Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 14, 1923
Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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George Sawaya
Biography
George Sawaya (August 14, 1923 – September 17, 2003) was an American stuntman and actor. He acted in almost one hundred different films and television episodes, but always as minor characters. His careerwas relatively consistent from the 1950s to the 1980s. Sawaya acted in the original Star Trek several times, first as Chief Humboldt in "The Menagerie, Part I" and then as Klingons in "Errand of Mercy" and "Day of the Dove".
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Repo Man | First Repo Victim |
| 1979 | Beggarman, Thief | |
| 1979 | The Concorde... Airport '79 | Girard |
| 1976 | St. Ives | Arab Bagman |
| 1975 | The Devil's Rain | Steve Preston |
| 1974 | Blazing Saddles | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Earthquake | Deputy Sherriff (uncredited) |
| 1973 | The Don Is Dead | Garcia (uncredited) |
| 1972 | Moon of the Wolf | Attendant |
| 1971 | Private Duty Nurses | Ahmed |
| 1969 | Sam Whiskey | |
| 1968 | Panic in the City | Karl Sinden (Mr. X) |
| 1968 | Sol Madrid | 3rd Dietrich Gunman |
| 1968 | The Boston Strangler | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| 1966 | Batman | Quetch |
| 1965 | Convict Stage | Adam Scott |
| 1965 | The Money Trap | Angelo |
| 1965 | Fort Courageous | Indian |
| 1965 | The Lollipop Cover | The Fighter |
| 1963 | Drums of Africa | Arab |
| 1962 | Hands of a Stranger | Tony Wilder |
| 1961 | The Murder Men | |
| 1961 | Everything's Ducky | Simmons |
| 1958 | Curse of the Faceless Man | Tony |
| 1958 | Curse of the Faceless Man | Tony (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Black Sleep | Sailor-Subject |
| 1956 | Hot Cars | Det. Fred Holmes |
| 1956 | Emergency Hospital | Jack Larson, ambulance driver (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Prodigal | Kavak |
| 1954 | Day of Triumph | James the Less |
| 1954 | Dragnet | McQueen |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Voyagers! | |
| 1977 | Kingston: Confidential | Willi |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II | Mike |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Jason Talmadge (uncredited) |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Ted |
| 1973 | The Snoop Sisters | Scarface |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Driver |
| 1972 | The Rookies | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | |
| 1972 | Emergency! | Injured Stuntman (uncredited) |
| 1972 | Emergency! | Dr. Duncan (uncredited) |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Police Officer |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1971 | Columbo | Man |
| 1971 | McMillan & Wife | Al |
| 1971 | Monty Nash | Fitzgerald |
| 1971 | Monty Nash | Phil |
| 1971 | Columbo | Legation Guard (uncredited) |
| 1971 | Bearcats! | Tower Guard |
| 1968 | Adam-12 | Bandit |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief | Observer |
| 1968 | Adam-12 | Jake Benson |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Harv Miller |
| 1967 | Mannix | |
| 1967 | Custer | |
| 1967 | Mannix | Lew |
| 1967 | Mannix | Safecracker (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Mannix | Driver (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Ironside | Cabbie |
| 1967 | Mannix | Henchman on Boat (uncredited) |
| 1966 | Star Trek | Second Soldier |
| 1966 | Batman | Templar |
| 1966 | Shane | Indian #1 |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Guard (uncredited) |
| 1966 | The Time Tunnel | French Sailor |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Weapons Guard (uncredited) |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Marty Greene |
| 1965 | Get Smart | |
| 1965 | Branded | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | George Weldon |
| 1964 | The Rogues | Panuji |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Guard (uncredited) |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Hans |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Thuggee |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Tribesman |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Hoodlum #1 |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Thrush Agent (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Officer |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | 2nd Reporter |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show | Pete |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies | First Indian Chief |
| 1962 | Combat! | Pierre |
| 1962 | Combat! | GI |
| 1962 | Combat! | German Sergeant |
| 1962 | The Lloyd Bridges Show | Everett |
| 1962 | The Lloyd Bridges Show | Umpire |
| 1961 | Straightaway | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Jealous Boyfriend |
| 1959 | The Rebel | Groder |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Hood (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Coogan's Bodyguard (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson | Harry Sutton |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Connor |
| 1951 | Dragnet | |
| 1951 | The Living Christ | Pharisee |