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American actor (1936–2017) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nathan George (July 27, 1936 – March 3, 2017) was an American actor who was active from 1968 to 1997. He co-won a 1969 Obie Award with Ron O'Neal for Charles Gordone's Pulitzer Prize-winning play No Place to Be Somebody; this performance also received a Drama Desk Award.[1]
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Nathan George | |
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Nathan George as Attendant Washington in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) | |
| Born | July 27, 1936 United States |
| Died | March 3, 2017 (aged 80) New York City, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1968-1997 |
George also directed for the stage. He directed a production of Ron Milner's Who's Got His Own at Center Stage in Baltimore in 1970,[2][3] and Cummings and Bowings, a play based on poems by E.E. Cummings, for the U.R.G.E.N.T. Theatre in New York in 1973.[4]
In film, George acted in Brubaker (1980),[5] Klute (1971),[6] Serpico (1973),[7] Harsh Light (1997), his last film,[8] and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and was one of the leads in Short Eyes (1977).
George died on March 3, 2017, in New York City.[9][10]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Klute | Trask | |
| 1973 | Serpico | Smith | |
| 1974 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Police Ptl. James | |
| 1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Attendant Washington | |
| 1977 | Short Eyes | Ice | |
| 1980 | Brubaker | Leon Edwards – Prison Board | |
| 1996 | Night Falls on Manhattan | Juror | Uncredited |
| 1997 | Harsh Light | Montgomery Paris | short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Madigan | Roscoe Blue | NBC |
| 1978 | To Kill A Cop | Charles | NBC Television Movie |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Tessor | 1 Episode |
| 1989 | A Man Called Hawk | Crawldaddy | 1 Episode |
| 1996 | On Seventh Avenue | Floyd Nevins | NBC Television Movie |
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