George Chandler

George Chandler
Chandler in A Star Is Born, 1937
Born	(1898-06-30)June 30, 1898 Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
Died	June 10, 1985(1985-06-10) (aged 86) Panorama City, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1928–1982
Spouse(s)	Catherine Ward ​ ​ (m. 1935; died 1963)​
Children	3
14th President of the Screen Actors Guild
In office 12 June 1960 – 8 August 1963
Preceded by	Ronald Reagan
Succeeded by	Dana Andrews

From Lassie, clockwise from top: Jon Shepodd, Cloris Leachman, Jon Provost, and George Chandler (1957)

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]

Early years[]

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 had his debut in film in 1929.^[2]

Military service[]

Chandler served in the United States Army during World War I.^{[citation needed]}

Television[]

Chandler appeared six times in Bill Williams's series 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 . 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.

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 episode The Sacramento Story.

In the 1960–1961 television season, Chandler guest starred on an episode of the one-season sitcom Bringing Up Buddy. In the 1961–1962 television season, Chandler co-starred with in another one-season sitcom 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, the rebranded name for The Virginian in the episode titled "With Love, Bullets and Valentines."

Other professional activities[]

In 1960, Chandler was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild.^[2]

Death[]

Chandler died in Panorama City, California of cancer, on June 10, 1985, at the age of 86.^[1]

Selected filmography[]

References[]

Further reading[]

• Young, Jordan R. (1986) [First published 1975]. "George Chandler". Reel Characters : Great Movie Character Actors (softcover) (Sixth ed.). Beverly Hills, CA: Moonstone Press. pp. 179–198. ISBN 978-0-940410-79-4.

External links[]

• George Chandler at IMDb
• George Chandler at Find a Grave