Paul Wallace Carr (January 31, 1934 – February 17, 2006) was an American actor, director, writer, and producer who performed on stage, film, and television for half a century.

Early life

As a teenager, Carr had an interest in both music and acting. Following some acting locally, he moved to New York and studied acting at the

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Career

After a short stint in the

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during his late teens, Carr launched his acting career with a role in a New Orleans production of

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''. By the middle 1950s, he was working on live television in New York City, including appearances on the popular '' Studio One'' and '' Kraft Television Theater'', while continuing theatrical work in stock companies in

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, including roles such as Peter Quilpe in ''The Cocktail Party'', Haemon in ''

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'', Jack in

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' '' The Rose Tattoo'', and Hal Carter in William Inge's ''

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''. He toured in summer stock with

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in ''Fifth Season''. Carr made his film debut in 1955 with a small uncredited role in

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''. That same year, he portrayed a prisoner of war in the New York Theatre Guild production of ''Time Limit'' on Broadway. His film career continued with a much larger role in Alfred Werker's ''The Young Don't Cry'' in 1957 starring James Whitmore and Sal Mineo; and that same year he appeared in the Warner Bros. rock and roll jukebox movie '' Jamboree'' as Pete Porter. He worked steadily on television in the late 1950s and early 1960s with guest spots and supporting roles in many

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series such as three appearances on '' Laramie'', '' Trackdown'', four appearances on ''

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'', '' Lawman'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Tall Man'', '' The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters'', and '' The Virginian''. He also appeared in many dramas. One such appearance was in 1964 when he played folk singer and defendant Con Bolton in the '' Perry Mason'' episode "The Case of the Tandem Target". He also appeared on ''

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'', '' Straightaway'', '' The Everglades'', '' Dr. Kildare'', ''

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'', '' Hawaii Five-O'', '' The Fugitive'', '' Twelve O'Clock High'', and ''

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'', interspersed with occasional film work, including '' Captain Newman, M.D.''. Other television appearances were on ''

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'', '' Burke's Law'', '' Combat!'', ''

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'', '' Land of the Giants'', ''

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'', and '' The Invaders''. In 1965, Carr acted in the role of Bill Horton, the physician son of protagonist Dr. Tom Horton on ''

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'' in its first season. He was later a regular on ''

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'' and '' The Doctors'' where he played Dr. Paul Summers. Carr went on to work in many of other television shows in the intervening years, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Police Story'' and ''

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''. He may be remembered best, however, for his various appearances on science fiction shows over the years. In 1964/1965, he had the recurring role of uptight crewman Casey Clark on ''

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''. In 1965, Carr played Lt. Lee Kelso, the USS ''Enterprise'' helmsman in the second ''Star Trek'' pilot episode, "

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". The episode finally aired, out of sequence in terms of new episodes produced, early in the first season of ''Star Trek'' in the autumn of 1966. Carr would later use the name Lee Kelso as a pseudonym for his voice performances in the English-language versions of the anime shows ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 1981, he joined the cast of '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' as 'Lt. Devlin', one of the officers on the Earth Starship ''Searcher''. Throughout his career, Carr's first love was the stage. He appeared in nearly 100 stage productions on Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway, as well as touring companies, stock, and in regional theaters around the United States. He received the LA Weekly Theater Award for Best Actor in the Theatre East production of ''Manhattan Express'' in 1987 and garnered a 1995 Dramalogue Award for his role in the Los Angeles Repertory production of Assassins. Carr was also a writer and director, and headed the Play Committee of the L.A. Repertory Company.

Death

Carr died of lung cancer in Los Angeles on February 17, 2006. He was 72.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1956) as Young Man (uncredited) * '' The Young Don't Cry'' (1957) as Tom Bradley * '' Jamboree'' (1957) as Pete Porter * ''

'' (1959), episode "Reunion" as Peter * ''

'' (1959-1960) as Derek Hanaway & Garth Healey & Doug Carter & Fred Harris * ''

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'' (1960), episode "Death at Dawn" as McNeil * ''

'' (1961-1965) as Cully Tate & Jud Gibbijohn * '' Posse from Hell'' (1961) as Jock Wiley * ''

'' (1961) – Jason Adams in S3:E12, "Incident at the Top of the World" * ''

'' (1963) as Dr. Peter Taylor No. 1 (1969) / Milton Stanus (1994) * '' Captain Newman, M.D.'' (1963) as Arthur Werbel * ''

'' as Bill Horton (1965–66) * '' Combat!'' (1966) as Kleinschmidt in two-part episode "Hills Are for Heroes" *'' Star Trek: The Original Series'' (1966) – Lt. Lee Kelso in S1:E3, "

" *

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: '' The Virginian'' (TV): saison 05 épisode 16: ''(Sue Ann )'' : Joe Stevens * '' In Cold Blood'' (1967) as Flo's Lover (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1967) as Eddie Carter * '' The Invaders'' (1967) as Billy Stearns *'' The Virginian'' (1968) saison 6 episode 11 (''To bear witness'') : ''Pete Varig'' *'' The Virginian'' (1969) saison 7 episode 26 (''The stranger'') : Hodges * ''

'' (1970, in episode "The Judge") as Dr. Morris * '' Columbo: Ransom for a Dead Man'' (1971) as Hammond * '' Brute Corps'' (1971) as Ross * '' Trampa mortal'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1972) as Kelly * '' A Man for Hanging'' (1972) as Shep Barrenger * '' The Dirt Gang'' (1972) as Monk and associate producer * '' The Severed Arm'' (1973) as Sgt. Mark Richards * '' Executive Action'' (1973) as Gunman (Chris) - Team A * '' The Bat People'' (1974) as Dr. Kipling * '' Truck Stop Women'' (1974) as Seago * '' Adventures of the Queen'' (1975) as Walter Fletcher * ''

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'' as Timberlake / Reverend Essex / Police Officer Paul Cord * ''

'' (1975) episode "The Four Pound Brick" as Police Sgt. Andy Wilson * ''

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'' (1975) as Timberlake * '' The Deadly Tower'' (1975) as Officer C.T. Foss * '' The Lives of Jenny Dolan'' (1975) as Eddie Owens * '' Sisters of Death'' (1976) as Mark * '' The Doctors'' (1976) as Dr. Paul Summers * ''

'' (1978) episode "Empty Frame" as Jeff Levane * '' Greatest Heroes of the Bible'' (1979) as Belzar * '' Scruples'' (1980) as Pat O'Byrnne * '' Raise the Titanic!'' (1980) as CIA Director Nicholson * '' The Incredible Hulk'' (1980) as Alan Grable * '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' (1981) as Lt. Devlin * ''

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'' (1984 Season 1 : Ep. 6) as Simon Sayes * '' Akira'' (1988) as man on Nezu's Phone (2001 Pioneer dub) (English version) * ''

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'' (1989) as Track * '' Generations'' (1989) as Alex Hawkins * '' Eat a Bowl of Tea'' (1989) as Fry Cook * '' Night Eyes'' (1990) as Tom Michaelson * '' Solar Crisis'' (1990) as IXL executive #2 * '' Dangerous Women'' as Ben Cronin * '' Father & Son: Dangerous Relations'' (1993) * '' Scorned'' (1994) as Kramer * ''

'' as Van; Pao Puzi (credited as Lee Kelso) * '' Blood: The Last Vampire'' (2000) as School Headmaster (voice) * '' Spotlight on Paul Carr'' (2002) as himself * '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' as Matsuoka (English version, voice)

References

External links

The Official Paul Carr Website
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