George Chandler

Biography: Comic actor George Chandler entered the University of Illinois after World War I service, paying for his education by playing in an orchestra. He continued moonlighting in the entertainment world in the early 1920s, working as an insurance salesman by day and performing at night. By the end of the decade he was a seasoned vaudevillian, touring with a one-man-band act called "George Chandler, the Musical Nut." He began making films in 1927, appearing almost exclusively in comedies; perhaps his best-known appearance of the early 1930s was as W.C.Fields' prodigal son Chester in the 1932 2-reeler The Fatal Glass of Beer. Chandler became something of a good-luck charm for director William Wellman, who cast the actor in comedy bits in many of his films; Wellman reserved a juicy supporting role for Chandler as Ginger Rogers' no-good husband in Roxie Hart (1942). In all, Chandler made some 330 movie appearances. In the early 1950s, Chandler served two years as president of the ScreenComic actor George Chandler entered the University of Illinois after World War I service, paying for his education by playing in an orchestra. He continued moonlighting in the entertainment world in the early 1920s, working as an insurance salesman by day and performing at night. By the end of the decade he was a seasoned vaudevillian, touring with a one-man-band act called "George Chandler, the Musical Nut." He began making films in 1927, appearing almost exclusively in comedies; perhaps his best-known appearance of the early 1930s was as W.C.Fields' prodigal son Chester in the 1932 2-reeler The Fatal Glass of Beer. Chandler became something of a good-luck charm for director William Wellman, who cast the actor in comedy bits in many of his films; Wellman reserved a juicy supporting role for Chandler as Ginger Rogers' no-good husband in Roxie Hart (1942). In all, Chandler made some 330 movie appearances. In the early 1950s, Chandler served two years as president of the Screen Actors Guild, ruffling the hair of many prestigious stars and producers with his strongly held political views. From 1958 through 1959, George Chandler was featured as Uncle Petrie on the Lassie TV series, and in 1961 he starred in a CBS sitcom that he'd helped develop, Ichabod and Me. Expand

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Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd The Waltons: Season 4 Sep 11, 1975 Bob Allerton tbd
tbd Gunsmoke: Season 17 Sep 13, 1971 Silas Hubbard tbd
tbd Ironside: Season 1 Sep 14, 1967 George Bentley / George Chandler tbd
tbd Petticoat Junction: Season 4 Sep 13, 1966 Doc Stuart tbd
tbd Bonanza: Season 8 Sep 11, 1966 Gus Schultz tbd
tbd Batman (1966): Season 2 Sep 7, 1966 Grandpa tbd
tbd Green Acres: Season 1 Sep 15, 1965 Doc tbd
tbd Rawhide: Season 6 Sep 26, 1963 Rev. Lincoln tbd
tbd The Donna Reed Show: Season 6 Sep 19, 1963 Charlie tbd
tbd The Twilight Zone: Season 2 Sep 30, 1960 The Old Man / Old Man 9.8
tbd Lassie: Season 5 Sep 7, 1958 Uncle Petrie Martin tbd
tbd Lassie: Season 4 Sep 8, 1957 Uncle Petrie Martin tbd
tbd Adventures of Superman: Season 4 Feb 18, 1956 Bates tbd
tbd Adventures of Superman: Season 3 Apr 23, 1955 Hotel Manager tbd
tbd Adventures of Superman: Season 2 Sep 18, 1953 Scratchy tbd