Paul Ford
Comedy actor (1901–1976)
Paul Ford Weaver was an American character actor and comedic actor who came to specialize in portraying authority figures whose ineptitude and pompous demeanor were played for comic effect, notably as Mayor George Shinn in the 1957 Broadway musical comedy The Music Man, followed five years later by repeating the role in The Music Man,, and on television as U.S. Army Colonel John T. Hall on several seasons of the military comedy The Phil Silvers Show (1955–1959).
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 9 films (1961–1966) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 4 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | The Music Man. | Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. | 151 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1962 | Advise & Consent | Otto Preminger | 138 min | B&W | ||
| 1962 | Music man | director, Morton Da Costa. | 51 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1962 | The Music Man | Swanks Inc Modern Dept | 2:55:00 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1962 | Who's Got The Action | Paramount Pictures Corp. Amro Productions Claude Productions Inc. & Mea Productions Inc. | 93 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1965 | Never too late | Warner Bros. ; producer, Norman Lear ; director, Bud Yorkin. | 104 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1965 | Never too late. | Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. | 43 min. | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1966 | A Big Hand For The Little Lady. | Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. & Eden Productions Inc. | 95 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1966 | The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming. | Mirisch Corp. of Delaware | 125 min | 35mm | Color | sound |