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Paul Shenar Biography (1936-1989)

Full name, Albert Paul Shenar; born February 12, 1936, in Milwaukee, WI; diedof AIDS, October 11, 1989, in West Hollywood, CA; son of Eugene Joseph and Mary Rosella (Puhek) Shenar.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

February 12, 1936

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Death Details

October 11, 1989

West Hollywood, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
• OFF-BROADWAY DEBUT--Michael, Pullman Car Hiawatha, Circle in the Square,1962.
• BROADWAY DEBUT--Brother Julian, Tiny Alice and Baron Nikolai Lvovich Tusenbach, The Three Sisters (in repertory), both American Conservatory Theatre,American National Theatre and Academy Theatre, 1969.
• Paul, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Martinique Theatre, 1963.
• Brother Julian, Tiny Alice, American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco,CA, 1966-68.
• title role, Oedipus Rex, American Conservatory Theatre, 1970.
• Eilert Lovborg, Hedda Gabler, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1981.
• Charles, Blithe Spirit, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1982.
• Mikhail Alexandrovich Rakitin, A Month in the Country and voice of the King's herald, Richard III, both Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1983.
• Banquo, Macbeth, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1988.
• Also appeared in Antony and Cleopatra and A Midsummer Night's Dream, bothNational Shakespeare Festival, San Diego, CA, 1971; Paradise Lost, AmericanConservatory Theatre, 1972; That Championship Season, American Conservatory Theatre, 1973; Shadow Play, American Conservatory Theatre, 1974; Ring 'round the Moon, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1975; The Heiress, Westwood Playhouse, Los Angeles; and at the Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT; Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN; Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT; and with the Lincoln Center Repertory Theatre, New York City.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Banquo, Macbeth, U.S. cities, 1988.
• Credits; MAJOR FILM APPEARANCES
• Ludwig Schon, Lulu, Chase, 1978.
• Arobin, The End of August, Quartet, 1982.
• voice of Jenner, The Secret of NIMH (animated), Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer/United Artists, 1982.
• Joshua Adams, Deadly Force, Embassy, 1983.
• Alejandro Sosa, Scarface, Universal, 1983.
• Ben Gardner, Dream Lover, United Artists, 1986.
• Rocca, Raw Deal, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986.
• Colin Wentworth, The Bedroom Window, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1987.
• David Madlock, Best Seller, Orion, 1987.
• Ettore Balletto, Man on Fire, Tri-Star, 1987.
• Laurence, The Big Blue (also known as Le Grand Bleu), Gaumont, 1988.
• TELEVISION APPEARANCES; MINI-SERIES Carrington, Roots, ABC, 1977.
• Roscoe Corlay, Beaulah Land, NBC, 1980.
• Credits; PILOTS
• Charles Edward Royce, Gemini Man (also known as Code Name: Minus One), NBC, 1976.
• Joe Silvano, Three Eyes, NBC, 1982.
• J. Elliott Sloan, Streets of Justice, NBC, 1985.
• Philip Drake, Dark Mansions, ABC, 1986.
• Chase, Time Out for Dad, NBC, 1987.
• Credits; EPISODIC
• Matthew Lowington, Spenser: for Hire, ABC, 1985.
• Also Paper Dolls, ABC, 1984; Dynasty, ABC, 1985; Scarecrow and Mrs.
• King, CBS.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Crawford, The Execution of Private Slovik, NBC, 1974.
• Orson Welles, The Night That Panicked America, ABC, 1975.
• Rudi Portinari, The Keegans, CBS, 1976.
• James Cardone, The Hostage Heart, CBS, 1977.
• Nick Silcox, The Courage and the Passion, NBC, 1978.
• Jack Graham, Suddenly, Love, NBC, 1978.
• Flo Ziegfeld, Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women, NBC, 1978.
• Schuyler Ross, Brass, CBS, 1985.
• Jerry Worth, Rage of Angels: The Story Continues, NBC, 1986.
• Credits; SPECIALS
• De Guiche, "Cyrano de Bergerac," Great Performances, PBS, 1974.
• Also appeared in Richard II.

Further Reference

OBITUARIES AND OTHER SOURCES:

• Variety, October 25-31, 1989.