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George Chandler

George Chandler

Actor · Born 1898-06-30 · Waukegan, Illinois, USA

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Chandler (June 30, 1898 – June 10, 1985), born in Waukegan, Illinois, was an American actor. He made his screen debut in 1928, ultimately appearing, throughout his career, in over 140 films, usually in smaller supporting roles. Chandler is perhaps best known for playing the character of Uncle Petrie Martin on the television series Lassie. Early in his performing career he had a vaudeville act, billed as "George Chandler, the Musical Nut", which featured comedy and his violin. He served in the United States Army during World War I. In addition to many film roles throughout the years 1928-1979, Chandler appeared, from 1951 onward, in numerous television series. He was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild in 1960. George Chandler died in Panorama City, California, the result of cancer, on June 10, 1985. He was 86.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — Reporter (uncredited)
  2. The Twilight Zone (1959) — Old Man
  3. Batman (1966) — Grampa
  4. Every Which Way but Loose (1978) — Clerk at D.M.V.
  5. Bonanza (1959) — Gus Schultz
  6. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) — Jimmy Carnes (uncredited)
  7. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Partygoer
  8. Fury (1936) — Milton Jackson
  9. A Star Is Born (1937) — Deliveryman (uncredited)
  10. Nightmare Alley (1947) — Hobo at Stan's Left Hand (uncredited)
  11. Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) — Grocer
  12. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) — Loafer (uncredited)
  13. The Narrow Margin (1952) — Accomplice Running Newsstand (uncredited)
  14. Dead Reckoning (1946) — Louis Ord
  15. CHiPs (1977)
  16. The Return of Frank James (1940) — Roy
  17. Libeled Lady (1936) — Bell Hop
  18. Gunsmoke (1955) — Silas Hubbard
  19. Dead Ringer (1964) — George, Chauffeur
  20. Jesse James (1939) — Roy
  21. Nothing Sacred (1937) — Photographer (uncredited)
  22. Beau Geste (1939) — Legionnaire Cordier (uncredited)
  23. Hellzapoppin' (1941) — Movie Cameraman (uncredited)
  24. The Pirate (1948) — Carriage Driver (uncredited)
  25. Capone (1975) — Robert E. Crowe
  26. The Waltons (1972)
  27. Footlight Parade (1933) — Pharmacist (uncredited)
  28. The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) — Judge Harley Nast
  29. Western Union (1941) — Herb
  30. Westward the Women (1951) — Mackeral Face (uncredited)
  31. The High and the Mighty (1954) — Ben Sneed
  32. The Paleface (1948) — Patient #1
  33. The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979) — Elderly Man
  34. Tall in the Saddle (1944) — Saddle Maker (uncredited)
  35. Hans Christian Andersen (1952) — Farmer
  36. Green Acres (1965) — Doc Stuart
  37. Knock on Any Door (1949) — Cashier (uncredited)
  38. Island in the Sky (1953) — Rene
  39. Lassie (1954)
  40. It Happened Tomorrow (1944) — Bob