Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 20, 1898
Place of Birth:
Aleppo, Syria
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John George
Biography
John George was a Syrian actor who came to the United States in 1912 via France. He appeared in numerous films beginning in 1916. Much later in his career he appeared in several television series. The vast majority of his roles throughout the years were uncredited bit parts.
Mr. George's original name was Tufei Filhela; on his 1925 United States citizenship naturalization Declaration of Intention document, he signed his name "Tufei Filhela known as John George". His surname was neither Filthela nor Fatella, as today sometimes is claimed.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | One-Eyed Jacks | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Ocean's Eleven | Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Heller in Pink Tights | Cheyenne Audience Member |
| 1959 | The Blue Angel | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Miracle | Bullfight Spectator |
| 1959 | The Horse Soldiers | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1958 | I Want to Live! | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Killing | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Around the World in Eighty Days | Marcher in Parade (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Conqueror | Drummer Boy (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Newspaper Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1955 | East of Eden | Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Square Jungle | |
| 1955 | The Prodigal | Citizen (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Kiss Me Deadly | Popcorn Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1955 | We're No Angels | Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Egyptian | Man in Street (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Silver Chalice | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Apache | Shoeshine Man (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Deep in My Heart | Street Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Desert Legion | Dwarf (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Flight to Tangier | Cart Vendor |
| 1953 | The President's Lady | Spectator at Speech (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Here Come the Girls | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Rancho Notorious | Race Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Big Sky | Passerby (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Glory Alley | Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Pat and Mike | Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Scaramouche | Show Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Singin' in the Rain | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Son of Paleface | Johnny (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Against All Flags | Pirate at Auction (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Off Limits | Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1951 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Passerby (uncredited) |
| 1951 | My Favorite Spy | Merchant (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Ten Tall Men | Tovic (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Crisis | Man In Street Crowd (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Flame and the Arrow | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Gunfighter | Townsman at Funeral (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Undercover Man | Onlooker at Murder Scene (uncredited) |
| 1949 | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Peasant (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Creeper | Waiter |
| 1948 | Kiss the Blood Off My Hands | Midget (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Private Affairs of Bel Ami | |
| 1947 | California | Miner (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Killer McCoy | Man at Gym (uncredited) |
| 1947 | I Walk Alone | Little Man at Newstand (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Hoodlum Saint | Mug (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Canyon Passage | Miner (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Two Sisters from Boston | Man Operating Winking-Eye Poster (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Devil's Playground | Shorty |
| 1945 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | Hunchback (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Her Highness and the Bellboy | News Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1945 | A Song to Remember | Servant (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Spanish Main | Pirate (uncredited) |
| 1945 | A Thousand and One Nights | Dwarf at Table in Inn |
| 1944 | The Whistler | Bum (Uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Desert Song | Riff (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Du Barry Was a Lady | Villager (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Road to Morocco | Food Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Reunion in France | Citizen (uncredited) |
| 1941 | A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob | Newsboy Outside Opera House (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Road to Zanzibar | Carnival Crowd Extra (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Ringside Maisie | Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Shadow of the Thin Man | Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1941 | More About Nostradamus | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Captain Caution | Sailor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Phantom Raiders | Man in Cafe (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Dark Streets of Cairo | Second Peddler Asked to Delay Inspector (uncredited) |
| 1939 | City in Darkness | Victor the Gypsy, gangland bistro patron (cameo extra) |
| 1939 | Let Freedom Ring | Railroad Worker (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Lucky Night | Flower Man (uncredited) |
| 1939 | At the Circus | Man Leaving Diner (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Tower of London | Spy (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1938 | If I Were King | Beggar (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Man Of The People | Man On Street (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Prince and the Pauper | Beggar |
| 1937 | Stand-In | Man at Studio Gate (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Master Will Shakespeare | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Preview Murder Mystery | The Gnome (Uncredited) |
| 1936 | Rose Marie | Barfly (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Riffraff | Fisherman (uncredited) |
| 1936 | San Francisco | Custodian at Blackie Norton's (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Garden of Allah | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Under Two Flags | Arab (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Trouble for Two | Small Man with Entourage (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Two in a Crowd | (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Jungle Princess | Native (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Bride of Frankenstein | Villager (uncredited) |
| 1935 | I Live My Life | Greek Following Kay (Uncredited) |
| 1935 | Mark of the Vampire | Gypsy (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Charlie Chan in Egypt | Harip, The Grave Opener (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Dante's Inferno | Abdullah (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Devil Is a Woman | Street Beggar (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Public Hero Number 1 | Convict (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Black Room | Inn Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo | (uncredited) |
| 1935 | East of Java | Crewman |
| 1934 | Bombay Mail | Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Babes in Toyland | Barnaby's Minion (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Black Cat | Cultist (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Cat's-Paw | Gangster (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Spectacle Maker | The Court Jester |
| 1933 | Hallelujah, I'm a Bum | Bum (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Voltaire | Protester in Montage |
| 1933 | The Monkey's Paw | Hindu (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Island of Lost Souls | Beast (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Chandu the Magician | Bidder at Slave Market (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Hell Divers | Barfly (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Circus Show-Up | Roustabout (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Sherlock Holmes | Bird Shop Thug (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Drácula | Scientist (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Trapped | Al, Tony's Midget Henchman |
| 1931 | Son of India | Beggar (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Dracula | Small Scientist (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Iron Man | Card Player (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Smart Money | Extra on Train (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Unholy Garden | Arab |
| 1931 | The Phantom of Paris | First Prisoner |
| 1930 | Way for a Sailor | (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Under a Texas Moon | (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Outside the Law | Humpy |
| 1929 | Condemned! | Inmate |
| 1929 | The Charlatan | Count Merlin's Assistant (uncredited) |
| 1928 | The Man Who Laughs | Dwarf (uncredited) |
| 1928 | The Big City | The Arab |
| 1927 | The Unknown | Cojo |
| 1927 | The King of Kings | (uncredited) |
| 1927 | The Road to Romance | |
| 1927 | My Best Girl | Newspaper Seller (uncredited) |
| 1927 | The Night of Love | Jester |
| 1927 | Two Arabian Knights | Arab on Ship (uncredited) |
| 1926 | The Volga Boatman | Red Army Soldier |
| 1926 | Mare Nostrum | Servant (uncredited) |
| 1926 | The Road to Mandalay | Servant |
| 1926 | The Volga Boatman | Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1926 | The Bells | Mesmerist Announcer (uncredited) |
| 1926 | Don Juan | Hunchback (uncredited) |
| 1924 | The Red Lily | Doorkeeper (uncredited) |
| 1924 | Code of the Sea | Demon (uncredited) |
| 1924 | Helen's Babies | Gypsy (uncredited) |
| 1924 | When a Girl Loves | Grishka |
| 1923 | Scaramouche | Polichinelle |
| 1923 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | (uncredited) |
| 1923 | Where the Pavement Ends | Napuka Joe |
| 1922 | The Prisoner of Zenda | Assassin |
| 1922 | Trifling Women | Achmet |
| 1921 | Miracles of the Jungle | See'er of All |
| 1921 | Outside the Law | Humpy (uncredited) |
| 1921 | The Conquering Power | Villager (uncredited) |
| 1921 | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Argentine Ranch Resident (uncredited) |
| 1920 | Some Shimmiers | Ruffian (uncredited) |
| 1920 | The Mark of Zorro | Prisoner in Jail |
| 1919 | The Trail of the Octopus | Borno - The Ape Man |
| 1918 | Frauds and Frenzies | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| 1917 | The Reward of the Faithless | Dwarf (uncredited) |
| 1917 | Black Orchids | Ali Bara |
| 1917 | Triumph | Backstage Extra (uncredited) |
| 1916 | Shoes | Department Store Customer (uncredited) |
| 1916 | A Shadowed Shadow |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Bonanza | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Spectator Outside Arena (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Reporter at Hearing (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Rebel | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Miner (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Roustabout (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Padre (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Barfly (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Marcher (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Score Keeper (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Hotel Carlton Shoe Shiner (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Dr. Fu Manchu | Kolb |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Barfly (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Trial Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Longbranch Customer (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Annie Oakley | Worker at Show (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Dwarf in Pool Hall (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Dragnet | Derelict (uncredited) |