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Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Actor and director, also writer · Died February 27, 1953, aged 64 · Traver, California, USA

Paul Hurst (October 15, 1888 - February 27, 1953) was an American character actor of prodigious output who also directed and wrote silent films. Much of his early work was in low budget western films. A native of central California, Hurst had a first-hand knowledge of Western lore, growing up surrounded by the multi-million acre Lux & Miller ranches which ran cattle throughout the state. Visiting San Francisco as a young man, Hurst became involved in amateur theatricals and thereafter traveled to Los Angeles to join in the emerging film industry there. He began appearing in films as early as 1912, most of them Westerns. By 1916, he was directing them as well (some sources report that he served in the First World War as a member of the French Foreign Legion, but the dates of his film projects make this story highly suspect). In the early 1920s, Hurst wrote several scenarios for films he directed and appeared in. He proved adept at working as a director for some of the cheapest producers along Gower Gulch, where movies were normally shot on location in a week or less and where stunt men were often the highest paid folks on the set. Within a few years, he focused all of his energies into acting, notably becoming one of the few successes to emerge from Hollywood's Poverty Row. Hurst quickly became one of the more prolific and familiar characters in American movies. With his blocky build and squinty demeanor, and with a raspy voice that enhanced his memorability once sound pictures came in, Hurst played villains and cops and comedy sidekicks in more than 250 films. His most famous role was that of the deserter shot dead on the stairway of Tara by Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939). Hurst was the sidekick to Monte Hale in a number of B-Westerns. Former Gower Gulch veteran John Wayne hired Hurst for Big Jim McLain (1952) knowing that Hurst was ill with terminal cancer. In 1953, at the age of 64, due to his health problems, Paul Hurst committed suicide. Date of Death: 27 February 1953, Hollywood, California  (suicide)

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Born
October 14, 1888
Died
February 27, 1953 (aged 64)
From
Traver, California, USA
Works as
Actor and director, also writer
Titles
60 on MovieCove · 236 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 38% in 30 days

What are Paul Hurst's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
48%
Bonds
21%
Power
10%
Society
8%
Survival
7%
Self
5%
Ideas
2%
Justice15 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 7 · Dark 9

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 20 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 20 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 16 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 19 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 28 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Trickster
3 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6
Ally
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Warm
9
Melancholic
12
Hopeful
7
Joyful
5
Other
22

How their films linger

Feel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Paul Hurst's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 60 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Hurst's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

236 credits, 60 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Sun Shines Bright(1953)

    as Jimmy Bagby

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Toughest Man in Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Big Jim McLain(1952)

    as Mr. Lexiter

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Million Dollar Pursuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Ray Harvey

  • The Missourians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as John X. Finn

  • The Old Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Skipper Horton

  • The Vanishing Westerner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Waldorf Worthington

  • Pioneer Marshal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Huck Homer

  • Ranger of Cherokee Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Sheriff Jug Mason

  • San Antone Ambush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Happy Daniels

  • South of Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Andy Weems

  • Outcasts of the Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Doc Meadowlark

  • Law of the Golden West(1949)

    as Otis Ellis

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Prince of the Plains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Sheriff Hank Hartley

  • Gun Smugglers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Sergeant Hasty Jones

  • Yellow Sky(1948)

    as Drunk (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Son of God’s Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Eli Walker

  • The Arizona Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Ben Riddle

  • Heart of Virginia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Whit Galtry

  • Who Killed 'Doc' Robbin?(1948)

    as Jailer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • California Firebrand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Chuck Waggoner

  • Madonna of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Pete Connors

  • Under Colorado Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Lucky John Hawkins

  • Angel and the Badman(1947)

    as Frederick Carson

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Plainsman and the Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Al

  • Death Valley(1946)

    as Sergeant Dailey

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • In Old Sacramento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Stagecoach Driver

  • The Virginian(1946)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Murder in the Music Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Hobarth

  • Dakota(1945)

    as Captain Spotts

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Manhunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Murphy

  • Steppin' in Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Cookie

  • Scared Stiff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Sheriff

  • The Big Show-Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Herbert Trafagan, aka "The Devil", a wrestler

  • Something for the Boys(1944)

    as Defense Plant Foreman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Girl Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Muley

  • Barbary Coast Gent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Jake Compton

  • Summer Storm(1944)

    as Orloff

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Ghost That Walks Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Sheriff Slim Carson

  • The Sky's the Limit(1943)

    as Dock Foreman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Coney Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Louie

  • The Ox-Bow Incident(1943)

    as Monty Smith

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • December 7th(1943)

    as World War I Ghost Soldier

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Hi'ya, Chum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Archie Billings

  • Calaboose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Ed the bartender

  • Night in New Orleans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Sergeant Casper Riordan

  • Sundown Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Broderick

  • Dudes Are Pretty People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Two-Gun

  • Pardon My Stripes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Feets

  • Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Page

  • This Woman Is Mine(1941)

    as Second Mate Mumford

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Parson of Panamint(1941)

    as Jake Waldren

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Caught in the Draft(1941)

    as Sgt. Burns

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Great Mr. Nobody(1941)

    as Michael O'Connor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Petticoat Politics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Slats O'Dell

  • Virginia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Thomas

  • Tall, Dark and Handsome(1941)

    as Biff Sage

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Goin' Fishin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Actor

  • Tugboat Annie Sails Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Pete

  • Spring Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Headwaiter

  • The Westerner(1940)

    as Chickenfoot

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • South to Karanga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Slats

  • They Drive by Night(1940)

    as Pete Haig (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Torrid Zone(1940)

    as Daniels

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Edison, the Man(1940)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Star Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mac, Amalgamated Lab Tech

  • Castle on the Hudson(1940)

    as Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Remember? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Policeman

  • Gone with the Wind(1939)

    as Yankee Deserter

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Glove Slingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Chuck Brenner

  • Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Empire State Building Guard

  • On Your Toes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Variety Club Bartender

  • Bad Lands(1939)

    as Curly Tom

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Quick Millions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Sheriff

  • Each Dawn I Die(1939)

    as Garsky

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • It Could Happen to You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Sandy

  • Broadway Serenade(1939)

    as Reynolds, a Drunk

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Cafe Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Bartender

  • Topper Takes a Trip(1938)

    as Charlie - the Bartender

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Secrets of a Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Arlington Bysshe 'Slice' Cavanaugh

  • The Last Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Asst. Dist. Atty. Springer

  • Hold That Co-ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Slapsy

  • My Lucky Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Louie

  • Prison Break(1938)

    as Soapy

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Josette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as A. Adolphus Heyman

  • Alexander's Ragtime Band(1938)

    as Bill Mulligan

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • In Old Chicago(1938)

    as Mitch

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Island in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Happy

  • Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm(1938)

    as Mug

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • No Time to Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Sergeant

  • Second Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dennis Huggins

  • Ali Baba Goes to Town(1937)

    as Captain

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Lady Fights Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Maloney

  • Danger - Love at Work(1937)

    as NYC policeman

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Wife, Doctor and Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Bill

  • Wake Up and Live(1937)

    as McCabe

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • She's No Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Cop

  • You Can't Have Everything(1937)

    as Truck Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Legion of Missing Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Muggsy

  • Super-Sleuth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Motorcycle Cop

  • You Can't Beat Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Foreman Butch Mehaffey

  • Slave Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Drunk

  • Angel's Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Sgt. Murphy

  • Fifty Roads to Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Tom

  • This Is My Affair(1937)

    as Bowler

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Trouble in Morocco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Tiger Malone

  • We Who Are About to Die(1936)

    as Tip Fuller

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • North of Nome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Carlson

  • The Gay Desperado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as American Detective

  • I'd Give My Life(1936)

    as "Sport" Conly

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • To Mary - with Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Drunk

  • Blackmailer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Inspector Killian

  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town(1936)

    as 1st Deputy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Robin Hood of El Dorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Wilson

  • Riffraff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Belcher

  • The Gay Deception(1935)

    as Bell Captain

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Wilderness Mail(1935)

    as Jules

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Daring Young Man(1935)

    as Prison Guard

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Calm Yourself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Detective Roscoe

  • Public Hero Number 1(1935)

    as Rufe Parker

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Case of the Curious Bride(1935)

    as Fibo Morgan (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Mississippi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Hefty

  • Carnival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Policeman

  • Shadow of Doubt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Lt. Sackville

  • Sequoia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Bergman

  • Maybe It's Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Expressman (uncredited)

  • The Ballad of Paducah Jail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Escaped Felon

  • Tomorrow's Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Detective

  • Among the Missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Capt. W.F. 'Big Bill' Connors

  • Take the Stand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Denny O'Brien

  • Midnight Alibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Babe the Butcher

  • Charlie Chan's Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Undetermined Role

  • A Very Honorable Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Butler

  • The Line-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Detective Sgt. Doyle

  • The Big Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Skipper O'Neal

  • Queen Christina(1933)

    as Swedish Soldier Betting on 6 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Women in His Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Paul, Perez's Second Bodyguard

  • Day of Reckoning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Harry

  • Saturday's Millions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Doc Maloney, Trainer

  • Tugboat Annie(1933)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Hold Your Man(1933)

    as Aubrey C. Mitchell (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Sphinx(1933)

    as Detective Terrence Aloysius Hogan

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Terror Aboard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Boatswain

  • Grand Slam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Man Who Speaks Final Line of the Film

  • Island of Lost Souls(1932)

    as Capt. Donahue

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Men Are Such Fools (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Stiles

  • The Big Stampede(1932)

    as 'Arizona' Frank Bailey

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Sailor (uncredited)

  • Hold 'Em Jail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Butch

  • The Thirteenth Guest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Detective Grump

  • State's Attorney(1932)

    as Police Captain Morgan

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • My Pal, the King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Red

  • Panama Flo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Al

  • The Secret Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Officer Brannigan

  • Bad Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Paul Hurst

  • Maker of Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Gabby

  • The Public Defender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Doc

  • That's My Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mexican Bandit

  • Sweepstakes(1931)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kick In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Detective Whip Fogarty

  • The Secret 6(1931)

    as Nick Mizoski - the Gouger

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Single Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Slug

  • The Third Alarm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as 'Beauty' Johnson

  • Borrowed Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Bull Morgan

  • Paradise Island(1930)

    as Beauty

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Hot Curves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as 'Slug', Baseball Player

  • Shadow of the Law(1930)

    as Pete Shore

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Mountain Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Lem Harland

  • The Runaway Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Sergeant Daly

  • Swellhead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Mugsy

  • Officer O'Brien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Captain Antrim

  • Lucky Larkin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Pete Brierson

  • His First Command (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Sgt. Westbrook

  • The Racketeer(1929)

    as Mehaffy - Policeman

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Oh, Yeah! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Railroad-Yard Superintendent

  • Sailor's Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Jimmylegs

  • The California Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Rowdy Ryan

  • Tide of Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Poppy

  • The Lawless Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Ramirez

  • The Rainbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Pat

  • Lilac Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as (uncredited)

  • The Cossacks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Sitchi

  • Buttons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Slugger McGlue

  • The Valley of the Giants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Randeau

  • The Red Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Sergeant Murphy

  • The Devil's Saddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as 'Swig' Moran

  • Outlaw's Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director · as McDonald

  • Blue Streak O'Neil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director · Actor

  • The Fighting Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director · Actor

  • The Midnight Message (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • Roaring Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director · as Checking Board Tabulator (uncredited)

  • The Law of the Snow Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • Haunted Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • The Demon Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • The Fighting Cub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • The Were-Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • A Western Engagement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • Folly of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • Branded a Bandit(1924)

    Director · Scenario Writer · Story

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Passing of Wolf MacLean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director

  • Battling Bunyan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director

  • The Man Who Would Not Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director · Actor

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1923)

    as Emeralda's Torturer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Golden Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director

  • South of Northern Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director

  • The Crow's Nest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director

  • Table Top Ranch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director · Scenario Writer · Story

  • The Heart of a Texan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • Rangeland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director · Writer

  • King Fisher's Roost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director · Scenario Writer · Story

  • Shadows of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director

  • Lightning Bryce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Director · as Powder Solvang

  • The Tiger's Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Director

  • Play Straight or Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Director

  • Smashing Through (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Stevens

  • The Woman in the Web (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Director

  • Rimrock Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Ike Bray

  • The Further Adventures of Stingaree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · as Howie

  • The Railroad Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Writer · as Steve Arnold (as Paul C. Hurst)

  • The Hazards of Helen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Benton - a Foreman

  • The Manager of the B & A (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Roger Oakley (as Paul C. Hurst)

  • The Diamond Runners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

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

  • Judith of the Cumberlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Blatchley Turrentine

  • Medicine Bend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Murray Sinclair

  • Whispering Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Murray Sinclair

  • A Lass of the Lumberlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director · Actor

  • Stingaree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Howie - Stingaree's Partner

  • The Vivisectionist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Bart - Jardine's Servant

  • The Red Signal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Director · as Chief Dispatcher

  • The Hazards of Helen: Episode13, The Escape on the Fast Freight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Producer · as A Trainman

  • The Girl Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

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

  • The Plot at the Railroad Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Benton, the Foreman

  • The Chief of Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Daniels

  • The Quicksands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Captain Lanning - Osborn's Rival

  • The Cave Men's War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Red Axe

  • The Driver Of The Deadwood Coach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Bad Bill - a Desperado

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 236 titles from 1912 to 1953.

Highest rated

Island of Lost Souls (1932)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Angel and the Badman (1947)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting214 of 236: 203 only acting, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndDirecting32 of 236: 17 only directing, 15 with another roleWriting6 of 236: 0 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing1 of 236: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

236 titles, 16 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1910s25 · 22 acting · 9 crew1920s39 · 20 acting · 24 crew1930s105 · acting1940s60 · acting1950s7 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 18 roles
3242

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Paul Hurst's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 60; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 60 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th26
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 60 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser33
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Law of the Golden West (1949)

78th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Paul Hurst work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Hurst's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gregg Toland shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles