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 | Capone | Robert E. Crowe | 1975-04-16 |
| Movie | Escape to Witch Mountain | Grocer | 1975-03-21 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Pickup on 101 | Pawnshop owner | 1972-05-01 |
| Series | The Waltons | Unknown | 1972-09-14 |
| Series | Alias Smith and Jones | Unknown | 1971-01-05 |
| Series | Ironside | Unknown | 1967-03-28 |
| Series | Mannix | Unknown | 1967-09-16 |
| Series | Batman | Unknown | 1966-01-12 |
| Movie | The Ghost & Mr. Chicken | Judge Harley Nast | 1966-01-20 |
| Movie | Apache Uprising | Jace Asher | 1965-12-29 |
| Series | Run for Your Life | Unknown | 1965-09-13 |
| Series | Laredo | Unknown | 1965-09-16 |
| 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 | Gunsight Ridge | Gus Withers | 1957-09-01 |
| Movie | Spring Reunion | Zimmie (uncredited) | 1957-03-01 |
| Series | Telephone Time | Unknown | 1956-04-08 |
| Movie | Good-bye, My Lady | Reporter | 1956-05-12 |
| Movie | Apache Ambush | Chandler | 1955-08-24 |
| Series | Playwrights '56 | Unknown | 1955-10-04 |
| Series | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Unknown | 1955-09-06 |
| Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
| Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
| Movie | The High and the Mighty | Ben Sneed | 1954-07-03 |
| Movie | Rails Into Laramie | Grimes | 1954-04-14 |
| Series | Lassie | Unknown | 1954-09-12 |
| 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 | My Man and I | Bartender Frankie | 1952-09-05 |
| 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 |
| Series | Cavalcade of America | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
| Movie | Somebody Loves Me | Stagehand | 1952-09-24 |
| Movie | Hans Christian Andersen | Farmer | 1952-12-19 |
| Movie | The WAC From Walla Walla | Jud Canova | 1952-10-10 |
| Movie | The Whip Hand | Jed (uncredited) | 1951-10-01 |
| Series | Racket Squad | Unknown | 1951-06-07 |
| Movie | Across the Wide Missouri | Gowie | 1951-10-12 |
| Movie | Westward the Women | Mackeral Face (uncredited) | 1951-12-16 |
| Series | Dragnet | Unknown | 1951-12-16 |
| Movie | The Next Voice You Hear... | Motorcycle Officer (uncredited) | 1950-06-29 |
| Movie | Perfect Strangers | Lester Hubley | 1950-03-11 |
| Movie | The Happy Years | Johnny | 1950-07-07 |
| Series | Robert Montgomery Presents | Unknown | 1950-01-30 |
| Movie | Singing Guns | Smitty, Piano Player | 1950-02-28 |
| Movie | Triple Trouble | 'Squirrely' Davis, convict | 1950-08-13 |
| Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |
| Movie | Kansas Raiders | Willie | 1950-11-15 |
| Movie | Pretty Baby | Henderson | 1950-09-16 |
| Movie | Homicide | Police Photographer | 1949-04-02 |
| Movie | Once More, My Darling | Motel Proprietor | 1949-09-10 |
| Movie | The House Across the Street | Carl's Boss (uncredited) | 1949-09-10 |
| Movie | Silver River | Mr. Rice (uncredited) | 1948-05-20 |
| Movie | The Hunted | Joe, the Bartender | 1948-04-07 |
| Movie | Reaching from Heaven | Bert Kestner (as Geo. Chandler) | 1948-02-01 |
| Movie | The Pirate | Carriage Driver (uncredited) | 1948-06-11 |
| Movie | If You Knew Susie | Reporter (uncredited) | 1948-02-07 |
| Movie | The Miracle of the Bells | Max | 1948-03-27 |
| Movie | Hollow Triumph | Aubrey - Assistant | 1948-08-18 |
| Series | The Philco Television Playhouse | Unknown | 1948-10-03 |
| 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 | Magic Town | Bus Driver | 1947-10-07 |
| Movie | Saddle Pals | Pickpocket Dippy | 1947-06-05 |
| Movie | So You Want to Be in Pictures | Assistant Director Sammy (uncredited) | 1947-06-07 |
| Movie | Nightmare Alley | Hobo at Stan's Left Hand (uncredited) | 1947-10-09 |
| Movie | It Had to Be You | Bus Passenger with Newspaper (uncredited) | 1947-12-07 |
| Movie | Road to Rio | Ship's Steward | 1947-12-25 |
| Movie | The Judge Steps Out | Train Station Agent (uncredited) | 1947-12-15 |
| Movie | The French Key | Roomer (uncredited) | 1946-05-18 |
| Movie | The Glass Alibi | Bartender | 1946-04-27 |
| Movie | The Kid from Brooklyn | Reporter (uncredited) | 1946-03-21 |
| Movie | Little Giant | O'Brien (salesman) | 1946-02-22 |
| Movie | A Guy Could Change | Gus, Photographer | 1946-01-27 |
| Movie | The Mask of Diijon | Diner Counterman (Uncredited) | 1946-03-11 |
| Movie | Strange Impersonation | J W Rinse, plaintiffs' atty. | 1946-03-16 |
| Movie | Lover Come Back | Bit Role | 1946-06-21 |
| Movie | Dead Reckoning | Louis Ord | 1946-12-31 |
| Movie | Behind the Mask | Shrevvie | 1946-05-25 |
| Movie | The Last Crooked Mile | Roller Coaster Operator (uncredited) | 1946-08-09 |
| Movie | The Missing Lady | Shrevvie | 1946-08-17 |
| Movie | Suspense | Joe's Pal at Sandwich Counter (uncredited) | 1946-06-15 |
| Movie | Rendezvous with Annie | Sergeant Harrington (uncredited) | 1946-07-22 |
| Movie | Don't Be a Sucker! | 1946-07-04 | |
| 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 | Patrick the Great | Bellboy | 1945-05-04 |
| Movie | This Man's Navy | Bert Bland | 1945-01-04 |
| 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, stage hand (uncredited) | 1943-05-01 |
| Movie | The Powers Girl | Harry, Nancy's Boyfriend (uncredited) | 1943-01-15 |
| Movie | Gildersleeve's Bad Day | Mailman (uncredited) | 1943-05-10 |
| Movie | Swing Shift Maisie | Fred (Uncredited) | 1943-10-01 |
| Movie | Sweet Rosie O'Grady | Kelly - Reporter (uncredited) | 1943-10-01 |
| Movie | Swing Fever | Hamburger Vendor (uncredited) | 1943-11-01 |
| Movie | The Great Man's Lady | Forbes | 1942-04-15 |
| Movie | Night in New Orleans | Taxi Driver (Uncredited) | 1942-07-01 |
| Movie | Pardon My Sarong | George Peabody (uncredited) | 1942-08-07 |
| Movie | Castle in the Desert | The Bus Driver | 1942-02-02 |
| Movie | Obliging Young Lady | Skip - the Bellboy | 1942-04-01 |
| 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 | That Other Woman | Man Carrying Rifle in Woods | 1942-11-13 |
| Movie | The Great Gildersleeve | Messenger | 1942-12-17 |
| 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 | Sleepers West | 1941-03-14 | |
| Movie | Tobacco Road | Hotel Desk Clark | 1941-02-20 |
| Movie | Model Wife | Mr. Williams | 1941-04-17 |
| Movie | Western Union | Herb | 1941-02-21 |
| Movie | Three Sons o' Guns | Tailor | 1941-08-02 |
| Movie | Reaching for the Sun | Jerry | 1941-05-01 |
| Movie | Remember the Day | Telegraph clerk | 1941-12-25 |
| 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 | Shooting High | Charley | 1940-04-25 |
| Movie | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1940-02-22 |
| Movie | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | First Clerk | 1940-01-11 |
| Movie | Edison, the Man | Gold Exchange Clerk | 1940-05-10 |
| Movie | Broadway Melody of 1940 | Mr. Jones (uncredited) | 1940-02-09 |
| Movie | The Mad Doctor | Elevator Operator (Uncredited) | 1940-12-20 |
| Movie | The Return of Frank James | Roy | 1940-08-10 |
| Movie | Arizona | Haley | 1940-12-25 |
| Movie | Trail of the Vigilantes | Railroad Station Attendant | 1940-12-13 |
| Movie | Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Parkersville Counterman (uncredited) | 1940-09-06 |
| Movie | Melody Ranch | Taxi Driver | 1940-09-15 |
| Movie | Calling Dr. Kildare | Elevator Operator (uncredited) | 1939-04-28 |
| Movie | It's a Wonderful World | Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited) | 1939-05-19 |
| Movie | Exile Express | Marvln McGee | 1939-05-27 |
| Movie | The Flying Irishman | Airport Gas Attendant | 1939-04-07 |
| Movie | Jesse James | Roy | 1939-01-14 |
| Movie | Young Mr. Lincoln | Loafer (uncredited) | 1939-06-09 |
| Movie | King of the Turf | 2nd Tout | 1939-02-17 |
| Movie | Blondie Meets the Boss | Laundryman (uncredited) | 1939-03-08 |
| Movie | Everybody's Baby | G. Randolph (uncredited) | 1939-03-24 |
| Movie | Everything's on Ice | 1939-10-05 | |
| Movie | 20,000 Men a Year | Soda Jerker | 1939-10-26 |
| Movie | The Light That Failed | First Man (Voice) | 1939-12-24 |
| Movie | Second Fiddle | Taxi Driver | 1939-06-30 |
| Movie | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Reporter (uncredited) | 1939-10-19 |
| Movie | The Secret of Dr. Kildare | Pay Orderly (uncredited) | 1939-11-24 |
| Movie | Thou Shalt Not Kill | Johnny | 1939-12-30 |
| Movie | Beau Geste | Legionnaire Cordier (uncredited) | 1939-07-24 |
| Movie | Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation | Cameraman (uncredited) | 1939-07-07 |
| Movie | I Stole a Million | Herbert (uncredited) | 1939-08-01 |
| Movie | Three Comrades | First comic with singer (uncredited) | 1938-06-02 |
| Movie | One Wild Night | Rutherford (uncredited) | 1938-06-02 |
| Movie | Mr. Moto's Gamble | Boxing Spectator (Uncredited) | 1938-04-07 |
| Movie | Men with Wings | Cody | 1938-07-16 |
| Movie | In Old Chicago | Onlooker (uncredited) | 1938-04-15 |
| Movie | Rascals | Waiting Room Patient | 1938-05-20 |
| Movie | Straight, Place and Show | Cabbie | 1938-09-30 |
| Movie | While New York Sleeps | Gus - Piano Player | 1938-12-16 |
| Movie | Gateway | Reporter | 1938-08-05 |
| 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 | Charlie Chan at the Olympics | Ship's Radio Operator | 1937-05-21 |
| Movie | The Go-Getter | Business card printer (uncredited) | 1937-05-22 |
| Movie | They Gave Him a Gun | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | 1937-05-07 |
| Movie | Time Out for Romance | Simpson | 1937-02-10 |
| Movie | Fair Warning | Hotel Clerk | 1937-03-05 |
| Movie | A Star Is Born | Deliveryman (uncredited) | 1937-04-27 |
| Movie | Woman Chases Man | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | 1937-05-07 |
| 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 | Fury | Milton Jackson | 1936-06-05 |
| Movie | The Princess Comes Across | Film Man (uncredited) | 1936-05-22 |
| Movie | Speed | 'Shorty', Bystander at Barn Dance | 1936-05-08 |
| Movie | High Tension | Man at Honolulu Dock | 1936-07-10 |
| Movie | Here Comes Trouble | Purser Brooks | 1936-02-21 |
| Movie | The Country Doctor | Greasy | 1936-03-12 |
| Movie | Women Are Trouble | Reporter | 1936-07-31 |
| Movie | Libeled Lady | Bellhop | 1936-10-09 |
| Movie | The Accusing Finger | Reporter | 1936-11-17 |
| Movie | Sworn Enemy | Lunch Stand Man (uncredited) | 1936-09-11 |
| Movie | Sing, Baby, Sing | Hospital Interne | 1936-08-21 |
| Movie | While the Patient Slept | Evening Bulletin Reporter (uncredited) | 1935-03-09 |
| Movie | Star of Midnight | Witness (uncredited) | 1935-04-19 |
| Movie | The Woman in Red | First Reporter (uncredited) | 1935-02-16 |
| Movie | Front Page Woman | Reporter (uncredited) | 1935-07-11 |
| Movie | The Payoff | Reporter (uncredited) | 1935-01-09 |
| Movie | Don't Bet on Blondes | Henry Purdy (Uncredited) | 1935-07-13 |
| Movie | Stars Over Broadway | Charlie | 1935-11-23 |
| Movie | The Murder Man | Sol Hertzberger | 1935-07-12 |
| Movie | Mary Burns, Fugitive | Stadium Cashier | 1935-11-15 |
| Movie | It's in the Air | Reporter (uncredited) | 1935-10-10 |
| Movie | Broadway Gondolier | Photographer | 1935-07-27 |
| Movie | Rough Necking | Joe Cuttlehammer Jr. | 1934-04-24 |
| Movie | Hi, Nellie! | Sullivan | 1934-01-20 |
| Movie | Dark Hazard | Soapy Sam Lambert | 1934-01-31 |
| Movie | Fog Over Frisco | Taxi Driver | 1934-06-02 |
| Movie | Music in the Air | Assistant Stage Manager | 1934-12-13 |
| Movie | Happiness Ahead | Window Washer | 1934-10-27 |
| Movie | He Was Her Man | Highway Service Station Counterman | 1934-06-16 |
| Movie | Big Hearted Herbert | Murphy (uncredited) | 1934-10-06 |
| 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 | Elmer, the Great | Cubs Player (uncredited) | 1933-04-29 |
| Movie | The Fatal Glass of Beer | Chester Snavely | 1933-03-03 |
| Movie | Bureau of Missing Persons | Homer Howard | 1933-09-16 |
| Movie | Lady Killer | 1933-12-09 | |
| Movie | The Kennel Murder Case | Reporter at Police Station (uncredited) | 1933-10-28 |
| Movie | Son of a Sailor | Sailor | 1933-11-29 |
| 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 | Union Depot | Panhandler Wanting One Dollar (uncredited) | 1932-01-14 |
| Movie | The Strange Love of Molly Louvain | Reporter (uncredited) | 1932-05-28 |
| Movie | The Sport Parade | Pullman Ticket Agent (uncredited) | 1932-11-11 |
| Movie | Blessed Event | Hanson | 1932-09-10 |
| Movie | Me and My Gal | Eddie Collins | 1932-12-04 |
| Movie | Afraid to Talk | Pete (bellhop) | 1932-11-17 |
| Movie | Doctors' Wives | Dr. Roberts | 1931-03-14 |
| Movie | Everything’s Rosie | Jail Guard | 1931-05-22 |
| Movie | Man of the World | Fred | 1931-03-24 |
| 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 | 1930-12-05 |
| Movie | Devil-May-Care | Timid Royalist (uncredited) | 1929-12-27 |