---
name: "Paul Comi"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-comi"
fi1m_id: "paul-comi"
imdb_id: "nm0173815"
tmdb_id: 153675
wikidata_id: "Q2059180"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 February 1932"
died: "26 August 2016"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-03T08:11:20.618395+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Paul Comi

## Identity

Paul Comi

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/paul-comi
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** paul-comi
- **IMDb ID:** nm0173815
- **TMDB ID:** 153675
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2059180
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Comi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2059180, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0173815/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/153675

Actor. Born 11 February 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Died 26 August 2016.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 February 1932, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- **Died:** 26 August 2016
- **Active:** 1962–1986
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 82 (1), 1970s 70 (2), 1980s 43 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 61 to 60 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 2, Drama 2, Science Fiction 2, Thriller 2, Adventure 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $267m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Comi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2059180, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0173815/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/153675

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Cape Fear*](https://film.one/film/cape-fear-1962.md) (82)

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## Biography

Paul Comi was an American character actor. Born Paul Domingo Comi on 11 February 1932 in Brookline, Massachusetts, he served in the US Army during the Korean War, receiving three Purple Hearts. He later studied drama at the University of Southern California, graduating magna cum laude in 1958, and began his professional career as an apprentice at the La Jolla Playhouse.

Comi appeared in more than twenty films and over three hundred television episodes between 1958 and 1995. His film credits include *The Young Lions* (1958), *Cape Fear* (1962) as Garner, *Conquest of the Planet of the Apes* (1972), *The Towering Inferno* (1974) as Tim, *Death Wish II* (1982) and *Howard the Duck* (1986). On television he had roles in series such as *The Twilight Zone*, *Star Trek*, *Get Smart*, *Murder, She Wrote* and *Baywatch*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, telegraph.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Howard the Duck* (1986), Fi1m 43, as Dr. Chapin — [page](https://film.one/film/howard-the-duck.md)
- *The Towering Inferno* (1974), Fi1m 68, as Tim — [page](https://film.one/film/the-towering-inferno.md)
- *Conquest of the Planet of the Apes* (1972), Fi1m 73, as 2nd Policeman — [page](https://film.one/film/conquest-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Cape Fear* (1962), Fi1m 82, as Garner — [page](https://film.one/film/cape-fear-1962.md)

## Complete filmography (80)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story* (1989), as Officer Dempsey
- *Baywatch* (1989), series, Actor
- *The Oldest Rookie* (1987), series, Actor
- *Howard the Duck* (1986), as Dr. Chapin — Fi1m 43, [page](https://film.one/film/howard-the-duck.md)
- *First Strike* (1985), Actor
- *Crazy like a Fox* (1984), series, as Mr. Tyler
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Phantom
- *Highway to Heaven* (1984), series, as Sgt. Baker
- *Best Defense* (1984), as Chief Agent
- *Voyagers!* (1982), series, Actor
- *Matt Houston* (1982), series, Actor
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), series, as Father Callahan — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)
- *Death Wish II* (1982), as Senator McLean
- *Fame* (1982), series, Actor
- *Falcon Crest* (1981), series, as Money Scammer
- *Terror Among Us* (1981), as Judge Cameron
- *Longshot* (1981), as Coleman
- *The Killings at Outpost Zeta* (1980), as Cmdr. Craig
- *Knots Landing* (1979), series, as Doctor
- *Trapper John, M.D.* (1979), series, Actor
- *The Facts of Life* (1979), series, Actor
- *Lou Grant* (1977), series, Actor
- *CHiPs* (1977), series, Actor
- *The Towering Inferno* (1974), as Tim — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-towering-inferno.md)
- *Cry Rape* (1973), as Dist. Atty. Ritchie
- *Hunter* (1973), as Wilson (uncredited)
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, Actor
- *Conquest of the Planet of the Apes* (1972), as 2nd Policeman — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/conquest-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *The Partners* (1971), series, Actor
- *Cannon* (1971), series, Actor
- *Lost Flight* (1970), as Joe Turley
- *Room 222* (1969), series, Actor
- *All the Loving Couples* (1969), as Mike Corey
- *Mannix* (1967), series, Actor
- *Ironside* (1967), series, Actor
- *The Invaders* (1967), series, as Danny, Police Sgt. Leeds
- *CBS Playhouse* (1966), series, as Walker
- *Jericho* (1966), series, Actor
- *The Time Tunnel* (1966), series, as Capt. Frederick Benteen
- *Star Trek* (1966), series, as Stiles — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)
- *Blindfold* (1966), as Barker
- *Down These Mean Streets* (1966), Actor
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Howard Schaal, SAC Harper, Crime Scene Special Agent
- *Get Smart* (1965), series, as Le Moco
- *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, Actor
- *The Big Valley* (1965), series, as Mr. Pursey, Sergeant, Donnelly
- *Profiles in Courage* (1964), series, as Samuel Quincy
- *12 O'Clock High* (1964), series, as Maj. Simpson
- *Kraft Suspense Theatre* (1963), series, as Donnelly
- *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as 1st Deputy, Policeman — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)
- *The Greatest Show on Earth* (1963), series, Actor
- *The Lieutenant* (1963), series, Actor
- *FBI Code 98* (1963), as Special Agent Philip Vaccaro
- *40 Pounds of Trouble* (1962), as Deputy Sheriff Cavanaugh
- *Stoney Burke* (1962), series, Actor
- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Modeer
- *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Elliott Powers, Harold Braden, Brad Carter, Jack Harlan
- *Cape Fear* (1962), as Garner — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/cape-fear-1962.md)
- *The Outsider* (1961), as Sgt. Boyle
- *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor
- *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Dr. Thomas Kane
- *Two Faces West* (1960), series, Actor
- *The Dark at the Top of the Stairs* (1960), as Jenkins
- *The Tall Man* (1960), series, Actor
- *Wake Me When It's Over* (1960), as Malcolm Bressler (uncredited)
- *The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond* (1960), as Paul (uncredited)
- *Adventures in Paradise* (1959), series, as Red Wickham, Stewart
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Psychiatrist, Mark Marcusson — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *A Private's Affair* (1959), as Military Policeman
- *Pork Chop Hill* (1959), as Sgt. Kreucheberg
- *Warlock* (1959), as Luke Friendly (uncredited)
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Yo Yo
- *In Love and War* (1958), as Father Wallensack
- *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, Actor
- *Peter Gunn* (1958), series, Actor
- *The Young Lions* (1958), as Pvt. Abbott (uncredited)
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Father Reggiani
- *M Squad* (1957), series, as Jojo
- *Wagon Train* (1957), series, as John Grey Cloud
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Joe Drake

## Gallery

- ![Paul Comi](https://film.one/media/person/462129/gallery-0021b52728e3.jpg) Paul Comi — Paul Comi hochgeladen von S.Didam, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Paul_Comi_%28Twilight_Zone%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Paul Comi](https://film.one/media/person/462129/gallery-d04575ca30a6.jpg) Paul Comi — Image via TMDB

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