Paul Lambert

Paul Lambert rose to fame as an actor, gracing the silver screen many times over the course of his Hollywood career. In 1955, he moved to Hollywood. He moved to New York to work Off Broadway. He acted in the Broadway revival of Cliffords Odets' "Night Music." Lambert's earliest roles were in film, including the Shirley Knight drama "House of Women" (1960), "Spartacus" (1960) and the Jerry Lewis comedy "The Big Mouth" (1967). He also appeared in the sci-fi feature "Planet of the Apes" (1968) with Charlton Heston, "Mission Impossible Vs. the Mob" (1969) with Peter Graves and the drama "A Gunfight" (1971) with Kirk Douglas. His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like the drama "Sparkle" (1976) with Philip Michael Thomas, the drama "All the President's Men" (1976) with Dustin Hoffman and "Death Wish II" (1982). He also appeared in the Sean Connery comedy "Wrong Is Right" (1982). In the latter half of his career, he tackled roles in the Roy Scheider action picture "Blue Thunder" (1983), the John Savage action film "Soldier's Revenge" (1984) and "Avenging Angel" (1985) with Susan Tyrrell. He also was featured in the TV movie "Grace Kelly" (ABC, 1982-83). He held additional roles in television including a part on "L.A. Law" (NBC, 1986-1994). Lambert more recently acted on "Murder One" (1995-97). Lambert had two children. Lambert passed away in April 1997 at the age of 75.