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Paul Hurst

 
Actor: Paul Hurst
  • Born: 1889
  • Died: Feb 22, 1953
  • Occupation: Actor, Director, Writer
  • Active: '20s-'40s
  • Major Genres: Western, Comedy
  • Career Highlights: The Vanishing Westerner, The Missourians, Calaboose
  • First Major Screen Credit: Lightning Bryce (1919)

Biography

When American actor Paul Hurst became the comedy sidekick in the Monte Hale western series at Republic in the early '50s, he came by the work naturally; he had been born and bred on California's Miller and Lux Ranch. While in his teens, Hurst attained his first theatre job as a scenery painter in San Francisco, making his on-stage debut at age 19. In 1911, Hurst ventured into western films, wearing three hats as a writer, director and actor. He worked ceaselessly in character roles throughout the '20s, '30s and '40s, most often in comedy parts as dim-witted police officers and muscle-headed athletes. He also showed up in leading roles in 2-reelers, notably as a punchdrunk trainer in Columbia's Glove Slingers series. On at least two memorable occasions, Hurst eschewed comedy for villainy: in 1943's The Ox-Bow Incident, he's the lynch-mob member who ghoulishly reminds the victims what's in store for them by grabbing his collar and making choking sounds. And in Gone with the Wind, Hurst is Hell personified as the Yankee deserter and would-be rapist whom Scarlet O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) shoots in the face at point blank range. Paul Hurst kept busy into the early '50s; at the age of 65, he ended his career and his life in suicide. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Paul Hurst
Born October 15, 1888
Tulare County, California, USA
Died February 27, 1953
Hollywood, California, USA
Occupation Actor
Film director
Years active 1912 - 1953

Paul Hurst (October 15, 1888February 27, 1953) was an American Film actor and director.

Born in Traver, California he appeared in hundreds of films during the 20s, 30s and 40s.
He is best remembered for villainous characters,[according to whom?] most notably the deserter killed by Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind and as the drunken and sadistic vigilante Smith in The Ox Bow Incident.

He committed suicide in 1953 and is buried in Reedley Cemetery in Reedley, California.

Selected filmography

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