Anthony George, actor
deb...@comcast.net
January 29, 1921 in Endicott, New York. He is sometimes credited as Ott
George or Tony George.
His interest in acting was ignited at an early age while attending a
movie with his grandfather and seeing a child his age perform. The
childhood dream became a reality in 1948 when Anthony moved to
California and accepted a contract from 20th Century Fox. Under Fox, he
appeared in the movies Where the Sidewalk Ends, Under My Skin and
Inside The Walls of Folsom, along with the television show Those Two.
Sadly, the pace was too fast for Anthony, who suffered a nervous
breakdown during the filming of You Never Can Tell. After receiving
some understanding words from co-star Dick Powell, Anthony finished the
film. Facing a crisis in confidence, he decided his career in films was
over, and dispondently returned to the East Coast.
Returning to New York seemed to improve Anthony's fortunes, and he
essayed numerous small screen roles on such shows as Studio One, Tales
of Tomorrow and General Electric Theater. By 1954, feeling comfortable
enough to return to Hollywood for the promise of more television work,
where he faced a new setback in the form a severe hepatitis bout. He
would spend a full year in convalescence.
His health restored, movie star Rosalind Russell helped regenerate his
dormant career by selecting him to star alongside her on television in
her General Electric Theater production of The Night Goes On. The role
prompted many other guest and recurring roles on episodic primetime
television series including Zorro, Sea Hunt, How to Marry a
Millionaire, Hawaiian Eye, The Untouchables, Checkmate, 77 Sunset
Strip, Wagon Train, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Adventures of Rin
Tin Tin and Broken Arrow.
During the early sixties, Anthony also appeared on the big screen in
The Ten Commandments, Three Bad Sisters and Gunfight at Indian Gap.
He returned once again to New York and stage work, including The Front
Page, Endicott And the Red Cross, Winterset, The Ten O'Clock Scholar,
The Voice of the Turtle, Everything in the Garden, Come Blow Your Horn,
Mating Dance, The Tender Trap, Cactus Flower, The Rainmaker and Sunday
in New York. Anthony also took a Broadway bow for the role of Nick
Arnstein in Funny Girl.
In 1967, while working on the New York stage, Anthony replaced Mitchell
Ryan as Burke Devlin on Dark Shadows, playing Jeremiah Collins on the
show thereafter.
Following his short stint on the show, he continued to work extensively
in daytime drama, essaying leading roles on Search for Tomorrow and One
Life to Live.
In the early 1980s, the grief of his mother's death and a long-term
dependency to prescription tranquilisers led to a crisis in Anthony's
health. After counselling and a break from One Life to Live, he
overcame these setbacks and resumed his work on the show.
In addition to a voice-over in a Vick's Vapor Rub commercial, Anthony
also made occasional primetime guest appearances, including credits on
Wonder Woman, Police Woman and Simon and Simon.
During 1980s, Anthony George retired from the acting industry and spent
his remaining years in California. He died of a lung condition on March
16 2005.
Tregembo
<deb...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> (From a "Dark Shadows" site)- Anthony George was born Octavio George on
> January 29, 1921 in Endicott, New York. He is sometimes credited as Ott
> George or Tony George.
>
> His interest in acting was ignited at an early age while attending a
> movie with his grandfather and seeing a child his age perform. The
> childhood dream became a reality in 1948 when Anthony moved to
> California and accepted a contract from 20th Century Fox. Under Fox, he
> appeared in the movies Where the Sidewalk Ends, Under My Skin and
> Inside The Walls of Folsom, along with the television show Those Two.
I remember him mostly from "Checkmate" although I didn't remember Doug
McClure being in "Checkmate."
>
> Sadly, the pace was too fast for Anthony, who suffered a nervous
> breakdown during the filming of You Never Can Tell. After receiving
> some understanding words from co-star Dick Powell, Anthony finished the
> film. Facing a crisis in confidence, he decided his career in films was
> over, and dispondently returned to the East Coast.
And by the way, I don't think I've ever heard a bad word said anywhere about
Dick Powell.
Ray Arthur
robertc...@yahoo.com
deb...@comcast.net wrote:
> (From a "Dark Shadows" site)- Anthony George was born Octavio George
on
> January 29, 1921 in Endicott, New York. He is sometimes credited as
Ott
> George or Tony George.
>
> His interest in acting was ignited at an early age while attending a
> movie with his grandfather and seeing a child his age perform. The
> childhood dream became a reality in 1948 when Anthony moved to
> California and accepted a contract from 20th Century Fox. Under Fox,
he
> appeared in the movies Where the Sidewalk Ends, Under My Skin and
> Inside The Walls of Folsom, along with the television show Those Two.
>
Yes, I remember him from both "Dark Shadows" and "Checkmate." He was
one of those handsome fellows with "rugged" features--meaning that he
wasn't a pretty boy.
The cast of "Dark Shadows" is fast disappearing, sadly.
I'm sorry to read of Mr. George's death.
Bob Champ
MWB
Mark
Jim Beaver
> January 29, 1921 in Endicott, New York. He is sometimes credited as Ott
> George or Tony George.
> During the early sixties, Anthony also appeared on the big screen in
> The Ten Commandments,
Not in the sixties, he didn't, except in a re-release.
Jim Beaver
Jim Beaver
"Tregembo" <tr...@iwvisp.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> And by the way, I don't think I've ever heard a bad word said anywhere
> about Dick Powell.
Except that he thought a movie about a Mongol emperor starring John Wayne
was a good project to direct.
Jim Beaver
Brad Ferguson
<deb...@comcast.net> wrote:
> (From a "Dark Shadows" site)- Anthony George was born Octavio George on
> January 29, 1921 in Endicott, New York. He is sometimes credited as Ott
> George or Tony George.
>
> His interest in acting was ignited at an early age while attending a
> movie with his grandfather and seeing a child his age perform. The
> childhood dream became a reality in 1948 when Anthony moved to
> California and accepted a contract from 20th Century Fox. Under Fox, he
> appeared in the movies Where the Sidewalk Ends, Under My Skin and
> Inside The Walls of Folsom, along with the television show Those Two.
There's a pic of him, too, at that site:
http://www.collinwood.net/cast/george.htm
(Always helpful to give these when you're quoting, BTW.)
robertc...@yahoo.com
Thanks for the web site, Brad. "Dark Shadows" has been all over the
'net for years, and new sites keep popping up all the time. I wonder
what will happen to "Shadowgram" now that this site is up; both cover
the same kinds of material.
Bob Champ
robertc...@yahoo.com
deb...@comcast.net wrote:
> (From a "Dark Shadows" site)- Anthony George was born Octavio George
on
> January 29, 1921 in Endicott, New York. He is sometimes credited as
Ott
> George or Tony George.
>
Over on the Life in Legacy messageboard, I read that Anthony George was
the gay lover of actor Earl Holliman. Does anyone know if this is
true?
Bob Champ
Joe Pucillo
Brad Ferguson
Pucillo <new...@pucillo.net.xx> wrote:
Okay. Who else had never heard this before about Earl Holliman? Was
it too much Police Woman or something?
Kathi
"When the film offers started drying up in the 60s, he found TV a more
welcoming medium, scoring in a number of, yes, westerns and his virile
stance was perfect for appearing in a series of crime yarns. It all
culminated with a four-year stint as the macho partner to sexy Angie
Dickinson in "Police Woman" (1974/I), a role that helped make him a
semi-household name. A self-confirmed bachelor, Holliman operated the
Fiesta Dinner Theatre for many years in San Antonio, Texas."
Conclusions, be drawn.
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doc
> Okay. Who else had never heard this before about Earl Holliman? Was
> it too much Police Woman or something?
Holliman has never been shy about taking "gay" roles. I remember that he
once played a gay social worker who tries to rescue 70s heartthrob Leigh
J. McCloskey (Is he still alive?) from a life of street-hustling in a
rather daring -- for the time -- ABC Movie of the Week. As to his personal
life, however, I don't have a clue.
Garrett
doc wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 23:22:32 -0500, Brad Ferguson wrote:
>
> > Okay. Who else had never heard this before about Earl Holliman?
Was
> > it too much Police Woman or something?
>
> Holliman has never been shy about taking "gay" roles. I remember
that he
> once played a gay social worker who tries to rescue 70s heartthrob
Leigh
> J. McCloskey (Is he still alive?)
doc
Thanks. Man, I didn't even think about his having become some New Age
guru. It figures.
Tel...@webtv.net
"Police Woman" producers wanted viewers to think Angie and Earl were
"partners on and off duty". They were often together in public to
maintain the image.
TeleFan
Charlene
> > Over on the Life in Legacy messageboard, I read that Anthony George
was
> > the gay lover of actor Earl Holliman. Does anyone know if this is
> > true?
>
> I'm betting Earl would.
Are you nominating yourself to ask him?
wd40
deb...@comcast.net
LA Times
>From Times Staff Reports
Anthony George, 84, an actor who had long runs in the popular
television series "Checkmate" and "The Untouchables," died March 16 in
Los Angeles of complications from lung disease.
A native of Endicott, N.Y., George had bit parts in motion pictures and
television in the 1950s. He was sometimes credited as Tony George or
Ott George. Often, as in the blockbuster 1956 film "The Ten
Commandments," he received no credit at all.
George came into his own in 1960, when he was cast as agent Cam Allison
in "The Untouchables" and as Don Corey on "Checkmate." He later starred
in soap operas, playing Dr. Tony Vincente in "Search for Tomorrow" from
1970 to 1975 and Dr. Will Vernon in "One Life to Live" from 1977 to
1984. He had guest roles in "Rin Tin Tin" in 1956 and "Simon and Simon"
in 1988.
George, who once described himself to The Times as "just another
television series actor," took breaks from the small screen to appear
on stage, notably as Nicky Arnstein in "Funny Girl," which ran at the
Ahmanson Theater in 1966.
