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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 30, 1898
Place of Birth:
Waukegan, Illinois, USA
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George 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.
George Chandler died in Panorama City, California, the result of cancer, on June 10, 1985. He was 86.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | Elderly Man |
| 1978 | The Bastard | Seadog |
| 1978 | Every Which Way but Loose | Clerk at D.M.V. |
| 1976 | Griffin and Phoenix | Old Man |
| 1975 | Capone | Robert E. Crowe |
| 1975 | Escape to Witch Mountain | Grocer |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) |
| 1975 | It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! | Jonathan Kent |
| 1972 | Pickup on 101 | Pawnshop owner |
| 1971 | One More Train to Rob | Conductor |
| 1966 | The Ghost & Mr. Chicken | Judge Harley Nast |
| 1965 | Apache Uprising | Jace Asher |
| 1964 | Dead Ringer | George, Chauffeur |
| 1964 | Law of the Lawless | Martin |
| 1960 | The Slowest Gun in the West | Simpson |
| 1957 | Gunsight Ridge | Gus Withers |
| 1957 | Spring Reunion | Zimmie (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Good-bye, My Lady | Reporter |
| 1955 | Apache Ambush | Chandler |
| 1954 | The High and the Mighty | Ben Sneed |
| 1954 | Rails Into Laramie | Grimes |
| 1953 | Island in the Sky | Rene |
| 1953 | Meet Me at the Fair | Deputy Leach |
| 1952 | Rose of Cimarron | Deputy Sheriff |
| 1952 | Hans Christian Andersen | Farmer |
| 1952 | Somebody Loves Me | Stagehand |
| 1952 | My Man and I | Bartender Frankie |
| 1952 | The WAC from Walla Walla | Jud Canova |
| 1952 | The Narrow Margin | Accomplice Running Newsstand (uncredited) |
| 1952 | This Woman Is Dangerous | Dr. Bill Ryan (Uncredited) |
| 1951 | Across the Wide Missouri | Gowie |
| 1951 | Westward the Women | Mackeral Face (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Whip Hand | Jed (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Triple Trouble | 'Squirrely' Davis, convict |
| 1950 | Singing Guns | Smitty, Piano Player |
| 1950 | Pretty Baby | Henderson |
| 1950 | The Happy Years | Johnny |
| 1950 | Kansas Raiders | Willie |
| 1950 | The Next Voice You Hear... | Motorcycle Officer (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Perfect Strangers | Lester Hubley |
| 1949 | Knock on Any Door | Cashier (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Canadian Pacific | Telegraph Operator |
| 1949 | Once More, My Darling | Motel Proprietor |
| 1949 | The House Across the Street | Carl's Boss (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Homicide | Police Photographer |
| 1948 | Hollow Triumph | Aubrey - Assistant |
| 1948 | Race Street | Herman (Waiter) (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Reaching from Heaven | Bert Kestner (as Geo. Chandler) |
| 1948 | The Pirate | Carriage Driver (uncredited) |
| 1948 | If You Knew Susie | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Sons of Adventure | Billy Wilkes |
| 1948 | The Paleface | Patient #1 |
| 1948 | The Hunted | Joe, the Bartender |
| 1948 | The Miracle of the Bells | Max |
| 1948 | The Girl from Manhattan | Monty |
| 1948 | Silver River | Mr. Rice (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Road to Rio | Ship's Steward |
| 1947 | So You Want to Be in Pictures | Assistant Director Sammy (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Magic Town | Bus Driver |
| 1947 | The Judge Steps Out | Train Station Agent (uncredited) |
| 1947 | It Had to Be You | Bus Passenger with Newspaper (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Saddle Pals | Pickpocket Dippy |
| 1947 | Nightmare Alley | Hobo at Stan's Left Hand (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Dead Reckoning | Louis Ord |
| 1946 | Strange Impersonation | J W Rinse, plaintiffs' atty. |
| 1946 | Little Giant | O'Brien (salesman) |
| 1946 | Behind the Mask | Shrevvie |
| 1946 | The Missing Lady | Shrevvie |
| 1946 | Lover Come Back | Bit Role |
| 1946 | The French Key | Roomer (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Suspense | Joe's Pal at Sandwich Counter (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Last Crooked Mile | Roller Coaster Operator (uncredited) |
| 1946 | A Guy Could Change | Gus, Photographer |
| 1946 | The Glass Alibi | Bartender |
| 1946 | Rendezvous with Annie | Sergeant Harrington (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Mask of Diijon | Diner Counterman (Uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Kid from Brooklyn | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Lover Come Back | Walter |
| 1946 | Gallant Journey | Man (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Tell It to a Star | Al Marx |
| 1945 | Patrick the Great | Bellboy |
| 1945 | Lady on a Train | |
| 1945 | The Shanghai Cobra | Joe |
| 1945 | It's in the Bag! | 1st Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
| 1945 | This Man's Navy | Bert Bland |
| 1945 | Without Love | Elevator Operator |
| 1945 | The Great Morgan | Roger the Valet (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Strange Confession | Harper |
| 1944 | It Happened Tomorrow | Bob |
| 1944 | 3 Men in White | Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Bride by Mistake | Armed Guard |
| 1944 | Goin' to Town | Jameson |
| 1943 | Don't Be a Sucker! | |
| 1943 | Gildersleeve's Bad Day | Mailman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | |
| 1943 | Lady of Burlesque | Jake, stage hand (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Swing Fever | Hamburger Vendor |
| 1943 | The Powers Girl | Harry, Nancy's Boyfriend (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Sweet Rosie O'Grady | Kelly - Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Ox-Bow Incident | Jimmy Carnes (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Swing Fever | Hamburger Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Swing Shift Maisie | Fred (Uncredited) |
| 1943 | Lady of Burlesque | Jake |
| 1942 | Scattergood Survives a Murder | Sam Caldwell |
| 1942 | Roxie Hart | Amos Hart |
| 1942 | The Great Gildersleeve | Messenger |
| 1942 | Isle of Missing Men | Ship's bartender |
| 1942 | Castle in the Desert | The Bus Driver |
| 1942 | The Forest Rangers | Keystone Cop (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Obliging Young Lady | Skip - the Bellboy |
| 1942 | That Other Woman | Man Carrying Rifle in Woods |
| 1942 | A Night to Remember | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Pardon My Sarong | George Peabody (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Night in New Orleans | Taxi Driver (Uncredited) |
| 1941 | Western Union | Herb |
| 1941 | Miss Polly | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Three Sons o' Guns | Tailor |
| 1941 | The Great Man's Lady | Forbes |
| 1941 | Remember the Day | Telegraph clerk |
| 1941 | Repent at Leisure | Bus Conductor |
| 1941 | Design for Scandal | First Cabbie (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Tobacco Road | Hotel Desk Clark |
| 1941 | Model Wife | Mr. Williams |
| 1941 | Reaching for the Sun | Jerry |
| 1941 | Hellzapoppin' | Movie Cameraman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Sleepers West | |
| 1940 | Shooting High | Charley |
| 1940 | Arizona | Haley |
| 1940 | Charter Pilot | Bob, the soundman |
| 1940 | Broadway Melody of 1940 | Mr. Jones (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | First Clerk |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Edison, the Man | Gold Exchange Clerk |
| 1940 | Trail of the Vigilantes | Railroad Station Attendant |
| 1940 | The Return of Frank James | Roy |
| 1940 | Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Parkersville Counterman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Mad Doctor | Elevator Operator (Uncredited) |
| 1940 | Melody Ranch | Taxi Driver |
| 1939 | The Flying Irishman | Airport Gas Attendant |
| 1939 | The Jones Family in Hollywood | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Exile Express | Marvln McGee |
| 1939 | Jesse James | Roy |
| 1939 | Blondie Meets the Boss | Laundryman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Calling Dr. Kildare | Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Young Mr. Lincoln | Loafer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | It's a Wonderful World | Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Second Fiddle | Taxi Driver |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Beau Geste | Legionnaire Cordier (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Light That Failed | First Man (Voice) |
| 1939 | The Secret of Dr. Kildare | Pay Orderly (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Everything's on Ice | |
| 1939 | Thou Shalt Not Kill | Johnny |
| 1939 | Everybody's Baby | G. Randolph (uncredited) |
| 1939 | 20,000 Men a Year | Soda Jerker |
| 1939 | I Stole a Million | Herbert (uncredited) |
| 1939 | King of the Turf | 2nd Tout |
| 1938 | Three Loves Has Nancy | Jim, the Baggage Master (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Mad Miss Manton | Newspaper Staff (uncredited) |
| 1938 | While New York Sleeps | Gus - Piano Player |
| 1938 | One Wild Night | Rutherford (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Men with Wings | Cody |
| 1938 | Three Comrades | First comic with singer (uncredited) |
| 1938 | There Goes My Heart | Tailor (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Mr. Moto's Gamble | Boxing Spectator (Uncredited) |
| 1938 | Gateway | Reporter |
| 1938 | Rascals | Waiting Room Patient |
| 1938 | Straight, Place and Show | Cabbie |
| 1938 | Mannequin | 'Swing' Magoo (Uncredited) |
| 1938 | In Old Chicago | Onlooker (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Shining Hour | Press Agent (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Joy of Living | Taxi Driver (Uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Cowboy and the Lady | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Danger – Love at Work | Garage attendant |
| 1937 | Small Town Boy | Bill Clipper |
| 1937 | Charlie Chan at the Olympics | Ship's Radio Operator |
| 1937 | Woman Chases Man | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1937 | They Gave Him a Gun | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Soak the Poor | Briggs (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Time Out for Romance | Simpson |
| 1937 | Big Town Girl | Red Evans |
| 1937 | One Mile from Heaven | Herman |
| 1937 | Nothing Sacred | Photographer (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Fair Warning | Hotel Clerk |
| 1937 | The Go-Getter | Business Card Printer (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Hot Water | Photographer (uncredited) |
| 1937 | A Star Is Born | Deliveryman (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Wake Up and Live | Janitor |
| 1936 | The Princess Comes Across | Film Man (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Fury | Milton Jackson |
| 1936 | Women Are Trouble | Reporter |
| 1936 | Speed | 'Shorty', Bystander at Barn Dance |
| 1936 | The Country Doctor | Greasy |
| 1936 | Sworn Enemy | Lunch Stand Man (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Libeled Lady | Bellhop |
| 1936 | Here Comes Trouble | Purser Brooks |
| 1936 | High Tension | Man at Honolulu Dock |
| 1936 | Sing, Baby, Sing | Hospital Interne |
| 1936 | The Accusing Finger | Reporter |
| 1936 | Old Hutch | Cigar Store Clerk |
| 1935 | The Murder Man | Sol Hertzberger |
| 1935 | The Woman in Red | First Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Flicker Fever | Bob Adams |
| 1935 | Broadway Gondolier | Photographer |
| 1935 | Stars Over Broadway | Charlie |
| 1935 | While the Patient Slept | Evening Bulletin Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Payoff | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Mary Burns, Fugitive | Stadium Cashier |
| 1935 | It's in the Air | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Front Page Woman | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Star of Midnight | Witness (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Don't Bet on Blondes | Henry Purdy (Uncredited) |
| 1934 | He Was Her Man | Highway Service Station Counterman |
| 1934 | Dark Hazard | Soapy Sam Lambert |
| 1934 | Hi, Nellie! | Sullivan |
| 1934 | Happiness Ahead | Window Washer |
| 1934 | Rough Necking | Joe Cuttlehammer Jr. |
| 1934 | Big Hearted Herbert | Murphy (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Fog Over Frisco | Taxi Driver |
| 1934 | Music in the Air | Assistant Stage Manager |
| 1933 | Lady Killer | |
| 1933 | Elmer, the Great | Cubs Player (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Fatal Glass of Beer | Chester Snavely |
| 1933 | The Kennel Murder Case | Reporter at Police Station (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Mind Reader | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Son of a Sailor | Sailor |
| 1933 | Parachute Jumper | Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Bureau of Missing Persons | Homer Howard |
| 1933 | The Keyhole | Joe - Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Footlight Parade | Pharmacist (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Blessed Event | Hanson |
| 1932 | The Tenderfoot | Beggar (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Union Depot | Panhandler Wanting One Dollar (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Sport Parade | Pullman Ticket Agent (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Famous Ferguson Case | Depot Loafer (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Me and My Gal | Eddie Collins |
| 1932 | Afraid to Talk | Pete (bellhop) |
| 1932 | The Strange Love of Molly Louvain | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Crashing Hollywood | |
| 1931 | The Lure of Hollywood | George |
| 1931 | The Back Page | The Aspiring Reporter |
| 1931 | Up Pops the Duke | |
| 1931 | Too Many Cooks | Ned |
| 1931 | Man of the World | Fred |
| 1931 | The Great Junction Hotel | The Elevator Operator |
| 1931 | A Holy Terror | Joe, Western Union Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Wide Open Spaces | Townsman in Saloon |
| 1931 | Everything’s Rosie | Jail Guard |
| 1931 | The Woman Between | Sweet - a Waiter |
| 1931 | Doctors' Wives | Dr. Roberts |
| 1931 | Sob Sister | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1930 | The Light of Western Stars | Slig Whalen |
| 1930 | The Florodora Girl | Georgie Smith |
| 1930 | In Gay Madrid | Enrique |
| 1930 | Only Saps Work | Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Devil-May-Care | Timid Royalist (uncredited) |
| 1928 | The Cloud Dodger | Post Commander |