Lee Paul

Paul Lee Kroll (June 16, 1939^[2] – September 22, 2019), also known as Lee Paul, was an American film and television actor.^[3] He was best known for playing the bodyguard of Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw) in the 1973 film The Sting, alongside actor Charles Dierkop who played Floyd.^[4]

Lee Paul
Born	Paul Lee Kroll[1] (1939-06-16)June 16, 1939 United States
Died	September 22, 2019(2019-09-22) (aged 80)
Occupations	Film and television actor
Years active	1966–1988
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Spouse	Kathy Kroll
Website	leepaulusa.com

Paul was born in the United States, where he was raised in Brooklyn, New York.^[2] He attended college in Marietta, Ohio, and served in the United States Air Force.^[2] He guest-starred in numerous television programs including Hawaii Five-O,^[5] Quincy, M.E., Wonder Woman, Fantasy Island, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe, The Rookies, The Fall Guy, Simon & Simon, Emergency!,^[6] Ironside, Police Woman, Matlock, Falcon Crest, Cannon, Happy Days, Mannix, Adam-12 and Mission: Impossible.^[2]

Paul was married to dancer Kathy Kroll.^[7] He was an expatriate to Sweden for Swedish-American Day, and was a petroleum engineer.^[1]

Paul died on September 22, 2019, at the age of 80.^[2][8]

Partial filmography

• Mission Impossible (1971-1972) - Gristin, Schmidt
• Ben (1972) - Careu
• The Sting (1973) - Lonnegan's bodyguard
• The Rookies (1973) - Tim Duvall
• Kung Fu (1973) - Gilchrist
• Scream of the Wolf (1974) - Student
• Get Christie Love (1974) - Pilot Episode, Max Loomis
• Happy Days (1974) - Mory
• The Island at the Top of the World (1974) - Chief of Boat Archers
• Police Woman (1975 - 1977)
• Emergency! (1975) - Pete
• The Fall Guy (1985) - Henchman
• Deadly Friend (1986) - Sergeant Charlie Volchek^[9]
• The Van Dyke Show (1988) - Al