Paul Shenar

Acting

Born February 12, 1936, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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.

Filmography

• 1988The Big Blue — Dr. Laurence
• 1987Best Seller — David Madlock
• 1987Man on Fire — Ettore
• 1987The Bedroom Window — Collin
• 1986Dark Mansions — Phillip Drake
• 1986Dream Lover — Ben Gardner
• 1986Raw Deal — Paulo Rocca
• 1985Brass — Schuyler Ross
• Spenser: For Hire
• 1985Streets of Justice — J. Elliott Sloan
• 1983Deadly Force — Joshua Adams
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King
• 1983Scarface — Alejandro Sosa
• 1982Richard II — Bolingbroke
• 1982The Secret of NIMH — Jenner (voice)
• Dynasty
• 1981The End of August — Arobin
• Beulah Land — Roscoe Corlay
• Hart to Hart — Michael Shillingford
• 1978Lulu — Ludwig Schon
• 1978Suddenly, Love — Jack Graham
• 1978The Courage and the Passion — Nick Silcox
• 1978Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women — Florenz Ziegfeld
• Logan's Run — David Eakins
• Roots — John Carrington
• 1977The Hostage Heart — James Cardone
• Young Dan'l Boone
• The Bionic Woman
• 1976The Keegans — Rudi Portinari
• Ellery Queen
• 1975The Night That Panicked America — Orson Welles
• Wonder Woman — Lieutenant Wertz
• 1974Cyrano de Begerac — De Guiche
• Petrocelli
• 1974The Execution of Private Slovik — Crawford
• Kojak — Arthur Harris
• Columbo — Sergeant Young
• Hawaii Five-O — Chadwick, Todd Daniels
• Mannix — Johnny Sands