George Chandler
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Chandler (June 30, 1898 - June 10, 1985) was an American actor best known for playing the character of "Uncle Petrie" on the television series Lassie. He was born in Waukegan, Illinois, and died in Panorama City, California, at the age of eighty-six. Chandler appeared six times in Bill Williams's western series The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951–1955) in episodes entitled "Law of Boot Hill", "Lost Treasure of the Panamints", "Trails Westward", "The Wrong Man", "Trail to Bordertown", and "Gunsmoke Justice". He guest starred on the Reed Hadley CBS legal drama The Public Defender. He appeared as the character Ames in the two-part episode "King of the Dakotas" in the 1955 NBC western anthology series Frontier. In the 1954-1955 season, he appeared as a milkman in two episodes of the NBC sitcom It's a Great Life, co-starring Frances Bavier and James Dunn. In 1961-1962 television, Chandler co-starred with Robert Sterling, Reta Shaw, Jimmy Hawkins, Burt Mustin, and Christine White in CBS's comedy series, Ichabod and Me. He played the former newspaper editor of a small New England town and the current traffic commissioner. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Chandler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Jun 30, 1898 In Waukegan, Illinois, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 258
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Devil-May-Care 1929-12-27
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again 1979-06-27
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | Elderly Man | 1979-06-27 |
| Movie | The Bastard | Seadog | 1978-05-22 |
| Movie | Every Which Way but Loose | Clerk at D.M.V. | 1978-12-16 |
| Movie | Griffin and Phoenix | Old Man | 1976-02-27 |
| Movie | Escape to Witch Mountain | Grocer | 1975-03-21 |
| Movie | Capone | Robert E. Crowe | 1975-04-16 |
| Movie | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
| Series | Switch | Unknown | 1975-09-09 |
| Series | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Unknown | 1974-09-13 |
| Series | The Waltons | Unknown | 1972-09-14 |
| Movie | Pickup on 101 | Pawnshop owner | 1972-05-01 |
| Series | Alias Smith and Jones | Unknown | 1971-01-05 |
| Movie | One More Train to Rob | Conductor | 1971-02-19 |
| Series | Ironside | Unknown | 1967-03-28 |
| Series | Mannix | Unknown | 1967-09-16 |
| Movie | The Ghost & Mr. Chicken | Judge Harley Nast | 1966-01-20 |
| Series | Batman | Unknown | 1966-01-12 |
| Series | Laredo | Unknown | 1965-09-16 |
| Movie | Apache Uprising | Jace Asher | 1965-12-29 |
| Movie | Dead Ringer | George, Chauffeur | 1964-02-19 |
| Movie | Law of the Lawless | Martin | 1964-05-13 |
| Series | Petticoat Junction | Unknown | 1963-09-24 |
| Series | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Unknown | 1963-10-10 |
| Series | Ichabod and Me | 1961-09-26 | |
| Movie | The Slowest Gun in the West | Simpson | 1960-05-07 |
| Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
| Movie | Spring Reunion | Zimmie (uncredited) | 1957-03-01 |
| Movie | Gunsight Ridge | Gus Withers | 1957-09-01 |
| Series | Telephone Time | Unknown | 1956-04-08 |
| Movie | Good-bye, My Lady | Reporter | 1956-05-12 |
| Movie | Apache Ambush | Chandler | 1955-08-24 |
| Series | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Unknown | 1955-09-06 |
| Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
| Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
| Series | Playwrights '56 | Unknown | 1955-10-04 |
| Movie | Rails Into Laramie | Grimes | 1954-04-14 |
| Series | Lassie | Unknown | 1954-09-12 |
| Movie | The High and the Mighty | Ben Sneed | 1954-07-03 |
| Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
| Movie | Meet Me at the Fair | Deputy Leach | 1953-01-01 |
| Movie | Island in the Sky | Rene | 1953-09-05 |
| Movie | This Woman Is Dangerous | Dr. Bill Ryan (Uncredited) | 1952-02-09 |
| Movie | Rose of Cimarron | Deputy Sheriff | 1952-01-28 |
| Series | Adventures of Superman | Unknown | 1952-09-19 |
| Movie | My Man and I | Bartender Frankie | 1952-09-05 |
| Movie | Somebody Loves Me | Stagehand | 1952-09-24 |
| Movie | The WAC From Walla Walla | Jud Canova | 1952-10-10 |
| Series | Cavalcade of America | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
| Movie | Hans Christian Andersen | Farmer | 1952-12-19 |
| Series | Racket Squad | Unknown | 1951-06-07 |
| Movie | The Whip Hand | Jed (uncredited) | 1951-10-01 |
| Movie | Across the Wide Missouri | Gowie | 1951-10-12 |
| Movie | Westward the Women | Mackeral Face (uncredited) | 1951-12-16 |
| Movie | Perfect Strangers | Lester Hubley | 1950-03-11 |
| Movie | Singing Guns | Smitty, Piano Player | 1950-02-28 |
| Series | Robert Montgomery Presents | Unknown | 1950-01-30 |
| Movie | The Next Voice You Hear... | Motorcycle Officer (uncredited) | 1950-06-29 |
| Movie | Kansas Raiders | Willie | 1950-11-15 |
| Movie | The Happy Years | Johnny | 1950-07-07 |
| Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |
| Movie | Pretty Baby | Henderson | 1950-09-16 |
| Movie | Triple Trouble | 'Squirrely' Davis, convict | 1950-08-13 |
| Movie | Once More, My Darling | Motel Proprietor | 1949-09-10 |
| Movie | Homicide | Police Photographer | 1949-04-02 |
| Movie | The House Across the Street | Carl's Boss (uncredited) | 1949-09-10 |
| Movie | The Hunted | Joe, the Bartender | 1948-04-07 |
| Movie | Silver River | Mr. Rice (uncredited) | 1948-05-20 |
| Movie | The Miracle of the Bells | Max | 1948-03-27 |
| Movie | If You Knew Susie | Reporter (uncredited) | 1948-02-07 |
| Movie | The Pirate | Carriage Driver (uncredited) | 1948-06-11 |
| Movie | Reaching from Heaven | Bert Kestner (as Geo. Chandler) | 1948-02-01 |
| Series | The Philco Television Playhouse | Unknown | 1948-10-03 |
| Movie | Hollow Triumph | Aubrey - Assistant | 1948-08-18 |
| Movie | The Paleface | Patient #1 | 1948-12-17 |
| Movie | The Girl from Manhattan | Monty | 1948-10-01 |
| Movie | Race Street | Herman (Waiter) (uncredited) | 1948-09-11 |
| Movie | Sons of Adventure | Billy Wilkes | 1948-09-01 |
| Movie | So You Want to Be in Pictures | Assistant Director Sammy (uncredited) | 1947-06-07 |
| Movie | Saddle Pals | Pickpocket Dippy | 1947-06-05 |
| Movie | Nightmare Alley | Hobo at Stan's Left Hand (uncredited) | 1947-10-09 |
| Movie | Magic Town | Bus Driver | 1947-10-07 |
| Movie | Road to Rio | Ship's Steward | 1947-12-25 |
| Movie | The Judge Steps Out | Train Station Agent (uncredited) | 1947-12-15 |
| Movie | It Had to Be You | Bus Passenger with Newspaper (uncredited) | 1947-12-07 |
| Movie | The Kid from Brooklyn | Reporter (uncredited) | 1946-03-21 |
| Movie | The Glass Alibi | Bartender | 1946-04-27 |
| Movie | Strange Impersonation | J W Rinse, plaintiffs' atty. | 1946-03-16 |
| Movie | Little Giant | O'Brien (salesman) | 1946-02-22 |
| Movie | A Guy Could Change | Gus, Photographer | 1946-01-27 |
| Movie | The French Key | Roomer (uncredited) | 1946-05-18 |
| Movie | The Mask of Diijon | Diner Counterman (Uncredited) | 1946-03-11 |
| Movie | The Last Crooked Mile | Roller Coaster Operator (uncredited) | 1946-08-09 |
| Movie | Behind the Mask | Shrevvie | 1946-05-25 |
| Movie | Dead Reckoning | Louis Ord | 1946-12-31 |
| Movie | Rendezvous with Annie | Sergeant Harrington (uncredited) | 1946-07-22 |
| Movie | The Missing Lady | Shrevvie | 1946-08-17 |
| Movie | Lover Come Back | Walter | 1946-06-21 |
| Movie | Suspense | Joe's Pal at Sandwich Counter (uncredited) | 1946-06-15 |
| Movie | It's in the Bag! | 1st Elevator Operator (uncredited) | 1945-04-21 |
| Movie | Without Love | Elevator Operator | 1945-03-22 |
| Movie | The Great Morgan | Roger the Valet (uncredited) | 1945-01-01 |
| Movie | This Man's Navy | Bert Bland | 1945-01-04 |
| Movie | Patrick the Great | Bellboy | 1945-05-04 |
| Movie | Lady on a Train | 1945-08-03 | |
| Movie | Strange Confession | Harper | 1945-10-05 |
| Movie | The Shanghai Cobra | Joe | 1945-09-29 |
| Movie | Tell It to a Star | Al Marx | 1945-08-16 |
| Movie | It Happened Tomorrow | Bob | 1944-03-31 |
| Movie | Bride by Mistake | Armed Guard | 1944-07-26 |
| Movie | 3 Men in White | Attendant (uncredited) | 1944-05-25 |
| Movie | Lady of Burlesque | Jake | 1943-05-01 |
| Movie | Gildersleeve's Bad Day | Mailman (uncredited) | 1943-05-10 |
| Movie | The Powers Girl | Harry, Nancy's Boyfriend (uncredited) | 1943-01-15 |
| Movie | Sweet Rosie O'Grady | Kelly - Reporter (uncredited) | 1943-10-01 |
| Movie | Swing Fever | Hamburger Vendor (uncredited) | 1943-11-01 |
| Movie | Don't Be a Sucker! | 1943-07-04 | |
| Movie | Swing Shift Maisie | Fred (Uncredited) | 1943-10-01 |
| Movie | Night in New Orleans | Taxi Driver (Uncredited) | 1942-07-01 |
| Movie | Obliging Young Lady | Skip - the Bellboy | 1942-04-01 |
| Movie | Castle in the Desert | The Bus Driver | 1942-02-02 |
| Movie | Pardon My Sarong | George Peabody (uncredited) | 1942-08-07 |
| Movie | Roxie Hart | Amos Hart | 1942-02-20 |
| Movie | A Night to Remember | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | 1942-12-10 |
| Movie | Isle of Missing Men | Ship's bartender | 1942-09-18 |
| Movie | The Great Gildersleeve | Messenger | 1942-12-17 |
| Movie | That Other Woman | Man Carrying Rifle in Woods | 1942-11-13 |
| Movie | The Forest Rangers | Keystone Cop (uncredited) | 1942-10-21 |
| Movie | Scattergood Survives a Murder | Sam Caldwell | 1942-10-01 |
| Movie | Repent at Leisure | Bus Conductor | 1941-04-04 |
| Movie | Model Wife | Mr. Williams | 1941-04-17 |
| Movie | Sleepers West | 1941-03-14 | |
| Movie | Reaching for the Sun | Jerry | 1941-05-01 |
| Movie | Tobacco Road | Hotel Desk Clark | 1941-02-20 |
| Movie | Western Union | Herb | 1941-02-21 |
| Movie | Remember the Day | Telegraph clerk | 1941-12-25 |
| Movie | Three Sons o' Guns | Tailor | 1941-08-02 |
| Movie | Design for Scandal | First Cabbie (uncredited) | 1941-12-01 |
| Movie | Hellzapoppin' | Movie Cameraman (uncredited) | 1941-12-25 |
| Movie | Miss Polly | Townsman (uncredited) | 1941-11-14 |
| Movie | The Great Man's Lady | Forbes | 1941-10-31 |
| Movie | Edison, the Man | Gold Exchange Clerk | 1940-05-10 |
| Movie | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1940-02-22 |
| Movie | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | First Clerk | 1940-01-11 |
| Movie | The Return of Frank James | Roy | 1940-08-10 |
| Movie | Broadway Melody of 1940 | Mr. Jones (uncredited) | 1940-02-09 |
| Movie | Shooting High | Charley | 1940-04-25 |
| Movie | Arizona | Haley | 1940-12-25 |
| Movie | Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Parkersville Counterman (uncredited) | 1940-09-06 |
| Movie | Trail of the Vigilantes | Railroad Station Attendant | 1940-12-13 |
| Movie | The Mad Doctor | Elevator Operator (Uncredited) | 1940-12-20 |
| Movie | Melody Ranch | Taxi Driver | 1940-09-15 |
| Movie | It's a Wonderful World | Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited) | 1939-05-19 |
| Movie | Exile Express | Marvln McGee | 1939-05-27 |
| Movie | Young Mr. Lincoln | Loafer (uncredited) | 1939-06-09 |
| Movie | Calling Dr. Kildare | Elevator Operator (uncredited) | 1939-04-28 |
| Movie | Jesse James | Roy | 1939-01-14 |
| Movie | Second Fiddle | Taxi Driver | 1939-06-30 |
| Movie | Blondie Meets the Boss | Laundryman (uncredited) | 1939-03-08 |
| Movie | Everybody's Baby | G. Randolph (uncredited) | 1939-03-24 |
| Movie | The Flying Irishman | Airport Gas Attendant | 1939-04-07 |
| Movie | King of the Turf | 2nd Tout | 1939-02-17 |
| Movie | Thou Shalt Not Kill | Johnny | 1939-12-30 |
| Movie | The Light That Failed | First Man (Voice) | 1939-12-24 |
| Movie | Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation | Cameraman (uncredited) | 1939-07-07 |
| Movie | 20,000 Men a Year | Soda Jerker | 1939-10-26 |
| Movie | The Secret of Dr. Kildare | Pay Orderly (uncredited) | 1939-11-24 |
| Movie | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Reporter (uncredited) | 1939-10-19 |
| Movie | I Stole a Million | Herbert (uncredited) | 1939-08-01 |
| Movie | Beau Geste | Legionnaire Cordier (uncredited) | 1939-07-24 |
| Movie | Everything's on Ice | 1939-10-05 | |
| Movie | Men with Wings | Cody | 1938-07-16 |
| Movie | Three Comrades | First comic with singer (uncredited) | 1938-06-02 |
| Movie | Rascals | Waiting Room Patient | 1938-05-20 |
| Movie | Gateway | Reporter | 1938-08-05 |
| Movie | One Wild Night | Rutherford (uncredited) | 1938-06-02 |
| Movie | Mr. Moto's Gamble | Boxing Spectator (Uncredited) | 1938-04-07 |
| Movie | While New York Sleeps | Gus - Piano Player | 1938-12-16 |
| Movie | Straight, Place and Show | Cabbie | 1938-09-30 |
| Movie | The Cowboy and the Lady | Reporter (uncredited) | 1938-11-17 |
| Movie | The Shining Hour | Press Agent (uncredited) | 1938-11-18 |
| Movie | The Mad Miss Manton | Newspaper Staff (uncredited) | 1938-10-21 |
| Movie | There Goes My Heart | Tailor (uncredited) | 1938-10-14 |
| Movie | They Gave Him a Gun | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | 1937-05-07 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan at the Olympics | Ship's Radio Operator | 1937-05-21 |
| Movie | Woman Chases Man | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | 1937-05-07 |
| Movie | Time Out for Romance | Simpson | 1937-02-10 |
| Movie | The Go-Getter | Business Card Printer (uncredited) | 1937-05-22 |
| Movie | Fair Warning | Hotel Clerk | 1937-03-05 |
| Movie | A Star Is Born | Deliveryman (uncredited) | 1937-04-27 |
| Movie | One Mile from Heaven | Herman | 1937-08-18 |
| Movie | Nothing Sacred | Photographer (uncredited) | 1937-11-25 |
| Movie | Soak the Poor | Briggs (uncredited) | 1937-08-21 |
| Movie | Danger – Love at Work | Garage attendant | 1937-09-30 |
| Movie | Big Town Girl | Red Evans | 1937-12-03 |
| Movie | Small Town Boy | Bill Clipper | 1937-09-24 |
| Movie | Wake Up and Live | Janitor | 1937-08-23 |
| Movie | Speed | 'Shorty', Bystander at Barn Dance | 1936-05-08 |
| Movie | The Princess Comes Across | Film Man (uncredited) | 1936-05-22 |
| Movie | The Country Doctor | Greasy | 1936-03-12 |
| Movie | In Old Chicago | Onlooker (uncredited) | 1936-01-09 |
| Movie | Fury | Milton Jackson | 1936-06-05 |
| Movie | Here Comes Trouble | Purser Brooks | 1936-02-21 |
| Movie | The Accusing Finger | Reporter | 1936-11-17 |
| Movie | Old Hutch | Cigar Store Clerk | 1936-09-25 |
| Movie | High Tension | Man at Honolulu Dock | 1936-07-10 |
| Movie | Sworn Enemy | Lunch Stand Man (uncredited) | 1936-09-11 |
| Movie | Libeled Lady | Bellhop | 1936-10-09 |
| Movie | Sing, Baby, Sing | Hospital Interne | 1936-08-21 |
| Movie | Women Are Trouble | Reporter | 1936-07-31 |
| Movie | Front Page Woman | Reporter (uncredited) | 1935-07-11 |
| Movie | Star of Midnight | Witness (uncredited) | 1935-04-19 |
| Movie | The Payoff | Reporter (uncredited) | 1935-01-09 |
| Movie | The Murder Man | Sol Hertzberger | 1935-07-12 |
| Movie | The Woman in Red | First Reporter (uncredited) | 1935-02-16 |
| Movie | While the Patient Slept | Evening Bulletin Reporter (uncredited) | 1935-03-09 |
| Movie | Don't Bet on Blondes | Henry Purdy (Uncredited) | 1935-07-13 |
| Movie | It's in the Air | Reporter (uncredited) | 1935-10-10 |
| Movie | Mary Burns, Fugitive | Stadium Cashier | 1935-11-15 |
| Movie | Stars Over Broadway | Charlie | 1935-11-23 |
| Movie | Broadway Gondolier | Photographer | 1935-07-27 |
| Movie | Rough Necking | Joe Cuttlehammer Jr. | 1934-04-24 |
| Movie | Hi, Nellie! | Sullivan | 1934-01-20 |
| Movie | Fog Over Frisco | Taxi Driver | 1934-06-02 |
| Movie | Dark Hazard | Soapy Sam Lambert | 1934-01-31 |
| Movie | He Was Her Man | Highway Service Station Counterman | 1934-06-16 |
| Movie | Big Hearted Herbert | Murphy (uncredited) | 1934-10-06 |
| Movie | Music in the Air | Assistant Stage Manager | 1934-12-13 |
| Movie | Happiness Ahead | Window Washer | 1934-10-27 |
| Movie | The Mind Reader | Reporter (uncredited) | 1933-04-01 |
| Movie | The Keyhole | Joe - Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1933-03-25 |
| Movie | Parachute Jumper | Chauffeur (uncredited) | 1933-01-28 |
| Movie | The Fatal Glass of Beer | Chester Snavely | 1933-03-03 |
| Movie | Elmer, the Great | Cubs Player (uncredited) | 1933-04-29 |
| Movie | The Kennel Murder Case | Reporter at Police Station (uncredited) | 1933-10-28 |
| Movie | Bureau of Missing Persons | Homer Howard | 1933-09-16 |
| Movie | Son of a Sailor | Sailor | 1933-11-29 |
| Movie | Lady Killer | 1933-12-09 | |
| Movie | Footlight Parade | Pharmacist (uncredited) | 1933-10-21 |
| Movie | The Tenderfoot | Beggar (uncredited) | 1932-05-23 |
| Movie | The Famous Ferguson Case | Depot Loafer (uncredited) | 1932-04-19 |
| Movie | The Strange Love of Molly Louvain | Reporter (uncredited) | 1932-05-28 |
| Movie | Union Depot | Panhandler Wanting One Dollar (uncredited) | 1932-01-14 |
| Movie | Me and My Gal | Eddie Collins | 1932-12-04 |
| Movie | Blessed Event | Hanson | 1932-09-10 |
| Movie | Afraid to Talk | Pete (bellhop) | 1932-11-17 |
| Movie | The Sport Parade | Pullman Ticket Agent (uncredited) | 1932-11-11 |
| Movie | Man of the World | Fred | 1931-03-24 |
| Movie | Doctors' Wives | Dr. Roberts | 1931-03-14 |
| Movie | Everything’s Rosie | Jail Guard | 1931-05-22 |
| Movie | Too Many Cooks | Ned | 1931-07-18 |
| Movie | The Woman Between | Sweet - a Waiter | 1931-08-08 |
| Movie | A Holy Terror | Joe, Western Union Clerk (uncredited) | 1931-07-19 |
| Movie | The Light of Western Stars | Slig Whalen | 1930-04-19 |
| Movie | In Gay Madrid | Enrique | 1930-05-17 |
| Movie | Her Man | Barfly (uncredited) | 1930-09-21 |
| Movie | The Florodora Girl | Georgie Smith | 1930-05-31 |
| Movie | Only Saps Work | Elevator Operator (uncredited) | 1930-12-05 |
| Movie | Devil-May-Care | Timid Royalist (uncredited) | 1929-12-27 |