George Wallace Biography (1917-)

Born June 8, 1917, in New York, NY; married Jane A. Johnston (an actress). Addresses: Agent: Judy Schoen & Associates, 606 North Larchmont Blvd., Suite 309, Los Angeles, CA 90004.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor
Birth Details
June 8, 1917
New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • (Uncredited) Carl, The Fat Man, Universal International, 1951
  • (Uncredited) Cellblock convict, Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison,Warner Bros., 1951
  • (Uncredited) Bud Williams (stunt pilot), Million Dollar Mermaid (also known as The One Piece Bathing Suit), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
  • Chief Herb Bixby, Submarine Command (also known as The Submarine Story), Paramount, 1952
  • (Uncredited) Jimmy, Sally and Saint Anne, 1952
  • (Uncredited) Olson, Kansas City Confidential (also known as TheSecret Four), United Artists, 1952
  • Woody Blacker, Japanese War Bride, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952
  • (Uncredited) Back at the Front (also known as Willie and Joe back at the Front and Willie and Joe in Tokyo), Universal International, 1952
  • Brewer, Vigilante Terror, Allied Artists Pictures, 1953
  • Buller, The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd, Columbia, 1953
  • (Uncredited) Bully Brady, The Lawless Breed, Universal, 1953
  • Buster Cole, Arena, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
  • Clampett, Star of Texas, Allied Artists Pictures, 1953
  • Gil's rival, Pardon My Wrench, RKO Pictures, 1953
  • Meade, The Homesteaders, Allied Artists Pictures, 1953
  • (Uncredited) Mounted police officer, Francis Covers the Big Town,Universal, 1953
  • (Uncredited) Cowboy, The French Line, RKO Radio Pictures, 1954
  • Curly Adams, Destry, Universal International, 1954
  • Detective O'Neill, The Human Jungle, Allied Artists Pictures, 1954
  • Fletcher, Border River, Universal International, 1954
  • Les Walker, Drums across the River, Universal International, 1954
  • Bosun, Forbidden Planet, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
  • (Uncredited) Curley, Strange Lady in Town, Warner Bros., 1955
  • (Uncredited) Gunner, Soldier of Fortune, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955
  • Simon Clegghorn, The Second Greatest Sex, Universal International,1955
  • Tom Carter, Man without a Star, Universal, 1955
  • (Uncredited) Jack Lawford (a miner), Great Day in the Morning, RKO, 1956
  • Boone, Six Black Horses, Universal International, 1962
  • Floyd Willet, Texas across the River, Universal, 1966
  • (Uncredited) Police chief Yates, Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round, Columbia, 1966
  • Caprice, 1967
  • R. J. McGrath (Fair Shake auctioneer), Skin Game, Warner Bros., 1971
  • Chief officer, Towering Inferno, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
  • Mr. Putnam, The Swinging Cheerleaders (also known as H.O.T.S. II), Centaur, 1974
  • Mr. Carlson, Lifeguard, 1976
  • Billy Jack Goes to Washington, Taylor-Laughlin, 1977
  • Senator Joseph McCarthy, The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover, American International Pictures, 1978
  • Father, The Stunt Man, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
  • Television commentator, Protocol, Warner Bros., 1984
  • Bob Chadwick, Just between Friends, Orion, 1986
  • Judge, Native Son, American Playhouse, 1986
  • (As George D. Wallace) Shoop, In the Hands of the Enemy, 1987
  • Joe Reese, Prison, Eden Distributing Company, 1988
  • Orson, Hot to Trot, Warner Bros., 1988
  • Bartender, Bert Rigby, You're a Fool, Warner Bros., 1989
  • Carl, Postcards from the Edge, Columbia, 1990
  • Daniel's judge, Defending Your Life, Warner Bros., 1991
  • Bob Ferris, Diggstown (also known as Midnight Sting), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1992
  • Voice of fourth card player, Bebe's Kids (animated; also known asRobin Harris' Bebe's Kids), Paramount, 1992
  • Caretaker, Almost Dead, Monarch Home Video, 1994
  • Gnarly old man, My Girl 2, Columbia, 1994
  • Sam, Schemes, Bristol Entertainment, 1994
  • Man in restaurant, Multiplicity, Columbia, 1996
  • Bartender, Meet Wally Sparks, Trimark Pictures, 1997
  • Coach Millhaven, Deal of a Lifetime, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
  • (As George D. Wallace) Male president, Bicentennial Man (also known as Der 200 Jahre Mann), Buena Vista, 1999
  • Max, Forces of Nature, DreamWorks Distribution, 1999
  • (As George D. Wallace) Grandfather Blaine, Nurse Betty (also knownas Nurse Betty--Gefaehrliche Traeume), USA Films, 2000
  • (As George D. Wallace) Chief justice Pollard, Minority Report, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
  • Serials
  • Commando Cody, Radar Men from the Moon, Republic Pictures, 1952
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Dr. Leo Gault, The Edge of Night, ABC, 1980
  • Grandpa Hank Hammersmith, Sons and Daughters, CBS, 1991
  • Miniseries
  • (As George D. Wallace) Davey Wordley, How the West Was Won, ABC, 1978
  • Judge Roy Ballantyne, A Death in California (also known as Psychopath), ABC, 1985
  • Judge Henry Bejajian, Fresno, CBS, 1986
  • Bernard Bradshaw, Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder, NBC, 1987
  • Max Luby, People Like Us, NBC, 1990
  • Tom Manthie, Seduced by Madness (also known as Murderous Passion: The Diane Borchardt Story and Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story), NBC, 1996
  • Movies
  • Commando Cody, Retik, the Moon Menace, 1966
  • Clarence, In Search of America, ABC, 1971
  • Return to Earth, ABC, 1976
  • Bill Berry, Deadman's Curve, CBS, 1978
  • Director of institute for the blind, Love Leads the Way, 1984
  • Shoop, Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami, CBS,1988
  • Archibald Cox, The Final Days, ABC, 1989
  • Big Dan, Working Tra$h, Fox, 1990
  • (As George D. Wallace) John Smuri, The Haunted, Fox, 1991
  • Ray, The Boys (also known as The Guys), ABC, 1991
  • Henry, Child of Rage, CBS, 1992
  • Grandpa, Miracle Child, NBC, 1993
  • Tommy, In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?, CBS, 1994
  • Caretaker, Almost Dead, HBO, 1996
  • Episodic
  • Brad Mason, "Marked Cards," Hopalong Cassidy, syndicated, 1952
  • Roger Endicott, "Don Colorado," Hopalong Cassidy, syndicated, 1952
  • "The Art Treasure Story," Dangerous Assignment, syndicated, 1952
  • "A Day at the Beach," My Little Margie, NBC, 1953
  • Cole Younger, "The Younger Brothers," Stories of the Century, syndicated, 1954
  • Hank Howell, "Rescue at Twelve Lakes," Studio 57, Du Mont, 1954
  • Judson Rush, "Copper Hills," Hopalong Cassidy, syndicated, 1954
  • Sam, "Go Ahead and Jump," Four Star Playhouse, CBS, 1954
  • Sam Chapman/Jim Forrester, "The Emerald Saint," Hopalong Cassidy,syndicated, 1954
  • Whitey, "Final Round," The Lux Video Theatre, CBS, 1954
  • "The Big Chance," Dragnet, NBC, 1954
  • "Frontier of Challenge," The Adventures of Kit Carson, syndicated,1954
  • "Powder Depot," The Adventures of Kit Carson, syndicated, 1954
  • Commando Cody, "The Case of the Unknown Man," The Man behind the Badge, syndicated, 1955
  • Plank, "Mountain Fortress," Cheyenne, ABC, 1955
  • Dolph Trimble, "Hack Prine," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1956
  • Sheriff, "The Thin Rope," Tales of Wells Fargo (also known as Wells Fargo), NBC, 1957
  • Ted Wyatt, "The Story of Charles Wyatt," The Millionaire, CBS, 1957
  • "Village of Fear," Zane Grey Theater, CBS, 1957
  • "The Accuser," Zane Grey Theater, CBS, 1958
  • Bedell, "Desert Showdown," Tales of Wells Fargo (also known as Wells Fargo), NBC, 1959
  • Bill Adams, "Winter Song," The Alaskans, ABC, 1959
  • "Shadow of a Man," Bronco, ABC, 1959
  • Andy Moon, "Sins of the Father," The Rifleman, ABC, 1960
  • Borkman, "Sundown Smith," Zane Grey Theater, CBS, 1960
  • Dan Farrell, "Second Cousin to the Czar," The Deputy, NBC, 1960
  • Gus, "Apache Friendship," Texas John Slaughter, broadcast on Walt Disney Presents, ABC, 1960
  • Gus, "Desperado from Tombstone," Texas John Slaughter, broadcast on Walt Disney Presents, ABC, 1960
  • Horse breaker, "The Breaking (a.k.a.: For Money or Love)," National Velvet, NBC, 1960
  • Jake Handley, "Pirates of San Francisco," Death Valley Days, syndicated, 1960
  • Jim Elliott, "Deadly Male," Surfside 6, ABC, 1960
  • Jim House, "The Killer," Black Saddle, ABC, 1960
  • Jim Miles, "One of One Thousand," The Tall Man, NBC, 1960
  • Matt Doolie, "High Bridge," Overland Trail, NBC, 1960
  • Mordecai, "And Chase the Buffalo," Daniel Boone, broadcast on Walt Disney Presents, ABC, 1960
  • Peter Justin, "Six Hours to Midnight," Bourbon Street Beat, ABC, 1960
  • Verne Scott, "A Flock of Trouble," Maverick, ABC, 1960
  • "Blackwater Swamp," Sugarfoot, ABC, 1960
  • Aaron Wallace, "The Burying of Sammy Hart," The Rebel, ABC, 1961
  • Gip, "Badge of the Outsider," Laramie, NBC, 1961
  • Sheriff, "Old Card Sharps Never Die," 77 Sunset Strip, ABC, 1961
  • Sheriff Joe Holly, "Benefit of the Doubt," Maverick, ABC, 1961
  • "The Brahma Bull," Cheyenne (also known as The Cheyenne Show), ABC, 1961
  • "Deadly Is the Night," Laramie, NBC, 1961
  • Cross, "Hometown Doctor," Tales of Wells Fargo (also known as Wells Fargo), NBC, 1962
  • Ralph Selby, "Good Influence," My Three Sons, ABC, 1962
  • Dixon, "The Mountain of the Sun," The Virginian, NBC, 1963
  • Tobin, "Easy Come," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1963
  • Wilkie Carewe, "The Judgment," The Virginian, NBC, 1963
  • Major Thompson, "Survival," The Defenders, CBS, 1964
  • Chad, "Lone Woman," The Road West, NBC, 1966
  • Graham Lockwood, "Ordeal," The F.B.I., ABC, 1966
  • Philippe Gamet, "When a King Is a Pawn," Daniel Boone, NBC, 1966
  • Sheriff in Portersville, "The Outcast," The Virginian, NBC, 1966
  • Stacey Fielding, "The Case of the Vanishing Victim," Perry Mason,CBS, 1966
  • Deputy Otto McAdoo, "Days of Grace," The Big Valley, ABC, 1967
  • George Ayers, "The Eye of the Needle," The F.B.I., ABC, 1971
  • Sheriff, "Touch of Madness," Ghost Story, NBC, 1972
  • Sheriff Henning, "The Wedding," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1972
  • Fred Barber, "The Set-Up," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1973
  • Mr. Binkley, "Getting Greg's Goat," The Brady Bunch, ABC, 1973
  • Sheriff Cody, "Danger Stranger," Dusty's Trail, syndicated, 1973
  • Sergeant Thomas, "How Green Was My Thumb?," Emergency!, NBC, 1974
  • Talbert, "The Cure," Planet of the Apes, CBS, 1974
  • "Blockade," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1974
  • Dean Beck, "The Genius," The Waltons, CBS, 1975
  • Harold "Hal" Buxton, "Murder by Proxy," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1975
  • Washburn, "A Long Way from Times Square," Kojak, CBS, 1975
  • "A Deadly Image," The Rookies, ABC, 1975
  • "Measure of Mercy," The Rookies, ABC, 1975
  • "The Heisman Killer," Most Wanted, ABC, 1976
  • Longwood, "The Mercenaries," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1977
  • Perkins, "The Godsister," Little House on the Prairie, NBC, 1978
  • Judge Milton Cole, "Here's Adventure, Here's Romance," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1983
  • Judge Milton Cole, "Honk If You're a Goose," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1983
  • Judge Milton Cole, "Midway to What?," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1983
  • Judge Milton Cole, "Praise Dilaudid," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1983
  • "The Long Goodbye," Dallas, CBS, 1983
  • "Episode 3," Bare Essence, NBC, 1983
  • Judge Phelps, "The Longest Day," Knots Landing, CBS, 1985
  • Father, "Lunar Eclipse," Moonlighting, ABC, 1989
  • Greg's grandfather, "Reversal of Grandpa," Nurses, NBC, 1991
  • Admiral Simons, "Man of the People," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as Star Trek: TNG and TNG), syndicated, 1992
  • Projectionist, "The City," Mad about You (also known as Loved by You), NBC, 1994
  • Tommy, "Who Was Geli Bendi?," In the Heat of the Night, CBS, 1994
  • William, "George Destroys a Way of Life," The George Carlin Show,Fox, 1994
  • Father McRudy, "Sweet Charity," The George Wendt Show, CBS, 1995
  • Gil, "Again with the Funeral," Alright Already, The WB, 1997
  • Lou Sinclair, "Where or When," Early Edition, CBS, 1998
  • Ron Osman, "The Appraisal," Citizen Baines, CBS, 2001
  • Appeared as Ben, The King of Queens, CBS; as Colonel Sunshine, Good Advice, CBS; as Mr. Biddle, Delta, ABC; and as Mr. Rappaport,Shaky Ground, Fox. Also appeared in Armstrong Circle Theater (also known as Circle Theater), NBC and CBS; The Bob Newhart Show, CBS; Days of Our Lives (also known as DOOL), NBC; The EdSullivan Show, CBS; and Fireside Theatre, NBC.
  • Episodic; Credited as George D. Wallace
  • "Red Ransom," The Lawman, ABC, 1959
  • Jed Carst, "Incident of the Night Horse," Rawhide, CBS, 1960
  • Brady, "The Blue Sky," Rawhide, CBS, 1961
  • Colonel Somers (carnival owner), "Incident of the Fish out of Water," Rawhide, CBS, 1961
  • "Hassayampa," The Lawman, ABC, 1961
  • "Double Eagles," Laramie, NBC, 1962
  • "Justice in a Hurry," Laramie, NBC, 1962
  • "Decision at Los Robles," Bonanza, NBC, 1970
  • Matt Venner, "The Deadly Conspiracy," Cannon, CBS, 1975
  • Rancher, "Claws," The Bionic Woman, ABC, 1976
  • Gus Willison (second deputy), "Copy-Cat Killing," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1977
  • Harry Sand, "King for a Day/Instant Family," Fantasy Island, ABC,1978
  • Emery Arnok, "Steele Waters Run Deep," Remington Steele, NBC, 1982
  • Congressman Fremont, "Magic Bus," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, CBS, 1983
  • Ernest McKenna, "Don't Rain on My Parade," Newhart, CBS, 1983
  • Doctor, "Quadrangle of Love," Night Court, NBC, 1984
  • Nelson, "The Naked and the Dead," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1985
  • Garrison Snow, "Hearts Divided," Hotel, ABC, 1986
  • Jake Slater, "Steele in the Spotlight," Remington Steele, NBC, 1986
  • Walt Tyson, "The Mission," Dynasty, ABC, 1986
  • "Suitable for Framing," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, CBS, 1987
  • Judge Peter Brosens, "Lie Down and Deliver," L.A. Law, NBC, 1989
  • "Reaper," Monsters, syndicated, 1989
  • "Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die: Parts 1 & 2," Mancuso, F.B.I., NBC, 1990
  • Father Joe Lyons, "Sacred Hearts," Picket Fences, CBS, 1992
  • "Drone of Arc," Civil Wars, ABC, 1992
  • Father Joe Lyons, "Fetal Attraction," Picket Fences, CBS, 1993
  • Sheriff Hugo LeBrun, "The Road to Black Bayou," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1994
  • Father Buchanan, "Buffalo Gals," Cybill, CBS, 1996
  • Chief Walter Hume, "Code Blue," JAG, CBS, 1997
  • Judge Andrew Wood, "Death Penalties," The Practice, ABC, 2000
  • Judge Andrew Wood, "Liberty Bells," The Practice, ABC, 2000
  • Miles Harding, "Boys Will Be Girls," Chicago Hope, CBS, 2000
  • Bertram Mueller, "Hellbound," The X-Files, Fox, 2002
  • Xander Harris as an old man, "Hell's Bells," Buffy the Vampire Slayer (also known as Buffy), UPN, 2002
  • Pilots
  • General, The Six Million Dollar Man (also known as Cyborg: TheSix Million Dollar Man and The Six Million Dollar Man: The Moon and the Desert), ABC, 1973
  • Snowy's father, The Cheerleaders, NBC, 1976
  • George Hopkins, Colorado C.I., CBS, 1978
  • Lyle, Bliss, ABC, 1984
  • (As George D. Wallace) Mister Sterling, NBC, 2003
  • Stage Appearances
  • Clash by Night, Ben Bard's Dramatic School, Hollywood, CA, 1950
  • (As G. D. Wallace) Mack, Pipe Dreams, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1955-1956
  • Stage Appearances
  • Credited as George D. Wallace
  • Sid Sorokin, The Pajama Game, 46th Street Theatre, New York City,1957
  • Matt, New Girl in Town, Warwick Musical Theatre, Warwick, RI, alsoCarousel Theatre, Framingham, MA, and Oakdale Musical Theatre, Wallingford,CT, and 46th Street Theatre, 1957-1958
  • Frank Butler, Annie Get Your Gun, Carousel Theatre, 1958
  • Fred Graham, Kiss Me Kate, Sacramento Music Circus, Sacramento, CA, 1958
  • Billy Bigelow, Carousel, Musicarnival, Cleveland, OH, 1959
  • Joe Dynamite, Wildcat, State Fair Music Hall, Dallas, TX, 1960, later Theatre under the Stars, Atlanta, GA, 1963
  • Randolph of the Royal Mounted, James O'Connor, and Omar, Jennie, Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1963
  • New Girl in Town, 46th Street Theatre, beginning 1969
  • David, Company, Alvin Theatre, New York City, c. 1971-1972
  • Noonan (the maitre'd), The First, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1981
  • Also appeared in other productions, including Most Happy Fella andThe Unsinkable Molly Brown.
  • Major Tours
  • King Arthur, Camelot, U.S. cities, 1964
  • David, Company, U.S. cities, 1971
  • Also appeared in Man of La Mancha, U.S. cities.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums; Original Broadway Cast Recordings; Credited as George D. Wallace
  • New Girl in Town, RCA, 1957
  • Jennie, RCA, 1963

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Weaver, Tom, They Fought in the Creature Features, McFarland &Company, 1995