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Paul Roebling (March 1, 1934 – July 27, 1994) was an American actor noted for Blue Thunder, Prince of the City and Carolina Skeletons. In the 1990 Ken Burns PBS documentary The Civil War,[1] Roebling was the voice of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and read the famous letter written by Sullivan Ballou.[2][3] He also directed his wife, Olga Bellin, in Zelda.[4]

Paul Roebling
Born	(1934-03-01)March 1, 1934 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	July 27, 1994(1994-07-27) (aged 60) Teec Nos Pos, Arizona, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, Producer
Spouse	Olga Bellin

Roebling committed suicide on July 27, 1994, in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona.[5] His wife had died from cancer several years earlier.

Roebling was a direct descendant of John Roebling and Washington Roebling, the designers and engineers of the Brooklyn Bridge.[6] In the Ken Burns documentary on the Brooklyn Bridge, Roebling was the voice of Washington Roebling.[7]

Awards

• Roebling won the 1962 Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actor for his performance in This Side of Paradise.[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Prince of the City	Assistant U.S. Atty. Brooks Paige
1982	The End of August	Leonce
1983	Blue Thunder	Icelan

External References

• "New York Times Obituary of Paul Roebling". Retrieved 2016-01-24.
• "Paul Roebling at the Internet Movie Database". Retrieved 2016-01-24.

Notes

External links

• Paul Roebling at IMDb
• Paul Roebling at the Internet Broadway Database
• Paul Roebling at Internet Off-Broadway Database

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