1. Richard Paul was an American television and film actor.
12 Facts About Richard Paul
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Richard Paul earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in public affairs from Claremont Men's College and a Master of Arts degree in psychology from California State University, Los Angeles.
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From 1977 to 1979, Paul played Mayor Teddy Burnside in Carter Country.
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Richard Paul was a frequent panelist on Match Game from 1978 to 1982, and later played the recurring character of Cabot Cove mayor Sam Booth in Murder, She Wrote.
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Richard Paul later portrayed Falwell in the 1990 television movie Fall From Grace about Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, and then in the 1996 theatrical release The People vs Larry Flynt.
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Richard Paul appeared in the film Eating Raoul, written and directed by Richard Paul Bartel.
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Richard Paul later appeared in Bartel's short film The Secret Cinema, which was part of the Amazing Stories series on television, and in Bartel's Not for Publication.
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Richard Paul volunteered with Actors and Others for Animals and served on its board of directors.
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Richard Paul served on the mental-health advisory board for Los Angeles County and volunteered at childhood immunization clinics for the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services.
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Richard Paul read books into tapes by special request at the Braille Institute in Los Angeles.
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Richard Paul married Patty Oestereich on September 7,1968, in Pasadena, California, and they remained married until his death.
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Richard Paul died of cancer at age 58 on December 25,1998, at his home in the Studio City area of Los Angeles.