Will Geer
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Geer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Mar 9, 1902 In Frankfort, Indiana, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 66
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Misleading Lady 1932-04-15
- Latest Project:
- Movie Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970 2019-03-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970 | Narrator | 2019-03-01 |
| Movie | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1988-11-22 |
| Movie | The Mafu Cage | Zom | 1978-03-19 |
| Series | A Woman Called Moses | Thomas Garrett | 1978-12-11 |
| Movie | Rip Van Winkle | Narrator (voice) | 1978-11-20 |
| Movie | Bunco | 1977-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Billion Dollar Hobo | Choo-Choo Trayne | 1977-11-01 |
| Movie | Law and Order | Pat Crowley | 1976-05-06 |
| Movie | The Blue Bird | Grandfather | 1976-04-30 |
| Movie | Moving Violation | Rockfield | 1976-07-16 |
| Movie | The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery | Dr. Simpson | 1975-03-07 |
| Movie | The Night That Panicked America | Reverend Davis | 1975-10-31 |
| Movie | The Hanged Man | Nameless | 1974-03-13 |
| Movie | Silence | Crazy Jack | 1974-04-15 |
| Movie | Honky Tonk | Judge Cotton | 1974-04-01 |
| Movie | Hurricane | Dr. McCutcheon | 1974-09-10 |
| Movie | Memory of Us | Motel Manager | 1974-05-01 |
| Movie | Brock's Last Case | J. Smiley Krenshaw | 1973-03-05 |
| Movie | Savage | Joel Ryker | 1973-03-31 |
| Movie | Isn't It Shocking? | Lemuel Lovell | 1973-10-02 |
| Movie | Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On | Len McNeil | 1973-11-03 |
| Movie | Executive Action | Ferguson | 1973-11-07 |
| Movie | Dear Dead Delilah | Roy Jurroe | 1972-05-05 |
| Movie | Scarecrow | Justice Gilead Merton | 1972-01-10 |
| Movie | The Rowdyman | Stan | 1972-05-18 |
| Series | The Waltons | Zebulon Tyler Walton (grandfather) | 1972-09-14 |
| Movie | Napoleon and Samantha | Grandpa | 1972-07-05 |
| Movie | Jeremiah Johnson | Bear Claw | 1972-09-10 |
| Movie | Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? | Simon Anderson | 1971-02-01 |
| Movie | Brother John | Doc Thomas | 1971-08-15 |
| Movie | The Brotherhood of the Bell | Mike Patterson | 1970-09-17 |
| Movie | The Moonshine War | Mr. Baylor | 1970-06-30 |
| Movie | Pieces of Dreams | The Bishop | 1970-09-23 |
| Movie | The Reivers | Boss | 1969-12-20 |
| Movie | Bandolero! | Pop Chaney | 1968-06-01 |
| Movie | The Crucible | Giles Corey | 1967-05-04 |
| Movie | The President's Analyst | Dr. Lee-Evan | 1967-12-21 |
| Movie | In Cold Blood | Prosecutor | 1967-12-15 |
| Movie | Seconds | Old Man | 1966-10-05 |
| Movie | Black Like Me | Truckdriver | 1964-01-01 |
| Movie | Advise & Consent | Senate Minority Leader | 1962-06-06 |
| Movie | Salt of the Earth | Sheriff | 1954-03-14 |
| Movie | Double Crossbones | Tom Botts | 1951-04-26 |
| Movie | Bright Victory | Mr. Nevins | 1951-08-01 |
| Movie | The Tall Target | Homer Crowley | 1951-08-17 |
| Movie | The Barefoot Mailman | Dan Paget - Miami Mayor / Postmaster | 1951-12-03 |
| Movie | It's a Small World | William Musk - Father | 1950-06-24 |
| Movie | The Kid from Texas | O'Fallon | 1950-03-01 |
| Movie | Comanche Territory | Dan'l Seeger | 1950-05-01 |
| Movie | Broken Arrow | Rancher | 1950-08-01 |
| Movie | Winchester '73 | Wyatt Earp | 1950-07-12 |
| Movie | To Please a Lady | Jack Mackay | 1950-10-13 |
| Movie | Convicted | Convict Mapes | 1950-08-01 |
| Movie | Johnny Allegro | Schultzy | 1949-05-26 |
| Movie | Lust for Gold | Deputy Ray Covin | 1949-06-10 |
| Movie | Intruder in the Dust | Sheriff Hampton | 1949-11-22 |
| Movie | Anna Lucasta | Noah | 1949-07-11 |
| Movie | Deep Waters | Nick Driver | 1948-07-22 |
| Movie | Men and Dust | Narrator (voice) | 1940-11-08 |
| Movie | The Fight for Life | Ballou | 1940-03-07 |
| Movie | Union Pacific | Foreman (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
| Movie | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Village Lamplighter (uncredited) | 1935-02-04 |
| Movie | Becky Sharp | Spectator (uncredited) | 1935-06-28 |
| Movie | Wild Gold | Poker Player (uncredited) | 1934-06-08 |
| Movie | Spitfire | West Fry | 1934-03-08 |
| Movie | The Misleading Lady | McMahon - Asylum Guard | 1932-04-15 |