Paul Guilfoyle - biography

“Acting is constant exploration.”

“Strive to be authentic all the time.  That’s sort of my philosophy on life, which applies to acting.”

“The worst acting is about imitation.”

“Some of the best movies made about crime are those where the crime solver can get inside the head of the serial killer, and those are the techniques we use in C.S.I.”

“Well I think that the mind of a serial killer and the mind of the detectives represent the duality we face as people.”

“I look forward to the end of all this money-making part of the career, to be truthful.”

“You know, dramas are much more expensive to do than say a comedy, so any kind of deficit like that is picked up on when it comes time for them to pick up new shows.”

“It isn’t always hard work that does the job.”

“American shows don’t always translate, but this one has and speaking for myself I’m quite glad for it.”

“I don’t know what an audience wants to see but I know what I like to see.”

“It’s exciting to think that something I’m involved in is touching so many people in so many cultures.”

“The real rub is finding that authentic self and it’s not something that’s going to come to you overnight.”

Paul Guilfoyle has appeared in the following films:
Special Agent (1935)
The Crime of Dr. Crespi (1935)
Roaming Lady (1936)
The Soldier and the Lady (1937)
The Woman I Love (1937)
Carefree (1938)
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
One Hour to Live (1939)
Society Lawyer (1939)
Unexpected Father (1939)
Heritage of the Desert (1939)
Brother Orchid (1940)
Remember the Night (1940)
The Saint Takes Over (1940)
Wildcat Bus (1940)
The Saint in Palm Springs (1941)
The Incredible Stranger (1942)
For God and Country (1943)
White Savage (1943)
It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
The Seventh Cross (1944)
The Scarlet Horseman (1946)
The Virginian (1946)
Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
Follow Me Quietly (1949)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
The Woman on Pier 13 (1949)
There’s a Girl in My Heart (1949)
Actor’s and Sin (1952)
What Price Glory (1952)
Julius Caesar (1953)
Torch Song (1953)
Apache (1954)
Not as a Stranger (1955)
Trial (1955)
Howard the Duck (1986)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
Dealers (1989)
Cadillac Man (1990)
The Local Stigmatic (1990)
True Colors (1991)
Unnatural Pursuits (1991)
Final Analysis (1992)
Hoffa (1992)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Naked in New York (1993)
Quiz Show (1994)
Little Odessa (1994)
Mother’s Boys (1994)
Gospa (1995)
Cafe Society (1995)
Extreme Measures (1996)
Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
Ransom (1996)
Striptease (1996)
Un divan à New York (1996)
Heaven’s Prisoners (1996)
Celtic Pride (1996)
Air Force One (1997)
Amistad (1997)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Primary Colors (1998)
The Negotiator (1998)
Entropy (1999)
Random Hearts (1999)
In Dreams (1999)
Company Man (2000)
Hemingway, the Hunter of Death (2001)
Session 9 (2001)
Tempesta (2004)


Paul Guilfoyle directed the following films:
Tess of the Storm Country (1960)