Morgan Paull

Biography

Morgan Paull was an American actor best known for playing Dave Holden in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982). Born in 1944, he acted in high school plays, then went to the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. On Broadway he appeared in New Faces of 1965, and off-Broadway in That Thing at the Cherry Lane. After moving to Los Angeles he performed in Muzeeka at the Mark Taper Forum, where his work drew the notice of the director Franklin Schaffner and the producer Frank McCarthy. His screen debut came in Patton (1970) as Captain Richard N. Jenson, and he later appeared in Fools' Parade (1971) with Jimmy Stewart and The Last Hard Men (1976) with Charlton Heston. He also played Philip Wendell, a scheming character, in the 1978 miniseries Centennial, and in the 1984 comedy Surf II he was a greedy businessman. He died in 2012.

67years old at death

Born December 15, 1944New York City
Died July 17, 2012Ashland
Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21

Movie Career

Films: 15
Career span: 26 years1970 to 1996

Genres

Drama47%, 7 films
Comedy40%, 6 films
Thriller27%, 4 films
Action20%, 3 films
Horror20%, 3 films

First and latest

Morgan Paull movies on Netflix

Uncle Sam1996IMDb rating 4.7as Mayor
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords1986IMDb rating 5.5as Matt (voice)
Surf 21984IMDb rating 5.3as Chuck's Dad
Blade Runner1982IMDb rating 8.1as Holden
Fade to Black1980IMDb rating 6.1as Gary Bially
Norma Rae1979IMDb rating 7.3as Wayne Billings
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again1979IMDb rating 6.0as Corporal #1
The Swarm1978IMDb rating 4.5as Dr. Newman
Twilight's Last Gleaming1977IMDb rating 6.7as First Lt. Louis Cannellis
The Last Hard Men1976IMDb rating 6.2as Shiraz
"Mitchell"!1975IMDb rating 2.8as Salvatore Mistretta
Murph the Surf1975IMDb rating 6.1as Arnie Holcomb
Cahill U.S. Marshal1973IMDb rating 6.5as Struther
Fools' Parade1971IMDb rating 6.4as Junior Kilfong
Patton1970IMDb rating 7.9as Captain Richard N. Jenson

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Blade Runner1982 Action, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Holden
IMDb rating 8.1892K votes
Patton1970 Biography, Drama, Waras Captain Richard N. Jenson
IMDb rating 7.9114K votes
Norma Rae1979as Wayne Billings
IMDb rating 7.314K votes
"Mitchell"!1975as Salvatore Mistretta
IMDb rating 2.85.1K votes
Fade to Black1980as Gary Bially
IMDb rating 6.16.0K votes
Cahill U.S. Marshal1973as Struther
IMDb rating 6.57.9K votes
The Last Hard Men1976as Shiraz
IMDb rating 6.22.9K votes
Surf 21984as Chuck's Dad
IMDb rating 5.31.4K votes

Most often with

Andrew V. McLaglen directed four of these films. Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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George Kennedy

Richard Widmark

Burt Young

William Smith

Robert Donner

Rayford Barnes

Andrew V. McLaglenDirector, 4 films

Films together

George Kennedy2 films together, 1971 to 1973
George Kennedy's page
- Cahill U.S. Marshal1973IMDb rating 6.5Paull as StrutherKennedy as Fraser
- Fools' Parade1971IMDb rating 6.4Paull as Junior KilfongKennedy as Dallas 'Doc' Council
Richard Widmark2 films together, 1977 to 1978
Richard Widmark's page
- The Swarm1978IMDb rating 4.5Paull as Dr. NewmanWidmark as General Slater
- Twilight's Last Gleaming1977IMDb rating 6.7Paull as First Lt. Louis CannellisWidmark as Gen. Martin MacKenzie - Commanding General SA
Burt Young2 films together, 1975 to 1977
Burt Young's page
- Twilight's Last Gleaming1977IMDb rating 6.7Paull as First Lt. Louis CannellisYoung as Augie Garvas
- Murph the Surf1975IMDb rating 6.1Paull as Arnie HolcombYoung as Sgt. Bernasconi
William Smith2 films together, 1977 to 1996
William Smith's page
- Uncle Sam1996IMDb rating 4.7Paull as MayorSmith as Major
- Twilight's Last Gleaming1977IMDb rating 6.7Paull as First Lt. Louis CannellisSmith as Hoxey
Robert Donner2 films together, 1971 to 1976
Robert Donner's page
- The Last Hard Men1976IMDb rating 6.2Paull as ShirazDonner as Lee Roy
- Fools' Parade1971IMDb rating 6.4Paull as Junior KilfongDonner as Willis Hubbard
Rayford Barnes2 films together, 1973 to 1975
Rayford Barnes's page
- "Mitchell"!1975IMDb rating 2.8Paull as Salvatore MistrettaBarnes as Detective Tyzack
- Cahill U.S. Marshal1973IMDb rating 6.5Paull as StrutherBarnes as Pee Wee Simser
Andrew V. McLaglenDirector, 4 films, 1971 to 1976
All films by Andrew V. McLaglen
- The Last Hard Men1976IMDb rating 6.2Paull as Shiraz
- "Mitchell"!1975IMDb rating 2.8Paull as Salvatore Mistretta
- Cahill U.S. Marshal1973IMDb rating 6.5Paull as Struther
- Fools' Parade1971IMDb rating 6.4Paull as Junior Kilfong
Also two films together4 more actors
- James LuisiFade to Black (1980) and Norma Rae (1979)
- Ruth BuzziSurf 2 (1984) and The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
- Pepper MartinMurph the Surf (1975) and Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
- Linda KerridgeSurf 2 (1984) and Fade to Black (1980)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Morgan Paull's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$202 million

7 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.

7Worldwide figure
1US gross only
1Never in cinemas
6Figure not found

Top grosser

Patton1970Captain Richard N. Jenson$89.8 million

Highest grossing

The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Patton1970as Captain Richard N. Jenson
$90M44.5% of the total
2
Blade Runner1982as Holden
$42M20.7% of the total
3
Norma Rae1979as Wayne Billings
$22M11.0% of the total
4
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again1979as Corporal #1
$21M10.4% of the total
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Fade to Black1980as Gary Bially
$15M7.4% of the total
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The Swarm1978as Dr. Newman
$7.7M3.8% of the total
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Twilight's Last Gleaming1977as First Lt. Louis Cannellis
$4.5M2.2% of the total