George O'Hanlon

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George O'Hanlon (born November 23, 1912 in Coney Island , † February 11, 1989 in Los Angeles ) was an American actor, screenwriter and voice actor.

Life

George O'Hanlon was born in 1923 to a dancer and theater manager. In his father's burlesque theater, he was influenced early on by comedians .

In 1930 the O'Hanlon family moved to Hollywood . George tried his hand at first as a vaudeville artist and worked as a choir singer in various musicals . During this time he met the young Lou Costello and finally received a scholarship to an acting school in Beverly Hills . O'Hanlon had his first film role at the age of 20 in the B-movie " The Death Kiss " with Bela Lugosi and played small roles in more than 25 films in the 1930s, but made a living as a salesman.

The breakthrough came in 1942 when he got the lead role of Joe McDoake in the one-reeler comedy series "So You Want ..." . O'Hanlon's career was interrupted by his conscription , and he served in the US Army for three years during World War II . He then continued his work for So You Want ... , so in 1947 with So You Want to Be in Pictures , in 1948 with So You Want to Be on the Radio , and in 1950 with So You Think You're Not Guilty . All three films were nominated for an Oscar . On the side of Richard L. Bare O'Hanlon was also co-writer of the series, of which a total of 63 episodes were produced by 1957.

In addition to So you Want… O'Hanlon worked as a speaker in radio sitcoms and played supporting roles in several Hollywood feature films. In August 1949 he married his colleague Martha Stewart , with whom he made the film "Are You With It?" had turned. The marriage was divorced again in 1951. O'Hanlon later remarried, he was married to his second wife Nancy until his death and had two children. His son, born in 1953, is the actor George O'Hanlon Jr. .

After 1957, O'Hanlon played roles in various television series such as Mr. Ed , I Love Lucy or Mission Impossible and worked as a screenwriter with his brother. In 1959 he wrote the script for the film The Rookie with Julie Newmar , in which he was also producer and director .

Cult status then reached O'Hanlon and his work for the Hanna-Barbera - animated series " The Jetsons ." He was the voice actor for the character of George Jetson for 27 years; initially from 1962 in the television series until its end in 1985, then also in the later Jetson films. Although O'Hanlon was last nearly blind, he continued to dub, reading every line to him so he could repeat it. Immediately after the last take for the movie Jetsons: The Movie , O'Hanlon suffered a stroke in the recording studio on February 11, 1989 and died shortly after in hospital. The film only premiered more than a year after his death.

Trivia

George O'Hanlon was the cousin of Virginia O'Hanlon , who became famous for asking, " Is there a Santa Claus? "

Awards

A star on the Walk of Fame is dedicated to George O'Hanlon (6420 Hollywood Boulevard).

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SURNAME O'Hanlon, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor, screenwriter, and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Coney Island
DATE OF DEATH February 11, 1989
Place of death los Angeles