Will Geer
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-03-09 (76 years old)
Deathday
1978-04-22
Place of Birth
Frankfort, Indiana, USA
Also known As
High Ghere
William Aughe Ghere
Уилл Гир
Will Geer
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Will Geer (March 9, 1902 – April 22, 1978) was an American actor and social activist. His original name was William Aughe Ghere. He is remembered for his portrayal of Grandpa Zebulon Tyler Walton in the 1970s TV series, The Waltons. Geer made his Broadway debut as Pistol in a 1928 production of Much Ado About Nothing, created the role of Mr. Mister in Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock, played Candy in John Steinbeck's theatrical adaptation of his novella Of Mice and Men, and appeared in numerous plays and revues throughout the 1940s. From 1948 to 1951, he appeared in more than a dozen movies, in...
Acting
1966
as Old Man
1954
as Sheriff
1972
as Bear Claw
1951
as Homer Crowley
1973
as Ferguson
1950
as Convict Mapes
1948
as Nick Driver
1950
as Wyatt Earp
1972
as Grandpa
1950
as Ben Slade
1949
as Schultzy
1950
as O'Fallon
1962
as Senate Minority Leader
1967
as Prosecutor
1935
as Spectator (uncredited)
1934
as Poker Player (uncredited)
1968
as Malcolm Stoddard
1968
as Candy
1949
as Sheriff Hampton
1950
as William Musk - Father
1951
as Tom Botts
1949
as Deputy Ray Covin
1970
as The Bishop
1950
as Dan'l Seeger
1974
as Nameless
1979
as Narrator
1971
as Doc Thomas
1951
as Mr. Nevins
1973
as Joel Ryker
1972
as Roy Jurroe
1950
as Jack Mackay
1978
as Narrator (voice)
1974
as Dr. McCutcheon
1949
as Noah
1973
as Lemuel Lovell
1940
as Ballou
1968
as Pop Chaney
1978
as Zom
1976
as Rockfield
1977
as Choo-Choo Trayne
1934
as West Fry
1939
as Foreman (uncredited)
1940
as Narrator (voice)
1972
as Justice Gilead Merton
1973
as J. Smiley Krenshaw
1964
as Truckdriver
1951
as Dan Paget - Miami Mayor / Postmaster
1972
as Stan
1973
as Len McNeil
1932
as McMahon - Asylum Guard
1974
as Crazy Jack
1970
as Mike Patterson
1970
as Mr. Baylor
1975
as Dr. Simpson
1978
as Host
1967
as Giles Corey
1976
as Grandfather
1974
as Motel Manager
1977
2019
as Narrator
1987
as Self (archive footage)
1971
as Simon Anderson
1969
as Boss
1976
as Pat Crowley
1974
as Judge Cotton
1967
as Dr. Lee-Evan
1975
as Reverend Davis
1956
as Harry Robinson
1973
as Ben
1940
as Self
2005
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