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Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

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)

Personal information

Birthday

1888-10-14

Birth Place

Traver, California, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Lass of the Lumberlands

A Lass of the Lumberlands

1916

0.0

Movie
A Very Honorable Guy

A Very Honorable Guy

1934

2.0

Movie
Alexander's Ragtime Band

Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938

6.6

Movie
Ali Baba Goes to Town

Ali Baba Goes to Town

1937

6.1

Movie
Among the Missing

Among the Missing

1934

6.5

Movie
Angel and the Badman

Angel and the Badman

1947

6.3

Movie
Angel's Holiday

Angel's Holiday

1937

5.5

Movie
Bad Company

Bad Company

1931

4.6

Movie
Bad Lands

Bad Lands

1939

3.7

Movie
Barbary Coast Gent

Barbary Coast Gent

1944

4.6

Movie
Big Jim McLain

Big Jim McLain

1952

5.0

Movie
Blackmailer

Blackmailer

1936

5.0

Movie
Blue Streak O'Neil

Blue Streak O'Neil

1926

0.0

Movie
Borrowed Wives

Borrowed Wives

1930

4.6

Movie
Broadway Serenade

Broadway Serenade

1939

6.2

Movie
Buttons

Buttons

1927

1.0

Movie
Cafe Society

Cafe Society

1939

6.0

Movie
Calaboose

Calaboose

1943

0.0

Movie
California Firebrand

California Firebrand

1948

3.0

Movie
Calm Yourself

Calm Yourself

1935

4.5

Movie
Carnival

Carnival

1935

0.0

Movie
Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

1940

6.8

Movie
Caught in the Draft

Caught in the Draft

1941

5.8

Movie
Charlie Chan's Courage

Charlie Chan's Courage

1934

8.0

Movie
Coney Island

Coney Island

1943

5.3

Movie
Dakota

Dakota

1945

5.1

Movie
Danger – Love at Work

Danger – Love at Work

1937

7.3

Movie
Day of Reckoning

Day of Reckoning

1933

5.0

Movie
Death Valley

Death Valley

1946

5.0

Movie
December 7th

December 7th

1943

5.7

Movie
Dudes Are Pretty People

Dudes Are Pretty People

1942

0.0

Movie
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939

6.7

Movie
Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

1940

6.6

Movie
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

1941

5.7

Movie
Fifty Roads to Town

Fifty Roads to Town

1937

0.0

Movie
Girl Rush

Girl Rush

1944

5.0

Movie
Glove Slingers

Glove Slingers

1939

0.0

Movie
Goin' Fishin'

Goin' Fishin'

1940

6.0

Movie
Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

7.9

Movie
Grand Slam

Grand Slam

1933

3.7

Movie
Gun Smugglers

Gun Smugglers

1948

0.0

Movie
Heart of Virginia

Heart of Virginia

1948

0.0

Movie
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

1939

6.3

Movie
Hi'ya, Chum

Hi'ya, Chum

1943

6.0

Movie
His First Command

His First Command

1929

7.0

Movie
Hold 'Em Jail

Hold 'Em Jail

1932

6.8

Movie
Hold That Co-ed

Hold That Co-ed

1938

6.6

Movie
Hold Your Man

Hold Your Man

1933

6.1

Movie
Hot Curves

Hot Curves

1930

5.7

Movie
I'd Give My Life

I'd Give My Life

1936

6.0

Movie
In Old Chicago

In Old Chicago

1938

6.4

Movie
In Old Sacramento

In Old Sacramento

1946

6.0

Movie
Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

1938

7.0

Movie
Island of Lost Souls

Island of Lost Souls

1932

6.9

Movie
It Could Happen to You

It Could Happen to You

1939

1.5

Movie
Josette

Josette

1938

6.7

Movie
Judith of the Cumberlands

Judith of the Cumberlands

1916

0.0

Movie
Kick In

Kick In

1931

6.0

Movie
Law of the Golden West

Law of the Golden West

1949

6.0

Movie
Lightning Bryce

Lightning Bryce

1919

0.0

Movie
Lilac Time

Lilac Time

1928

6.2

Movie
Lucky Larkin

Lucky Larkin

1930

0.0

Movie
Madonna of the Desert

Madonna of the Desert

1948

6.0

Movie
Maker of Men

Maker of Men

1931

0.0

Movie
Maybe It's Love

Maybe It's Love

1935

6.0

Movie
Medicine Bend

Medicine Bend

1916

0.0

Movie
Men Are Such Fools

Men Are Such Fools

1932

0.0

Movie
Midnight Alibi

Midnight Alibi

1934

6.0

Movie
Midnight Manhunt

Midnight Manhunt

1945

4.5

Movie
Million Dollar Pursuit

Million Dollar Pursuit

1951

5.8

Movie
Mississippi

Mississippi

1935

6.7

Movie
Mountain Justice

Mountain Justice

1930

5.0

Movie
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

7.5

Movie
Murder in the Music Hall

Murder in the Music Hall

1946

4.6

Movie
My Lucky Star

My Lucky Star

1938

5.3

Movie
My Pal, the King

My Pal, the King

1932

0.0

Movie
Night in New Orleans

Night in New Orleans

1942

4.0

Movie
No Time to Marry

No Time to Marry

1938

6.0

Movie
North of Nome

North of Nome

1936

6.0

Movie
Officer O'Brien

Officer O'Brien

1930

3.7

Movie
Oh, Yeah!

Oh, Yeah!

1929

4.3

Movie
On Your Toes

On Your Toes

1939

3.9

Movie
Outcasts of the Trail

Outcasts of the Trail

1949

0.0

Movie
Outlaw's Paradise

Outlaw's Paradise

1927

0.0

Movie
Panama Flo

Panama Flo

1932

7.0

Movie
Paradise Island

Paradise Island

1930

3.5

Movie
Pardon My Stripes

Pardon My Stripes

1942

6.0

Movie
Petticoat Politics

Petticoat Politics

1941

0.0

Movie
Pioneer Marshal

Pioneer Marshal

1949

0.0

Movie
Prince of the Plains

Prince of the Plains

1949

0.0

Movie
Prison Break

Prison Break

1938

5.1

Movie
Public Hero Number 1

Public Hero Number 1

1935

6.2

Movie
Queen Christina

Queen Christina

1933

6.8

Movie
Quick Millions

Quick Millions

1939

7.5

Movie
Ranger of Cherokee Strip

Ranger of Cherokee Strip

1949

0.0

Movie
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1938

6.7

Movie
Remember?

Remember?

1939

5.8

Movie
Riffraff

Riffraff

1936

5.0

Movie
Rimrock Jones

Rimrock Jones

1918

0.0

Movie
Roaring Road

Roaring Road

1926

0.0

Movie
Robin Hood of El Dorado

Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936

4.7

Movie
Sailor's Holiday

Sailor's Holiday

1929

5.2

Movie
San Antone Ambush

San Antone Ambush

1949

4.0

Movie
Saturday's Millions

Saturday's Millions

1933

0.0

Movie
Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff

1945

4.5

Movie
Second Honeymoon

Second Honeymoon

1937

5.8

Movie
Secrets of a Nurse

Secrets of a Nurse

1938

3.0

Movie
Sequoia

Sequoia

1935

6.0

Movie
Shadow of Doubt

Shadow of Doubt

1935

6.2

Movie
Shadow of the Law

Shadow of the Law

1930

6.4

Movie
She's No Lady

She's No Lady

1937

0.0

Movie
Slave Ship

Slave Ship

1937

4.8

Movie
Smashing Through

Smashing Through

1918

0.0

Movie
Something for the Boys

Something for the Boys

1944

6.2

Movie
Son of God’s Country

Son of God’s Country

1948

0.0

Movie
South of Rio

South of Rio

1949

0.0

Movie
South to Karanga

South to Karanga

1940

0.0

Movie
Spring Parade

Spring Parade

1940

6.8

Movie
Star Dust

Star Dust

1940

4.7

Movie
State's Attorney

State's Attorney

1932

6.7

Movie
Steppin' in Society

Steppin' in Society

1945

0.0

Movie
Stingaree

Stingaree

1915

0.0

Movie
Summer Storm

Summer Storm

1944

5.1

Movie
Sundown Jim

Sundown Jim

1942

0.0

Movie
Super-Sleuth

Super-Sleuth

1937

5.0

Movie
Sweepstakes

Sweepstakes

1931

4.5

Movie
Swellhead

Swellhead

1930

0.0

Movie
Take the Stand

Take the Stand

1934

4.0

Movie
Tall, Dark and Handsome

Tall, Dark and Handsome

1941

5.4

Movie
Terror Aboard

Terror Aboard

1933

6.0

Movie
That's My Line

That's My Line

1931

0.0

Movie
The Arizona Ranger

The Arizona Ranger

1948

6.0

Movie
The Ballad of Paducah Jail

The Ballad of Paducah Jail

1934

0.0

Movie
The Big Race

The Big Race

1934

0.0

Movie
The Big Show-Off

The Big Show-Off

1945

4.5

Movie
The Big Stampede

The Big Stampede

1932

4.9

Movie
The California Mail

The California Mail

1929

0.0

Movie
The Cave Men's War

The Cave Men's War

1913

0.0

Movie
The Chief of Police

The Chief of Police

1914

0.0

Movie
The Cossacks

The Cossacks

1928

7.3

Movie
The Daring Young Man

The Daring Young Man

1935

0.0

Movie
The Devil's Saddle

The Devil's Saddle

1927

0.0

Movie
The Diamond Runners

The Diamond Runners

1916

0.0

Movie
The Driver Of The Deadwood Coach

The Driver Of The Deadwood Coach

1912

0.0

Movie
The Fighting Ranger

The Fighting Ranger

1926

0.0

Movie
The Further Adventures of Stingaree

The Further Adventures of Stingaree

1917

0.0

Movie
The Gay Deception

The Gay Deception

1935

6.4

Movie
The Gay Desperado

The Gay Desperado

1936

2.8

Movie
The Ghost That Walks Alone

The Ghost That Walks Alone

1944

4.0

Movie
The Girl Detective

The Girl Detective

1915

5.8

Movie
The Great Mr. Nobody

The Great Mr. Nobody

1941

5.3

Movie
The Hazards of Helen

The Hazards of Helen

1917

0.0

Movie
The Hazards of Helen: Episode13, The Escape on the Fast Freight

The Hazards of Helen: Episode13, The Escape on the Fast Freight

1915

5.8

Movie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1923

6.5

Movie
The Lady Fights Back

The Lady Fights Back

1937

6.0

Movie
The Last Express

The Last Express

1938

1.0

Movie
The Lawless Legion

The Lawless Legion

1929

0.0

Movie
The Legion of Missing Men

The Legion of Missing Men

1937

5.0

Movie
The Manager of the B & A

The Manager of the B & A

1916

0.0

Movie
The Missourians

The Missourians

1950

6.0

Movie
The Old Frontier

The Old Frontier

1950

0.0

Movie
The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943

7.7

Movie
The Parson of Panamint

The Parson of Panamint

1941

5.0

Movie
The Phantom President

The Phantom President

1932

5.5

Movie
The Plainsman and the Lady

The Plainsman and the Lady

1946

3.0

Movie
The Plot at the Railroad Cut

The Plot at the Railroad Cut

1914

0.0

Movie
The Public Defender

The Public Defender

1931

6.0

Movie
The Quicksands

The Quicksands

1914

0.0

Movie
The Racketeer

The Racketeer

1929

4.8

Movie
The Railroad Raiders

The Railroad Raiders

1917

0.0

Movie
The Red Raiders

The Red Raiders

1927

8.0

Movie
The Red Signal

The Red Signal

1915

0.0

Movie
The Runaway Bride

The Runaway Bride

1930

5.0

Movie
The Secret Six

The Secret Six

1931

5.8

Movie
The Secret Witness

The Secret Witness

1931

3.0

Movie
The Single Sin

The Single Sin

1931

0.0

Movie
The Sky's the Limit

The Sky's the Limit

1943

6.1

Movie
The Sphinx

The Sphinx

1933

4.8

Movie
The Sun Shines Bright

The Sun Shines Bright

1953

6.4

Movie
The Third Alarm

The Third Alarm

1930

0.0

Movie
The Thirteenth Guest

The Thirteenth Guest

1932

5.2

Movie
The Valley of the Giants

The Valley of the Giants

1927

0.0

Movie
The Vanishing Westerner

The Vanishing Westerner

1950

2.0

Movie
The Virginian

The Virginian

1946

6.1

Movie
The Vivisectionist

The Vivisectionist

1915

0.0

Movie
The Westerner

The Westerner

1940

7.0

Movie
The Women in His Life

The Women in His Life

1933

4.0

Movie
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

6.9

Movie
This Is My Affair

This Is My Affair

1937

7.3

Movie
This Woman Is Mine

This Woman Is Mine

1941

3.2

Movie
Tide of Empire

Tide of Empire

1929

5.6

Movie
To Mary - with Love

To Mary - with Love

1936

4.5

Movie
Tomorrow's Youth

Tomorrow's Youth

1934

0.0

Movie
Topper Takes a Trip

Topper Takes a Trip

1938

6.4

Movie
Torrid Zone

Torrid Zone

1940

6.3

Movie
Toughest Man in Arizona

Toughest Man in Arizona

1952

0.0

Movie
Trouble in Morocco

Trouble in Morocco

1937

6.0

Movie
Tugboat Annie

Tugboat Annie

1933

7.0

Movie
Tugboat Annie Sails Again

Tugboat Annie Sails Again

1940

5.5

Movie
Under Colorado Skies

Under Colorado Skies

1947

0.0

Movie
Virginia

Virginia

1941

0.0

Movie
Wake Up and Live

Wake Up and Live

1937

5.3

Movie
We Who Are About to Die

We Who Are About to Die

1937

6.8

Movie
Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith

1916

0.0

Movie
Who Killed Doc Robbin?

Who Killed Doc Robbin?

1948

4.0

Movie
Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

1937

6.0

Movie
Yellow Sky

Yellow Sky

1948

6.9

Movie
You Can't Beat Love

You Can't Beat Love

1937

6.0

Movie
You Can't Have Everything

You Can't Have Everything

1937

5.7

Movie