Portrait of Paul Hurst

Acting

Paul Hurst

Career

Active from 1912 to 1951, busiest in 1930 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
36
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Westerner
The Westerner
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul Hurst Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 5
  • Western 4
  • Frontier Justice 4
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Courtroom Drama 2
  • Old Hollywood 2
  • Crime 2
  • Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

233
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 57
The Sun Shines Bright
The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jimmy Bagby

Big Jim McLain
Big Jim McLain (1952)
GoodWatch score 46

as Mr. Lexiter

Million Dollar Pursuit
Million Dollar Pursuit (1951)

as Ray Harvey

The Old Frontier
The Old Frontier (1950)

as Skipper Horton

The Vanishing Westerner
The Vanishing Westerner (1950)

as Waldorf Worthington

The Missourians
The Missourians (1950)

as John X. Finn

1940s

58 titles ยท average score 62
Pioneer Marshal
Pioneer Marshal (1949)

as Huck Homer

Outcasts of the Trail
Outcasts of the Trail (1949)

as Doc Meadowlark

Law of the Golden West
Law of the Golden West (1949)

as Otis Ellis

Prince of the Plains
Prince of the Plains (1949)

as Sheriff Hank Hartley

Ranger of Cherokee Strip
Ranger of Cherokee Strip (1949)

as Sheriff Jug Mason

Son of Godโ€™s Country
Son of Godโ€™s Country (1948)

as Eli Walker

California Firebrand
California Firebrand (1948)

as Chuck Waggoner

Under Colorado Skies
Under Colorado Skies (1947)

as Lucky John Hawkins

Death Valley
Death Valley (1946)

as Sergeant Dailey

Calaboose
Calaboose (1943)

as Ed the bartender

Caught in the Draft
Caught in the Draft (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sgt. Burns

The Westerner
The Westerner (1940)
GoodWatch score 71

as Chickenfoot

1930s

105 titles ยท average score 61
Glove Slingers
Glove Slingers (1939)

as Chuck Brenner

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

as Yankee Deserter

Prison Break
Prison Break (1938)
GoodWatch score 70

as Soapy

You Can't Beat Love
You Can't Beat Love (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

as Foreman Butch Mehaffey

Trouble in Morocco
Trouble in Morocco (1937)

as Tiger Malone

Wilderness Mail
Wilderness Mail (1935)

as Jules

The Line-Up
The Line-Up (1934)

as Detective Sgt. Doyle

The Big Race
The Big Race (1934)

as Skipper O'Neal

The Big Stampede
The Big Stampede (1932)
GoodWatch score 45

as 'Arizona' Frank Bailey

The Thirteenth Guest
The Thirteenth Guest (1932)
GoodWatch score 45

as Detective Grump

Sweepstakes
Sweepstakes (1931)

as Bartender

The Secret Six
The Secret Six (1931)
GoodWatch score 49

as Nick Mizoski - the Gouger

1920s

39 titles ยท average score 59
The Racketeer
The Racketeer (1929)
GoodWatch score 40

as Mehaffy - Policeman

Tide of Empire
Tide of Empire (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

as Poppy

The Cossacks
The Cossacks (1928)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sitchi

The Red Raiders
The Red Raiders (1927)

as Sergeant Murphy

The Valley of the Giants
The Valley of the Giants (1927)

as Randeau

Roaring Road
Roaring Road (1926)

as Checking Board Tabulator (uncredited)

The Midnight Message
The Midnight Message (1926)

Director

The Law of the Snow Country
The Law of the Snow Country (1926)

Director

Haunted Range
Haunted Range (1926)

Director

The Demon Rider
The Demon Rider (1925)

Director

Branded a Bandit
Branded a Bandit (1924)

Director, Story

South of Northern Lights
South of Northern Lights (1922)

Director

1910s

25 titles
Lightning Bryce
Lightning Bryce (1919)

as Powder Solvang

The Tiger's Trail
The Tiger's Trail (1919)

Director

The Woman in the Web
The Woman in the Web (1918)

Director

The Railroad Raiders
The Railroad Raiders (1917)

as Steve Arnold (as Paul C. Hurst)

The Hazards of Helen
The Hazards of Helen (1917)

as Benton - a Foreman

The Diamond Runners
The Diamond Runners (1916)

as Paul - the Brains of the I.D.B.

The Vivisectionist
The Vivisectionist (1915)

as Bart - Jardine's Servant

The Hazards of Helen: Episode13, The Escape on the Fast Freight
The Hazards of Helen: Episode13, The Escape on the Fast Freight (1915)

as A Trainman

The Girl Detective
The Girl Detective (1915)

as Blair / Thompson / Michaels / Snake Henely / Mike Donegal / Bat Dorgan / Kelly / Dalton / Blake

The Quicksands
The Quicksands (1914)

as Captain Lanning - Osborn's Rival

The Chief of Police
The Chief of Police (1914)

as Daniels

The Cave Men's War
The Cave Men's War (1913)

as Red Axe