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The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955) -- The countryside is invaded by a series of weird events: Birds go after humans. Normally tranquil animals turn vicious. A rancher discovers that a mysterious creature with a million eyes is feeding on the animals' brains.
The Hawk of Powder River (1948) -- Vivian as the Hawk is the secret leader of an outlaw gang. She wants the Chambers ranch and after Chambers is killed she sends her men to kill his daughter who is arriving on the stage...

Overview

Date of Death:
24 May 1969, St. George, Grenada more
Mini Biography:
Paul Birch, born Paul Smith in Atmore, Alabama, died on Saturday, May 24... more
Trivia:
One of his grandsons is actor Ned Luke, who along with brother Steve Luke... more
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Filmography

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  1. Counterpoint (1967)
  2. Welcome to Hard Times (1967) .... Mr. Fee
    ... aka Killer on a Horse (UK)
  3. A Covenant with Death (1967) .... Governor
  4. Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) (uncredited) .... Bill Simpson (parole officer)
  5. "A Man Called Shenandoah" .... Farrell (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Clown (1966) TV episode .... Farrell
  6. "The Virginian" .... Ben Carter / ... (5 episodes, 1962-1966)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - Morgan Starr (1966) TV episode .... Mack Lewis
        - Six Graves at Cripple Creek (1965) TV episode .... John Carver
        - Big Image... Little Man (1964) TV episode .... Ben Carter
        - A Bride for Lars (1964) TV episode .... Carl Bruner
        - 50 Days to Moose Jaw (1962) TV episode .... Sheriff Halsey
  7. "Bonanza" .... Kent / ... (3 episodes, 1959-1966)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - A Dublin Lad (1966) TV episode .... Porter
        - Gift of Water (1962) TV episode .... Kent
        - The Phillip Diedesheimer Story (1959) TV episode .... Tregallis
  8. The Glory Guys (1965) .... General Hoffman
  9. "The Fugitive" .... Captain Carpenter / ... (13 episodes, 1963-1965)
        - Corner of Hell (1965) TV episode .... Captain Carpenter
        - The End Is But the Beginning (1965) TV episode .... Captain Carpenter
        - Escape into Black (1964) TV episode .... Captain Carpenter
        - Nemesis (1964) TV episode .... Captain Carpenter
        - World's End (1964) TV episode .... Captain Carpenter
          (8 more)
  10. "Destry" .... Sam Hannibal (1 episode, 1964)
        - Go Away, Little Sheba (1964) TV episode .... Sam Hannibal
  11. "The Great Adventure" (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Pathfinder (1964) TV episode
  12. "Arrest and Trial" .... Motel Owner (1 episode, 1964)
        - Funny Man with a Monkey (1964) TV episode .... Motel Owner
  13. The Raiders (1963) .... Paul King
  14. "Death Valley Days" .... Jim Davidson / ... (3 episodes, 1959-1963)
    ... aka Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Trails West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
        - The Red Ghost of Eagle Creek (1963) TV episode .... Jim Davidson
        - Sponge Full of Vinegar (1962) TV episode .... Sheriff Lick
        - Hang 'Em High (1959) TV episode .... Mike Walsh
  15. "Temple Houston" .... Matt Clendennon (1 episode, 1963)
        - Jubilee (1963) TV episode .... Matt Clendennon
  16. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) (uncredited) .... Policeman
    ... aka It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (USA: promotional title)
  17. "Wagon Train" .... Dan / ... (5 episodes, 1960-1963)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Gus Morgan Story (1963) TV episode .... Sam Benson
        - The Lonnie Fallon Story (1962) TV episode .... Henry Weeker
        - Path of the Serpent (1961) TV episode .... Sgt. Huntington
        - The Colter Craven Story (1960) TV episode .... Gen. Ulysses S. 'Sam' Grant
        - The Lita Foladaire Story (1960) TV episode .... Dan
  18. "The Untouchables" .... 'The King' Frank Argos / ... (3 episodes, 1961-1963)
        - The Charlie Argos Story (1963) TV episode .... 'The King' Frank Argos
        - The Gang War (1962) TV episode .... Capt. Jess Brownlee
        - Murder Under Glass (1961) TV episode .... Police Lt. Willard
  19. "Sam Benedict" .... Captain Boyd (1 episode, 1963)
        - Sugar and Spice and Everything... (1963) TV episode .... Captain Boyd
  20. "G.E. True" .... Sheriff (1 episode, 1963)
        - Firebug (1963) TV episode .... Sheriff
  21. "The Wide Country" .... Grady (1 episode, 1963)
        - Don't Cry for Johnny Devlin (1963) TV episode .... Grady
  22. "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Jenkins / ... (3 episodes, 1958-1962)
        - Marshal of Sweetwater (1962) TV episode .... Jenkins
        - The Chase (1959) TV episode .... Sheriff Scanlon
        - The Hanging of Roy Carter (1958) TV episode .... Warden Bullock
  23. "Empire" .... Sam Fowler (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka Big G (UK)
        - Long Past, Long Remembered (1962) TV episode .... Sam Fowler
  24. "Alcoa Premiere" .... Mitch Mitchell (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Long Walk Home (1962) TV episode .... Mitch Mitchell
  25. "The New Breed" (1 episode, 1962)
        - Walk This Street Lightly (1962) TV episode
  26. "Checkmate" .... Ed Stoner (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Bold and the Tough (1962) TV episode .... Ed Stoner
  27. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) .... Mayor Winder
  28. A Public Affair (1962) .... Malcomb Hardy
  29. "77 Sunset Strip" .... Myron Jones / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
        - Violence for Your Furs (1962) TV episode .... Zachary Latimer
        - The Common Denominator (1961) TV episode .... Myron Jones
  30. "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... Sheriff Maxon (1 episode, 1962)
        - Who Lives by the Gun (1962) TV episode .... Sheriff Maxon
  31. "Laramie" .... Major Stanton / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
        - Justice in a Hurry (1962) TV episode .... Morris
        - Bitter Glory (1961) TV episode .... Major Stanton
  32. "Gunsmoke" .... Boss / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1962)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - Coventry (1962) TV episode .... Jessie Ott
        - Never Pester Chester (1957) TV episode .... Boss
  33. "National Velvet" .... Edgar Torrance (1 episode, 1962)
        - Martha's Beau (1962) TV episode .... Edgar Torrance
  34. "Ripcord" .... Bill Dean / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
        - Devil's Canyon (1962) TV episode .... Bill Dean
        - Top Secret (1961) TV episode .... Dr. Rupert Sexton
  35. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Mark Holly (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - Open Season (1961) TV episode .... Mark Holly
  36. "The Tall Man" .... Conway (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Leopard's Spots (1961) TV episode .... Conway
  37. "Cain's Hundred" .... Sheriff Rainey (1 episode, 1961)
        - King of the Mountain (1961) TV episode .... Sheriff Rainey
  38. Two Rode Together (1961) .... Judge Edward Purcell
  39. "Perry Mason" .... Sec. Officer Crawford (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Case of the Cowardly Lion (1961) TV episode .... Sec. Officer Crawford
  40. "Bronco" .... Marshal Kilgore (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Buckbrier Trail (1961) TV episode .... Marshal Kilgore
  41. "Maverick" .... Sheriff Miller, Medicine Fork (1 episode, 1961)
        - Last Stop: Oblivion (1961) TV episode .... Sheriff Miller, Medicine Fork
  42. "Two Faces West" .... Josh Wilkes (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Avengers (1961) TV episode .... Josh Wilkes
  43. "Sea Hunt" .... Dr. Bainbridge (1 episode, 1961)
        - Point of No Return (1961) TV episode .... Dr. Bainbridge
  44. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Sheriff / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1960)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - A Gun for Willie (1960) TV episode .... Sheriff
        - The Lonely Gun (1959) TV episode .... Sheriff
        - Episode in Darkness (1957) TV episode .... Sheriff Cutler
  45. The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960) (uncredited) .... Jonah Mills, Rancher
  46. "The Texan" .... Sheriff Benson (1 episode, 1960)
        - 24 Hours to Live (1960) TV episode .... Sheriff Benson
  47. Pay or Die (1960)
  48. Portrait in Black (1960) .... Detective lieutenant
  49. "Hawaiian Eye" .... John Kramer (1 episode, 1960)
        - Little Blalah (1960) TV episode .... John Kramer
  50. "The Alaskans" .... Dan Byers (1 episode, 1960)
        - Heart of Gold (1960) TV episode .... Dan Byers
  51. "Disneyland" .... Sheriff Jim Wilson (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - Elfego Baca: Gus Tomlin Is Dead (1960) TV episode .... Sheriff Jim Wilson
  52. Too Soon to Love (1960)
    ... aka Teenage Lovers (UK)
  53. "Tightrope" .... Captain Martin (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Brave Pigeon (1960) TV episode .... Captain Martin
  54. "Black Saddle" .... President Ulysses S. Grant (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
        - Mr. Simpson (1960) TV episode .... President Ulysses S. Grant

  55. "Riverboat" .... Sergeant Major Carmody (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Face of Courage (1959) TV episode .... Sergeant Major Carmody
  56. "Cannonball" .... Mike Malone (39 episodes, 1958-1959)
        - Tunnel Eyes (1959) TV episode .... Mike Malone
        - Racket (1959) TV episode .... Mike Malone
        - Ginny (1959) TV episode .... Mike Malone
        - Eye Witness (1959) TV episode .... Mike Malone
        - Driving School (1959) TV episode .... Mike Malone
          (34 more)
  57. Gunmen from Laredo (1959) .... Marshal Matt Crawford
  58. The Gun Runners (1958) .... Sy Phillips
    ... aka Gunrunners (International: English title)
  59. Queen of Outer Space (1958) .... Prof. Konrad
    ... aka Queen of the Universe
  60. Wild Heritage (1958) .... Jake Breslin
  61. Gunman's Walk (1958) .... Bob Selkirk
  62. "The Restless Gun" .... General / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
        - The Torn Flag (1958) TV episode .... Mayor Wheeler
        - General Gilford's Widow (1957) TV episode .... General
  63. "The Court of Last Resort" .... Erle Stanley Gardner / ... (26 episodes, 1957-1958)
        - The Allen Cutler Case (1958) TV episode .... Erle Stanley Gardner
        - The Todd-Loomis Case (1958) TV episode .... Erle Stanley Gardner
        - The Joel Sheldon Case (1958) TV episode .... Erle Stanley Gardner
        - The Mary Morales Case (1958) TV episode (uncredited) .... Erle Stanley Gardner
        - The Stephen Lowell Case (1958) TV episode .... Erle Stanley Gardner
          (21 more)
  64. The World Was His Jury (1958) .... Martin Ranker
  65. "Sugarfoot" .... Emmett Clark (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Tenderfoot (UK)
        - The Stallion Trail (1957) TV episode .... Emmett Clark
  66. "Suspicion" .... Big George (1 episode, 1957)
        - Doomsday (1957) TV episode .... Big George
  67. "Trackdown" .... Sheriff (1 episode, 1957)
        - Sweetwater, Texas (1957) TV episode .... Sheriff
  68. "M Squad" .... Police Lt. Ruddy (1 episode, 1957)
        - Pete Loves Mary (1957) TV episode .... Police Lt. Ruddy
  69. Joe Dakota (1957) .... Frank Weaver
  70. "Navy Log" (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Ballad of Big E (1957) TV episode
  71. The 27th Day (1957) .... Admiral
  72. "Cheyenne" .... Colonel Preston (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Broken Pledge (1957) TV episode .... Colonel Preston
  73. The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) (uncredited) .... Blythe
  74. The Tattered Dress (1957) .... Prosecutor Frank Mitchell
  75. "Panic!" (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka No Warning (USA: second season title)
        - The Prisoner (1957) TV episode
  76. Not of This Earth (1957) .... Paul Johnson
  77. Gun for a Coward (1957) .... Andy Niven
  78. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... John Albertson / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
    ... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
        - False Witness (1957) TV episode .... John Albertson
        - Child of the Regiment (1956) TV episode .... Provost Marshal
  79. "Broken Arrow" .... Colonel Scott (1 episode, 1957)
        - Apache Dowry (1957) TV episode .... Colonel Scott
  80. Everything But the Truth (1956) .... Sen. Winter
  81. "Telephone Time" .... President (1 episode, 1956)
        - She Also Ran (1956) TV episode .... President
  82. The White Squaw (1956) .... Thad Arnold
  83. "Science Fiction Theatre" .... Dr. Raymond Michaels / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - Survival in Box Canyon (1956) TV episode .... Dr. Raymond Michaels
        - The Strange People at Pecos (1955) TV episode .... Sheriff
        - Conversation with an Ape (1955) TV episode .... Escaped Convict
  84. "The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu" .... General (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Plague of Dr. Fu Manchu (1956) TV episode .... General
  85. "You Are There" .... Gen. Robert La Follette / ... (12 episodes, 1953-1956)
        - The Fall of Fort Sumter (April 12, 1861) (1956) TV episode
        - The Great Comstock Silver Strike (October 29, 1873) (1956) TV episode .... James Fair
        - Spindletop - The First Great Texas Oil Strike (January 10, 1901) (1955) TV episode .... Homer the Barber
        - Eli Whitney Invents the Cotton Gin (May 27, 1793) (1955) TV episode .... Major Pendleton
        - The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (October 26, 1881) (1955) TV episode .... Sheriff Behan
          (7 more)
  86. The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) .... Sheriff Bill Toledo (Yellowfork)
  87. "Screen Directors Playhouse" .... Doc (1 episode, 1956)
        - Partners (1956) TV episode .... Doc
  88. "Big Town" (2 episodes, 1953-1956)
    ... aka Byline Steve Wilson
    ... aka City Assignment
    ... aka Headline
    ... aka Heart of the City
        - Adult Delinquents (1956) TV episode
        - Ticket Racket (1953) TV episode
  89. When Gangland Strikes (1956) .... Sheriff Mack McBride
  90. Have Camera Will Travel (1956) (TV) .... Warden
  91. "Chevron Hall of Stars" .... Frank (1 episode, 1956)
        - Family Affair (1956) TV episode .... Frank
  92. Day the World Ended (1955) .... Jim Maddison
  93. The Fighting Chance (1955) .... The Auctioneer
  94. "Medic" .... Dr. Bowden (1 episode, 1955)
        - Pray Judgment (1955) TV episode .... Dr. Bowden
  95. "Ford Star Jubilee" .... Capt. Randolph Southard (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1955) TV episode .... Capt. Randolph Southard
  96. Rebel Without a Cause (1955) (uncredited) .... Police Chief
  97. "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" (1 episode, 1955)
        - Rin Tin Tin Meets Mister President (1955) TV episode
  98. "Crossroads" .... Chief Crane (1 episode, 1955)
        - Shadow of God (1955) TV episode .... Chief Crane
  99. Apache Woman (1955) .... Sheriff
  100. The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955) .... Allan Kelley
    ... aka The Beast with 1,000,000 Eyes
  101. Five Guns West (1955) .... J.C. Haggard
  102. Strange Lady in Town (1955) .... Sheriff
  103. Man Without a Star (1955) .... Mark Toliver
  104. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Secretary of Agriculture (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Dr. Harvey W. Wiley (1955) TV episode .... Secretary of Agriculture
  105. "The Lone Ranger" .... Sheriff / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
        - The School Story (1955) TV episode .... Sheriff
        - Tumblerock Law (1953) TV episode .... Sheriff Brooks
  106. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - The Cool One (1955) TV episode
  107. Cattle Queen of Montana (1954) .... Col. Carrington
  108. Ride Clear of Diablo (1954) .... Sheriff Fred Kenyon
    ... aka The Breckenridge Story (USA: alternative title)
  109. "Hopalong Cassidy" .... Nat Burnham (1 episode, 1954)
        - Copper Hills (1954) TV episode .... Nat Burnham
  110. The Eddie Cantor Story (1953) (uncredited)
  111. The War of the Worlds (1953) (uncredited) .... Alonzo Hogue
  112. The System (1953) (uncredited) .... Lt. Gordon
  113. Assignment: Paris (1952) (uncredited) .... Colonel Mannix, in Charge of Prisoner Exchange
    ... aka European Edition (USA: alternative title)
  114. Bonzo Goes to College (1952) (uncredited) .... Coach Duff

  115. The Third Man (1949) (uncredited) .... Military Policeman
    ... aka The 3rd Man (USA: poster title)
  116. The Tioga Kid (1948) (uncredited) .... Ranger/Musician
  117. The Hawk of Powder River (1948) (uncredited) .... Member, The Plainsmen
  118. The Westward Trail (1948) (uncredited) .... Musician
  119. Tornado Range (1948) (uncredited) .... Musician (member of The Plainsmen)
  120. Check Your Guns (1948) (uncredited) .... Musician (Plainsmen member)
  121. Till the End of Time (1946) (uncredited) .... Marine desiring farm
  122. Cowboy Blues (1946) (uncredited) .... Member, The Plainsmen
    ... aka Beneath the Starry Skies (UK)
  123. That Texas Jamboree (1946) (uncredited) .... Musician (as Paul Smith)
    ... aka Medicine Man (UK)
  124. The Scarlet Horseman (1946) (uncredited) .... Henchman Ace [Chs. 9-10]
  125. The Fighting Guardsman (1946) (uncredited) .... Sergeant (as Paul Smith)
  126. The Daltons Ride Again (1945) (uncredited) .... Wilkins' Henchman
  127. The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945) (uncredited) .... Highwayman #2 [Ch. 10]
Archive Footage:
  1. The Horror Show (1979)
  2. Mobs, Inc. (1956)
  3. "The Gabby Hayes Show"
        - Shadow Valley (1956) TV episode (uncredited) .... Paul


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