George Chandler (actor)

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George L. Chandler (born June 30, 1898 in Waukegan , Illinois , † June 10, 1985 in Panorama City , California ) was an American actor.

life and career

George Chandler grew up in Hinsdale in Chicago and served in the First World War as a soldier in the United States Army . He began his acting career on the stage, among other things he played in the vaudeville sketch George Chandler, the Musical Nut , in which he could present his violin playing.

With the dawn of talkies in the late 1920s, Chandler turned to the Hollywood business. Over the course of his long career, George Chandler has starred in over 370 films and dozens of television series. He had one of his early roles as the unfortunate son of WC Fields in the acclaimed short film The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933). In numerous films, Chandler was committed to portraying "average types" such as taxi drivers , bartenders, bellboys, soldiers , reporters or postmen in small to medium supporting roles. He was directed particularly often by William A. Wellman , who also gave him a comparatively large role as the husband of Ginger Rogers in Roxie Hart in 1942 . The television brought Chandler from the 1950s also larger parts, for example between 1956 and 1959 as Uncle Petrie Martin in the popular television series Lassie . Chandler took his last role in 1979 in an episode of the television series Lou Grant .

From 1960 to 1963, Chandler served as president of the Screen Actors Guild , succeeding Ronald Reagan . He had previously been the organization's treasurer for many years. He had three children with his wife, Catherine Ward. He died in 1985 at the age of 86 after cancer surgery.

Filmography (selection)

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  1. ↑ George Chandler at Allmovie
  2. ^ Obituary in the New York Times
  3. ^ Obituary in the New York Times
personal data
SURNAME Chandler, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chandler, George L.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Waukegan , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH June 10, 1985
Place of death Panorama City , California