Paul Wexler (actor)
Paul Wexler | |
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Mount Sinai Memorial Park , Los Angeles | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1950–1979 |
Spouses | Susan Fox McAndie
(m. 1952; died 1958)
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Children | 1 |
Paul Goodwin Wexler (May 23, 1929 – November 21, 1979) was an American character actor in feature films and on television for nearly 30 years, from 1950 until 1979.[2] 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) tall and physically imposing with a long face and deep baritone voice, he specialized in macabre or off-beat roles.[3]
Early life and films
Born in Portland, Oregon, in 1929, Paul was the son of Jennie C. (nee Davis) and Herman Wexler.
Television
Wexler also appeared in over 40 different American television series.
Wexler played Clem Scobie, a war hero, in the 1955 episode "The Homeliest Man in Nevada" on the western
By the 1970s, Wexler had begun to limit the frequency of his acting on television and in films, possibly due to his declining health. He still continued to perform in nearly a dozen other television series during that decade, including
Personal life and death
Wexler was married three times, the first time to actress and fellow Oregon native Susan Fox McAndie.
Outside of acting, Wexler invested in several business ventures, including a partnership "around 1960" in "Dino's Lodge", a Dean Martin-themed restaurant.[3] Wexler was also a car and racing enthusiast and was one of the early presidents of the Mini Owners of America, a club devoted to the history, collection, and recreational driving of the classic "Mini-Coopers" that were produced by the British Motor Corporation between 1961 and 1971.[3][11] In his free time too, he supported and promoted the interests of the film industry, especially projects developed outside the mainstream studio system. He served, for example, as president of the Independent Film Producers of America.[3]
Wexler died of
Partial filmography
- Feudin' Fools (1952) — Luke Smith
- Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952) — Theopolis Pace (uncredited)
- The Silver Whip (1953) — J. M. Horner (uncredited)
- The Kid from Left Field (1953) — Umpire (uncredited)
- Casanova's Big Night (1954) — Prisoner (uncredited)
- The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters (1954) — Grissom, the Butler
- Silver Lode (1954) — Spectator at Oration (uncredited)
- Suddenly (1954) — Slim Adams
- Drum Beat (1954) — William Boddy (uncredited)
- Prince of Players (1955) — Western Man in Audience (uncredited)
- Strange Lady in Town (1955) — Townsman (uncredited)
- The Kentuckian (1955) — Fromes' brother (uncredited)
- Texas Lady (1955) — Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956) — Reverend Martin (uncredited)
- Anything Goes (1956) — Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
- The Ten Commandments (1956) — "Hebrew" at Golden Calf (uncredited)
- The True Story of Jesse James (1957) — Jayhawker (uncredited)
- Hot Summer Night (1957) — Lean Man in Bar (uncredited)
- The Buckskin Lady (1957) — Jed
- Timbuktu (1958) — Suleyman
- The Buccaneer (1958) — Horseface
- Day of the Outlaw (1959) — Vause, Bruhn's Gang (uncredited)
- The Miracle of the Hills (1959) — Sam Jones
- The Big Fisherman (1959) — Attacker at Inn (uncredited)
- The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959) — Zutai
- Visit to a Small Planet (1960) — Beatnik (uncredited)
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) — Car Mechanic (voice)
- Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) — Sharpie (uncredited)
- Sylvia (1965) — Peter Memel
- The Busy Body (1967) — Mr. Merriwether
- The Way West (1967) — Barber (uncredited)
- Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975) — Captain Seas[1][14][15]
References and notes
- ^ Amazon.com, Seattle, Washington. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ "Paul Goodwin Wexler" (1929-1979). California Death Index 1940-1997, California Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento, California. FamilySearch, a free online genealogical database provided as a public service by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Paul Wexler", GENi.com, a genealogy and social networking website owned by the Israeli private company MyHeritage, Tel Aviv, Israel. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ a b "Certificate of Marriage" of Susan Fox McAndie to Paul Goodwin Wexler, November 29, 1952, Los Angeles, California; "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952". Digital image of photostat of original certificate of marriage available at FamilySearch. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ Los Angeles Times, December 22, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ A full copy of the 1954 film Suddenly is available for viewing on YouTube. Wexler is in the opening scene of the film, which stars Frank Sinatra and Sterling Hayden.
- Time Warner, Inc.of New York City, New York. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ "Refining the Line: The Making of 101 Dalmatians", a bonus feature in the Disney DVD set One Hundred and One Dalmatians, explains and demonstrates the animation techniques used to produce the film. Walt Disney Home Entertainment, 2008.
- ^ "The Homeliest Man in Nevada on Death Valley Days". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995". Alan Ross Wexler, February 2, 1955; mother, McAndie. California Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento, CA. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ Mini-Owners of America", San Francisco, California. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ Source New York Times.
- ISBN 9780786479924. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ Entries under "Filmography" are from "Paul Wexler" at Turner Classic Movies (TCM), Turner Broadcasting System, a subsidiary of Time Warner Incorporated, New York, New York.
- ^ "Paul G. Wexler", catalog of The American Film Institute (AFI), Los Angeles, California. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
External links
- Paul Wexler at IMDb