George Edwin Eldredge (September 10, 1898 â€" March 12, 1977) was an
American actor who appeared in over 180 movies during a career that
stretched from the 1930s to the early 1960s. He also had a prolific
television career during the 1950s. He was the older brother of actor
John Dornin Eldredge.Eldredge was born George Edwin Eldredge in San
Francisco, California. His father, Rev. George Granville Eldredge, was
a Presbyterian minister in San Francisco. His mother was Julia Dornin
Eldredge, the daughter of George D. Dornin, a California legislator
and noted Daguerrotypist, and Sarah Baldwin Dornin. In 1922, he
married Phyllis Harms, and they had two children, George Granville
Eldredge and Helene Eldredge.He was a photographer for the Berkeley,
California Police Department, and prior to embarking on a film career,
auditioned for and performed with the San Francisco Opera Company for
two seasons in various supporting roles as a baritone.Between 1936 and
1963 Eldredge appeared in 182 films beginning with his role as an
English spy in Till We Meet Again. He was typically cast as authority
figures such as army generals (The Rookie), doctors (Riders to the
Stars), and innumerable police officers. However Eldredge sometimes
was cast against type, as in his role as the traitorous Dr. Tobor in
the B movie, Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere.
American actor who appeared in over 180 movies during a career that
stretched from the 1930s to the early 1960s. He also had a prolific
television career during the 1950s. He was the older brother of actor
John Dornin Eldredge.Eldredge was born George Edwin Eldredge in San
Francisco, California. His father, Rev. George Granville Eldredge, was
a Presbyterian minister in San Francisco. His mother was Julia Dornin
Eldredge, the daughter of George D. Dornin, a California legislator
and noted Daguerrotypist, and Sarah Baldwin Dornin. In 1922, he
married Phyllis Harms, and they had two children, George Granville
Eldredge and Helene Eldredge.He was a photographer for the Berkeley,
California Police Department, and prior to embarking on a film career,
auditioned for and performed with the San Francisco Opera Company for
two seasons in various supporting roles as a baritone.Between 1936 and
1963 Eldredge appeared in 182 films beginning with his role as an
English spy in Till We Meet Again. He was typically cast as authority
figures such as army generals (The Rookie), doctors (Riders to the
Stars), and innumerable police officers. However Eldredge sometimes
was cast against type, as in his role as the traitorous Dr. Tobor in
the B movie, Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere.
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