Paul Koslo
Paul Koslo (born June 27, 1944 as Manfred Koslowski , † January 9, 2019 in Lake Hughes , California ) was a German-Canadian actor .
Life
As a native German, he emigrated with his family to Canada after the Second World War . His father was a professional soldier in the Wehrmacht . In Montreal he attended the National Theater School . In the course of his career, Koslo mainly played dodgy and somewhat shabby characters in supporting roles. His better-known film roles included Dutch in The Omega Man (1971) alongside Charlton Heston, and Mayor in the western epic Heaven's Gate (1980). He also took on numerous guest roles in US television series. His work includes more than 100 productions. He last appeared as an actor in 2004.
In addition to his film and television roles, Koslo was one of the founders of The MET Theater in Hollywood in 1974 and was long a director. He had been married to his colleague Allaire Paterson-Koslo since 1997, and the couple had a daughter. On January 9, 2019, at the age of 74, he died of cancer in Lake Hughes.
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1970: Damn, Depraved, Lost - The Losers (Nam's Angels)
- 1971: The Omega man
- 1971: Vanishing Point San Francisco
- 1972: Sinola
- 1973: A man walks over corpses (The Stone Killer)
- 1973: A case for Cleopatra Jones
- 1973: mass murder in San Francisco
- 1974: I am the law
- 1975: With dynamite and pious sayings
- 1975: You Don't Die Underwater (The Drowning Pool)
- 1976: Journey of the Damned
- 1979: A man cleans up
- 1979: Sackett (The Sackett)
- 1980: Heaven's Gate
- 1984: Glitter Dom - In the stranglehold of the glittering world (The Glitter Dome)
- 1985: City Commando (The Annihilators)
- 1988: Jimmy Reardon
- 1990: Robot Jox - The Battle of the Steel Giants
- 1990: The hard and the delicate
- 1990: Starfire
- 1991: Xtro II: The Second Encounter
- 1992: Shadowchaser
- 1993: Chained Heat II
- 1999: Inferno
Series
- 1966: Festival (2 episodes)
- 1972: Cobra, Take Over ( Mission Impossible ; 1 episode)
- 1972: The Boss ( Ironside ; 1 episode)
- 1974: Smoking Colts ( Gunsmoke ; 1 episode)
- 1975: Petrocelli (1 episode)
- 1975: The two with the turn ( Switch ; 1 episode)
- 1976/1979: Hawaii Five-Zero ( Hawaii Five-O ; 2 episodes)
- 1976/1979: Detective Rockford - just give us a call (2 episodes)
- 1978: Dallas (1 episode)
- 1979: CHiPs (1 episode)
- 1979: Roots - The Next Generations (4 episodes)
- 1980: Battlestar Galactica ( Galactica 1980 ; 1 episode)
- 1980: Buck Rogers (1 episode)
- 1980/1981: The Incredible Hulk ( The Incredible Hulk ; 2 episodes)
- 1981: Quincy (1 episode)
- 1983/1985: The A-Team ( The A-Team ; 2 episodes)
- 1984: Knight Rider (1 episode)
- 1984: TJ Hooker (1 episode)
- 1984: A Duke Seldom Comes Alone ( The Dukes of Hazzard ; 1 episode)
- 1984: The Flying Eye ( Blue Thunder ; 1 episode)
- 1985: The specialists on the go ( Misfits of Science ; 1 episode)
- 1985: Wildside (1 episode)
- 1985: The Cases of Harry Fox ( Crazy Like a Fox ; 1 episode)
- 1985: The Hitchhiker (1 episode)
- 1986: MacGyver (1 episode)
- 1986: An Angel on Earth ( Highway to Heaven ; 1 episode)
- 1988: Highwayman (1 episode)
- 1988: Falcon Crest (2 episodes)
- 1989: Hunter (2 episodes)
- 1990: Flash - The Red Lightning (1 episode)
- 1990: The Outsiders (1 episode)
- 1990: Everything okay, Corky? ( Life Goes On ; 2 episodes)
- 1998: Walker, Texas Ranger (1 episode)
- 2000: Stargate - Command SG-1 (1 episode)
As a film producer
- 2004: YMI
- 2008: Alive or Dead
Web links
- Paul Koslo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hal Erickson: Paul Koslo | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos. In: AllMovie . Retrieved January 15, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Denise Petski: Paul Koslo Dies: Veteran Character Actor Was 74. In: Deadline.com . January 14, 2019, accessed January 15, 2019 .
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SURNAME | Koslo, Paul |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Koslowski, Manfred (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Canadian actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1944 |
DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 2019 |
Place of death | Lake Hughes , California |