Paul Roebling

Paul Roebling (March 1, 1934 – July 27, 1994) was an American actor noted for Blue Thunder, Prince of the City and Carolina Skeletons. In the 1990 Ken Burns PBS documentary The Civil War, Roebling was the voice of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and read the famous letter written by Sullivan Ballou. He also directed his wife, Olga Bellin, in Zelda.

Life Roebling was a descendant of John Roebling and Washington Roebling, the designers and engineers of the Brooklyn Bridge. In Ken Burns' documentaries on the Brooklyn Bridge and the Civil War, Roebling was the voice of Washington Roebling.

Roebling died by suicide on July 27, 1994, in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona. His wife had died from cancer several years earlier. They had one child, a son, Kristian (Kriss Roebling). Kriss had two sons; Augustus and Patrick Chase Roebling.

Awards Roebling won the 1962 Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actor for his performance in This Side of Paradise.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1981 Prince of the City Assistant U.S. Atty. Brooks Paige 1982 The End of August Leonce 1983 Blue Thunder Icelan