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Paul Koslo

Biography

Paul Koslo was a German-born Canadian actor who often played villains. Born Manfred Koslowski in Germany, he moved to Canada in the 1950s and grew up in West Vancouver. He studied at the National Theatre School of Canada but left after a year. His early films included Vanishing Point (1971) and The Stone Killer (1973). He also had a sympathetic role opposite Charlton Heston in The Omega Man (1971). He went on to play villains in Joe Kidd (1972), Mr. Majestyk (1974), and The Drowning Pool (1975), and appeared with Anthony Zerbe in Rooster Cogburn (1975). After a supporting part in Voyage of the Damned (1976) and the mayor in Heaven's Gate (1980), he played villainous roles on several television series, including The Rockford Files, Mission: Impossible, and The A-Team. He also appeared in independent action films, Loose Cannons (1990), and Robot Jox, in which he played a battle-robot pilot.

74years old at death

  • Born Germany
  • Died Lake Hughes
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22

Movie Career

Films
23
Career span
28 years1971 to 1999

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  1. Early training

    Koslo went to West Vancouver Secondary School, then studied at the National Theatre School of Canada with a Ford Foundation Scholarship, though he left after a year.

Paul Koslo movies on Netflix

Best known for

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

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  1. The Omega Man1971 Action, Sci-Fias Dutch

    IMDb rating 6.436K votes

  2. Vanishing Point1971 Action, Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Young Cop

    IMDb rating 7.233K votes

  3. Robot Jox1989as Alexander

    IMDb rating 5.58.2K votes

  4. Joe Kidd1972as Roy

    IMDb rating 6.423K votes

  5. Mr. Majestyk1974as Bobby Kopas

    IMDb rating 6.712K votes

  6. Rooster Cogburn1975as Luke

    IMDb rating 6.815K votes

  7. The Stone Killer1973as Langley

    IMDb rating 6.14.4K votes

  8. Heaven's Gate1980as Mayor Charlie Lezak

    IMDb rating 6.719K votes

Most often with

Stuart Rosenberg directed four of these films, Richard C. Sarafian three. Two actors appear in three 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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Films together

Box office

What Paul Koslo's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$125 million

9 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 23 films: 9 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.

  • 9Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 8Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Vanishing Point1971as Young Cop
    $72M58.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Rooster Cogburn1975as Luke
    $18M14.1% of the total
  3. 3
    The Omega Man1971as Dutch
    $8.7M7.0% of the total
  4. 4
    Joe Kidd1972as Roy
    $6.3M5.1% of the total
  5. 5
    $6.3M5.0% of the total
  6. 6
    Loose Cannons1990as Grimmer
    $5.6M4.5% of the total
  7. 7
    Heaven's Gate1980as Mayor Charlie Lezak
    $3.5M2.8% of the total
  8. 8
    The Drowning Pool1975as Candy
    $2.6M2.1% of the total
The Laughing Policeman (1973), $1.7 million

$1.7 millionfrom the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total