Paul Shenar

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Paul Shenar

Acting February 12, 1936

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Paul Shenar (February 12, 1936 – October 11, 1989) was an American actor. He is best known for his roles in Scarface (1982), Raw Deal (1986), and The Big Blue (1998). A veteran of…

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Scarface

Scarface

8.2 1983 Movie
Columbo

Columbo

8.1 1971 TV Show
The Big Blue

The Big Blue

7.4 1988 Movie
The Secret of NIMH

The Secret of NIMH

7.4 1982 Movie
Raw Deal

Raw Deal

5.9 1986 Movie
Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

7.0 1975 TV Show
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

7.2 1969 TV Show
Dynasty

Dynasty

6.5 1981 TV Show
Mannix

Mannix

6.8 1967 TV Show
The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

7.0 1976 TV Show
Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

6.9 1979 TV Show
Kojak

Kojak

7.3 1973 TV Show

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Paul Shenar (February 12, 1936 – October 11, 1989) was an American actor. He is best known for his roles in Scarface (1982), Raw Deal (1986), and The Big Blue (1998). A veteran of the Broadway stage, he was one of the founding members of the American Conservatory Theater in 1965. Shenar was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 1983, and died from the disease in 1989 at age 53.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1988
    The Big Blue

    Movie Dr. Laurence

  2. 1987
    Best Seller

    Movie David Madlock

  3. 1987
    Man on Fire

    Movie Ettore

  4. 1987
    The Bedroom Window

    Movie Collin

  5. 1986
    Dark Mansions

    Movie Phillip Drake

  6. 1986
    Raw Deal

    Movie Paulo Rocca

  7. 1986
    Dream Lover

    Movie Ben Gardner

  8. 1985
    Streets of Justice

    Movie J. Elliott Sloan

  9. 1985
    Spenser: For Hire

    TV show

  10. 1985
    Brass

    Movie Schuyler Ross

  11. 1983
    Scarface

    Movie Alejandro Sosa

  12. 1983
    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    TV show

  13. 1983
    Deadly Force

    Movie Joshua Adams

  14. 1982
    Richard II

    Movie Bolingbroke

  15. 1982
    The Secret of NIMH

    Movie Jenner (voice)

  16. 1981
    The End of August

    Movie Arobin

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  1. 1981
    Dynasty

    TV show

  2. 1980
    Beulah Land

    TV show Roscoe Corlay

  3. 1979
    Hart to Hart

    TV show Michael Shillingford

  4. 1978
    Suddenly, Love

    Movie Jack Graham

  5. 1978
    The Courage and the Passion

    Movie Nick Silcox

  6. 1978
    Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

    Movie Florenz Ziegfeld

  7. 1978
    Lulu

    Movie Ludwig Schon

  8. 1977
    Logan's Run

    TV show David Eakins

  9. 1977
    Young Dan'l Boone

    TV show

  10. 1977
    The Hostage Heart

    Movie James Cardone

  11. 1977
    Roots

    TV show John Carrington

  12. 1976
    The Keegans

    Movie Rudi Portinari

  13. 1976
    The Bionic Woman

    TV show

  14. 1975
    Wonder Woman

    TV show Lieutenant Wertz

  15. 1975
    The Night That Panicked America

    Movie Orson Welles

  16. 1975
    Ellery Queen

    TV show

  17. 1974
    Petrocelli

    TV show

  18. 1974
    The Execution of Private Slovik

    Movie Crawford

  19. 1974
    Cyrano de Begerac

    Movie De Guiche

  20. 1973
    Kojak

    TV show Arthur Harris

  21. 1971
    Columbo

    TV show Sergeant Young

  22. 1969
    Hawaii Five-O

    TV show Chadwick

  23. 1967
    Mannix

    TV show Johnny Sands