Paul Ford
About
Paul Ford Weaver was an American character actor and comedic actor who came to specialize in portraying authority figures whose ineptitude and pompous demeanor plus a distinctive voice were played for comic effect, notably as "Mayor George Shinn' of River City, Iowa in the 1957 Broadway musical comedy play, followed five years later by repeating in the feature film version musical comedy The Music Man (1962),, and on television as U.S. Army "Colonel John T. Hall" commanding officer on several seasons of the military comedic The Phil Silvers Show.(1955-1959) on the Columbia Broadcasting System program, which starred longtime comedic film and stage star Phil Silvers as "Sergeant Bilko".
