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film '' Blade Runner''.

Early life

Morgan Paull was born to a wealthy family in Wheeling, West Virginia and appeared in many high school plays. When he told his father that he wanted to attend Boston University to continue acting, his father disagreed with his plans and Morgan ran off. He went to the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, and then later appeared on Broadway in New Faces of 1965 and the off-Broadway show ''That Thing at the Cherry Lane''.

Career

After moving to LA, he appeared in Muzeeka at the Mark Taper Forum and caught the attention of director Franklin Schaffner and producer Frank McCarthy. He made his acting debut in the 1970 film '' Patton'' playing Captain Richard N. Jenson. He was in the 1971 film Fools' Parade with Jimmy Stewart and the 1976 film ''The Last Hard Men'' with

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. He is also known for playing the scheming Philip Wendell in the 1978 American television miniseries '' Centennial'' and a greedy businessman in the 1984 comedy '' Surf II''.

Personal life

Until his death he resided in Lake Arrowhead in the mountains northeast of

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in the San Bernardino National Forest about from Hollywood. Paull was married four times, first to Gaye Huston in 1965 until they divorced in 1976. He was then married to Carmen Paull from 1976 to 1990, which ended in divorce. He was then married to April Paull in 1990 until that marriage ended in divorce. He later married Jenny Elam in 2004 until his death in 2012. Paull had two daughters. Paull died on July 17, 2012, from

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in his home in Ashland, Oregon. He is buried in the Paull family plot, located in section 10 of Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1944 births 2012 deaths American male film actors American male television actors Deaths from stomach cancer in the United States Deaths from cancer in Oregon Male actors from New York City People from Lake Arrowhead, California {{US-screen-actor-stub