# Scott Paulin

Robert Scott Paulin (born February 13, 1950) is an American actor and director.
He is known for playing Deke Slayton in the film The Right Stuff (1983). He has also acted in films including Cat People (1982), Teen Wolf (1985), The Accused (1988), Turner & Hooch (1989), and I Am Sam (2001). He also portrayed Red Skull in Captain America (1990).

## Early life and education

Born and raised in Steubenville, Ohio, Paulin attended Steubenville High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Pomona College in 1971. He later attended Ohio State University and studied theatre and music.

## Career
### Acting

Paulin first guest starred on several television series during the late-1970s and early-1980s, including two episodes of St. Elsewhere in 1981. He gained notice appearing in the 1979 television film Vampire. He got his big break in 1983, with a supporting role in the space film The Right Stuff, for which he played astronaut Deke Slayton.
Later on, he appeared in other films, includingTeen Wolf (1985), The Accused (1988), Turner and Hooch (1989), Pump Up the Volume (1990) and I Am Sam (2001). He also voiced Jasper T. Jowls from Chuck E. Cheese from 1977 to 1985. He has since appeared in over 100 productions.

### Directing
## Personal life

Since 1981, Paulin has been married to Wendy Phillips. The couple has one child, a daughter.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1980 | Serial | Jon | |
| 1982 | Cat People | Bill Searle | |
| 1982 | Forbidden World | Earl Richards | |
| 1983 | The Right Stuff | Deke Slayton | |
| 1983 | The Christmas That Almost Wasn't | Jasper T. Jowls | Video short |
| 1984 | A Soldier's Story | Captain Wilcox | |
| 1984 | California Without End | Robert | |
| 1985 | Warning Sign | Captain Walston | |
| 1985 | Teen Wolf | Kirk Lolley | |
| 1986 | The Last of Philip Banter | Philip Banter | |
| 1988 | From Hollywood to Deadwood | Raymond Savage | |
| 1988 | The Accused | Attorney Wainwright | |
| 1989 | Turner & Hooch | Zack Gregory | |
| 1990 | Deceit | Brick Bardo | |
| 1990 | Pump Up the Volume | Brian Hunter | |
| 1990 | Grim Prairie Tales | Martin | |
| 1990 | Captain America | Red Skull / Army Doctor | |
| 1993 | Knights | Simon | |
| 2001 | I Am Sam | Duncan Rhodes | |
| 2003 | The Extreme Team | Coach | |
| 2005 | Infection | Officer Brick Bardo | |
| 2006 | The Heart Specialist | Dr. Graves | |
| 2007 | Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss | Phil Sands | |
| 2008 | Road to Hell | Driver Brick Bardo | |
| 2009 | The Intervention | Priest | |
| 2010 | Bulletface | Brendon Wexler | |
| 2010 | Tales of an Ancient Empire | Tou-Bou Bardo | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | Vampire | Priest | Television film |
| 1981 | The Killing of Randy Webster | Tom Curtis | Television film |
| 1982–1986 | Hill Street Blues | Steve Merkur / Cleary | 3 episodes |
| 1983–1985 | St. Elsewhere | Stephen Craig | 4 episodes |
| 1984 | The Sheriff and the Astronaut | Robert Malfi | Television film |
| 1984 | Fatal Vision | William Ivory | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Deadly Messages | Dr. Roger Kelton | Television film |
| 1985 | Generation | Graff | Television film |
| 1985 | Midas Valley | Seth | Television film |
| 1985 | On Our Way | Matthew | Television film |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | Fenton Globe | Episode: "Ghost Train" |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | Price | Episode: "Nightcrawlers" |
| 1986 | Stingray | Prof. Brainard | Episode: "Abnormal Psych" |
| 1986 | When the Bough Breaks | Rick | Television film |
| 1986 | Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story | Don Kincaid | Television film |
| 1986 | A Year in the Life | Glenn Maxwell | 4 episodes |
| 1987 | Police Story: The Freeway Killings | Lt. Todd Banyon | Television film |
| 1987 | Moonlighting | Robert Murphy | Episode: "To Heiress Human" |
| 1987 | Murder, She Wrote | Dr. Marshall | Episode: "Old Habits Die Hard" |
| 1988 | Weekend War | Rudd | Television film |
| 1988 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Reverend Josiah Grange | 2 episodes |
| 1988 | To Heal a Nation | Bob Doubek | Television film |
| 1988 | Desert Rats | Bones | Television film |
| 1988 | Tricks of the Trade | Frank | Television film |
| 1988, 1993 | L.A. Law | Ben Salter / Alex Jennings | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | Desperate for Love | Merl Becker | Television film |
| 1989 | Capone Behind Bars | Eliot Ness | Television film |
| 1990 | Falcon Crest | Joey Walts | Episode: "Brotherly Love" |
| 1990 | Appearances | Ben Danzig | Television film |
| 1990 | American Dreamer | Larry | Episode: "Mr. Wizard" |
| 1991 | The Perfect Tribute | Willis | Television film |
| 1991 | White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd | Louis Marsden | Television film |
| 1991 | Deadly Medicine | Charleigh Holland | Television film |
| 1991–1993 | I'll Fly Away | Tucker Anderson | 11 episodes |
| 1992 | Civil Wars | Donald Riordan | Episode: "The Naked and the Wed" |
| 1992 | Human Target | Jay Palmer | 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Northern Exposure | Lance Bristol | Episode: "Northern Lights" |
| 1993 | Full Eclipse | Teague | Television film |
| 1993 | Nick's Game | Harley Stock | Television film |
| 1993–1996 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Professor Corey Randall | 8 episodes |
| 1994 | MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice | Albert Blondel | Television film |
| 1994 | Hotel Malibu | George Bennett | 6 episodes |
| 1994 | Gambler V: Playing for Keeps | Butch Cassidy | Television film |
| 1995 | Kansas | Tom | Television film |
| 1996 | Profit | Jack Walters | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Sweet Dreams | Richard Mateo | Television film |
| 1997 | Cloned | John Gryce | Television film |
| 1997 | Chicago Hope | Dr. Daniel Suffin | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Promised Land | Dan Hoaglund | Episode: "St. Russell" |
| 1999 | My Little Assassin | Stewart Allen | Television film |
| 2001 | Diagnosis: Murder | Robert B. Stafford | Episode: "Dance of Danger" |
| 2001 | The Beast | Agent Miller | Episode: "The Price" |
| 2001 | Just Ask My Children | Kevin Conway | Television film |
| 2001 | Alias | Robert Stoller | Episode: "Spirit" |
| 2002 | The X-Files | Jeffrey Conlon | Episode: "Scary Monsters" |
| 2002 | For the People | Danny Franklin | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2002–2003 | JAG | Captain Johnson | 7 episodes |
| 2003 | Without a Trace | Lawrence Metcalf | Episode: "Clare de Lune" |
| 2003 | 24 | Brian Jacobs | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Threat Matrix | Tom Shelby | Episode: "Under the Gun" |
| 2003 | Line of Fire | FBI Director Mills | Episode: "Boom, Swagger, Boom" |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | Carl Spencer | Episode: "Privileged" |
| 2004 | The Division | Tom Ringston | Episode: "As I Was Going to St. Ives..." |
| 2004 | Lost | Sullivan | Episode: "Solitary" |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dr. Malcolm Parker | Episode: "Gum Drops" |
| 2006 | Ghost Whisperer | Alan Rowe | Episode: "Last Execution" |
| 2006 | Boston Legal | U.S. Attorney Jonathan Shapiro | Episode: "Stick It" |
| 2006 | NCIS | Captain Kevin Dorn | Episode: "Untouchable" |
| 2007 | Final Approach | Robert Windom | Television film |
| 2007 | Shark | Craig Deering | Episode: "Student Body" |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Kenneth Yates | Episode: "True Calling" |
| 2008 | House | Bob | Episode: "Birthmarks" |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Gerald Cole | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2009 | ER | Dr. Kirsch | Episode: "I Feel Good" |
| 2009–2014 | Castle | Jim Beckett | 9 episodes |
| 2011 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Larry Basser | Episode: "Lone Wolf" |
| 2012 | Longmire | Ira Craig | Episode: "The Worst Kind of Hunter" |
| 2012 | Perception | Senator Ted Paulson | Episode: "Light" |
| 2014 | The Young and the Restless | Dr. Ed Botnik | 4 episodes |