George Chandler
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1898-06-30
Day of Death
1985-06-10 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Waukegan, Illinois, USA
George Chandler
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Chandler (June 30, 1898 – June 10, 1985), born in Waukegan, Illinois, was an American actor. He made his screen debut in 1928, ultimately appearing, throughout his career, in over 140 films, usually in smaller supporting roles. Chandler is perhaps best known for playing the character of Uncle Petrie Martin on the television series Lassie.
Early in his performing career he had a vaudeville act, billed as "George Chandler, the Musical Nut", which featured comedy and his violin. He served in the United States Army during World War I.
In addition to many film roles throughout the years 1928-1979, Chandler appeared, from 1951 onward, in numerous television series.
He was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild in 1960.
George Chandler died in Panorama City, California, the result of cancer, on June 10, 1985. He was 86.
Known For
Acting
(1979)
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
as Elderly Man
(1978)
Every Which Way but Loose
as Clerk at D.M.V.
(1978)
The Bastard
as Seadog
(1976)
Griffin and Phoenix
as Old Man
(1975)
Escape to Witch Mountain
as Grocer
(1975)
Capone
as Robert E. Crowe
(1975)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1975)
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
as Jonathan Kent
(1972)
Pickup on 101
as Pawnshop owner
(1971)
One More Train to Rob
as Conductor
(1966)
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
as Judge Harley Nast
(1965)
Apache Uprising
as Jace Asher
(1964)
Dead Ringer
as George, Chauffeur
(1964)
Law of the Lawless
as Martin
(1960)
The Slowest Gun in the West
as Simpson
(1957)
Gunsight Ridge
as Gus Withers
(1957)
Spring Reunion
as Zimmie (uncredited)
(1956)
Good-bye, My Lady
as Reporter
(1955)
Apache Ambush
as Chandler
(1954)
The High and the Mighty
as Ben Sneed
(1954)
Rails Into Laramie
as Grimes
(1953)
Island in the Sky
as Rene
(1953)
Meet Me at the Fair
as Deputy Leach
(1952)
The Narrow Margin
as Accomplice Running Newsstand (uncredited)
(1952)
Hans Christian Andersen
as Farmer
(1952)
This Woman Is Dangerous
as Dr. Bill Ryan (Uncredited)
(1952)
Somebody Loves Me
as Stagehand
(1952)
Rose of Cimarron
as Deputy Sheriff
(1952)
My Man and I
as Bartender Frankie
(1952)
The WAC from Walla Walla
as Jud Canova
(1951)
Westward the Women
as Mackeral Face (uncredited)
(1951)
Across the Wide Missouri
as Gowie
(1951)
The Whip Hand
as Jed (uncredited)
(1950)
Pretty Baby
as Henderson
(1950)
Kansas Raiders
as Willie
(1950)
Perfect Strangers
as Lester Hubley
(1950)
Singing Guns
as Smitty, Piano Player
(1950)
The Happy Years
as Johnny
(1950)
Triple Trouble
as 'Squirrely' Davis, convict
(1950)
The Next Voice You Hear...
as Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
(1949)
Canadian Pacific
as Telegraph Operator
(1949)
Knock on Any Door
as Cashier (uncredited)
(1949)
Homicide
as Police Photographer
(1949)
Once More, My Darling
as Motel Proprietor
(1949)
The House Across the Street
as Carl's Boss (uncredited)
(1948)
Reaching from Heaven
as Bert Kestner (as Geo. Chandler)
(1948)
The Pirate
as Carriage Driver (uncredited)
(1948)
The Miracle of the Bells
as Max
(1948)
The Paleface
as Patient #1
(1948)
Hollow Triumph
as Aubrey - Assistant
(1948)
Silver River
as Mr. Rice (uncredited)
(1948)
The Hunted
as Joe, the Bartender
(1948)
Race Street
as Herman (Waiter) (uncredited)
(1948)
Sons of Adventure
as Billy Wilkes
(1948)
The Girl from Manhattan
as Monty
(1948)
If You Knew Susie
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1947)
Nightmare Alley
as Hobo at Stan's Left Hand (uncredited)
(1947)
It Had to Be You
as Bus Passenger with Newspaper (uncredited)
(1947)
Magic Town
as Bus Driver
(1947)
Road to Rio
as Ship's Steward
(1947)
The Judge Steps Out
as Train Station Agent (uncredited)
(1947)
Saddle Pals
as Pickpocket Dippy
(1947)
So You Want to Be in Pictures
as Assistant Director Sammy (uncredited)
(1946)
Dead Reckoning
as Louis Ord
(1946)
Suspense
as Joe's Pal at Sandwich Counter (uncredited)
(1946)
The Kid from Brooklyn
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1946)
Little Giant
as O'Brien (salesman)
(1946)
The Missing Lady
as Shrevvie
(1946)
Strange Impersonation
as J W Rinse, plaintiffs' atty.
(1946)
Lover Come Back
as Bit Role
(1946)
Lover Come Back
as Walter
(1946)
The Last Crooked Mile
as Roller Coaster Operator (uncredited)
(1946)
Rendezvous with Annie
as Sergeant Harrington (uncredited)
(1946)
Behind the Mask
as Shrevvie
(1946)
The French Key
as Roomer (uncredited)
(1946)
Gallant Journey
as Man (uncredited)
(1946)
The Mask of Diijon
as Diner Counterman (Uncredited)
(1946)
The Glass Alibi
as Bartender
(1946)
A Guy Could Change
as Gus, Photographer
(1945)
(1945)
Without Love
as Elevator Operator
(1945)
Strange Confession
as Harper
(1945)
The Great Morgan
as Roger the Valet (uncredited)
(1945)
Patrick the Great
as Bellboy
(1945)
The Shanghai Cobra
as Joe
(1945)
It's in the Bag!
as 1st Elevator Operator (uncredited)
(1945)
This Man's Navy
as Bert Bland
(1945)
Tell It to a Star
as Al Marx
(1944)
It Happened Tomorrow
as Bob
(1944)
Bride by Mistake
as Armed Guard
(1944)
3 Men in White
as Attendant (uncredited)
(1944)
Goin' to Town
as Jameson
(1943)
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Jimmy Carnes (uncredited)
(1943)
Lady of Burlesque
as Jake, stage hand (uncredited)
(1943)
Lady of Burlesque
as Jake
(1943)
(1943)
Swing Shift Maisie
as Fred (Uncredited)
(1943)
Swing Fever
as Hamburger Vendor
(1943)
Swing Fever
as Hamburger Vendor (uncredited)
(1943)
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Kelly - Reporter (uncredited)
(1943)
(1943)
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
as Mailman (uncredited)
(1943)
The Powers Girl
as Harry, Nancy's Boyfriend (uncredited)
(1942)
The Forest Rangers
as Keystone Cop (uncredited)
(1942)
Obliging Young Lady
as Skip - the Bellboy
(1942)
Roxie Hart
as Amos Hart
(1942)
Pardon My Sarong
as George Peabody (uncredited)
(1942)
A Night to Remember
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1942)
That Other Woman
as Man Carrying Rifle in Woods
(1942)
Scattergood Survives a Murder
as Sam Caldwell
(1942)
The Great Gildersleeve
as Messenger
(1942)
Castle in the Desert
as The Bus Driver
(1942)
Night in New Orleans
as Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
(1942)
Isle of Missing Men
as Ship's bartender
(1941)
Hellzapoppin'
as Movie Cameraman (uncredited)
(1941)
Western Union
as Herb
(1941)
Tobacco Road
as Hotel Desk Clark
(1941)
The Great Man's Lady
as Forbes
(1941)
Remember the Day
as Telegraph clerk
(1941)
Miss Polly
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1941)
Model Wife
as Mr. Williams
(1941)
(1941)
Design for Scandal
as First Cabbie (uncredited)
(1941)
Repent at Leisure
as Bus Conductor
(1941)
Reaching for the Sun
as Jerry
(1941)
Three Sons o' Guns
as Tailor
(1940)
(1940)
Arizona
as Haley
(1940)
Broadway Melody of 1940
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
(1940)
Edison, the Man
as Gold Exchange Clerk
(1940)
The Mad Doctor
as Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
(1940)
Shooting High
as Charley
(1940)
Trail of the Vigilantes
as Railroad Station Attendant
(1940)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Parkersville Counterman (uncredited)
(1940)
Charter Pilot
as Bob, the soundman
(1940)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as First Clerk
(1940)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1940)
Melody Ranch
as Taxi Driver
(1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1939)
Jesse James
as Roy
(1939)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Pay Orderly (uncredited)
(1939)
Beau Geste
as Legionnaire Cordier (uncredited)
(1939)
It's a Wonderful World
as Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited)
(1939)
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Loafer (uncredited)
(1939)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Cameraman (uncredited)
(1939)
I Stole a Million
as Herbert (uncredited)
(1939)
Second Fiddle
as Taxi Driver
(1939)
King of the Turf
as 2nd Tout
(1939)
The Flying Irishman
as Airport Gas Attendant
(1939)
Exile Express
as Marvln McGee
(1939)
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
(1939)
Blondie Meets the Boss
as Laundryman (uncredited)
(1939)
The Light That Failed
as First Man (Voice)
(1939)
20,000 Men a Year
as Soda Jerker
(1939)
The Jones Family in Hollywood
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
(1939)
(1939)
Everybody's Baby
as G. Randolph (uncredited)
(1939)
Thou Shalt Not Kill
as Johnny
(1938)
Joy of Living
as Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
(1938)
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1938)
The Mad Miss Manton
as Newspaper Staff (uncredited)
(1938)
Three Comrades
as First comic with singer (uncredited)
(1938)
Gateway
as Reporter
(1938)
Mannequin
as 'Swing' Magoo (Uncredited)
(1938)
In Old Chicago
as Onlooker (uncredited)
(1938)
The Shining Hour
as Press Agent (uncredited)
(1938)
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Jim, the Baggage Master (uncredited)
(1938)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Boxing Spectator (Uncredited)
(1938)
Men with Wings
as Cody
(1938)
Rascals
as Waiting Room Patient
(1938)
There Goes My Heart
as Tailor (uncredited)
(1938)
Straight, Place and Show
as Cabbie
(1938)
One Wild Night
as Rutherford (uncredited)
(1938)
While New York Sleeps
as Gus - Piano Player
(1937)
A Star Is Born
as Deliveryman (uncredited)
(1937)
Nothing Sacred
as Photographer (uncredited)
(1937)
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Ship's Radio Operator
(1937)
Hot Water
as Photographer (uncredited)
(1937)
The Go-Getter
as Business Card Printer (uncredited)
(1937)
One Mile from Heaven
as Herman
(1937)
Fair Warning
as Hotel Clerk
(1937)
Woman Chases Man
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1937)
Big Town Girl
as Red Evans
(1937)
They Gave Him a Gun
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1937)
Soak the Poor
as Briggs (uncredited)
(1937)
Time Out for Romance
as Simpson
(1937)
Wake Up and Live
as Janitor
(1937)
Danger – Love at Work
as Garage attendant
(1937)
Small Town Boy
as Bill Clipper
(1936)
Fury
as Milton Jackson
(1936)
Libeled Lady
as Bellhop
(1936)
Sworn Enemy
as Lunch Stand Man (uncredited)
(1936)
Sing, Baby, Sing
as Hospital Interne
(1936)
High Tension
as Man at Honolulu Dock
(1936)
Speed
as 'Shorty', Bystander at Barn Dance
(1936)
The Princess Comes Across
as Film Man (uncredited)
(1936)
The Country Doctor
as Greasy
(1936)
The Accusing Finger
as Reporter
(1936)
Old Hutch
as Cigar Store Clerk
(1936)
Women Are Trouble
as Reporter
(1936)
Here Comes Trouble
as Purser Brooks
(1935)
The Woman in Red
as First Reporter (uncredited)
(1935)
It's in the Air
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1935)
Broadway Gondolier
as Photographer
(1935)
Stars Over Broadway
as Charlie
(1935)
Front Page Woman
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1935)
The Murder Man
as Sol Hertzberger
(1935)
Star of Midnight
as Witness (uncredited)
(1935)
Mary Burns, Fugitive
as Stadium Cashier
(1935)
The Payoff
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1935)
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Henry Purdy (Uncredited)
(1935)
While the Patient Slept
as Evening Bulletin Reporter (uncredited)
(1935)
Flicker Fever
as Bob Adams
(1934)
Music in the Air
as Assistant Stage Manager
(1934)
Happiness Ahead
as Window Washer
(1934)
Fog Over Frisco
as Taxi Driver
(1934)
Dark Hazard
as Soapy Sam Lambert
(1934)
Hi, Nellie!
as Sullivan
(1934)
He Was Her Man
as Highway Service Station Counterman
(1934)
Big Hearted Herbert
as Murphy (uncredited)
(1934)
Rough Necking
as Joe Cuttlehammer Jr.
(1933)
The Kennel Murder Case
as Reporter at Police Station (uncredited)
(1933)
(1933)
Parachute Jumper
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
(1933)
Footlight Parade
as Pharmacist (uncredited)
(1933)
Elmer, the Great
as Cubs Player (uncredited)
(1933)
Bureau of Missing Persons
as Homer Howard
(1933)
The Fatal Glass of Beer
as Chester Snavely
(1933)
The Keyhole
as Joe - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
(1933)
The Mind Reader
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1933)
Son of a Sailor
as Sailor
(1932)
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1932)
Blessed Event
as Hanson
(1932)
Union Depot
as Panhandler Wanting One Dollar (uncredited)
(1932)
Me and My Gal
as Eddie Collins
(1932)
Afraid to Talk
as Pete (bellhop)
(1932)
The Tenderfoot
as Beggar (uncredited)
(1932)
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Depot Loafer (uncredited)
(1932)
The Sport Parade
as Pullman Ticket Agent (uncredited)
(1931)
A Holy Terror
as Joe, Western Union Clerk (uncredited)
(1931)
Sob Sister
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1931)
(1931)
Everything’s Rosie
as Jail Guard
(1931)
The Woman Between
as Sweet - a Waiter
(1931)
Too Many Cooks
as Ned
(1931)
The Lure of Hollywood
as George
(1931)
Man of the World
as Fred
(1931)
Doctors' Wives
as Dr. Roberts
(1931)
(1931)
The Great Junction Hotel
as The Elevator Operator
(1931)
The Back Page
as The Aspiring Reporter
(1931)
The Wide Open Spaces
as Townsman in Saloon
(1930)
The Florodora Girl
as Georgie Smith
(1930)
Only Saps Work
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
(1930)
In Gay Madrid
as Enrique
(1930)
The Light of Western Stars
as Slig Whalen
(1929)
Devil-May-Care
as Timid Royalist (uncredited)
(1928)
The Cloud Dodger
as Post Commander