Paul Ford | |
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 Ford as Sam Bailey in The Baileys of Balboa, (1964) | |
| Born | Paul Ford Weaver November 2, 1901 Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Died | April 12, 1976 (aged 74) Mineola, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1945–1972 |
| Spouse | Nell Weaver |
| Children | 4 |
Paul Ford Weaver (November 2, 1901 – April 12, 1976) was an American character actor and comedic actor who came to specialize in portraying authority figures whose ineptitude and pompous demeanor were played for comic effect, notably as Mayor George Shinn in the 1957 Broadway musical comedy play, followed five years later by repeating in the feature film version The Music Man (1962), (starring Robert Preston and Shirley Jones), and on television as U.S. Army Colonel John T. Hall on several seasons of the military comedy The Phil Silvers Show (1955–1959).