Paul Newlan

Paul Newlan was an American character actor in film and television. He began in vaudeville, sometimes performing in as many as ten shows a day, and went on to appear in dozens of films and TV programs between 1935 and 1971. He became best known as Captain Grey in the NBC police series M Squad. His movie work included The Americanization of Emily (1964), The Slender Thread (1965), The Captive City (1952), We're No Angels (1955), and Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952), along with parts in My Favorite Spy, The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd, The Buccaneer, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, You're Never Too Young, and To Catch a Thief. On television he played Big Harpe in the Davy Crockett miniseries and General Prichard in Twelve O'Clock High, and he appeared on Gunsmoke, The Deputy, Thriller, Wagon Train, and The Twilight Zone. His last credit was on Marcus Welby M.D. in 1971.