Summary
Paul Lee Kroll, also known as Lee Paul, (June 16, 1939[2] – September 22, 2019) was an American film and television actor.[3] He was perhaps best known for playing as the bodyguard of "Doyle Lonnegan" (Robert Shaw) in the 1973 film The Sting, alongside actor Charles Dierkop who played the role of "Floyd".[4]
Lee Paul | |
|---|---|
| Born | Paul Lee Kroll[1] June 16, 1939 |
| Died | September 22, 2019 (aged 80) |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1966–1988 |
| Spouse | Kathy Kroll |
| Website | leepaulusa.com |
Paul was born in the United States, where he was raised in Brooklyn, New York.[2] He attended at a college in Marietta, Ohio, in which he then served in the United States Air Force.[2] Paul guest-starred in numerous television programs including Hawaii Five-O,[5] Quincy, M.E., Wonder Woman, Fantasy Island, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe, The Rookies, The Fall Guy, Simon & Simon, Emergency!,[6] Ironside, Police Woman, Matlock, Falcon Crest, Cannon, Happy Days, Mannix, Adam-12 and Mission: Impossible.[2]
Paul was married to dancer Kathy Kroll.[7] He was a emigrant to Sweden for Swedish-American Day.[1] Paul worked as a petroleum engineer.[1] He died in September 2019, at the age of 80.[2][8]
Partial filmography edit
- Mission Impossible (1971-1972) - Gristin, Schmidt
- Ben (1972) - Careu
- The Sting (1973) - Lonnegan's bodyguard
- The Rookies (1973) - Tim Duvall
- Kung Fu (1973) - Gilchrist
- Scream of the Wolf (1974) - Student
- ’’Get Christie Love’’ (1974) - Pilot Episode, Max Loomis
- Happy Days (1974) - Mory
- The Island at the Top of the World (1974) - Chief of Boat Archers
- Police Woman (1975 - 1977)
- Emergency! (1975) - Pete
- The Fall Guy (1985) - Henchman
- Deadly Friend (1986) - Sergeant Charlie Volchek[9]
- Survival Game (1987) - McClean
- The Van Dyke Show (1988) - Al
References edit
- ^ a b c "The cowboy from Brooklyn". Evening Standard. London, Greater London, England. August 18, 1959. p. 7. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e Lentz, Harris (November 6, 2020). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2019. McFarland. p. 316. ISBN 9781476679785 – via Google Books.
- ^ Johnson, Dewayne (December 25, 1986). "Chatsworth Actor Finds Steady Work, Dividends as Film Heavy: But Veteran of 100 Roles Seeks to Change Hat to White". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ Callan, Michael (May 2012). Robert Redford: The Biography. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 527. ISBN 9780307475961 – via Google Books.
- ^ Rhodes, Karen (December 20, 2011). Booking Hawaii Five-O: An Episode Guide and Critical History of the 1968-1980 Television Detective Series. McFarland. p. 49. ISBN 9780786486663 – via Google Books.
- ^ Yokley, Richard; Sutherland, Rozane (May 2007). Emergency!: Behind the Scene. Jones and Bartlett Learning. p. 209. ISBN 9780763748968 – via Google Books.
- ^ Paul, Lee (2011). Bitch, Pitch, and Get Rich: (Success at the Tip of Your Tongue). ISBN 9781450293211 – via Google Books.
- ^ "SAG-AFTRA Fall 2019". SAG-AFTRA. p. 109. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ Muir, John (February 24, 2004). Wes Craven: The Art of Horror. McFarland. p. 121. ISBN 9780786419234 – via Google Books.
External links edit
- Lee Paul at IMDb
- Lee Paul at the TCM Movie Database
- Lee Paul at AllMovie
- Rotten Tomatoes profile