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Home/People/Paul Shenar
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Born
Feb 12, 1936Died: Oct 11, 1989
Lived 53 years
Place of Birth
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

23
Movies
17
TV Shows
Also Known As
Albert Paul Shenar
IMDb Profile

Paul Shenar

Acting

Biography
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.
The Big Blue poster

The Big Blue

as Dr. Laurence
1988
Best Seller poster

Best Seller

as David Madlock
1987
Man on Fire poster

Man on Fire

as Ettore
1987
The Bedroom Window poster

The Bedroom Window

as Collin
1987
Dark Mansions poster

Dark Mansions

as Phillip Drake
1986
Raw Deal poster

Raw Deal

as Paulo Rocca
1986
Dream Lover poster

Dream Lover

as Ben Gardner
1986
Streets of Justice poster

Streets of Justice

as J. Elliott Sloan
1985
Brass poster

Brass

as Schuyler Ross
1985
Scarface poster

Scarface

as Alejandro Sosa
1983
Deadly Force poster

Deadly Force

as Joshua Adams
1983
Richard II poster

Richard II

as Bolingbroke
1982
The Secret of NIMH poster

The Secret of NIMH

as Jenner (voice)
1982
The End of August poster

The End of August

as Arobin
1981
Suddenly, Love poster

Suddenly, Love

as Jack Graham
1978
The Courage and the Passion poster

The Courage and the Passion

as Nick Silcox
1978
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women poster

Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

as Florenz Ziegfeld
1978
Lulu poster

Lulu

as Ludwig Schon
1978
The Hostage Heart poster

The Hostage Heart

as James Cardone
1977
The Keegans poster

The Keegans

as Rudi Portinari
1976