George Cleveland

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1885-09-16 (72 years old)

Deathday

1957-07-15

Place of Birth

Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

George Cleveland

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Alan Cleveland (September 17, 1885 – July 15, 1957) was a Canadian film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1933 and 1954. Cleveland is perhaps best remembered today as George "Gramps" Miller in the early years of the long running US series Lassie. The early seasons in which Cleveland appeared were retitled Jeff's Collie for syndicated reruns and DVD release. He played the grumpy but-kind hearted father-in-law of farm woman Ellen Miller (Jan Clayton), and grandfather of Lassie's owner, Jeff (Tommy Rettig). Cleveland appeared in the first three seasons (1954–1956) and in the first 1...

Acting

1944

1936

Flash Gordon

as Professor Hensley

1937

1941

1946

Little Giant

as Clarence Goodring

1943

1949

1940

The Old Swimmin' Hole

as Grandpa Harper

1946

1938

Born to Be Wild

as Stevens (uncredited)

1949

Kazan

as Trapper

1954

Fireman Save My Child

as Chief Rorty

1944

1952

Carson City

as Henry Dodson

1942

Highways by Night

as Judkins - Hotel Manager

1945

She Wouldn't Say Yes

as Ticket Seller (uncredited)

1947

Mother Wore Tights

as Grandfather McKinley

1945

God Is My Co-Pilot

as Father of Catherine Scott (uncredited)

1937

The Toast of New York

as Perkins - Luke's Secretary in Boston (uncredited)

1934

1946

The Runaround

as Feenan the cabbie

1942

Seven Miles from Alcatraz

as Captain Porter

1952

The WAC from Walla Walla

as Gramps Canova

1944

The Yellow Rose of Texas

as Captain 'Cap' Joe

1937

1936

Two-Fisted Gentleman

as Mr. Bainbridge

1943

1941

Sunset in Wyoming

as Asa Wentworth aka Gramp

1940

One Man's Law

as Judge Wingate

1951

Fort Defiance

as Uncle Charlie Tallon

1944

Alaska

as Pete

1940

Tomboy

as Uncle Matt

1944

Abroad with Two Yanks

as Roderick Stuart

1941

1936

I Conquer the Sea!

as Caleb Ashley

1936

Black Gold

as Clemmons

1936

Phantom Patrol

as Inspector McCloud

1952

Cripple Creek

as 'Hardrock' Hanson

1950

Frenchie

as Mayor Jefferson Harding

1946

Boys' Ranch

as Butch's Grandfather (uncredited)

1936

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

as Goebel, Gang Scientist

1940

Midnight Limited

as Professor Van Dillon

1937

The Devil Diamond

as George Davis

1937

Paradise Express

as Farmer Beasley

1937

Swing It Professor

as Dean Wiley

1944

My Pal, Wolf

as Wilson

1947

1953

Walking My Baby Back Home

as Col. Dan Wallace

1938

Boy of the Streets

as Tim 'Flannel-Mouth' Farley

1946

Wake Up and Dream

as Prof. Feverfew

1943

Man from Music Mountain

as Sheriff Hal Darcey

1945

Sunbonnet Sue

as Casey, Tavern Owner

1938

The Lone Ranger

as George Blanchard

1940

Soak the Old

as John Arnold

1935

His Night Out

as Detective

1938

1938

Ghost Town Riders

as Judge Stillwell

1938

1948

Miraculous Journey

as The Hermit

1942

Obliging Young Lady

as Clarence, manager of Lake Mohawk Lodge

1940

1940

Haunted House

as Albert Henshaw

1950

Please Believe Me

as Mr. Cooper

1936

Brilliant Marriage

as Bartender

1939

Convict's Code

as Gas Station Attendant

1939

Wolf Call

as Dr. MacTavish

1930

The Thoroughbred

as Detective

1941

Two-Faced Woman

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

1942

Army Surgeon

as Col. John Wishart

1939

Dick Tracy's G-Men

as Gramps Williams

1941

Forbidden Passage

as Anna's Father (uncredited)

1939

Overland Mail

as Frank Porter, aka Saunders

1947

My Wild Irish Rose

as Captain Brennan

1939

Stunt Pilot

as Sheriff

1935

Cheers of the Crowd

as Newsreel Man

1939

Mutiny in the Big House

as Convict 'Dad' Schultz

1939

Home on the Prairie

as Jim Wheeler

1941

Nevada City

as Hank Liddell

1936

Revolt of the Zombies

as General Duval

1940

Drums of Fu Manchu

as Dr. James Parker

1954

Untamed Heiress

as Andrew 'Cactus' Clayton

1939

The Phantom Stage

as Sidekick Grizzly

1938

Rocket Ship

as Professor Henson

1954

1935

Make a Million

as Fake Blind Beggar

1949

Rimfire

as Judge Gardner

1940

1945

Dakota

as Mr. Plummer

1943

Johnny Come Lately

as Willie Ferguson

1946

The Show-Off

as Pop Fisher

1943

Klondike Kate

as Judge Horace Crawford

1952

Flaming Feather

as Doc Fallon

1942

The Traitor Within

as 'Pop' Betts

1945

Pillow of Death

as Samuel 'Sam' Kincaid

1942

Valley of the Sun

as Bill Yard

1940

The Ape

as Mr. Howley

1940

Hi-Yo Silver

as George Blanchard

1950

Trigger, Jr.

as Colonel Harkrider

1942

1941

Sucker List

as Old Man

1934

Mystery Liner

as Simms, the Steward

1940

Blazing Six Shooters

as Mark Rawlins

1940

West of Abilene

as Bill Burnside

1943

The Woman of the Town

as Judge Blackburn

1946

Wild Beauty

as Barney Skeets

1948

Albuquerque

as John Armin

1941

Wide Open Town

as Pete Carter

1948

The Plunderers

as Sheriff Sam Borden

1949

Home in San Antone

as Grandpa Gibson

1942

The Spoilers

as Banty

1953

San Antone

as Colonel Allerby

1936

North of Nome

as Ship Captain

1942

Powder Town

as Gus the Janitor

1942

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

as Chief Customs Inspector

1942

The Big Street

as Colonel Samuel Venus

1934

Blue Steel

as Hank - Innkeeper

1934

The Man from Utah

as Nevada Sheriff

1948

1950

The Boy From Indiana

as Robert Bruce Mac Dougall

1942

The Falcon Takes Over

as Jerry (Uncredited)

1937

Behind the Mike

as Stable Man

1945

Song of the Sarong

as Capt. William T. Reemis

1945

1940

Hidden Enemy

as John MacGregor

1934

House of Mystery

as Detective Clancy (uncredited)

1966

Spaceship to the Unknown

as Prof. Henson (archive footage)

1934

1939

Streets of New York

as Pop O'Toole

1947

1939

1937

Night Key

as Sam Adams - Company Engineer (uncredited)

1941

1946

Step by Step

as Capt. Caleb Simpson

1934

1934

Girl o' My Dreams

as Newsreel Company man

1944

My Best Gal

as Ralph Hodges

1934

1935

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