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Paul Shenar

Paul Shenar

Born: 1936-02-12 • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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.

Filmography
The Big Blue poster
The Big Blue
1988 • Dr. Laurence
Best Seller poster
Best Seller
1987 • David Madlock
Man on Fire poster
Man on Fire
1987 • Ettore
The Bedroom Window poster
The Bedroom Window
1987 • Collin
Dark Mansions poster
Dark Mansions
1986 • Phillip Drake
Raw Deal poster
Raw Deal
1986 • Paulo Rocca
Dream Lover poster
Dream Lover
1986 • Ben Gardner
Streets of Justice poster
Streets of Justice
1985 • J. Elliott Sloan
Brass poster
Brass
1985 • Schuyler Ross
Scarface poster
Scarface
1983 • Alejandro Sosa
Deadly Force poster
Deadly Force
1983 • Joshua Adams
Richard II poster
Richard II
1982 • Bolingbroke
The Secret of NIMH poster
The Secret of NIMH
1982 • Jenner (voice)
The End of August poster
The End of August
1981 • Arobin
Suddenly, Love poster
Suddenly, Love
1978 • Jack Graham
The Courage and the Passion poster
The Courage and the Passion
1978 • Nick Silcox
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women poster
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
1978 • Florenz Ziegfeld
Lulu poster
Lulu
1978 • Ludwig Schon
The Hostage Heart poster
The Hostage Heart
1977 • James Cardone
The Keegans poster
The Keegans
1976 • Rudi Portinari
The Night That Panicked America poster
The Night That Panicked America
1975 • Orson Welles
The Execution of Private Slovik poster
The Execution of Private Slovik
1974 • Crawford
Cyrano de Begerac poster
Cyrano de Begerac
1974 • De Guiche