George Waggner (September 7, 1894 â€" December 11, 1984) was an
American actor, director, producer and writer. He is best known for
producing and directing the 1941 film The Wolf Man.Born in New York
City, he trained as a chemist and served in World War I before coming
to Hollywood to pursue a career as an actor. He made his film debut as
an actor portraying Yousayef in The Sheik (1921). He later went on to
appearances in Western films. The first film he directed was Western
Trails (1938). During his career as a film director, he worked with
John Wayne (The Fighting Kentuckian), Lon Chaney Jr. (Man Made Monster
and his most famous film, The Wolf Man), Brian Donlevy and Broderick
Crawford (South of Tahiti), Randolph Scott (Gunfighters) and Boris
Karloff (The Climax). Though primarily known for his horror films
today, Waggner also directed many Westerns, action films, and war
films.During his career as a film director, he also wrote songs which
appeared in his films, beginning with "Round, White, and Ruby Red"
from Operation Pacific. By the end of his career, he had written over
100 songs.In the 1960s, he moved from cinema to television, directing
episodes of the television series Maverick, Batman, The Green Hornet,
77 Sunset Strip and The Man from U.N.C.L.E..
American actor, director, producer and writer. He is best known for
producing and directing the 1941 film The Wolf Man.Born in New York
City, he trained as a chemist and served in World War I before coming
to Hollywood to pursue a career as an actor. He made his film debut as
an actor portraying Yousayef in The Sheik (1921). He later went on to
appearances in Western films. The first film he directed was Western
Trails (1938). During his career as a film director, he worked with
John Wayne (The Fighting Kentuckian), Lon Chaney Jr. (Man Made Monster
and his most famous film, The Wolf Man), Brian Donlevy and Broderick
Crawford (South of Tahiti), Randolph Scott (Gunfighters) and Boris
Karloff (The Climax). Though primarily known for his horror films
today, Waggner also directed many Westerns, action films, and war
films.During his career as a film director, he also wrote songs which
appeared in his films, beginning with "Round, White, and Ruby Red"
from Operation Pacific. By the end of his career, he had written over
100 songs.In the 1960s, he moved from cinema to television, directing
episodes of the television series Maverick, Batman, The Green Hornet,
77 Sunset Strip and The Man from U.N.C.L.E..
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