- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEd McMahon
- Paul Gilbert was born on December 27, 1918 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966), Cat Ballou (1965) and So This Is Paris (1954). He was married to Barbara Cowan. He died on February 13, 1976 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- SpouseBarbara Cowan(June 8, 1962 - 1972) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- RelativesDakota Brinkman(Grandchild)
- Adopted Melissa Gilbert and Jonathan Gilbert.
- A one-time trapeze artist, he was born into a family of vaudevillians. He performed with a troupe of South American aerialists until a 65-foot fall ended his career. He consequently became a nightclub entertainer and comedy dancer and singer in films and TV.
- Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard.
- Father-in-law of Timothy Busfield.
- In her autobiography, daughter Melissa Gilbert wrote that her father shot himself due to relentless pain stemming from injuries he received in World War II.
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