| Birth date | July 27, 1936 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | United States |
| Death date | March 3, 2017 (aged 80) |
| Death place | New York City, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1968-1997 |
Nathan George (July 27, 1936 – March 3, 2017) was an American actor who was active from 1968 to 1997. He co-won a 1969 Obie Award with Ron O'Neal for Charles Gordone's Pulitzer Prize-winning play No Place to Be Somebody; this performance also received a Drama Desk Award.[1]
George also directed for the stage. He directed a production of Ron Milner's Who's Got His Own at Center Stage in Baltimore in 1970,[2][3] and Cummings and Bowings, a play based on poems by E.E. Cummings, for the U.R.G.E.N.T. Theatre in New York in 1973.[4]
In film, George acted in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974),[5] Brubaker (1980),[6] Klute (1971),[7] Serpico (1973),[8] Harsh Light (1997), his last film,[9] and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and was one of the leads in Short Eyes (1977).
George died on March 3, 2017, in New York City.[10][11]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Move (1970 film) | Man | Uncredited |
| 1971 | Klute | Trask | |
| 1973 | Serpico | Smith | |
| 1974 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Police Patrolman James | |
| 1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Attendant Washington | |
| 1977 | Short Eyes | Ice | |
| 1980 | Brubaker | Leon Edwards – Prison Board | |
| 1996 | Night Falls on Manhattan | Juror | Uncredited |
| 1997 | Harsh Light | Montgomery Paris | short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Madigan | Roscoe Blue | NBC |
| 1978 | To Kill A Cop | Charles | NBC Television Movie |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Tessor | Episode: "Bump and Run" |
| 1989 | A Man Called Hawk | Crawldaddy | 1 Episode |
| 1996 | On Seventh Avenue | Floyd Nevins | NBC Television Movie |
References
- ^ IBDB Person Awards Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Nathan George and Company". The Afro-American. No. 1970–05–09. p. 1, § Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ^ "Center Stage". Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ^ Feingold, Michael (1973-08-30). "Whittle While You Work". The Village Voice. p. 52. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ^ The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
- ^ Brubaker (1980)
- ^ Klute (1971)
- ^ Harsh Light (1997)
- ^ Serpico (1973) – Full cast and crew
- ^ Nathan George Archived 2018-11-05 at the Wayback Machine, aveleyman.com
- ^ Nathan George, findagrave.com
External links
- Nathan George at IMDb
- Interview at CultFilmFreaks.com