Paul Shenar

Acting · Born 1936-02-12 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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.

Known for

• The Big Blue (1988)
• Best Seller (1987)
• The Bedroom Window (1987)
• Man on Fire (1987)
• Raw Deal (1986)
• Dream Lover (1986)
• Dark Mansions (1986)
• Streets of Justice (1985)
• Brass (1985)
• Scarface (1983)
• Deadly Force (1983)
• Richard II (1982)
• The End of August (1981)
• Suddenly, Love (1978)
• The Courage and the Passion (1978)
• Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women (1978)
• Lulu (1978)
• The Hostage Heart (1977)
• The Keegans (1976)
• The Night That Panicked America (1975)
• Cyrano de Begerac (1974)
• The Execution of Private Slovik (1974)
• Spenser: For Hire (1985)
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)