Paul Shenar

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.0297

Gender

Male

Birthday

12-Feb-1936

Age

(90 years old)

Place of Birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Also Known As
  • Albert Paul Shenar

Paul Shenar

Biography

Paul Shenar (February 12, 1936 – October 11, 1989) was an American actor. He is best known for his roles in Scarface (1982), Raw Deal (1986), and The Big Blue (1998). A veteran of the Broadway stage, he was one of the founding members of the American Conservatory Theater in 1965. Shenar was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 1983, and died from the disease in 1989 at age 53.


Credits

Lulu Lulu (1978) Character: Ludwig Schon
This highly stylized, critically acclaimed film from the 70's mixes silent film cards, a soundscape, color, opera music and atmosphere to explore the Freudian truths about men's fear of women that Wedekind powerfully exposed. A kinetic melodrama of the rise of a femme-fatale and her fate at the hands of Jack-the-Ripper. Rethinking Pabst's silent film and Alban Berg's opera.
The End of August The End of August (1981) Character: Arobin
In the turn of the century South, a woman feels unfulfilled by marriage and motherhood and has an affair with a younger man. Later, the woman leaves her family and tries to start a new life alone.
Richard II Richard II (1982) Character: Bolingbroke
The incompetent Richard II is deposed by Henry Bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer king.
Cyrano de Begerac Cyrano de Begerac (1974) Character: De Guiche
Cyrano de Begerac helps an army officer woo Roxanne, the woman he loves.
Suddenly, Love Suddenly, Love (1978) Character: Jack Graham
Young lovers — she's a child of the ghetto, determined to escape her alcoholic, bickering parents; he's a socially prominent attorney with a long-standing health problem — attempt to defy every obstacle to their romance and ultimate marriage.
Dark Mansions Dark Mansions (1986) Character: Phillip Drake
A woman hired to write the history of a wealthy family stays at the family's estate in Oregon. She discovers that she strongly resembles a long-dead ancestor in the family, and finds things happening to her that happened to--and led to the death of--that woman.
The Courage and the Passion The Courage and the Passion (1978) Character: Nick Silcox
The lives and loves of a group of U.S. Air Force test pilots on a sprawling airbase called "Joshua Tree."
The Keegans The Keegans (1976) Character: Rudi Portinari
A professional football player is accused of murdering the man who attacked his sister. His brother, an investigate reporter, sets out to prove his brother's innocence.
Streets of Justice Streets of Justice (1985) Character: J. Elliott Sloan
After bikers kill the wife and son of an auto worker (John Laughlin) and then get off with a light sentence in the court system, he decides to seek his revenge as a clandestine vigilante.
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women (1978) Character: Florenz Ziegfeld
The life and times of the flamboyant showman who built his legendary Follies around beautiful women -- as told by the women in his life.
Brass Brass (1985) Character: Schuyler Ross
The Chief of Detectives of the New York Police Department, is a tough cop who has worked his way up the ladder from being on a beat.
The Hostage Heart The Hostage Heart (1977) Character: James Cardone
When billionaire industrialist goes into a hospital for a heart operation, some people who claim to be revolutionaries enter the operating room and draw guns and holds the man and the entire surgical staff hostage. They then demand 10 million dollars. The administrator calls the police and the FBI. The police claim jurisdiction over the matter and the man in charge is intent on taking them even if some of the hostages get killed. Eventually they learn that some of the people in hospital are with them.
Le Grand Bleu Le Grand Bleu (1988) Character: Dr. Laurence
Childhood friends Jacques and Enzo share a passion for the danger of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men. As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful American insurance investigator, and finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.
Scarface Scarface (1983) Character: Alejandro Sosa
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.
The Execution of Private Slovik The Execution of Private Slovik (1974) Character: Crawford
The story of Eddie Slovik, who was executed by the Army in 1945, the only American soldier to be executed for desertion since the Civil War.
The Secret of NIMH The Secret of NIMH (1982) Character: Jenner (voice)
A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.
Dream Lover Dream Lover (1986) Character: Ben Gardner
After she's been attacked in her apartment, Cathy starts reliving the event in her dreams. She seeks help at a sleep disorder research center, but in doing so she encounters some unexpected results.
Deadly Force Deadly Force (1983) Character: Joshua Adams
Stoney Cooper, a former Los Angeles police officer, is at a low point in his life. Kicked off the force because of his anti-authority attitude, he now ekes out a living as a freelancer in New York. All this changes when the daughter of an old friend is killed by serial killer terrorizing L.A. Although almost nobody in his old home town is happy to see him back, Cooper pledges to bring the killer to justice before any more innocent people die.
Raw Deal Raw Deal (1986) Character: Paulo Rocca
Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobster named Patrovina, enlists Kaminsky in a personal vendetta with a promise of reinstatement into the FBI if Patrovina is taken down. To accomplish this, he must go undercover and join Patrovina's gang.
Best Seller Best Seller (1987) Character: David Madlock
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and evidence, while strong forces use any means they can to keep the story untold.
Man on Fire Man on Fire (1987) Character: Ettore
Creasy, a traumatized ex-CIA agent, gets a job as a bodyguard for Samantha, the twelve-year-old daughter of a wealthy Italian family living in a swanky villa on the shores of Lake Como.
The Bedroom Window The Bedroom Window (1987) Character: Collin
Baltimore, Maryland. Sylvia sees a girl being attacked from her lover Terry's bedroom window. The assailant flees and his victim is saved. But that same night another girl is found murdered.
The Night That Panicked America The Night That Panicked America (1975) Character: Orson Welles
A dramatization of the Oct. 30, 1938 mass panic that Orson Welles' radio play, "The War of the Worlds" accidentally provoked.



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