Paul Comi
Paul Domingo Comi (born February 11, 1932 in Brookline , Massachusetts - † August 26, 2016 in Pasadena , California ) was an American actor .
Life
Paul Comi's professional career began in 1957 at the famous La Jolla Playhouse in California when he appeared in a play with Don Taylor and Una Merkel . In his small role, he received good reviews in The Hollywood Reporter and Variety magazines . This leads to a contract signing with 20th Century Fox for the role of Private Abbott in The Young Lions . By the end of his acting career in 1995, Comi played in 16 feature films and well over a hundred television series, although he almost never came out on supporting roles.
Comi was also President of Caffe D'Amore Inc., a coffee company founded by his wife Eva. He had three children with Eva. Paul Comi died in August 2016 at the age of 84.
Awards
- Graduated from the University of Southern California with Magna Cum Laude
- Purple Heart (A3 Purple Heart, Korean War Veteran)
Filmography (selection)
movie theater
- 1961: The Outsider
- 1962: A Bait for the Beast (Cape Fear)
- 1965: New York Express ( Blindfold )
- 1972: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (Conquest of the Planet of the Apes)
- 1974: Flammendes Inferno (The Towering Inferno)
- 1981: Sharp Shot (Longshot)
- 1982: The Man Without Mercy (Death Wish II)
- 1984: Attack is the best defense (Best Defense)
- 1986: Howard - the Duck (Howard the Duck)
watch TV
- 1959: 77 Sunset Strip - The Grandma Caper
- 1965: Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Crimson Witness
- 1965–1968: FBI - Act of Violence, The Satellite, The Escape, The Giant Killer
- 1966: Spaceship Enterprise - Balance of Terror
- 1966: The Time Tunnel - Massacre
- 1968–1969: Mannix - The Playground, Another Final Exit
- 1971-1973: Cannon - A Well Remembered Terror, No Pockets in the Shroud
- 1977: The Streets of San Francisco - Interlude
- 1981: Dallas - Waterloo at Southfork
- 1985: Falcon Crest - False Hope
- 1985–1990: Under the California Sun - What If ?, High School Confidential, The Emperor's Clothes
- 1986–1989: An Angel on Earth (TV series) - Summer Camp, Parents' Day, Children's Children
- 1991: LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Litigation - Since I Fell for You and On the Toad Again
- 1995: Baywatch - The Malibu Lifeguards - Leap of Faith
Web links
- Paul Comi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cal Orey: The Healing Powers of Chocolate, p. 130, Kensington, 2010; ISBN 0758238207
- ^ Paul Comi, character actor - obituary, October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Comi, Paul |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Comi, Paul Domingo (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1932 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brookline (Massachusetts) |
DATE OF DEATH | 26th August 2016 |
Place of death | Pasadena |