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Lee Paul

1939 – 2019

American film and television actor

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Lived 1939 – 2019 (aged 80). Lee Paul was an American actor.

Paul Lee Kroll (June 16, 1939 He was best known for playing the bodyguard of Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw) in the 1973 film The Sting, alongside actor Charles Dierkop who played Floyd.

Paul was born in the United States, where he was raised in Brooklyn, New York. He attended college in Marietta, Ohio, and served in the United States Air Force. Quincy, M.E., Wonder Woman, Fantasy Island, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe, The Rookies, The Fall Guy, Simon & Simon, Emergency!, Ironside, Police Woman, Matlock, Falcon Crest, Cannon, Happy Days, Mannix, Adam-12 and Mission: Impossible. He was an expatriate to Sweden for Swedish-American Day, and was a petroleum engineer.

Partial filmography Mission Impossible (1971-1972) - Gristin, Schmidt Ben (1972) - Careu The Sting (1973) - Lonnegan's bodyguard The Rookies (1973) - Tim Duvall Kung Fu (1973) - Gilchrist Hawaii Five-O (1972, S4E18) - Mitch Keller ’’Cannon’’ (1973, S3E3) - Menacing Loan Shark Scream of the Wolf (1974) - Student Get Christie Love (1974) - Pilot Episode, Max Loomis Happy Days (1974) - Mory The Island at the Top of the World (1974) - Chief of Boat Archers Police Woman (1975 - 1977) Emergency! (1975) - Pete The Fall Guy (1985) - Henchman Deadly Friend (1986) - Sergeant Charlie Volchek The Van Dyke Show (1988) - Al

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Paul Lee Kroll

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Lee Paul?

American film and television actor (1939–2019)

When was Lee Paul born?

Lee Paul was born on 16 June 1939 in United States.

When did Lee Paul die?

Lee Paul died on 22 September 2019.

What was Lee Paul's occupation?

Lee Paul was an actor.

What nationality was Lee Paul?

Lee Paul was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Lee Paul

· Wikidata: Q6514696

· DBpedia: Lee Paul

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