George Grizzard Biography (1928-)

Full name, George Cooper Grizzard, Jr.; born April 1, 1928, in Roanoke Rapids, NC; son of George Cooper (an accountant) and Mary Winifred (maiden name, Albritton) Grizzard. Addresses: Agent: Paradigm, 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., #2500, Los Angeles, CA 90067-4400.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: April 1, 1928; Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
(Stage debut) Miner, The Corn Is Green, Crossroads Theatre, Bailey's Crossroads, VA, 1945
Raymond Pringle, Kiss and Tell, Crossroads Theatre,1945
Sam Bean, The Delectable Judge, Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1950
Biondello, The Taming of the Shrew, Arena Stage, 1950
White Rabbit, Alice in Wonderland, Arena Stage, 1950
Rowley, School for Scandal, Arena Stage, 1952
Harvey, Three Men on a Horse, Arena Stage, 1952
Witch Boy, Dark of the Moon, Arena Stage, 1952
Yank, The Hasty Heart, Arena Stage, 1952
Eben, Desire under the Elms, Arena Stage, 1952
Don, All Summer Long, Arena Stage, 1952
(Broadway debut) Hank Griffin, The Desperate Hours, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1955
Angier Duke, The Happiest Millionaire, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1956
Shep Stearns, The Disenchanted, Coronet Theatre, New York City, 1958
Claudio, Much Ado about Nothing, Theatre-on-the-Green, Wellesley,MA, 1959
Harold Rutland, Jr., Face of a Hero, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1960
Ronnie Johnson, Big Fish, Little Fish, American National Theatre Academy Theatre, New York City, 1961
Joseph Surface, School for Scandal, Folksbiene Playhouse, New YorkCity, 1962
Vagabond, The Tavern, Folksbiene Playhouse, 1962
Nick, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf&quest;, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1962
Title role, Hamlet, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1963
Clerk, The Miser, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, 1963
Solyony, The Three Sisters, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, 1963
Title role, Henry V, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, 1964
Mosca, Volpone, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, 1964
Dauphin, Saint Joan, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, 1964
Tom, The Glass Menagerie, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City,1965
Alceste, The Misanthrope, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1966
Simon, The Thinking Man, Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT,1966
Title role, Stephen D, Olney Theatre, MD, 1966
Title role, Cyrano de Bergerac, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY,1966
Jack Barnstable, "Shock of Recognition," salesman, "Footsteps of Doves,"and title role, "I'm Herbert," You Know I Can't Hear You When theWater's Running, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1967
Noel Coward's Sweet Potato, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, then Booth Theatre, New York City, 1968
Vincent, The Gingham Dog, John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1969
Julius Rosenberg, Inquest, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1970
The Headhunters, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA, 1971
Bernie Dodd, The Country Girl, Billy Rose Theatre, 1972
Lucifer, The Creation of the World and Other Business, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1972
King Edward VIII, Crown Matrimonial, Helen Hayes Theatre, New YorkCity, 1973
Tony Cavendish, The Royal Family, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, then Helen Hayes Theatre, both 1975
The Great American Fourth of July Parade, Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh, PA, 1975
Billy, Sidney, and Stu, California Suite, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, 1976
Ralph Michaelson, Past Tense, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1977
John Tanner, Man and Superman, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1978
The Oldest Living Graduate, Wilshire Theatre, Los Angeles, 1980
A Life in the Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 1983
A Touch of the Poet, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1983
Jim, Passion Play, Hartford Stage Company, 1984
Elwood P. Dowd, Harvey, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge, MA, 1984
Tonight at 8:30, Williamstown Theatre Festival, 1985
A Delicate Balance, Berkshire Theatre Festival, 1986
The Perfect Party, Eisenhower Theatre, Washington, DC, 1986
John, The Beach House, Circle Repertory Company, New York City, 1986
Henry Harper, Another Antigone, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA,1987, then Playwrights Horizons, New York City, 1988
Show Boat, Toronto, Canada, 1995, then Prince Edward Theatre, London, 1998
A Delicate Balance, Plymouth Theater, New York City, 1996
Major Tours
Angier Duke, The Happiest Millionaire, U.S. cities, 1957
Sidney Bruhl, Deathtrap, U.S. cities, 1979

Film Appearances
(Film debut) Lex Porter, From the Terrace, Twentieth Century-Fox,1960
Senator Fred Van Ackerman, Advise and Consent, Columbia, 1962
Walt Cody, Warning Shot, Paramount, 1967
Dr. Norbert Woodley, Happy Birthday, Wanda June, Columbia, 1971
Neil Atkinson, Comes a Horseman, United Artists, 1978
Leo Gelhorn, Firepower, Associated Film Distributors, 1979
Stanley, the governor, Seems Like Old Times (also known as NeilSimon's Seems Like Old Times), Columbia, 1980
President Lockwood, Wrong Is Right (also known as The Man withthe Deadly Lens), Columbia, 1982
Mr. Thompson, Bachelor Party, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
Fred Leer, Wonder Boys, Paramount, 2000
George Blint, Small Time Crooks, DreamWorks Distribution, L.L.C.,2000
Television Appearance
Series
Douglas Hayward, Studio 5-B, ABC, 1989
Television Appearances
Miniseries
Attorney Clay, Attack on Terror: The FBI versus the Ku Klux Klan,CBS, 1975
John Adams, The Adams Chronicles, PBS, 1976
John Seigenthaler, Robert Kennedy and His Times, CBS, 1985
Richard Larsen, The Deliberate Stranger, NBC, 1986
President Jimmy Carter, L'Amerique en otage (also known as Iran: Days of Crisis), 1991
Mr. Cherry, Queen (also known as Alex Haley's Queen), CBS, 1993
Henry Hamilton, Scarlett, CBS, 1994
Movies
A Case of Libel, 1968
Putnam, Freddie's father, Teacher, Teacher, 1969
Hildy Johnson, The Front Page, 1970
Court Counsel, Pueblo, 1973
Bob Mathews, Indict and Convict, 1973
Larry, A Memory of Two Mondays, 1974
Bernie Dodd, The Country Girl, 1974
David Collins, The Stranger Within (also known as Trespass), ABC, 1974
Ralph Stantlow, The Lives of Jenny Dolan, NBC, 1975
Tom Wicker, Attica, ABC, 1980
Leland Crenshaw, Not in Front of the Children, CBS, 1982
Warren Richards, Under Siege, NBC, 1986
Tom Guerney, That Secret Sunday, CBS, 1986
Dr. Clayman, Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel, NBC, 1987
Dr. Achauer, David, TNT, 1988
McMahon, False Witness (also known as Double Exposure), NBC, 1989
Paul Carmichael, Caroline&quest;, CBS, 1990
John W. Davis, Simple Justice, PBS, 1993
Dr. Sheets, Triumph over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrews Story, NBC, 1993
Malcolm Worth, Not in My Family (also known as Shattering the Silence), ABC, 1993
Ben Strickland, Sisters and Other Strangers, CBS, 1997
Specials
Floyd Kincaid, The Oldest Living Graduate, NBC, 1980
Mr. Wooster, The Shady Hill Kidnapping, 1983
Mayor Peter Stockman, An Enemy of the People, 1990
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, 1996
Pilots
Chuck Bentley, Travis Logan, D.A., CBS, 1971
Dan Kenton, The Night Rider, ABC, 1979
Senator Tunnard, Embassy, ABC, 1985
George Carew, Midas Valley, ABC, 1985
Martin Harris, International Airport, ABC, 1985
Episodic
(Television debut) Piano player, Casey, Crime Photographer, CBS, 1951
"Bring Me a Dream," The United States Steel Hour, 1956
"The Sentry," Goodyear Television Playhouse, 1956
Ted Lambert, "Fog Closing In," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 1956
"The Gene Austin Story," Goodyear Television Playhouse, 1957
Pharmacist's mate Harris, "Brainwave," Alcoa Presents, 1959
"Act of Terror," The United States Steel Hour, 1959
Hubert Winter, "Across the Threshold," Alfred Hitchcock Presents,1960
Roger Shackleforth, "The Chaser," The Twilight Zone, 1960
Alan Chatterton, "Act of Faith," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 1962
Alan Talbot, "In His Image," The Twilight Zone, 1963
"A Time for Waiting," Rawhide, 1965
Al Marsh, "Head to Head," Hawaii Five-O, 1978
"The Shady Hill Kidnapping," American Playhouse, 1982
Frank Silverman, "The Choice," Spenser: For Hire, 1985
Mr. Baker, "Clair's Toe," The Cosby Show, 1985
Dr. Aubrey Benton, "Murder Digs Deep," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985
Randy Williams, You Again&quest;, NBC, 1986
Prof. Stoneham, "Murder in a Minor Key," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1987
Edmund Hall, "The Body Politic," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1988
Jamie Devereaux, "That Old Feeling," The Golden Girls, CBS, 1989
George Deveraux, "Mrs. George Deveraux," The Golden Girls, CBS, 1990
Arthur Gold, "Severance," Law & Order, NBC, 1992
Arthur Gold, "Benevolence," Law & Order, NBC, 1993
Arthur Gold, "Censure," Law & Order, NBC, 1994
Emma's new beau, "Emma in Love," The Five Mrs. Buchanans, CBS,1994
Arthur Gold, "Matrimony," Law & Order, NBC, 1997
George Albright, "Dick-in-Law," 3rd Rock from the Sun, NBC, 1997
Bart, "An Angel on the Roof," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1998
Arthur Gold, "Blood Money," Law & Order, NBC, 1999
RECORDINGS
Taped Readings
Rising Tide by John M. Barry, Simon & Schuster, 1998

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