Anthony George (born Ottavio Gabriel George, January 29, 1921 â€"
March 16, 2005) was an American actor mostly seen on television. He is
best known for roles of Don Corey in CBS's Checkmate, Burke Devlin #2
and Jeremiah Collins on ABC's Dark Shadows, as Dr. Tony Vincente on
CBS's Search for Tomorrow, and Dr. Will Vernon #3 on ABC's One Life to
Live.He was born in Endicott, New York, near Binghamton, the second
son of Italian immigrant parents. From the age of six, George dreamed
of being in films. After serving in World War II, George moved to
Hollywood. Though the first few years were lean, by 1950, he had
received his first credit and the work began to accumulate. The vast
majority of George's roles were on television.In 1955, George appeared
as Sergei in the episode "Mightier Than the Sword" of the religion
anthology television series, Crossroads, based on stories about
American clergymen. George was cast as an Indian guide in the 1956
episode "Death in the Snow" of NBC's anthology series, The Joseph
Cotten Show: On Trial; Cotton later returned the favor, guest-starring
in the episode "Face in the Window" of Checkmate. George portrayed
Indian roles in the CBS western series, Brave Eagle, starring Keith
Larsen as a young Cheyenne chief who tries to maintain peace with the
white community. George was cast in the episodes "The Treachery of
At-Ta-Tu" (1955), as Night Wind in "Voice of the Serpent" (1955), and
as Red Wing in "Witch Bear" (1956).In 1957, he appeared as Sancho
Mendariz on the TV western Cheyenne in the episode, "The Spanish
Grant". On July 31, 1957, George was cast as Nick Frazee, a bank
robber who kills a deputy sheriff before making his getaway, in the
episode "Hold Up" of the series Sheriff of Cochise, in which Sheriff
Frank Morgan (John Bromfield), based in Cochise County, Arizona,
establishes roadblocks in pursuit of Frazee and two of his men, but
the fleeing bandits take an isolated road into the mountains.
March 16, 2005) was an American actor mostly seen on television. He is
best known for roles of Don Corey in CBS's Checkmate, Burke Devlin #2
and Jeremiah Collins on ABC's Dark Shadows, as Dr. Tony Vincente on
CBS's Search for Tomorrow, and Dr. Will Vernon #3 on ABC's One Life to
Live.He was born in Endicott, New York, near Binghamton, the second
son of Italian immigrant parents. From the age of six, George dreamed
of being in films. After serving in World War II, George moved to
Hollywood. Though the first few years were lean, by 1950, he had
received his first credit and the work began to accumulate. The vast
majority of George's roles were on television.In 1955, George appeared
as Sergei in the episode "Mightier Than the Sword" of the religion
anthology television series, Crossroads, based on stories about
American clergymen. George was cast as an Indian guide in the 1956
episode "Death in the Snow" of NBC's anthology series, The Joseph
Cotten Show: On Trial; Cotton later returned the favor, guest-starring
in the episode "Face in the Window" of Checkmate. George portrayed
Indian roles in the CBS western series, Brave Eagle, starring Keith
Larsen as a young Cheyenne chief who tries to maintain peace with the
white community. George was cast in the episodes "The Treachery of
At-Ta-Tu" (1955), as Night Wind in "Voice of the Serpent" (1955), and
as Red Wing in "Witch Bear" (1956).In 1957, he appeared as Sancho
Mendariz on the TV western Cheyenne in the episode, "The Spanish
Grant". On July 31, 1957, George was cast as Nick Frazee, a bank
robber who kills a deputy sheriff before making his getaway, in the
episode "Hold Up" of the series Sheriff of Cochise, in which Sheriff
Frank Morgan (John Bromfield), based in Cochise County, Arizona,
establishes roadblocks in pursuit of Frazee and two of his men, but
the fleeing bandits take an isolated road into the mountains.
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