George Chandler (June 30, 1898 – June 10, 1985) was an American actor who starred in over 140 feature films, usually in smaller supporting roles, and he is perhaps best known for playing the character of Uncle Petrie Martin on the television series Lassie ,[ 1] and as the unfortunate young man who drank The Fatal Glass of Beer in a 1933 short comedy starring W.C. Fields .
George Chandler
Born (1898-06-30 ) June 30, 1898Died June 10, 1985(1985-06-10) (aged 86) Occupation Actor Years active 1928–1982 Spouse
Catherine Ward
(
m. 1935; died 1963)
Children 3 In office 12 June 1960 – 8 August 1963Preceded by Ronald Reagan Succeeded by Dana Andrews
He was born in Waukegan, Illinois ,[ 2] on June 30, 1898. During his infancy, his family moved to Hinsdale , Illinois. Early in his career, he had a vaudeville act, billed as "George Chandler, the Musical Nut," which featured comedy and his violin.[ 3] He made his debut in film in 1929.[ 2]
Chandler in A Star Is Born , 1937
George Chandler played incidental and background roles in dozens of movies. Today's audiences may know him from the Mack Sennett comedy The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933) starring W. C. Fields . In this film, Chandler plays Fields's son Chester, the wayward youth who dared to drink beer in a saloon, causing his downfall. George Chandler played character roles exclusively, often in comedies: bartenders, shopkeepers, cab drivers, reporters, photographers, desk clerks, messengers, farmers, passersby, spectators -- many times with only a few lines of dialogue. In Footlight Parade (1933), Chandler plays the druggist who sells Chester Kent (James Cagney ) aspirin, and explains how the low price comes from the drugstore chain buying in large quantities, which starts off the premise of the movie. In Olsen and Johnson 's Hellzapoppin' , Chandler plays the cameraman on their film set, and reacts to the chaos with only four words of dialogue. In the Charlie Chan mystery The Shanghai Cobra (1945); Chandler runs an all-night coffee shop that becomes the scene of a murder.
Like many established movie character players, Chandler kept busy in the new field of television.
Chandler appeared six times in The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951–1955) in episodes titled "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 Public Defender . He appeared as the character Ames in the two-part episode "King of the Dakotas" in Frontier . In 1954–1955, he was cast in two episodes of the sitcom It's a Great Life . He appeared in the 1956 episode "Joey and the Stranger" of Fury . He was cast as Clay Hunnicutt in the 1957 episode "The Giveaway" of the sitcom The People's Choice .
From Lassie , clockwise from top: Jon Shepodd , Cloris Leachman , Jon Provost , and George Chandler (1957)
In 1958, Chandler appeared as Cleveland McMasters in the episode "The Cassie Tanner Story" on Wagon Train . Also in 1958 he appeared in Wagon Train ′s Season 1 Episode 39 "The Sacramento Story." In September 1958 he appeared on Decision in the episode "Indemnity."[ 4]
In the 1960–1961 television season, Chandler guest-starred in an episode of the one-season sitcom Bringing Up Buddy and in an episode of The Twilight Zone , "The Whole Truth ". In the 1961–1962 television season, Chandler co-starred in Ichabod and Me . In 1967, he appeared in an episode of the Western TV series Bonanza as Gus Schultz ("The Greedy Ones"). In 1970 Chandler appeared as Hawkins in the TV Western The Men From Shiloh , in the episode titled "With Love, Bullets and Valentines."
In 1956, George Chandler was cast as homespun philosopher Ichabod Adams in an episode of Robert Montgomery Presents entitled "Goodbye, Grey Flannel", and he reprised the role in 1957 in another Montgomery episode titled "One Smart Apple". In 1960, Chandler brought back the Ichabod Adams role in "Adams' Apples", an episode of General Electric Theater . It later became a full-fledged series, Ichabod and Me (1961-62), at last giving Chandler a starring role, a show of his own, and steady exposure. The series co-starred Robert Sterling and Christine White .
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Chandler died in Panorama City , California, of cancer, on June 10, 1985, at the age of 86.[ 1]
Year
Film
Role
Director
Notes
1928
The Cloud Dodger
Post Commander
Bruce M. Mitchell
1929
The Kid's Clever
Hank
1929
The Virginian
Bug Ears
Victor Fleming
Uncredited
1929
Devil-May-Care
Timid Royalist
Sidney Franklin
Uncredited
1929
Black Hills
Soopy
Norman Dawn
1930
The Last Dance
Sam Wise
1930
The Light of Western Stars
Slig Whalen
Otto Brower , Edwin H. Knopf
Uncredited
1930
In Gay Madrid
Enrique
Robert Z. Leonard
1930
The Florodora Girl
Georgie Smith
Harry Beaumont
1930
Manslaughter
Roadside Observer
George Abbott
Uncredited
1930
Love in the Rough
Taxi Driver
Charles Reisner
Uncredited
1930
Leathernecking
Bit Part
Fred_Fleck (assistant)
Uncredited
1930
Her Man
Barfly
Tay Garnett
Uncredited
1930
Only Saps Work
Elevator Boy
Edwin H. Knopf
1931
The Wide Open Spaces
Short
1931
Doctors' Wives
Dr. Roberts
Frank Borzage
1931
Man of the World
Fred
Richard Wallace
1931
Crashing Hollywood
Roscoe Arbuckle (as William Goodrich)
Short
1931
Everything's Rosie
Jail Guard
Clyde Bruckman
Uncredited
1931
The Lure of Hollywood
Roscoe Arbuckle (as William Goodrich)
Short
1931
Too Many Cooks
Cousin Ned
William A. Seiter
Uncredited
1931
A Holy Terror
Western Union Clerk
Irving Cummings
Uncredited
1931
The Woman Between
a Waiter
Victor Schertzinger
Uncredited
1931
Up Pops the Duke
Roscoe Arbuckle (as William Goodrich)
Short
1931
Sob Sister
Reporter
Alfred Santell
Uncredited
1932
Union Depot
Panhandler Wanting One Dollar
Alfred E. Green
Uncredited
1932
The Beast of the City
Reporter
Charles Brabin
Uncredited
1932
She Wanted a Millionaire
Hotel Worker
John G. Blystone
Uncredited
1932
The Famous Ferguson Case
Depot Loafer
Lloyd Bacon
Uncredited
1932
The Tenderfoot
Depot Bum
Ray Enright
Uncredited
1932
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Reporter
Michael Curtiz
Uncredited
1932
Is My Face Red?
Reporter
Uncredited
1932
Blessed Event
Hanson
Roy Del Ruth
Uncredited
1932
The Sport Parade
Pullman Ticket Agent
Dudley Murphy
Uncredited
1932
Afraid to Talk
Pete
Edward L. Cahn
1932
Me and My Gal
Eddie Collins
Raoul Walsh
1933
Parachute Jumper
Chauffeur
Alfred E. Green
1933
The Fatal Glass of Beer
Chester
Clyde Bruckman
Short
1933
The Keyhole
Hotel Desk Clerk
Michael Curtiz
Uncredited
1933
The Mind Reader
Reporter
Roy Del Ruth
Uncredited
1933
Elmer, the Great
Cubs Player
Mervyn LeRoy
Uncredited
1933
Picture Snatcher
Reporter
Lloyd Bacon
Uncredited
1933
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Boxing Handler
Archie Mayo
Uncredited
1933
She Had to Say Yes
Taxi Driver
Busby Berkeley
Uncredited
1933
The Power and the Glory
Board of Directors member
William K. Howard
Uncredited
1933
Bureau of Missing Persons
Homer Howard
Roy Del Ruth
1933
Footlight Parade
Druggist
Busby Berkeley
Uncredited
1933
The Kennel Murder Case
First Reporter at Police Station
Michael Curtiz
Uncredited
1933
The World Changes
Piano Player
Mervyn LeRoy
Uncredited
1933
Son of a Sailor
Sailor
Lloyd Bacon
Uncredited
1933
Lady Killer
George Thompson
Roy Del Ruth
Uncredited
1934
Hi, Nellie!
Sullivan
Mervyn LeRoy
1934
Dark Hazard
Soapy Sam Lambert
Alfred E. Green
Uncredited
1934
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Johnny Klinger
Ray Enright
Uncredited
1934
He Was Her Man
Highway Service Station Counterman
Lloyd Bacon
1934
Fog Over Frisco
Taxi Driver
William Dieterle
1934
Big Hearted Herbert
Murphy
William Keighley
Uncredited
1934
Happiness Ahead
Window Washer
Mervyn LeRoy
Uncredited
1934
6 Day Bike Rider
Abner
Lloyd Bacon
Uncredited
1934
Music in the Air
Assistant Stage Manager
Joe May
Uncredited
1935
The Woman in Red
First Reporter
Robert Florey
Uncredited
1935
While the Patient Slept
Evening Bulletin Reporter
Ray Enright
Uncredited
1935
Star of Midnight
Witness
Stephen Roberts
Uncredited
1935
Spring Tonic
Taxi Driver
Clyde Bruckman
Uncredited
1935
Front Page Woman
Reporter
Michael Curtiz
Uncredited
1935
The Murder Man
Sol Hertzberger
Tim Whelan
1935
Don't Bet on Blondes
Henry Purdy
Robert Florey
Uncredited
1935
Broadway Gondolier
Photographer
Lloyd Bacon
Uncredited
1935
Welcome Home
Barber
James Tinling
Uncredited
1935
It's in the Air
Reporter
Charles Reisner
Uncredited
1935
The Payoff
Reporter
Robert Florey
Uncredited
1935
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Cashier
William K. Howard
1935
Stars Over Broadway
Charlie
William Keighley
Uncredited
1936
Here Comes Trouble
Purser
Lewis Seiler
1936
The Country Doctor
Greasy
Henry King
1936
Speed
Bystander at Barn Dance
Edwin L. Marin
Uncredited
1936
The Princess Comes Across
Reporter for Transatlantic Film
William K. Howard
Uncredited
1936
Fury
Milton Jackson
Fritz Lang
1936
High Tension
Man at Honolulu Dock
Allan Dwan
Uncredited
1936
Women Are Trouble
Reporter
Errol Taggart
Uncredited
1936
Sing, Baby, Sing
Hospital Intern
Sidney Lanfield
Uncredited
1936
Sworn Enemy
Lunch Stand Man
Edwin L. Marin
Uncredited
1936
Old Hutch
Cigar Store Clerk
J. Walter Ruben
Uncredited
1936
Libeled Lady
Bellhop
Jack Conway
1936
All American Chump
Bank Clerk
Edwin L. Marin
Uncredited
1936
The Accusing Finger
Reporter
James P. Hogan
Uncredited
1936
Reunion
Jake
1936
Pennies from Heaven
Waiter
Norman Z. McLeod
Uncredited
1936
Flying Hostess
Florist
Murray Roth
Uncredited
1937
God's Country and the Woman
Flunky
William Keighley
Uncredited
1937
Woman-Wise
Clerk
Allan Dwan
Uncredited
1937
Time Out for Romance
Simpson
Malcolm St. Clair
1937
Fair Warning
Hotel Clerk
Norman Foster
Uncredited
1937
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
Counter Clerk
Otto Preminger
1937
A Star is Born
Delivery Man
William A. Wellman
Uncredited
1937
Woman Chases Man
Taxi Driver
John G. Blystone
Uncredited
1937
They Gave Him a Gun
Taxi Driver
W. S. Van Dyke
Uncredited
1937
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Ship's Radio Operator
H. Bruce Humberstone
Uncredited
1937
The Go Getter
Card Printer
Busby Berkeley
Uncredited
1937
Riding on Air
Barber Shop Hangeron
Edward Sedgwick
Uncredited
1937
Wake Up and Live
Janitor
Sidney Lanfield
1937
Saratoga
Cameraman
Jack Conway
Uncredited
1937
One Mile from Heaven
Herman
Allan Dwan
Uncredited
1937
Big City
Mr. Briggs
Frank Borzage
scenes deleted
1937
Small Town Boy
Bill Clipper
Glenn Tryon
1937
Hot Water
Photographer
Frank R. Strayer
Uncredited
1937
Danger as Love at Work
Attendant
1937
Nothing Sacred
Photographer
William A. Wellman
Uncredited
1937
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Racetrack Usher
Alfred E. Green
Uncredited
1937
The Duke Comes Back
Irving Pichel
1937
Big Town Girl
Red Evans
Alfred L. Werker
1937
Checkers
Man at Racetrack
H. Bruce Humberstone
Uncredited
1937
Mannequin
"Swing" Magoo
Frank Borzage
Uncredited
1938
In Old Chicago
Onlooker
Henry King
Uncredited
1938
Man-Proof
Reporter
Richard Thorpe
Uncredited
1938
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Boxing Spectator
James Tinling
Uncredited
1938
Joy of Living
Taxi Driver
Tay Garnett
Uncredited
1938
Rascals
Patient
H. Bruce Humberstone
Uncredited
1938
One Wild Night
Bank Teller
Eugene Forde
Uncredited
1938
Three Comrades
First Comic with Singer
Frank Borzage
Uncredited
1938
The Shopworn Angel
Soldier
H.C. Potter
Uncredited
1938
Men with Wings
Cody
William A. Wellman
Uncredited
1938
Gateway
Reporter
Uncredited
1938
Three Loves Has Nancy
the Baggage Master
Richard Thorpe
Uncredited
1938
Valley of the Giants
Fireman #2
William Keighley
Uncredited
1938
Straight Place and Show
Cabbie
David Butler
Uncredited
1938
The Mad Miss Manton
Newspaper Man
Leigh Jason
Uncredited
1938
There Goes My Heart
Tailor
Norman Z. McLeod
Uncredited
1938
The Cowboy and the Lady
Reporter
H. C. Potter
Uncredited
1938
The Shining Hour
Press Agent
Frank Borzage
Uncredited
1938
Secrets of a Nurse
Dopey
Arthur Lubin
1938
Up the River
Trustie
Alfred L. Werker
Uncredited
1938
While New York Sleeps
Piano Player
H. Bruce Humberstone
Uncredited
1939
Jesse James
Roy
Henry King
1939
Boy Slaves
Deputy
P. J. Wolfson
Uncredited
1939
St. Louis Blues
Reporter
Raoul Walsh
1939
King of the Turf
2nd Tout
Alfred E. Green
1939
Blondie Meets the Boss
Laundryman
Frank R. Strayer
Uncredited
1939
Everybody's Baby
G. Randolph
Malcolm St. Clair
Uncredited
1939
The Flying Irishman
New York Airport Gas Attendant
Leigh Jason
Uncredited
1939
Calling Dr. Kildare
Elevator Operator
Harold S. Bucquet
Uncredited
1939
It's a Wonderful World
Photographer at Ferry Landing
W. S. Van Dyke
Uncredited
1939
Exile Express
Marvln McGee
Otis Garrett
Uncredited
1939
Young Mr. Lincoln
Loafer
John Ford
Uncredited
1939
The Jones Family in Hollywood
Hotel Clerk
Malcolm St. Clair
1939
Second Fiddle
Taxi Driver
Sidney Lanfield
1939
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Cameraman
Norman Foster
Uncredited
1939
Beau Geste
Legionnaire Cordier
William A. Wellman
Uncredited
1939
I Stole a Million
Herbert
Frank Tuttle
1939
Calling All Marines
John Gordon
John H. Auer
1939
Everything's on Ice
Barber Who Takes Bet
Erle C. Kenton
Uncredited
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Reporter
Frank Capra
Uncredited
1939
20,000 Men a Year
Soda Jerker
Alfred E. Green
Uncredited
1939
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Pay Orderly
Harold S. Bucquet
Uncredited
1939
The Light That Failed
First Man
William A. Wellman
Voice, Uncredited
1939
Thou Shalt Not Kill
Johnny
1940
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
First Clerk
David Burton
Uncredited
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Minor Role
John Cromwell
uncredited
1940
Broadway Melody of 1940
Mr. Jones
Norman Taurog
Uncredited
1940
Forgotten Girls
Stoolie
Phil Rosen
Uncredited
1940
Shooting High
Charles Pritchard
Alfred E. Green
1940
Edison, the Man
Gold Exchange Clerk
Clarence Brown
Uncredited
1940
Manhattan Heartbeat
Hawker
David Burton
Uncredited
1940
The Return of Frank James
Roy
Fritz Lang
1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Parkersville Counterman
Harold S. Bucquet
Uncredited
1940
Melody Ranch
Taxi Driver
Joseph Santley
Uncredited
1940
Arizona
Haley
Wesley Ruggles
1940
Charter Pilot
Sound Man
Eugene Forde
Uncredited
1940
Trail of the Vigilantes
Railroad Station Attendant
Uncredited
1941
Western Union
Herb
Fritz Lang
1941
The Mad Doctor
Elevator Operator
Tim Whelan
Uncredited
1941
Tobacco Road
Clerk
John Ford
1941
A Girl, a Guy and a Gob
Bystander Betting Five Bucks
Richard Wallace
Uncredited
1941
Sleepers West
Yokel
Eugene Forde
Uncredited
1941
Double Date
Attendant
Glenn Tryon
1941
Repent at Leisure
Bus Conductor
Frank Woodruff
Uncredited
1941
Model Wife
Joe
Leigh Jason
Uncredited
1941
Reaching for the Sun
Jerry
William A. Wellman
1941
Broadway Limited
Photographer at Train
Gordon Douglas
Uncredited
1941
Mountain Moonlight
Steve Brown
Nick Grinde
1941
Three Sons o' Guns
The Tailor
Benjamin Stoloff
Uncredited
1941
Private Nurse
Messenger Boy
David Burton
1941
Man at Large
Country Cab Driver
Eugene Forde
Uncredited
1941
Buy Me That Town
Smedley, Son-In-Law
Eugene Forde
1941
Miss Polly
Townsman
Fred Guiol
Uncredited
1941
Look Who's Laughing
Alex
Allan Dwan
Scenes deleted
1941
Hellzapoppin'
Movie Cameraman
H. C. Potter Edward F. Cline (additional comedy scenes)
Uncredited
1941
Remember the Day
Telegraph clerk
Henry King
1941
Design for Scandal
First Taxi Driver
Norman Taurog
Uncredited
1942
Call Out the Marines
Freddie
William Hamilton
Uncredited
1942
Obliging Young Lady
the Bellboy
Richard Wallace
1942
Castle in the Desert
Bus Driver
Harry Lachman
Uncredited
1942
A Tragedy at Midnight
Elevator Operator
Joseph Santley
Uncredited
1942
Roxie Hart
Amos Hart
William Wellman
1942
The Great Man's Lady
Forbes
William A. Wellman
Uncredited
1942
Private Buckaroo
Enlistment Sergeant
Edward F. Cline
Uncredited
1942
Are Husbands Necessary?
Mover
Uncredited
1942
Night in New Orleans
Taxi Driver
William Clemens
Uncredited
1942
Pardon My Sarong
George Peabody
Erle C. Kenton
Uncredited
1942
Isle of Missing Men
Bar Steward
Richard Oswald
1942
Highways by Night
Gas Station Attendant
Peter Godfrey
Uncredited
1942
Here We Go Again
Waiter
Allan Dwan
Uncredited
1942
The Forest Rangers
Keystone Cop
George Marshall
Uncredited
1942
Scattergood Survives a Murder
Sam Caldwell
Christy Cabanne
1942
That Other Woman
Charlie
Ray McCarey
Uncredited
1942
A Night to Remember
Taxi Driver
Richard Wallace
Uncredited
1942
The Great Gildersleeve
Messenger Boy
Gordon Douglas
Uncredited
1942
Secrets of the Underground
Lynch the Hotel Clerk
William Morgan
Uncredited
1943
City Without Men
Chester
Sidney Salkow
Uncredited
1943
The Powers Girl
Harry
Norman Z. McLeod
Uncredited
1943
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Butler
Bruce Manning
Uncredited
1943
Hi, Buddy
Oscar
Harold Young
Uncredited
1943
They Got Me Covered
Smith
David Butler
Uncredited
1943
Lady of Burlesque
Jake, the Prop Boy
William A. Wellman
Uncredited
1943
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Mailman
Gordon Douglas
Uncredited
1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
Jimmy Carnes
William A. Wellman
Uncredited
1943
Hers to Hold
Enlisted Man
Frank Ryan
Uncredited
1943
Swing Shift Maisie
Ann's Boyfriend's Friend
Norman Z. McLeod
Uncredited
1943
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Reporter
Irving Cummings
Uncredited
1943
A Scream in the Dark
Reporter at Morgue
George Sherman
Uncredited
1943
My Kingdom for a Cook
Sam, Gas Man
Richard Wallace
Uncredited
1943
Swing Fever
Hamburger Vendor
Tim Whelan
Uncredited
1943
Never a Dull Moment
Man with Newspaper
Edward C. Lilley
Uncredited
1943
In Old Oklahoma
Man on Train
Albert S. Rogell
Uncredited
1944
It Happened Tomorrow
Bob
René Clair
1944
Buffalo Bill
Trooper Clancy
William A. Wellman
Uncredited
1944
The Chinese Cat
Hotel Doorman
Phil Rosen
Uncredited
1944
3 Men in White
Attendant
Willis Goldbeck
Uncredited
1944
Since You Went Away
Taxi Driver
John Cromwell
Uncredited
1944
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Charlie Miller
Joe May
Uncredited
1944
Allergic to Love
Joe
Edward Lilley
1944
Step Lively
Country Yokel in Night Club
Tim Whelan
Uncredited
1944
Bride by Mistake
Armed Guard
Richard Wallace
Uncredited
1944
Wing and a Prayer
Sailor Assisting Projectionist
Henry Hathaway
Uncredited
1944
Tall in the Saddle
Saddle Maker
Edwin L. Marin
Uncredited
1944
Goin' to Town
Jameson
Leslie Goodwins
1944
Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Electrician
Gregory Ratoff
Uncredited
1945
The Captain from Köpenick
Kallenberg
Richard Oswald
film
1945
This Man's Navy
Bert Bland
William A. Wellman
1945
See My Lawyer
Herman
Edward F. Cline
Uncredited
1945
Without Love
Elevator Boy
Harold S. Bucquet
1945
Patrick the Great
Bellhop
Frank Ryan
Uncredited
1945
Crime, Inc.
Bill the Cab Driver
Lew Landers
Uncredited
1944
It's in the Bag
1st Elevator Operator
Herbert Mason
Uncredited
1945
Without Love
Elevator Boy
Harold S. Bucquet
1945
Captain Eddie
Heckler
Lloyd Bacon
Uncredited
1945
The Man from Oklahoma
Building Custodian
Uncredited
1945
The Shanghai Cobra
Joe, coffee shop proprietor
Phil Karlson
Uncredited
1945
Lady on a Train
Man Fixing Glasses in Two-way Mirror
Charles David
Uncredited
1945
Tell It to a Star
Al Marx
Frank McDonald
1945
Strange Confession
Harper
John Hoffman
1945
Pardon My Past
Cab Driver
Leslie Fenton
Uncredited
1946
Because of Him
Busboy
Richard Wallace
Uncredited
1946
A Guy Could Change
Gus, Photographer
William K. Howard
1946
Little Giant
O'Brien
William A. Seiter
Salesman
1946
The Mask of Diijon
Diner Counterman
Lew Landers
Uncredited
1946
Strange Impersonation
Jeremiah W. Rinse
Anthony Mann
1946
The Kid from Brooklyn
Reporter in Hotel Room
Norman Z. McLeod
Uncredited
1946
The Glass Alibi
Bartender
W. Lee Wilder
1946
The French Key
Roomer
Walter Colmes
Uncredited
1946
Behind the Mask
Shrevvie
Phil Karlson
1946
Suspense
Joe's Pal at Sandwich Counter, grey hat
Frank Tuttle
Uncredited
1946
Lover Come Back
Walter
William A. Seiter (as William Seiter)
1946
Rendezvous with Annie
Sgt. Harrington
Allan Dwan
1946
The Last Crooked Mile
Roller Coaster Operator
Philip Ford
Uncredited
1946
The Missing Lady
Shrevvie
Phil Karlson
1946
Heldorado
Photographer
William Witney
Uncredited
1946
The Great Morgan
Roger the Valet
Nat Perrin
Uncredited
1947
Sinbad the Sailor
Commoner
Richard Wallace
Uncredited
1947
It's a Joke, Son!
The Groceryman
Benjamin Stoloff
Uncredited
1947
Dead Reckoning
Bartender Louis Ord
John Cromwell
1947
I'll Be Yours
Tall Man in Phone Booth
William A. Seiter
Uncredited
1947
Suddenly It's Spring
Newspaper Photographer
Mitchell Leisen
Uncredited
1947
Saddle Pals
Pickpocket Dippy
Lesley Selander
1947
Stork Bites Man
Bit
Cy Endfield
Uncredited
1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Mate
Norman Z. McLeod
Uncredited
1947
Magic Town
Bus Driver
William A. Wellman
1947
Nightmare Alley
Hobo at Stan's Left Hand
Edmund Goulding
Uncredited
1947
Night Song
Bartender
John Cromwell
Scenes deleted
1947
It Had to Be You
Bus Passenger with Newspaper
Rudolph Maté
Uncredited
1947
Road to Rio
Ship's Valet
Norman McLeod
Uncredited
1947
Killer McCoy
Photographer
Roy Rowland
Uncredited
1948
The Judge Steps Out
Train Station Agent
Boris Ingster
Uncredited
1948
Reaching from Heaven
Bert Kestner
Frank Strayer
1948
Alias a Gentleman
Curly Britt
Harry Beaumont
Scenes deleted
1948
If You Knew Susie
Reporter
Gordon Douglas
Uncredited
1948
The Miracle of the Bells
Max
Irving Pichel
Uncredited
1948
Lightnin' in the Forest
Elevator operator
George Blair
1948
The Hunted
the Bartender
Jack Bernhard
Uncredited
1948
The Cobra Strikes
Night Watchman
Charles Reisner
1948
The Pirate
Carriage Driver
Vincente Minnelli
Uncredited
1948
Silver River
Mr. Rice
Raoul Walsh
Uncredited
1948
Race Street
Waiter
Edwin L. Marin
Uncredited
1948
Hollow Triumph
Assistant
Steve Sekely
1948
Sons of Adventure
Asst. Director
Yakima Canutt
1948
The Girl from Manhattan
Monty
Alfred E. Green
1948
The Paleface
Patient #1
Norman Z. McLeod
1949
Knock on Any Door
Cashier
Nicholas Ray
Uncredited
1949
Homicide
Police Photographer
Felix Jacoves
Uncredited
1949
Adventure in Baltimore
Townsman at Brawl
Richard Wallace
Uncredited
1949
Canadian Pacific
Telegraph Operator
Edwin L. Marin
Uncredited
1949
The House Across the Street
Carl's Boss
Richard L. Bare
Uncredited
1949
Once More, My Darling
Motel Proprietor
Robert Montgomery
Uncredited
1949
Battleground
Mess Sergeant
William A. Wellman
Uncredited
1950
Singing Guns
Smitty the Piano Player
R. G. Springsteen
1950
Perfect Strangers
Lester Hubley
Bretaigne Windust
1950
The Next Voice You Hear...
Motorcycle Officer
William A. Wellman
Uncredited
1950
The Happy Years
Johnny
William Wellman
1950
Triple Trouble
Squirrely Davis
Jean Yarbrough
1950
Pretty Baby
Henderson
Bretaigne Windust
1950
Kansas Raiders
Willie
Ray Enright
1951
Disc Jockey
Peerless, Marley's Secretary
Will Jason
Uncredited
1951
The Whip Hand
Jed
William Cameron Menzies
Uncredited
1951
Across the Wide Missouri
Gowie
William A. Wellman
1951
Westward the Women
Awaiting Groom
William A. Wellman
Uncredited
1951
Double Dynamite
Messenger
Irving Cummings
Uncredited
1952
Rose of Cimarron
Deputy Sheriff
Harry Keller
1952
This Woman Is Dangerous
Dr. Ryan
Felix E. Feist
Uncredited
1952
The Narrow Margin
Accomplice Running Newsstand
Richard Fleischer
Uncredited
1952
And Now Tomorrow
Irving Pichel
1952
Woman of the North Country
Harris
Joseph Kane
Uncredited
1952
My Man and I
Frankie
William Wellman
1952
Somebody Loves Me
Stagehand
Irving Brecher
Uncredited
1952
The WAC from Walla Walla
Jud Canova
William Witney
1952
Hans Christian Andersen
Farmer
Charles Vidor
1953
Meet Me at the Fair
Deputy Leach
Douglas Sirk
1953
Island in the Sky
Rene
William Wellman
1953
Marry Me Again
Telegram Messenger
Frank Tashlin
Uncredited
1954
Rails Into Laramie
Grimes
Jesse Hibbs
1954
The High and the Mighty
Ben Sneed
William A. Wellman
1954
The Steel Cage
Shorty Lanning, Convict segment "The Face"
Walter Doniger
1955
Apache Ambush
Chandler
Fred F. Sears
1955
The Girl Rush
Kibitzer
Robert Pirosh
Uncredited
1956
Good-bye, My Lady
Reporter
William A. Wellman
1957
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Partygoer
Paul Henreid
Season 2 Episode 38: "A Little Sleep"
1957
Spring Reunion
Zimmie
Robert Pirosh
Uncredited
1957
Gunsight Ridge
Gus Withers
Francis D. Lyon
1964
Dead Ringer
George, Chauffeur
Paul Henreid
1964
Law of the Lawless
Martin
William F. Claxton
1965
Apache Uprising
Jace Asher
R. G. Springsteen
1966
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Judge Harley Nast
Alan Rafkin
1968
Buckskin
Storekeeper J. Perkins
Michael D. Moore
1970
One More Time
Bit Part
Jerry Lewis
Uncredited
1971
One More Train to Rob
Conductor
Andrew McLaglen
1972
Pickup on 101
Pawnshop owner
John Florea
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Documentary
1975
Escape to Witch Mountain
Grocer
John Hough
1975
Capone
Robert E. Crowe
Steve Carver
1978
The Bastard
Seadog
Lee H. Katzin
TV movie
1978
Every Which Way But Loose
Clerk at D.M.V.
James Fargo
1979
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Elderly Man
Vincent McEveety
Right outside the Police Office
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^ a b c "George Chandler Heads Actors Guild" . The Corpus Christi Caller-Times . Texas, Corpus Christi. Associated Press. June 13, 1960. p. 29. Retrieved September 3, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Director Discover Falls For Chandler" . Statesville Record And Landmark . North Carolina, Statesville. February 15, 1947. p. 7. Retrieved September 3, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Decision" . ctva.com . CTVA – The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved June 4, 2024 .
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