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name: "Paul Mace"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-mace"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 April 1950"
died: "12 August 1983"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:00.948337+00:00"
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# Paul Mace

Actor. Born 4 April 1950 in New York City. Died 12 August 1983.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 April 1950, New York City
- **Died:** 12 August 1983

## Biography

Paul Mace (4 April 1950 – 12 August 1983) was an American actor. Born in New York City, he began performing as a child and appeared on Broadway in productions including *Semi-Detached* (1960), *The Wall* (1960), *The Me Nobody Knows* (1970–71) and *Zoot Suit* (1979).

His film roles include Whitey in *The Panic in Needle Park* (1971), Wimpy Murgalo in *The Lords of Flatbush* (1974) and Rat in *Paradise Alley* (1978). On television he appeared as Festus in an episode of *The Rockford Files* (1979), and had recurring parts on *Hill Street Blues* (1981–82) and *St. Elsewhere* (1982).

*Sources: imdb.com, tviv.org, alchetron.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Rockford Files* (1974), Fi1m 83, as Festus — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)

## Also known for

- *The Panic in Needle Park* (1971), Whitey
- *Paradise Alley* (1978), Rat
- *The Hospital* (1971), Intern Ambler (uncredited)
- *The Lords of Flatbush* (1974), Wimpy Murgalo

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