
George Chandler
Born June 30, 1898 · Waukegan, Illinois, USA
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies

Every Which Way but Loose

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Arizona

Escape to Witch Mountain

Nightmare Alley

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

The Ox-Bow Incident

A Star Is Born

The High and the Mighty

Dead Ringer

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

Footlight Parade

The Pirate

Jesse James

It's a Wonderful World

The Return of Frank James

Knock on Any Door

Capone

Dead Reckoning

Western Union

One More Train to Rob

The Mad Miss Manton

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Broadway Melody of 1940

The Cowboy and the Lady

Hollow Triumph

Fury

The Miracle of the Bells

Westward the Women

Across the Wide Missouri

Libeled Lady

The Famous Ferguson Case

Magic Town

This Woman Is Dangerous

Mr. Moto's Gamble

Tall in the Saddle

Law of the Lawless

The Narrow Margin

In Old Chicago

The Paleface

Young Mr. Lincoln
TV Shows

Wagon Train

Adam-12

The Twilight Zone

Batman

The Waltons

Robert Montgomery Presents

Lassie

The Donna Reed Show

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Petticoat Junction

Dragnet

The Philco Television Playhouse

Rawhide

Gunsmoke

Run for Your Life

Switch

Here's Lucy

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Green Acres

Kraft Suspense Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

Alias Smith and Jones

Laredo

Tales of Wells Fargo

Studio 57

Adventures of Superman

The Deputy

The Abbott and Costello Show

Telephone Time

CHiPs

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Cavalcade of America

The Adventures of Kit Carson

Racket Squad

The Wonderful World of Disney

Wire Service

Frontier

Run, Buddy, Run

General Electric Theater

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Ichabod and Me
More Movies

Lady on a Train

Edison, the Man

Island in the Sky

Roxie Hart

A Night to Remember

It Happened Tomorrow

Hellzapoppin'

The Slowest Gun in the West

The Woman in Red

Picture Snatcher

It Had to Be You

The Kennel Murder Case

I Stole a Million

Beau Geste

Hi, Nellie!

The Princess Comes Across

The Kid from Brooklyn

Three Loves Has Nancy

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

If You Knew Susie

Swing Fever

My Man and I

Hans Christian Andersen

Spring Reunion

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Gildersleeve's Bad Day

Time Out for Romance

They Gave Him a Gun

Good-bye, My Lady

The Light That Failed

Canadian Pacific

Lady of Burlesque

This Man's Navy

There Goes My Heart

The Fatal Glass of Beer

It's in the Bag!

It's in the Air

Nothing Sacred

Music in the Air

Trail of the Vigilantes

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

Danger – Love at Work

The Judge Steps Out

The Great Man's Lady

Speed

Strange Impersonation

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!

The Next Voice You Hear...

The Go-Getter

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

Kansas Raiders

Me and My Gal

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Wake Up and Live

The Girl from Manhattan

The Last Crooked Mile

Fog Over Frisco

Once More, My Darling

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

Bureau of Missing Persons

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

One Mile from Heaven

Gunsight Ridge

3 Men in White

He Was Her Man

Blondie Meets the Boss

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

A Guy Could Change

Front Page Woman

Don't Bet on Blondes

Son of a Sailor

Second Fiddle

Silver River

While New York Sleeps

Broadway Gondolier

Joy of Living

Man of the World

Little Giant

Love in the Rough

Apache Uprising

Straight, Place and Show

Everything's on Ice

20,000 Men a Year

Reaching for the Sun

Sob Sister

Apache Ambush

Obliging Young Lady

Isle of Missing Men

Night in New Orleans

Without Love

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

The Shining Hour

Singing Guns

Thou Shalt Not Kill

Union Depot

Pardon My Sarong

Sworn Enemy

The Mask of Diijon

Perfect Strangers

Tobacco Road

Road to Rio

The Jones Family in Hollywood

Triple Trouble

Model Wife

The Forest Rangers

Tell It to a Star

Castle in the Desert

Pretty Baby

The Accusing Finger

6 Day Bike Rider

Three Sons o' Guns

Star of Midnight

While the Patient Slept

The House Across the Street

Saddle Pals

Don't Be a Sucker!

The Flying Irishman

The World Changes

Scattergood Survives a Murder

Rails Into Laramie

Swing Shift Maisie

Homicide

Rose of Cimarron

Three Comrades

Remember the Day

Lady Killer

Men with Wings

The Florodora Girl

The Woman Between

Parachute Jumper

Gallant Journey

The WAC from Walla Walla

Big Town Girl

The Murder Man

Melody Ranch

Only Saps Work

Happiness Ahead

Dark Hazard

The Powers Girl

Patrick the Great

Calling Dr. Kildare

King of the Turf

Race Street

Stars Over Broadway

Exile Express

The Hunted

The Keyhole

The Shanghai Cobra

Gateway

The Wide Open Spaces

Meet Me at the Fair

Here Comes Trouble

The Great Morgan

Suspense

The Payoff

The Light of Western Stars

That Other Woman

Griffin and Phoenix

The Great Gildersleeve

Somebody Loves Me

The Happy Years

Afraid to Talk

Reaching from Heaven

The Lure of Hollywood

The Whip Hand

Sleepers West

The Mind Reader

Sing, Baby, Sing

Blessed Event

Mary Burns, Fugitive

One Wild Night

Too Many Cooks

Mannequin

The Country Doctor

Hot Water

Bride by Mistake

High Tension

The Great Junction Hotel

Fair Warning

In Gay Madrid

The Missing Lady

The Glass Alibi

Pickup on 101

Lover Come Back

Rendezvous with Annie

Strange Confession

Elmer, the Great

Repent at Leisure

Behind the Mask

The Mad Doctor

A Holy Terror

Everybody's Baby

Goin' to Town

Devil-May-Care

Women Are Trouble

Sons of Adventure

Everything’s Rosie

Design for Scandal

The Tenderfoot

The French Key

Old Hutch

Miss Polly

Rascals

Shooting High

Soak the Poor

Doctors' Wives

The Sport Parade

Charter Pilot

Woman Chases Man

Small Town Boy

Rough Necking

Big Hearted Herbert




