---
name: "Paul Shenar"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-shenar"
fi1m_id: "paul-shenar"
imdb_id: "nm0791502"
tmdb_id: 1165
wikidata_id: "Q2524503"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 February 1936"
died: "11 October 1989"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-17T18:25:48.295946+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 Shenar

## Identity

Paul Shenar

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/paul-shenar
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** paul-shenar
- **IMDb ID:** nm0791502
- **TMDB ID:** 1165
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2524503
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Shenar, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2524503, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0791502/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1165

Actor. Born 12 February 1936 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Died 11 October 1989.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 February 1936, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- **Died:** 11 October 1989
- **Active:** 1973–1983
- **Also known as:** Albert Paul Shenar
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 82 (2), 1980s 76 (2)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Crime 2, Mystery 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Animation 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $81m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Shenar, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2524503, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0791502/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1165

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Scarface*](https://film.one/film/scarface.md) (79)
- **Tubi:** [*The Secret of NIMH*](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-nimh.md) (74)

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## Biography

Paul Shenar, also credited as Albert Paul Shenar, was an American actor. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 12 February 1936, he died in West Hollywood, California, on 11 October 1989.

A veteran of the Broadway stage, Shenar was one of the founding members of the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco in 1965, where he performed, directed and taught. He appeared in numerous stage productions, including Shakespearean roles.

Shenar is best known for his film roles as Alejandro Sosa in *Scarface* (1983), Jenner (voice) in *The Secret of NIMH* (1982), Paulo Rocca in *Raw Deal* (1986) and Dr Laurence in *The Big Blue* (1988). His television credits include appearances in *Roots* (1977), *Columbo*, *Wonder Woman*, *The Bionic Woman*, *Hawaii Five-O* and *Kojak*.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Scarface* (1983), Fi1m 79, as Alejandro Sosa — [page](https://film.one/film/scarface.md)
- *The Secret of NIMH* (1982), Fi1m 74, as Jenner (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-nimh.md)
- *Roots* (1977), Fi1m 83, as John Carrington — [page](https://film.one/tv/roots.md)
- *Kojak* (1973), Fi1m 80, as Arthur Harris — [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

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

- *The Big Blue* (1988), as Dr. Laurence
- *Best Seller* (1987), as David Madlock
- *Man on Fire* (1987), as Ettore
- *The Bedroom Window* (1987), as Collin
- *Dark Mansions* (1986), as Phillip Drake
- *Raw Deal* (1986), as Paulo Rocca
- *Dream Lover* (1986), as Ben Gardner
- *Streets of Justice* (1985), as J. Elliott Sloan
- *Spenser: For Hire* (1985), series, Actor
- *Brass* (1985), as Schuyler Ross
- *Scarface* (1983), as Alejandro Sosa — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/scarface.md)
- *Scarecrow and Mrs. King* (1983), series, Actor
- *Deadly Force* (1983), as Joshua Adams
- *Richard II* (1982), as Bolingbroke
- *The Secret of NIMH* (1982), as Jenner (voice) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-nimh.md)
- *The End of August* (1981), as Arobin
- *Dynasty* (1981), series, Actor
- *Beulah Land* (1980), series, as Roscoe Corlay
- *Hart to Hart* (1979), series, as Michael Shillingford
- *Suddenly, Love* (1978), as Jack Graham
- *The Courage and the Passion* (1978), as Nick Silcox
- *Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women* (1978), as Florenz Ziegfeld
- *Lulu* (1978), as Ludwig Schon
- *Logan's Run* (1977), series, as David Eakins
- *Young Dan'l Boone* (1977), series, Actor
- *The Hostage Heart* (1977), as James Cardone
- *Roots* (1977), series, as John Carrington — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/roots.md)
- *The Keegans* (1976), as Rudi Portinari
- *The Bionic Woman* (1976), series, Actor
- *Wonder Woman* (1975), series, as Lieutenant Wertz
- *The Night That Panicked America* (1975), as Orson Welles
- *Ellery Queen* (1975), series, Actor
- *Petrocelli* (1974), series, Actor
- *The Execution of Private Slovik* (1974), as Crawford
- *Cyrano de Begerac* (1974), as De Guiche
- *Kojak* (1973), series, as Arthur Harris — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)
- *Columbo* (1971), series, as Sergeant Young — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Chadwick, Todd Daniels
- *Mannix* (1967), series, as Johnny Sands

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