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

Bonanza

Ironside

Adam-12

Adam-12

Mannix

Dragnet

Batman

Lassie

All Movies (262)

• The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again1979 · as Elderly Man
• Every Which Way but Loose1978 · as Clerk at D.M.V.
• Griffin and Phoenix1976 · as Old Man
• Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975 · as Self (archive footage)
• Capone1975 · as Robert E. Crowe
• Escape to Witch Mountain1975 · as Grocer
• It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!1975 · as Jonathan Kent
• Pickup on 1011972 · as Pawnshop owner
• One More Train to Rob1971 · as Conductor
• The Ghost and Mr. Chicken1966 · as Judge Harley Nast
• Apache Uprising1965 · as Jace Asher
• Law of the Lawless1964 · as Martin
• Dead Ringer1964 · as George, Chauffeur
• The Slowest Gun in the West1960 · as Simpson
• Gunsight Ridge1957 · as Gus Withers
• Spring Reunion1957 · as Zimmie (uncredited)
• Good-bye, My Lady1956 · as Reporter
• Apache Ambush1955 · as Chandler
• The High and the Mighty1954 · as Ben Sneed
• Rails Into Laramie1954 · as Grimes
• Island in the Sky1953 · as Rene
• Meet Me at the Fair1953 · as Deputy Leach
• Hans Christian Andersen1952 · as Farmer
• The WAC from Walla Walla1952 · as Jud Canova
• Somebody Loves Me1952 · as Stagehand
• My Man and I1952 · as Bartender Frankie
• The Narrow Margin1952 · as Accomplice Running Newsstand (uncredited)
• This Woman Is Dangerous1952 · as Dr. Bill Ryan (Uncredited)
• Rose of Cimarron1952 · as Deputy Sheriff
• Westward the Women1951 · as Mackeral Face (uncredited)
• Across the Wide Missouri1951 · as Gowie
• The Whip Hand1951 · as Jed (uncredited)
• Kansas Raiders1950 · as Willie
• Pretty Baby1950 · as Henderson
• Triple Trouble1950 · as 'Squirrely' Davis, convict
• The Happy Years1950 · as Johnny
• The Next Voice You Hear...1950 · as Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
• Perfect Strangers1950 · as Lester Hubley
• Singing Guns1950 · as Smitty, Piano Player
• Once More, My Darling1949 · as Motel Proprietor
• The House Across the Street1949 · as Carl's Boss (uncredited)
• Canadian Pacific1949 · as Telegraph Operator
• Homicide1949 · as Police Photographer
• Knock on Any Door1949 · as Cashier (uncredited)
• The Paleface1948 · as Patient #1
• The Girl from Manhattan1948 · as Monty
• Race Street1948 · as Herman (Waiter) (uncredited)
• Sons of Adventure1948 · as Billy Wilkes
• Hollow Triumph1948 · as Aubrey - Assistant
• The Pirate1948 · as Carriage Driver (uncredited)
• Silver River1948 · as Mr. Rice (uncredited)
• The Hunted1948 · as Joe, the Bartender
• The Miracle of the Bells1948 · as Max
• If You Knew Susie1948 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• Reaching from Heaven1948 · as Bert Kestner (as Geo. Chandler)
• Road to Rio1947 · as Ship's Steward (uncredited)
• The Judge Steps Out1947 · as Train Station Agent (uncredited)
• It Had to Be You1947 · as Bus Passenger with Newspaper (uncredited)
• Nightmare Alley1947 · as Hobo at Stan's Left Hand (uncredited)
• Magic Town1947 · as Bus Driver
• So You Want to Be in Pictures1947 · as Assistant Director Sammy (uncredited)
• Saddle Pals1947 · as Pickpocket Dippy
• Dead Reckoning1946 · as Louis Ord
• Gallant Journey1946 · as Man (uncredited)
• The Missing Lady1946 · as Shrevvie
• The Last Crooked Mile1946 · as Roller Coaster Operator (uncredited)
• Rendezvous with Annie1946 · as Sergeant Harrington (uncredited)
• Lover Come Back1946 · as Bit Role
• Lover Come Back1946 · as Walter
• Suspense1946 · as Joe's Pal at Sandwich Counter (uncredited)
• Behind the Mask1946 · as Shrevvie
• The French Key1946 · as Roomer (uncredited)
• The Glass Alibi1946 · as Bartender
• The Kid from Brooklyn1946 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• Strange Impersonation1946 · as J W Rinse, plaintiffs' atty.
• The Mask of Diijon1946 · as Diner Counterman (Uncredited)
• Little Giant1946 · as O'Brien (salesman)
• A Guy Could Change1946 · as Gus, Photographer
• Strange Confession1945 · as Harper
• The Shanghai Cobra1945 · as Joe
• Tell It to a Star1945 · as Al Marx
• Lady on a Train1945
• Patrick the Great1945 · as Bellboy
• It's in the Bag!1945 · as 1st Elevator Operator (uncredited)
• Without Love1945 · as Elevator Operator
• This Man's Navy1945 · as Bert Bland
• The Great Morgan1945 · as Roger the Valet (uncredited)
• Tall in the Saddle1944 · as Saddle Maker (uncredited)
• Goin' to Town1944 · as Jameson
• Bride by Mistake1944 · as Armed Guard
• 3 Men in White1944 · as Attendant (uncredited)
• It Happened Tomorrow1944 · as Bob
• Swing Fever1943 · as Hamburger Vendor
• Swing Fever1943 · as Hamburger Vendor (uncredited)
• Sweet Rosie O'Grady1943 · as Kelly - Reporter (uncredited)
• Swing Shift Maisie1943 · as Fred (Uncredited)
• Don't Be a Sucker!1943
• Gildersleeve's Bad Day1943 · as Mailman (uncredited)
• Lady of Burlesque1943 · as Jake, stage hand (uncredited)
• Lady of Burlesque1943 · as Jake
• The Ox-Bow Incident1943 · as Jimmy Carnes (uncredited)
• The Amazing Mrs. Holliday1943
• The Powers Girl1943 · as Harry, Nancy's Boyfriend (uncredited)
• The Great Gildersleeve1942 · as Messenger
• A Night to Remember1942 · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
• That Other Woman1942 · as Man Carrying Rifle in Woods
• The Forest Rangers1942 · as Keystone Cop (uncredited)
• Scattergood Survives a Murder1942 · as Sam Caldwell
• Isle of Missing Men1942 · as Ship's bartender
• Pardon My Sarong1942 · as George Peabody (uncredited)
• Night in New Orleans1942 · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
• Obliging Young Lady1942 · as Skip - the Bellboy
• Roxie Hart1942 · as Amos Hart
• Castle in the Desert1942 · as The Bus Driver
• Remember the Day1941 · as Telegraph clerk
• Hellzapoppin'1941 · as Movie Cameraman (uncredited)
• Design for Scandal1941 · as First Cabbie (uncredited)
• Miss Polly1941 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• The Great Man's Lady1941 · as Forbes
• Three Sons o' Guns1941 · as Tailor
• Reaching for the Sun1941 · as Jerry
• Model Wife1941 · as Mr. Williams
• Repent at Leisure1941 · as Bus Conductor
• Sleepers West1941
• Western Union1941 · as Herb
• Tobacco Road1941 · as Hotel Desk Clark
• Arizona1940 · as Haley
• The Mad Doctor1940 · as Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
• Trail of the Vigilantes1940 · as Railroad Station Attendant
• Charter Pilot1940 · as Bob, the soundman
• Melody Ranch1940 · as Taxi Driver
• Dr. Kildare Goes Home1940 · as Parkersville Counterman (uncredited)
• The Return of Frank James1940 · as Roy
• Edison, the Man1940 · as Gold Exchange Clerk
• Shooting High1940 · as Charley
• Abe Lincoln in Illinois1940 · as Minor Role (uncredited)
• Broadway Melody of 19401940 · as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
• The Man Who Wouldn't Talk1940 · as First Clerk
• Thou Shalt Not Kill1939 · as Johnny
• The Light That Failed1939 · as First Man (Voice)
• The Secret of Dr. Kildare1939 · as Pay Orderly (uncredited)
• 20,000 Men a Year1939 · as Soda Jerker
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• Everything's on Ice1939
• I Stole a Million1939 · as Herbert (uncredited)
• Beau Geste1939 · as Legionnaire Cordier (uncredited)
• Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation1939 · as Cameraman (uncredited)
• Second Fiddle1939 · as Taxi Driver
• Young Mr. Lincoln1939 · as Loafer (uncredited)
• The Jones Family in Hollywood1939 · as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
• Exile Express1939 · as Marvln McGee
• It's a Wonderful World1939 · as Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited)
• Calling Dr. Kildare1939 · as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
• The Flying Irishman1939 · as Airport Gas Attendant
• Everybody's Baby1939 · as G. Randolph (uncredited)
• Blondie Meets the Boss1939 · as Laundryman (uncredited)
• King of the Turf1939 · as 2nd Tout
• Jesse James1939 · as Roy
• While New York Sleeps1938 · as Gus - Piano Player
• The Shining Hour1938 · as Press Agent (uncredited)
• The Cowboy and the Lady1938 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• The Mad Miss Manton1938 · as Newspaper Staff (uncredited)
• There Goes My Heart1938 · as Tailor (uncredited)
• Straight, Place and Show1938 · as Cabbie
• Three Loves Has Nancy1938 · as Jim, the Baggage Master (uncredited)
• Gateway1938 · as Reporter
• Men with Wings1938 · as Cody
• One Wild Night1938 · as Rutherford (uncredited)
• Three Comrades1938 · as First comic with singer (uncredited)
• Rascals1938 · as Waiting Room Patient
• Joy of Living1938 · as Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
• In Old Chicago1938 · as Onlooker (uncredited)
• Mr. Moto's Gamble1938 · as Boxing Spectator (Uncredited)
• Mannequin1938 · as 'Swing' Magoo (Uncredited)
• Big Town Girl1937 · as Red Evans
• Nothing Sacred1937 · as Photographer (uncredited)
• Thoroughbreds Don't Cry1937 · as Jim - Racetrack Usher (uncredited)
• Danger – Love at Work1937 · as Garage attendant
• Small Town Boy1937 · as Bill Clipper
• Hot Water1937 · as Photographer (uncredited)
• Wake Up and Live1937 · as Janitor
• Soak the Poor1937 · as Briggs (uncredited)
• One Mile from Heaven1937 · as Herman
• The Go-Getter1937 · as Business Card Printer (uncredited)
• Charlie Chan at the Olympics1937 · as Ship's Radio Operator
• Woman Chases Man1937 · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
• They Gave Him a Gun1937 · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
• A Star Is Born1937 · as Deliveryman (uncredited)
• Fair Warning1937 · as Hotel Clerk
• Time Out for Romance1937 · as Simpson
• The Accusing Finger1936 · as Reporter
• Libeled Lady1936 · as Bellhop
• Old Hutch1936 · as Cigar Store Clerk
• Sworn Enemy1936 · as Lunch Stand Man (uncredited)
• Sing, Baby, Sing1936 · as Hospital Interne
• Women Are Trouble1936 · as Reporter
• High Tension1936 · as Man at Honolulu Dock
• Fury1936 · as Milton Jackson
• The Princess Comes Across1936 · as Film Man (uncredited)
• Speed1936 · as 'Shorty', Bystander at Barn Dance
• The Country Doctor1936 · as Greasy
• Here Comes Trouble1936 · as Purser Brooks
• Stars Over Broadway1935 · as Charlie
• Mary Burns, Fugitive1935 · as Stadium Cashier
• It's in the Air1935 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• Flicker Fever1935 · as Bob Adams
• Broadway Gondolier1935 · as Photographer
• Don't Bet on Blondes1935 · as Henry Purdy (Uncredited)
• The Murder Man1935 · as Sol Hertzberger
• Front Page Woman1935 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• Star of Midnight1935 · as Witness (uncredited)
• While the Patient Slept1935 · as Evening Bulletin Reporter (uncredited)
• The Woman in Red1935 · as First Reporter (uncredited)
• The Payoff1935 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• Music in the Air1934 · as Assistant Stage Manager
• Happiness Ahead1934 · as Window Washer
• 6 Day Bike Rider1934 · as Abner (uncredited)
• Big Hearted Herbert1934 · as Murphy (uncredited)
• He Was Her Man1934 · as Highway Service Station Counterman
• Fog Over Frisco1934 · as Taxi Driver
• Rough Necking1934 · as Joe Cuttlehammer Jr.
• Dark Hazard1934 · as Soapy Sam Lambert
• Hi, Nellie!1934 · as Sullivan
• Lady Killer1933 · as George Thompson (uncredited)
• Son of a Sailor1933 · as Sailor
• The World Changes1933 · as Piano Player (uncredited)
• The Kennel Murder Case1933 · as Reporter at Police Station (uncredited)
• Footlight Parade1933 · as Pharmacist (uncredited)
• Bureau of Missing Persons1933 · as Homer Howard
• Picture Snatcher1933 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• Elmer, the Great1933 · as Cubs Player (uncredited)
• The Mind Reader1933 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• The Keyhole1933 · as Joe - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
• The Fatal Glass of Beer1933 · as Chester Snavely
• Parachute Jumper1933 · as Chauffeur (uncredited)
• Me and My Gal1932 · as Eddie Collins
• Afraid to Talk1932 · as Pete (bellhop)
• The Sport Parade1932 · as Pullman Ticket Agent (uncredited)
• Blessed Event1932 · as Hanson
• The Strange Love of Molly Louvain1932 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• The Tenderfoot1932 · as Beggar (uncredited)
• The Famous Ferguson Case1932 · as Depot Loafer (uncredited)
• Union Depot1932 · as Panhandler Wanting One Dollar (uncredited)
• The Wide Open Spaces1931 · as Townsman in Saloon
• The Great Junction Hotel1931 · as The Elevator Operator
• Sob Sister1931 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• Up Pops the Duke1931
• The Woman Between1931 · as Sweet a Waiter (uncredited)
• A Holy Terror1931 · as Joe, Western Union Clerk (uncredited)
• Too Many Cooks1931 · as Ned
• The Lure of Hollywood1931 · as George
• The Back Page1931 · as The Aspiring Reporter
• Everything’s Rosie1931 · as Jail Guard
• Crashing Hollywood1931
• Man of the World1931 · as Fred
• Doctors' Wives1931 · as Dr. Roberts
• Only Saps Work1930 · as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
• The Florodora Girl1930 · as Georgie Smith
• In Gay Madrid1930 · as Enrique
• The Light of Western Stars1930 · as Slig Whalen
• Devil-May-Care1929 · as Timid Royalist (uncredited)
• The Cloud Dodger1928 · as Post Commander

All TV Shows (64)

• The Bastard1978 · as Seadog
• CHiPs1977
• Switch1975 · as Capt. Roberts
• The Waltons1972
• Alias Smith and Jones1971
• Love, American Style1969 · as Harry
• Here's Lucy1968 · as Winston Shelby
• Adam-121968 · as George Atchison
• Adam-121968 · as Ed Mooney
• Mannix1967
• Ironside1967 · as George Bentley
• Run, Buddy, Run1966
• Batman1966 · as Grampa
• Laredo1965
• Green Acres1965 · as Doc Stuart
• Run for Your Life1965 · as Fred Mackey
• Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · as Doc Baines
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963
• Petticoat Junction1963 · as Dr. Barton Stuart
• Ichabod and Me1961
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as Old Man
• Bonanza1959 · as Gus Schultz
• The Deputy1959 · as George Lake
• Rawhide1959 · as Reverend Jess Lincoln
• The Donna Reed Show1958
• Wagon Train1957 · as Cleveland 'Clee' McMasters
• Tales of Wells Fargo1957 · as Captain Billy
• Wire Service1956 · as Hoggard
• Broken Arrow1956 · as Welsh
• Telephone Time1956
• Playwrights '561955
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Partygoer
• Frontier1955 · as Ames
• Kings Row1955
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Silas Hubbard
• The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955
• Studio 571954 · as Mr. Ederly
• Lassie1954
• Lassie1954 · as Uncle Petrie Martin
• Summer Playhouse1954
• The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse1953
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Keeley
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Ichabod Adams
• The Abbott and Costello Show1952 · as First Panhandler
• The Abbott and Costello Show1952 · as Henry Davis
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Hiram
• Cavalcade of America1952 · as Proprietor
• Adventures of Superman1952
• Dragnet1951 · as Forrest Simple
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Bartender
• The Adventures of Kit Carson1951
• Racket Squad1951
• The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok1951 · as (uncredited)
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Newspaper Man
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Fred
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Mr. Hollis
• Lux Video Theatre1950
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Joe
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Edgar
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Eustace Peabody
• Cameo Theatre1950 · as Ed
• Robert Montgomery Presents1950
• Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · as Ichabod Lewis
• The Philco Television Playhouse1948