Paul Ford
Actor
Born Nov 2, 1901 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Active 1945–1976
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…
Filmography
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — Col. WilberforceAlfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Professor JarvisThe Naked City (1948) — Henry Fowler (Uncredited)All the King's Men (1949) — Spokesman for Impeachment (uncredited)The Music Man (1962) — Mayor George ShinnAdvise & Consent (1962) — Senator Stanley DantaThe Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966) — Fendall HawkinsA Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) — C.P. BallingerHallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Colonel PurdyThe Teahouse of the August Moon (1957) — Wainwright Purdy IIIThe Phil Silvers Show (1955) — John HallThe Comedians (1967) — SmithBloomer Girl (1956) — Horatio ApplegateThe Matchmaker (1958) — Horace VandergelderLust for Gold (1949) — Sheriff Lynn EarlyLove, American Style (1969) — JohnThe Baileys of Balboa (1964) — Sam BaileyDuPont Show of the Month (1957) — J.B. CurtisDanger (1950)Journey Back to Oz (1972) — Uncle Henry (voice)The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)The Kid from Texas (1950) — CopelandThe Missouri Traveler (1958) — Finas DaughertyGeneral Electric Theater (1953) — Captain Joe McQueen