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name: "Richard Paul"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-paul"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 June 1940"
died: "25 December 1998"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T13:55:04.329610+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."
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# Richard Paul

Actor. Born 6 June 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 25 December 1998.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 June 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 25 December 1998

## Biography

Richard Paul (6 June 1940 – 25 December 1998) was an American actor. He appeared in the 1982 film *Eating Raoul* as Mr. Cray.

Paul was born in Los Angeles, California. He earned a BA in public affairs from Claremont Men's College and an MA in psychology from California State University, Los Angeles. He was near completion of a PhD in clinical psychology at the University of Arizona before turning to acting full time. From 1977 to 1979 he played Mayor Teddy Burnside in the sitcom *Carter Country*. He later had a recurring role as Mayor Sam Booth in *Murder, She Wrote* and portrayed Jerry Falwell in the 1990 television film *Fall from Grace* and the 1996 film *The People vs. Larry Flynt*.

Paul died of cancer at his home in Studio City, California. He was married to Patty Oestereich from 1968 until his death.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Eating Raoul* (1982), Fi1m 75, as Mr. Cray — [page](https://film.one/film/eating-raoul.md)

## Also known for

- *The People vs. Larry Flynt* (1996), Reverend Jerry Falwell
- *Married... with Children* (1987), The Sheriff
- *Full House* (1987), Mr. Strowbridge
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), Bob Barnett
- *Exorcist II: The Heretic* (1977), Man on the Plane — [page](https://film.one/film/exorcist-ii-the-heretic.md)
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Sam Booth
- *Happy Days* (1974)
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), Mr. Krupp

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