Paul Ryan Rudd

Paul Ryan Rudd (born Paul Kenneth Rudd; May 15, 1940 – August 12, 2010) was an American actor, theatre director and professor.

He appeared as the title character in a 1976 production of Shakespeare's Henry V, opposite Meryl Streep as his love interest. Though best known for his live theatre performances, such as those on Broadway and the New York Shakespeare Festival, he also appeared in the 1978 film The Betsy and on television in the 1975 short-lived series Beacon Hill as Brian Mallory, the scheming Irish chauffeur. He attended Boston Latin School and later Assumption Preparatory School, graduating in 1958. He earned a degree in psychology from Fairfield University. as Romeo, with Pamela Payton-Wright as Juliet in 1977.

Said Clive Barnes, of The New York Times:

In 1975, he played Brian Mallory in the short-lived television series Beacon Hill.

Later years Later in life, Rudd taught

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1975 Beacon Hill Brian Mallory 1978 The Betsy Loren Hardeman Jr. 1979 Hart to Hart Kreeger Season 1 Episode 9 "A New Kind Of High"1980 Beulah Land Leon Kendrick 1980-1981 Knots Landing Earl Trent 1983 Hart to Hart Dr. Michael Barber Season 4 Episode 16 "Bahama Bound Harts"1983 Quincy, M.E. Kenny Kelso Season 8 Episode 24 "The Cutting Edge"1984 Murder, She Wrote Palmer Eddington Season 1 Episode 10 "Death Takes a Curtain Call"1985 Moonlighting Accomplice Season 2 Episode 8 "Portrait of Maddie"1986 Kung Fu: The Movie Reverend Lawrence Perkins