Biography
Paul Ford Weaver (November 2, 1901 β 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](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/149446-preminger-anatomy-of-a-filmmaker.jpg)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
![Journey Back to Oz](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/62080-journey-back-to-oz.jpg)
Journey Back to Oz (1972)
![Richard](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/419364-richard.jpg)
Richard (1972)
![Fair Play](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/362110-fair-play.jpg)
Fair Play (1972)
![Twinky](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/42341-lola.jpg)
Twinky (1970)
![In Name Only](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/250947-in-name-only.jpg)
In Name Only (1969)
![The Spy with a Cold Nose](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60044-the-spy-with-a-cold-nose.jpg)
The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)
![A Big Hand for the Little Lady](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/14864-a-big-hand-for-the-little-lady.jpg)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
![Never Too Late](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/50600-never-too-late.jpg)
Never Too Late (1965)
![The Baileys of Balboa](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
The Baileys of Balboa (1964)
![It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5720-it-s-a-mad-mad-mad-mad-world.jpg)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
![Who's Got the Action?](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/56637-who-s-got-the-action.jpg)
Who's Got the Action? (1962)
![The Music Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/17486-the-music-man.jpg)
The Music Man (1962)
![Advise & Consent](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7854-advise-consent.jpg)
Advise & Consent (1962)
![The Right Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/72601-the-right-man.jpg)
The Right Man (1960)
![Keep in Step](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/943574-keep-in-step.jpg)
Keep in Step (1959)
![The Matchmaker](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/59461-the-matchmaker.jpg)
The Matchmaker (1958)
![The Missouri Traveler](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/59932-the-missouri-traveler.jpg)
The Missouri Traveler (1958)
![DuPont Show of the Month](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
![The Teahouse of the August Moon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/31389-the-teahouse-of-the-august-moon.jpg)
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1957)
![Bloomer Girl](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/422625-bloomer-girl.jpg)
Bloomer Girl (1956)
![Tony Awards](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/188950-tony-awards.jpg)
Tony Awards (1956)
![Alfred Hitchcock Presents](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11532-alfred-hitchcock-presents.jpg)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
![The Phil Silvers Show](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25240-the-phil-silvers-show.jpg)
The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
![Jamie](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Jamie (1953)
![General Electric Theater](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/120272-general-electric-theater.jpg)
General Electric Theater (1953)
![Hallmark Hall of Fame](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137904-hallmark-hall-of-fame.jpg)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
![Perfect Strangers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/99134-perfect-strangers.jpg)
Perfect Strangers (1950)
![The Kid from Texas](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/95078-the-kid-from-texas.jpg)
The Kid from Texas (1950)
![What's My Line?](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/389112-what-s-my-line.jpg)
What's My Line? (1950)
![All the King's Men](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/112967-all-the-king-s-men.jpg)
All the King's Men (1949)
![Lust for Gold](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77611-lust-for-gold.jpg)
Lust for Gold (1949)
![Suspense](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137330-suspense.jpg)
Suspense (1949)
![Studio One](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137144-studio-one.jpg)
Studio One (1948)
![The Ed Sullivan Show](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77704-the-ed-sullivan-show.jpg)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
![The Naked City](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/16129-the-naked-city.jpg)
The Naked City (1948)
Ratings
Gallery
![Paul Ford](https://images.moviefit.me/p/o/32647-paul-ford.jpg)
![Paul Ford](https://images.moviefit.me/p/o/32647-paul-ford.jpg)
Information
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
This article uses material from Wikipedia.
Last updated:
- Paul Ford
- Filmography
- Information
- Related Persons