Paul Regan Maxey (March 15, 1907 – June 3, 1963) was an American actor.

Biography

Born in

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Selected filmography

* '' They Won't Forget'' (1937) * '' Let's Go Collegiate'' (1941) * '' I'll Sell My Life'' (1941) * '' You're Out of Luck'' (1941) * ''

'' (1946) * '' Millie's Daughter'' (1947) * '' Philo Vance's Secret Mission'' (1947) * '' Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1952) * '' The Narrow Margin'' (1952) * '' Run for the Hills'' (1953) * ''

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Showdown at Boot Hill ''Showdown at Boot Hill'' is a 1958 American Western film directed by Gene Fowler Jr., written by Louis Vittes, and starring Charles Bronson, Robert Hutton, John Carradine, Carole Mathews, Fintan Meyler and Paul Maxey. The film was releas ...

'' (1958) * '' 20,000 Eyes'' (1961)

References

External links

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Dennis the Menace, Season III, Episode 13, Dennis's Bank Account, viewed at Amazon Prime Instant Video Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maxey, Paul 1907 births 1963 deaths American male film actors Actors from Wheaton, Illinois Male actors from Illinois 20th-century American male actors