Paul Stoddard
Production Information
Portrayed by	Joel Fabiani Dennis Patrick
First appearance	271
Last appearance	953
Episode count	19
Biographical Information
Name	Paul Stoddard
Date of birth	1920
Year of death	1970
Manner of death	Killed by Leviathan creature
Family members	Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Wife) Carolyn Stoddard (Daughter)
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Paul Stoddard was the deadbeat husband of Elizabeth Collins Stoddard and father to Carolyn Stoddard.

Paul married into the wealthy Collins family and lived at Collinwood with his wife Elizabeth. He once commissioned Sam Evans to paint a portrait of him in the style and size of the Jeremiah painting hanging above the Collinwood mantle. The portrait was never begun, despite a few preliminary sketches by Sam (42).

In 1949, Paul walked out on Elizabeth, six months before his daughter Carolyn was born. Elizabeth remained on the Collinwood grounds for eighteen years, supposedly waiting for him to return (5). In fact, she believed she had murdered him due to what his devious friend, Jason McGuire, told her. Elizabeth had attacked Paul with a poker that stunned him. Jason told her that Paul was killed and he made it look that he buried his body and belongings in a locked room in the basement of Collinwood. Paul and Jason left Collinsport to start life somewhere else.

In later episodes, Paul left   after   Carolyn was born. Elizabeth makes references to how he ignored Carolyn.

In 1969, Paul did return to Collinwood after 20 years (888). He also learned at that time the details of a pact he had made for wealth with beings he now knew were demons. His deal with Mr Strack was for 20 years of good luck and fortune in exchange for his most precious possession. The Leviathans were coming to collect payment for his good fortune—his daughter Carolyn (900). Attempting to stop this plot, he was killed (933).

Paul was first alluded to in episode 5, though his name wasn't revealed until 41.