Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Acting

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…

Filmography

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The Sun Shines Bright ★ 6.5 The Sun Shines Bright 1953 Toughest Man in Arizona ★ 7.0 Toughest Man in Arizona 1952 Big Jim McLain ★ 5.0 Big Jim McLain 1952 Million Dollar Pursuit ★ 6.5 Million Dollar Pursuit 1951 The Missourians ★ 8.0 The Missourians 1950 The Old Frontier ★ 10.0 The Old Frontier 1950 The Vanishing Westerner ★ 5.5 The Vanishing Westerner 1950 Pioneer Marshal ★ 10.0 Pioneer Marshal 1949 Ranger of Cherokee Strip ★ 10.0 Ranger of Cherokee Strip 1949 San Antone Ambush ★ 7.0 San Antone Ambush 1949 South of Rio ★ 7.0 South of Rio 1949 Outcasts of the Trail ★ 9.0 Outcasts of the Trail 1949 Law of the Golden West ★ 7.5 Law of the Golden West 1949 Prince of the Plains ★ 8.0 Prince of the Plains 1949 Gun Smugglers ★ 7.5 Gun Smugglers 1948 Yellow Sky ★ 7.0 Yellow Sky 1948 Son of God’s Country ★ 9.0 Son of God’s Country 1948 The Arizona Ranger ★ 6.7 The Arizona Ranger 1948 Heart of Virginia ★ 7.0 Heart of Virginia 1948 Who Killed Doc Robbin? ★ 4.2 Who Killed Doc Robbin? 1948 California Firebrand ★ 5.5 California Firebrand 1948 Madonna of the Desert ★ 8.0 Madonna of the Desert 1948 Under Colorado Skies ★ 7.0 Under Colorado Skies 1947 Angel and the Badman ★ 6.4 Angel and the Badman 1947 The Plainsman and the Lady ★ 6.0 The Plainsman and the Lady 1946 Death Valley ★ 5.7 Death Valley 1946 In Old Sacramento ★ 6.8 In Old Sacramento 1946 The Virginian ★ 6.2 The Virginian 1946 Murder in the Music Hall ★ 5.3 Murder in the Music Hall 1946 Dakota ★ 5.2 Dakota 1945 Midnight Manhunt ★ 4.6 Midnight Manhunt 1945 Steppin' in Society ★ 6.0 Steppin' in Society 1945 Scared Stiff ★ 4.7 Scared Stiff 1945 The Big Show-Off ★ 5.3 The Big Show-Off 1945 Something for the Boys ★ 6.5 Something for the Boys 1944 Girl Rush ★ 6.0 Girl Rush 1944 Barbary Coast Gent ★ 5.5 Barbary Coast Gent 1944 Summer Storm ★ 5.7 Summer Storm 1944 The Ghost That Walks Alone ★ 4.8 The Ghost That Walks Alone 1944 The Sky's the Limit ★ 6.4 The Sky's the Limit 1943 Coney Island ★ 6.3 Coney Island 1943 The Ox-Bow Incident ★ 7.7 The Ox-Bow Incident 1943 December 7th ★ 5.8 December 7th 1943 Hi'ya, Chum ★ 6.5 Hi'ya, Chum 1943 Calaboose ★ 8.0 Calaboose 1943 Night in New Orleans ★ 4.2 Night in New Orleans 1942 Sundown Jim ★ 10.0 Sundown Jim 1942 Dudes Are Pretty People ★ 8.0 Dudes Are Pretty People 1942 Pardon My Stripes ★ 6.5 Pardon My Stripes 1942 Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring ★ 5.6 Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring 1941 This Woman Is Mine ★ 4.5 This Woman Is Mine 1941 The Parson of Panamint ★ 5.8 The Parson of Panamint 1941 Caught in the Draft ★ 5.9 Caught in the Draft 1941 The Great Mr. Nobody ★ 6.0 The Great Mr. Nobody 1941 Petticoat Politics ★ 9.0 Petticoat Politics 1941 Virginia ★ 9.0 Virginia 1941 Tall, Dark and Handsome ★ 6.1 Tall, Dark and Handsome 1941 Tugboat Annie Sails Again ★ 6.0 Tugboat Annie Sails Again 1940 Goin' Fishin' ★ 6.3 Goin' Fishin' 1940 Spring Parade ★ 6.9 Spring Parade 1940 The Westerner ★ 7.1 The Westerner 1940 South to Karanga ★ 7.0 South to Karanga 1940 They Drive by Night ★ 6.9 They Drive by Night 1940 Torrid Zone ★ 7.0 Torrid Zone 1940 Edison, the Man ★ 6.8 Edison, the Man 1940 Star Dust ★ 5.7 Star Dust 1940 Castle on the Hudson ★ 7.0 Castle on the Hudson 1940 Remember? ★ 6.0 Remember? 1939 Gone with the Wind ★ 7.9 Gone with the Wind 1939 Glove Slingers ★ 5.7 Glove Slingers 1939 Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence ★ 6.6 Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence 1939 On Your Toes ★ 4.5 On Your Toes 1939 Bad Lands ★ 5.3 Bad Lands 1939 Quick Millions ★ 7.3 Quick Millions 1939 Each Dawn I Die ★ 6.8 Each Dawn I Die 1939 It Could Happen to You ★ 4.8 It Could Happen to You 1939 Broadway Serenade ★ 6.6 Broadway Serenade 1939 Cafe Society ★ 7.5 Cafe Society 1939 Topper Takes a Trip ★ 6.6 Topper Takes a Trip 1938 Secrets of a Nurse ★ 5.5 Secrets of a Nurse 1938