Paul Hurst (actor)


Paul Causey Hurst was an American actor and film director.

Career

Hurst was born in Traver, California, of one quarter Cherokee and one quarter Seneca descent. In 1933 he performed in "Eve the Fifth" at the Beverly Hills Little Theatre for Professionals.
Hurst is best remembered for two roles: as the Yankee deserter who trespasses at Tara and is shot by Scarlett in Gone with the Wind ; and his characterization of the drunken and sadistic vigilante Smith in The Ox Bow Incident.
However, he was most proud of his role as a crotchety, old rancher who refuses water to a Quaker family in the movie Angel and the Badman, until John Wayne's character convinces him to share the water. It was after this latter role that Republic Pictures signed him as the comic sidekick in Monte Hale's Western series. His last film was John Ford's The Sun Shines Bright.

Personal life and death

Hurst was married to actress Hedda Nova. He committed suicide on February 27, 1953.

Filmography

As actor

Jean of the Jail – AlcaldeThe Stolen Invention – John Rawley, a PromoterThe Outlaw – Black PeteThe Loneliness of the Hills – The Indian ChiefWhen Youth Meets Youth – Will Thurvell, the ForemanThe Redskin Raiders Shannon of the Sixth – Captain ArlingtonThe Invisible Power – LorenzoThe Hazards of Helen – Benton – a Foreman The Tragedy on Bear Mountain – Steve BartyThe Girl Detective – Mysteries of the Grand Hotel The Pitfall – Garvin – a Crooked PoliticianStingaree – Howie – Stingaree's PartnerThe Social Pirates – Mona's AccompliceWhispering Smith – Murray SinclairMedicine Bend – Murray SinclairJudith of the Cumberlands – Blatchley TurrentineThe Diamond Runners – Paul – the Brains of the I.D.B.The Manager of the B & A – Roger OakleyLass of the Lumberlands The Railroad Raiders – Steve ArnoldThe Further Adventures of Stingaree – HowieRimrock Jones – Ike BrayWith Hoops of Steel Smashing Through – StevensThe Tiger's Trail Lightning Bryce – Powder SolvangThe Roaring Road The High Hand – Chris DobleThe Fighting Ranger Battling Kid The Outlaw Express – SecretarySon of a Gun The Midnight Message Blue Streak O'Neil Rider of the Law – Henry BakerThe Overland Stage – Hell-A-Poppin' CaseyThe Range Raiders The Man from Hard Pan – Larry LackeyOutlaw's Paradise The Range Riders The Devil's Saddle – 'Swig' MoranThe Red Raiders – Sergeant MurphyThe Valley of the Giants – RandeauButtons – Slugger McGlueThe Cossacks – SitchiLilac Time – The Rainbow – PatThe Lawless Legion – RamirezThe California Mail – Rowdy RyanTide of Empire – PoppySailor's Holiday – JimmylegsOh, Yeah! – Railroad-yard SuperintendentThe Racketeer – MehaffyHis First Command – Sgt. WestbrookOfficer O'Brien – Captain AntrimLucky Larkin – Pete BriersonThe Swellhead – MugsyMountain Justice – Lem HarlandThe Runaway Bride – Sergeant DalyShadow of the Law – Pete ShoreHot Curves – 'Slug', Baseball PlayerParadise Island – BeautyBorrowed Wives – Bull MorganThe Lottery Bride – Lottery Agent The Third Alarm – 'Beauty' JohnsonThe Single Sin – SlugThe Secret Six – Nick Mizoski, the GougerKick In – Detective Whip FogartySweepstakes – Cantina BartenderThat's My Line – Mexican BanditThe Public Defender – DocBad Company – Goldie's ButlerThe Secret Witness – Officer Brannigan Maker of Men – GabbyPanama Flo – AlState's Attorney – Captain MorganMy Pal, the King – RedThe Thirteenth Guest – Detective GrumpHold 'Em Jail – Coach ButchThe Phantom President – Sailor The Big Stampede – ArizonaMen Are Such Fools – StilesIsland of Lost Souls – DonahueGrand Slam – Canadian Bridge Player Out All Night – Henry Terror Aboard – BoatswainThe Sphinx – Detective Terrence Aloysius HoganHold Your Man – Aubrey C. Mitchell Tugboat Annie – SamSaturday's Millions – Doc Maloney, TrainerDay of Reckoning – HarryThe Women in His Life – PaulQueen Christina – Swedish Soldier Nana – Nana's First Employer The Big Race – Skipper O'NealThe Line-Up – Detective Sergeant DoyleA Very Honorable Guy – Butler Sing and Like It – Tied Up Mug Charlie Chan's Courage – Minor RoleMidnight Alibi – Babe the ButcherTake the Stand – Denny O'BrienAmong the Missing – Police Capt. Bill ConnorsTomorrow's Youth – DetectiveSequoia – BergmanRomance in Manhattan – Joe, Policeman Maybe It's Love – Expressman Carnival – Policeman Shadow of Doubt – Police Lt. Jack SackvilleWilderness Mail – Jules, HenchmanMississippi – HeftyStar of Midnight – Detective Corbett The Case of the Curious Bride – Fibo Morgan, Florabelle's Cousin Public Hero No. 1 – Rufe ParkerCalm Yourself – Detective RoscoeThe Daring Young Man – Prison Guard The Gay Deception – Bell CaptainRiffraff – BelcherIt Had to Happen – Workman The Robin Hood of El Dorado – WilsonMr. Deeds Goes to Town – 1st Deputy Blackmailer – Inspector KillianTo Mary - with Love – DrunkI'd Give My Life – ConlyThe Gay Desperado – American DetectiveNorth of Nome – CarlsonWe Who Are About to Die – Tip FullerTrouble in Morocco – Tiger MaloneSong of the City – First Detective This Is My Affair – BowlerAngel's Holiday – Sergeant MurphyFifty Roads to Town – TomSlave Ship – DrunkYou Can't Beat Love – Foreman Butch MehaffeySuper-Sleuth – Motorcycle CopWake Up and Live – McCabeThe Legion of Missing Men – MuggsyYou Can't Have Everything – Truck Driver She's No Lady – CopWife, Doctor and Nurse – BillDanger – Love at Work – Police OfficerThe Lady Fights Back – MaloneyAli Baba Goes to Town – CaptainSecond Honeymoon – Dennis Huggins45 Fathers – Policeman In Old Chicago – Edward MitchellNo Time to Marry – SergeantRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm – MugIsland in the Sky – HappyAlexander's Ragtime Band – Bill MulliganJosette – A. Adolphus HeymanPrison Break – SoapyMy Lucky Star – LouieHold That Co-ed – SlapsyThe Last Express – Asst. Dist. Atty. SpringerSecrets of a Nurse – Slice CavanaughThanks for Everything – GuardTopper Takes a Trip – BartenderCafe Society – BartenderBroadway Serenade – ReynoldsThe Kid from Kokomo – First Old Man in FistfightIt Could Happen to You – SandyEach Dawn I Die – GarskyBad Lands – Curly TomQuick Millions – SheriffOn Your Toes – Variety Club Bartender Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence – Empire State Building Guard Remember? – PolicemanGone with the Wind – the Yankee DeserterCastle on the Hudson – Guard Star Dust – Mac, Amalgamated Lab TechEdison, the Man – SheriffTorrid Zone – DanielsThey Drive By Night – Pete Haig South to Karanga – SlatsThe Westerner – ChickenfootMen Against the Sky – Mechanic Spring Parade – Headwaiter Tugboat Annie Sails Again – PeteGoin' Fishin' – Bus conductorStreet of Memories – Minor Role Bowery Boy – Blubber MullinsTall, Dark and Handsome – Biff SageVirginia – ThomasPetticoat Politics – Slats O'DellThe Great Mr. Nobody – Michael O'ConnorCaught in the Draft – Sgt. BurnsThe Parson of Panamint – Jake WaldrenThis Woman is Mine – Second Mate MumfordEllery Queen and the Murder Ring – PagePardon My Stripes – FeetsSundown Jim – BroderickNight in New Orleans – Sergeant Casper RiordanCalaboose – Bartender EdYoung and Willing – First CopHi'ya, Chum – Archie BillingsThe Ox Bow Incident – Monty SmithConey Island – LouieThe Sky's the Limit – Dock Foreman Jack London – 'Lucky Luke' LanniganDecember 7th – World War I Ghost SoldierThe Ghost That Walks Alone – Sheriff Slim Carson Summer Storm – Officer OrloffGreenwich Village – Milkman Barbary Coast Gent – Jake ComptonGirl Rush – MuleySomething for the Boys – Defense Plant Foreman The Big Show-Off – The DevilHer Lucky Night – Maloney Nob Hill – El Dorado Doorman Penthouse Rhythm – Police Desk SergeantScared Stiff – SheriffSteppin' in Society – CookieMidnight Manhunt – MurphyThe Dolly Sisters – Tim Dowling Dakota – Captain SpottsMurder in the Music Hall – HobarthThe Virginian – Bartender In Old Sacramento – Stagecoach DriverDeath Valley – Sergeant DaileyPlainsman and the Lady – AlAngel and the Badman – Frederick CarsonUnder California Skies – Lucky John HawkinsOn Our Merry Way – Sheriff Madonna of the Desert – Pete ConnorsCalifornia Firebrand – Chuck WaggonerWho Killed Doc Robbin – JailerOld Los Angeles – Bartender Heart of Virginia – Whit GaltryThe Arizona Ranger – Ben RiddleSon of God's Country – Eli WalkerYellow Sky – Drunk Gun Smugglers – Sergeant Hasty JonesPrince of the Plains – Sheriff Hank HartleyLaw of the Golden West – Otis EllisOutcasts of the Trail – Doc MeadowlarkSouth of Rio – Andy WeemsSan Antone Ambush – Happy DanielsRanger of Cherokee Strip – Sheriff Jug MasonPioneer Marshal – Huck HomerThe Vanishing Westerner – Waldorf WorthingtonThe Old Frontier – Skipper HortonThe Missourians – Lawyer John FinnMillion Dollar Pursuit – Ray HarveyBig Jim McLain – Mr. LexiterToughest Man in Arizona – DaltonThe Sun Shines Bright – Army Sgt. Jimmy Bagby

As director

The Hazards of Helen A Woman in the Web Play Straight or Fight The Kingfisher's Roost The Crow's Nest Battling Bunyan Folly of Youth The Law of the Snow Country Blue Streak O'Neil The Roaring Road