George Chandler
Known for Acting · 312 credits
- Born
- 1898-06-30
- Died
- 1985-06-10
- Place of birth
- Waukegan, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Geo. Chandler
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.
Known For
TV Shows (53)
Bonanza
1959
as Gus Schultz
Lassie
1954
as Uncle Petrie Martin
Wagon Train
1957
as Cleveland 'Clee' McMasters
Ironside
1967
as George Bentley
Mannix
1967
Adam-12
1968
as George Atchison / Ed Mooney
Dragnet
1951
as Forrest Simple
The Waltons
1972
Batman
1966
as Grampa
Love, American Style
1969
as Harry
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Ichabod Lewis
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Old Man
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Dr. Barton Stuart
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Rawhide
1959
as Reverend Jess Lincoln
Green Acres
1965
as Doc Stuart
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Run for Your Life
1965
as Fred Mackey
Gunsmoke
1955
as Silas Hubbard
Here's Lucy
1968
as Winston Shelby
Switch
1975
as Capt. Roberts
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Partygoer
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Hiram
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
as Captain Billy
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Doc Baines
Laredo
1965
Adventures of Superman
1952
Telephone Time
1956
The Deputy
1959
as George Lake
CHiPs
1977
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as First Panhandler / Henry Davis
Studio 57
1954
as Mr. Ederly
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Newspaper Man / Fred / Mr. Hollis / Joe / Edgar / Eustace Peabody
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Proprietor
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as (uncredited)
Broken Arrow
1956
as Welsh
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
Racket Squad
1951
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
Frontier
1955
as Ames
Playwrights '56
1955
Wire Service
1956
as Hoggard
General Electric Theater
1953
as Keeley / Ichabod Adams
Run, Buddy, Run
1966
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Bartender
Cameo Theatre
1950
as Ed
Summer Playhouse
1954
The Bastard
1978
as Seadog
Kings Row
1955
Ichabod and Me
1961
Movies (259)
Every Which Way but Loose
1978
as Clerk at D.M.V.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Pirate
1948
as Carriage Driver (uncredited)
Tobacco Road
1941
as Hotel Desk Clark
Dead Reckoning
1946
as Louis Ord
Fury
1936
as Milton Jackson
The Go-Getter
1937
as Business Card Printer (uncredited)
Escape to Witch Mountain
1975
as Grocer
Melody Ranch
1940
as Taxi Driver
Patrick the Great
1945
as Bellboy
Nightmare Alley
1947
as Hobo at Stan's Left Hand (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1937
as Deliveryman (uncredited)
Capone
1975
as Robert E. Crowe
The High and the Mighty
1954
as Ben Sneed
Westward the Women
1951
as Mackeral Face (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
as Jimmy Carnes (uncredited)
Hi, Nellie!
1934
as Sullivan
Exile Express
1939
as Marvln McGee
Jesse James
1939
as Roy
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
as Loafer (uncredited)
Broadway Gondolier
1935
as Photographer
Tall in the Saddle
1944
as Saddle Maker (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin'
1941
as Movie Cameraman (uncredited)
Sleepers West
1941
Western Union
1941
as Herb
The Narrow Margin
1952
as Accomplice Running Newsstand (uncredited)
Apache Uprising
1965
as Jace Asher
Dead Ringer
1964
as George, Chauffeur
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
1975
as Jonathan Kent
Remember the Day
1941
as Telegraph clerk
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
as Jim, the Baggage Master (uncredited)
Libeled Lady
1936
as Bellhop
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
as Gowie
Hollow Triumph
1948
as Aubrey - Assistant
Pretty Baby
1950
as Henderson
One More Train to Rob
1971
as Conductor
Footlight Parade
1933
as Pharmacist (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
as Bob
The Shanghai Cobra
1945
as Joe
Silver River
1948
as Mr. Rice (uncredited)
Gunsight Ridge
1957
as Gus Withers
Canadian Pacific
1949
as Telegraph Operator
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Newspaper Staff (uncredited)
The Miracle of the Bells
1948
as Max
Union Depot
1932
as Panhandler Wanting One Dollar (uncredited)
Nothing Sacred
1937
as Photographer (uncredited)
Time Out for Romance
1937
as Simpson
Arizona
1940
as Haley
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Roy
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Spring Reunion
1957
as Zimmie (uncredited)
Without Love
1945
as Elevator Operator
Beau Geste
1939
as Legionnaire Cordier (uncredited)
Lady of Burlesque
1943
as Jake, stage hand (uncredited)
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979
as Elderly Man
Island in the Sky
1953
as Rene
Lady Killer
1933
as George Thompson (uncredited)
Parachute Jumper
1933
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Hans Christian Andersen
1952
as Farmer
Gateway
1938
as Reporter
Pickup on 101
1972
as Pawnshop owner
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
as Simpson
Magic Town
1947
as Bus Driver
Danger – Love at Work
1937
as Garage attendant
Kansas Raiders
1950
as Willie
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
as Reporter (uncredited)
He Was Her Man
1934
as Highway Service Station Counterman
Don't Be a Sucker!
1943
Miss Polly
1941
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Mad Doctor
1940
as Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
My Man and I
1952
as Bartender Frankie
The Kennel Murder Case
1933
as Reporter at Police Station (uncredited)
Road to Rio
1947
as Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
as Cameraman (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door
1949
as Cashier (uncredited)
It's in the Bag!
1945
as 1st Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Only Saps Work
1930
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Reporter (uncredited)
Sworn Enemy
1936
as Lunch Stand Man (uncredited)
Big Town Girl
1937
as Red Evans
Mannequin
1938
as 'Swing' Magoo (Uncredited)
Second Fiddle
1939
as Taxi Driver
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943
as Kelly - Reporter (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited)
The Happy Years
1950
as Johnny
Race Street
1948
as Herman (Waiter) (uncredited)
Dark Hazard
1934
as Soapy Sam Lambert
Rails Into Laramie
1954
as Grimes
While the Patient Slept
1935
as Evening Bulletin Reporter (uncredited)
Reaching from Heaven
1948
as Bert Kestner (as Geo. Chandler)
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966
as Judge Harley Nast
Bride by Mistake
1944
as Armed Guard
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Depot Loafer (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
1940
as Gold Exchange Clerk
Swing Fever
1943
as Hamburger Vendor / Hamburger Vendor (uncredited)
3 Men in White
1944
as Attendant (uncredited)
The Shining Hour
1938
as Press Agent (uncredited)
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932
as Reporter (uncredited)
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939
as Laundryman (uncredited)
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950
as Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger
1936
as Reporter
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Pay Orderly (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady
1942
as Skip - the Bellboy
In Old Chicago
1938
as Onlooker (uncredited)
Fair Warning
1937
as Hotel Clerk
Fog Over Frisco
1934
as Taxi Driver
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Boxing Spectator (Uncredited)
The World Changes
1933
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Soak the Poor
1937
as Briggs (uncredited)
Rose of Cimarron
1952
as Deputy Sheriff
In Gay Madrid
1930
as Enrique
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
as Ship's Radio Operator
The Payoff
1935
as Reporter (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher
1933
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Woman in Red
1935
as First Reporter (uncredited)
Perfect Strangers
1950
as Lester Hubley
Design for Scandal
1941
as First Cabbie (uncredited)
A Holy Terror
1931
as Joe, Western Union Clerk (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
About George Chandler
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… With 312 credits spanning from 1928 to 1979, George Chandler has appeared in 259 films and 53 TV shows.
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Most Popular George Chandler Movies
- Every Which Way but Loose (1978) — as Clerk at D.M.V.
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Reporter (uncredited)
- The Pirate (1948) — as Carriage Driver (uncredited)
- Tobacco Road (1941) — as Hotel Desk Clark
- Dead Reckoning (1946) — as Louis Ord
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