Paul Ford

Paul Ford is a well known American character actor who came to specialize in authority figures whose ineptitude and pomposity was played for comic effect. Born Paul Ford Weaver in Baltimore, Maryland in 1901, he entered the field of acting in his 40s, and had an "overnight" success at age 54 when he had a role opposite Phil Silvers on Silver's "Sgt. Bilko" TV show. His signature role may well be the part of Mayor Shin in the film adaptaion of the Broadway show "The Music Man". Ford had an active career in both films and television into the 1970s. He died in April, 1976.

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Character actor: A character actor is an actor who predominantly performs supporting parts, often in similar roles throughout the course of a career. While some actors aspire to leading man or leading lady status, many notable actors have had enduring careers in less prominent, but important and memorable characte...

Baltimore, Maryland: Baltimore is an independent city located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of 2005, the population is 636,251, up from 628,670 in 2002 and the population of the Baltimore-Washington Metroplex as of 2000 is 7.6 million, up from 6.7 million in 1990. It is the largest city in Maryland, named after the...

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