Christopher George
TV hunk Christopher George was best known for his starring role in the war drama "The Rat Patrol" in the late 1960s. He came by the role honestly--George had served an extended hitch in the United States Marine Corps in the late '40s and early '50s. Becoming an actor after his service, George worked in live theater in New York; along with the usual off-Broadway and Broadway roles, George also spent some time in a Greek repertory company, having spoken the language fluently since childhood as the son of Greek immigrants. George toiled in the usual small film and television roles until securing the lead role as Sergeant Sam Troy in "The Rat Patrol" in '66. Set in a commando unit serving in the North African campaign of World War II, the series was a solid success. But when it went off the air in '68, George was unable to capitalize on its success. Aside from a short-lived science-fiction series called "The Immortal," supporting roles in several films starring his boyhood idol John Wayne, and some European-made thrillers co-starring his wife, Lynda Day George, George spent the rest of his career guesting on TV series and playing small character parts on film. He died in '83 of a heart problem thought to be caused by a Jeep accident suffered on the set of "The Rat Patrol" in '67.
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Christopher George
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Grizzly Redux | Michael Kelly (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Mortuary | Hank Andrews (Character) | - | 1983 |
43% |
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Pieces | Lt. Bracken (Character) | - | 1982 |
43% |
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Enter the Ninja | Charles Venarius (Character) | - | 1981 |
57% |
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Graduation Day | Coach George Michaels (Character) | - | 1981 |
44% |
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City of the Living Dead | Peter Bell (Character) | - | 1980 |
42% |
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The Exterminator | Detective James Dalton (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cruise Into Terror | Neal Barry (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Whiskey Mountain | Bill (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Something Is Out There | Steve Buckner (Character) | - | 1977 |
40% |
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Day of the Animals | Steve Buckner (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Killer Grizzly | Kelly (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mayday at 40,000 Feet! | Stan Burkhart (Character) | - | 1976 |
41% |
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Midway | Lieutenant Commander C. Wade McClusky (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet |
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Dixie Dynamite | Sheriff Phil Marsh (Character) | - | 1976 |
45% |
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Grizzly | Kelly (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Last Survivors | Duane Jeffreys (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Not Guilty | Bernard Peel (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Beautiful Killing | Unknown (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet |
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I Escaped From Devil's Island | Davert (Character) | - | 1973 |
33% |
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The Train Robbers | Calhoun (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Heist | Joe Craddock (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Man on a String | Lieutenant Pete King (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dead Men Tell No Tales |
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- | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Escape | Cameron Steele (Character) | - | 1971 |
83% |
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Chisum | Dan Nodeen (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The House on Greenapple Road | Lieutenant Dan August (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Delta Factor | Morgan (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Devil's Eight | Ray Faulkner (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet |
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The Thousand Plane Raid | Col. Greg Brandon (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Immortal | Ben Richards (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tiger by the Tail | Steve Michaelis (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Project X | Hagen Arnold (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Massacre Harbor | Sgt. Sam Troy (Character) | - | 1968 |
96% |
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El Dorado | Nelse McLeod (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gentle Rain | Bill Patterson (Character) | - | 1966 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs | Unknown (Character) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fantasy Island | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Charlie's Angels | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tattletales | Guest | 1974-1975 1977-1978 |
100% | 82% | Wonder Woman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | McCloud | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Story | Lt. Dutch Bennett (Character) | 1974-1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Immortal | Unknown (Character) | 1970-1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rat Patrol | Sgt. Sam Troy (Character) | 1966-1968 |
No Score Yet | 48% | Bewitched | George (Guest Star) | 1965 |