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name: "Scott Paulin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/scott-paulin"
roles: ["Actor","Director"]
born: "13 February 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 80
updated: "2026-09-17T00:07:41.460465+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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# Scott Paulin

Actor and director. Born 13 February 1950 in Steubenville, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director
- **Born:** 13 February 1950, Steubenville, Ohio, USA
- **Active:** 1983–2004
- **Also known as:** Robert Scott Paulin 

## Biography

Scott Paulin, also credited as Robert Scott Paulin, is an American actor and director. He was born on 13 February 1950 in Steubenville, Ohio, and attended Pomona College, where he earned a BA in political science in 1971, later studying theatre and music at Ohio State University.

He is known for playing astronaut Deke Slayton in the film *The Right Stuff* (1983). His other film roles include appearances in *Cat People* (1982), *Teen Wolf* (1985), *The Accused* (1988), *Turner & Hooch* (1989), *Pump Up the Volume* (1990), *Captain America* (1990) and *I Am Sam* (2001). He has also acted in numerous television series, including *House*, *Lost*, *The X-Files*, *Castle* and *24*.

Paulin has been married to actress Wendy Phillips since 1981.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Boston Legal* (2004), Fi1m 76, as U.S. Attorney Jonathan Shapiro — [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)
- *House* (2004), Fi1m 78, as Bob — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *Moonlighting* (1985), Fi1m 82, as Robert Murphy — [page](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md)
- *The Right Stuff* (1983), Fi1m 86, as Deke Slayton — [page](https://film.one/film/the-right-stuff.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Northern Exposure* (1990), Director

## Also known for

- *I Am Sam* (2001), Duncan Rhodes
- *NCIS* (2003), Kevin Dorn
- *Castle* (2009), Jim Beckett
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), Alan Rowe
- *24* (2001), Brian Jacobs
- *Lie to Me* (2009), Gerald Cooke
- *Turner & Hooch* (1989), Zack Gregory
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), Dr. Malcolm Parker

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