Paul Birch (born Paul Lowery Smith; January 13, 1912 â€" May 24, 1969)
was an American actor. He was a film star of 39 movies, 50 stage
dramas, and numerous television series, including the Hallmark Hall of
Fame (1951).Birch was born Paul Lowery Smith in Atmore, Alabama. He
attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute.In the late 1950s, Birch
starred, along with William Campbell, in the syndicated Canadian
series Cannonball (1958), a half-hour drama/adventure show about truck
drivers. He also was a regular in The Court of Last Resort on NBC in
1957-1958.In the mid 1950s he appeared in magazine and TV ads as the
first widely publicized "Cowboy" Marlboro Man.
was an American actor. He was a film star of 39 movies, 50 stage
dramas, and numerous television series, including the Hallmark Hall of
Fame (1951).Birch was born Paul Lowery Smith in Atmore, Alabama. He
attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute.In the late 1950s, Birch
starred, along with William Campbell, in the syndicated Canadian
series Cannonball (1958), a half-hour drama/adventure show about truck
drivers. He also was a regular in The Court of Last Resort on NBC in
1957-1958.In the mid 1950s he appeared in magazine and TV ads as the
first widely publicized "Cowboy" Marlboro Man.
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