Morgan Paull (December 15, 1944 – July 17, 2012) was an American actor most notable for playing
Dave Holden in the
Ridley Scott
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film ''
Blade Runner''.
Early life
Morgan Paull was born to a wealthy family in Wheeling, West Virginia and appeared in many high school plays. When he told his father that he wanted to attend Boston University to continue acting, his father disagreed with his plans and Morgan ran off. He went to the
Barter Theatre in
Abingdon, Virginia and then later appeared on
Broadway in
New Faces of 1965 and the off-Broadway show ''That Thing at the Cherry Lane''.
Career
After moving to LA, he appeared in Muzeeka at the
Mark Taper Forum
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and caught the attention of director
Franklin Schaffner and producer
Frank McCarthy.
He made his acting debut in the 1970 film ''
Patton
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'' playing Captain Richard N. Jenson. He was in the 1971 film
Fools' Parade
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with
Jimmy Stewart and the 1976 film
The Last Hard Men with
Charlton Heston
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As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film ''The Ten C ...
.
He is also known for playing the scheming Philip Wendell in the 1978 American television miniseries ''
Centennial'' and a greedy businessman in the 1984 comedy ''
Surf II
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''.
Personal life
Until his death he resided in
Lake Arrowhead Lake Arrowhead or Arrowhead Lake may refer to:
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* Arrowhead Lake (Idaho)
* Lake Arrowhead Reservoir, California
* Lake Arrowhead, Georgia
* Lake Arrowhead (Maine)
Communities
* Arrowhead Lake, Cumberland County, New J ...
in the mountains northeast of
Los Angeles in the
San Bernardino National Forest about from
Hollywood
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* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
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. Paull was married four times, first to Gaye Huston in 1965 until they divorced in 1976. He was then married to Carmen Paull from 1976 to 1996, which ended in divorce. He was then married to April Paull in 1990 until that marriage ended in divorce. He later married Jenny Elam in 2004 until his death in 2012. Paull had two daughters.
Paull died on July 17, 2012 from
stomach cancer
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in his home in Ashland, Oregon.
He is buried in the Paull family plot, located in section 10 of Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
*
1944 births
2012 deaths
American male film actors
American male television actors
Deaths from stomach cancer
Deaths from cancer in Oregon
Male actors from New York City
People from Lake Arrowhead, California
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