Paul Hurst
Acting
Born October 14, 1888 · Traver, California, USA
Biography
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 1…
Known For · 40 titles
Gone with the Wind
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Island of Lost Souls
Queen Christina
Angel and the Badman
Whispering Smith
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Death Valley
Roaring Road
Wilderness Mail
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Dakota
Yellow Sky
The Quicksands
Petticoat Politics
They Drive by Night
Calaboose
Smashing Through
Medicine Bend
State's Attorney
The Westerner
The Sky's the Limit
Buttons
Rimrock Jones
The Sun Shines Bright
You Can't Have Everything
The Plainsman and the Lady
The Vivisectionist
Super-Sleuth
The Rainbow
Dudes Are Pretty People
The Virginian
The Gay Deception
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Remember?
Sundown Jim
In Old Chicago
Ali Baba Goes to Town
The Big Stampede