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name: "Morgan Paull"
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born: "15 December 1944"
died: "17 July 2012"
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average_fi1m_score: 84
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# Morgan Paull

Actor. Born 15 December 1944 in West Virginia, USA. Died 17 July 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 December 1944, West Virginia, USA
- **Died:** 17 July 2012
- **Active:** 1970–1982

## Biography

Morgan Paull (15 December 1944 – 17 July 2012) was an American actor. He played Dave Holden in the 1982 film *Blade Runner*.

Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, to a wealthy family, Paull appeared in high school plays and later trained at the Barter Theatre in Virginia. He made his Broadway debut in *New Faces of 1965* before moving to Los Angeles. His film debut came in *Patton* (1970) as Captain Richard N. Jenson. Other credits include the television miniseries *Centennial* (1978–1979) as Philip Wendell, *Norma Rae* (1979), *The Last Hard Men* (1976) and *Surf II* (1984). He also appeared in episodes of *Gunsmoke*, *The Waltons* and *Quincy, M.E.*, and provided voice work for *Challenge of the GoBots*.

Paull was active in the Screen Actors Guild and later worked as a talent agent. He died of stomach cancer in Ashland, Oregon.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Blade Runner* (1982), Fi1m 85, as Holden — [page](https://film.one/film/blade-runner.md)
- *Patton* (1970), Fi1m 82, as Captain Richard N. Jenson — [page](https://film.one/film/patton.md)

## Also known for

- *Norma Rae* (1979), Wayne Billings
- *The Swarm* (1978), Dr. Newman
- *Cahill: United States Marshal* (1973), Struther
- *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), Defense Attorney
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), Ham Pitchford, Brinker
- *The Waltons* (1972), Frank Taylor
- *Fade to Black* (1980), Gary Bially
- *Twilight's Last Gleaming* (1977), First Lt. Louis Cannellis

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