Movie
Defense Plant Foreman (uncredited)
Something for the Boys

Something for the Boys (1944)

Movie
Dock Foreman (uncredited)
The Sky's the Limit

The Sky's the Limit (1943)

Movie
World War I Ghost Soldier
December 7th

December 7th (1943)

Movie
Ed - Bartender
Calaboose

Calaboose (1943)

Movie
Sergeant Casper Riordan
Night in New Orleans

Night in New Orleans (1942)

Movie
Blubber Mullins
Bowery Boy

Bowery Boy (1940)

Movie
Pete Haig (uncredited)
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night (1940)

Movie
6
Mac, Amalgamated Lab Tech
Star Dust

Star Dust (1940)

Movie
Variety Club Bartender
On Your Toes

On Your Toes (1939)

Movie
Asst. Dist. Atty. Springer
The Last Express

The Last Express (1938)

Movie
A. Adolphus Heyman
Josette

Josette (1938)

Movie
Truck Driver (uncredited)
You Can't Have Everything

You Can't Have Everything (1937)

Movie
Foreman Butch Mehaffey
You Can't Beat Love

You Can't Beat Love (1937)

Movie
Inspector Killian
Blackmailer

Blackmailer (1936)

Movie
Expressman (uncredited)
Maybe It's Love

Maybe It's Love (1935)

Movie
Capt. W.F. 'Big Bill' Connors
Among the Missing

Among the Missing (1934)

Movie
Detective Sgt. Doyle
The Line-Up

The Line-Up (1934)

Movie
Swedish Soldier Betting on 6 (uncredited)
Queen Christina

Queen Christina (1933)

Movie
6
Paul, Perez's Second Bodyguard
The Women in His Life

The Women in His Life (1933)

Movie
Detective Terrence Aloysius Hogan
The Sphinx

The Sphinx (1933)

Movie
Man Who Speaks Final Line of the Film
Grand Slam

Grand Slam (1933)

Movie
Police Captain Morgan
State's Attorney

State's Attorney (1932)

Movie
Cantina Bartender
Sweepstakes

Sweepstakes (1931)

Movie
Detective Whip Fogarty
Kick In

Kick In (1931)

Movie
Nick Mizoski - the Gouger
The Secret Six

The Secret Six (1931)

Movie
'Slug', Baseball Player
Hot Curves

Hot Curves (1930)

Movie
Railroad-Yard Superintendent
Oh, Yeah!

Oh, Yeah! (1929)

Movie
Slugger McGlue
Buttons

Buttons (1927)

Movie
Hell-A-Poppin' Casey
The Overland Stage

The Overland Stage (1927)

Movie
Checking Board Tabulator
Roaring Road

Roaring Road (1926)

Movie
Emeralda's Torturer (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)

Movie
4.58
Benton - a Foreman [Ch. 2]
The Hazards of Helen

The Hazards of Helen (1917)

Movie
Paul - the Brains of the I.D.B.
The Diamond Runners

The Diamond Runners (1916)

Movie
Howie - Stingaree's Partner
Stingaree

Stingaree (1915)

Movie
Bart - Jardine's Servant
The Vivisectionist

The Vivisectionist (1915)

Movie
Blair / Thompson / Michaels / Snake Henely / Mike Donegal / Bat Dorgan / Kelly / Dalton / Blake
The Girl Detective

The Girl Detective (1915)

Movie
Captain Lanning - Osborn's Rival
The Quicksands

The Quicksands (1914)

Movie
Rex Axe - of the Cave Dwellers
The Cave Men's War

The Cave Men's War (1913)

Movie

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1888-10-15

Deathday
1953-02-27 (64 years old)

Birth Place
Traver, United States

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Paul Causey Hurst, Paul C. Hurst

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