Paul Genge
Biography
Paul Genge was an American actor whose career in film, television and theater ran from the 1950s into the late 1970s. Born in Brooklyn, he acted with a company that toured Hamlet to 19 American cities in 1937, took the title role in the Barter Theatre's King Henry IV in 1939, and later directed Hamlet in Hartford, Connecticut. He wrote two produced plays, How to Fix an Ice Box and The Last Minstrel, and his Broadway credits included Panic, Hamlet, Journey to Jerusalem, Romeo and Juliet and Bernardine. He was best known on screen as Mike, the shotgun-carrying mob hitman in Bullitt (1968). His other films included The FBI Story (1959), North by Northwest (1959), Hot Rods to Hell (1967) and The Outfit (1973), and he appeared on many television shows, among them four episodes of Perry Mason.
75years old at death
- Born Brooklyn
- Died
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Paul Morgan Genge
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 15 years1959 to 1974
Every film, newest first
- 1974Hit LadyIMDb rating 5.6
- 1968BullittIMDb rating 7.4
- 1965The SandpiperIMDb rating 6.3
- 1965Young DillingerIMDb rating 5.2
- 1959The FBI StoryIMDb rating 6.5
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Behind the camera
Genge was also the author of two plays, How to Fix an Ice Box and The Last Minstrel, both of which went into production.
Behind the camera
In 1963, Genge paid for a bus tour across the United States that promoted regional theater. He urged theatrical groups in a region to work together to find new plays to present.
A change of course
Genge was stationed at Geiger Field in 1942, and during that time he performed with the Little Theater in Spokane, Washington.
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Worked with
Paul Genge shares two films with Nick Adams, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Nick Adams's page
Robert Duvall's page
Charles Bronson's page
James Stewart's page
Keenan Wynn's page
Jacqueline Bisset's page
All films by Peter Yates
Mervyn LeRoyDirector, 1 film, 1959
All films by Mervyn LeRoy
All films by Vincente Minnelli
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.