Paul Langton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Langton

actor

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1913

Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Date of Death: 15-Apr-1980

Profession: actor, television actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Paul Langton ((1913-04-17)April 17, 1913, Salt Lake City, Utah – April 15, 1980(1980-04-15) (aged 66), Burbank, California) was an American actor perhaps best known for his role as Leslie Harrington on the television series Peyton Place. Langton attended Lowell High School and the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco, California.
His early stage experience included acting in productions of the Mountain Play Association in California.Making his movie bow in 1941, Langton became a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, frequently appearing in war films.
Later, Langton was seen in character parts or supporting roles in such films as The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). Langton began appearing on television in 1951 in a series called The Web.
His first regular role was that of Walter Dennis on the daytime series The Brighter Day.
He also made five guest appearances on Perry Mason from 1958-1962, three of which were as prosecuting attorneys.
But it was the role of Leslie Harrington on the prime time serial Peyton Place (1964–68):828–829 that finally gave him a level of stardom.
After he was written out of the series, he appeared in half a dozen other programs including It Takes a Thief (1968), Ironside (TV series) and, in his final role, Emergency!, before retiring due to ill health. He died in 1980, two days before his 67th birthday.