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Will Geer

Will Geer

Actor

​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.   Geer made his Broadway debut as Pistol in a 1928 production of Much Ado About Nothing, created the role of Mr. Mister in Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock, played Candy in John Steinbeck's theatrical adaptation of his novella Of Mice and Men, and appeared in numerous plays and revues throughout the 1940s. From 1948 to 1951, he appeared in more than a dozen movies, including Winchester '73 (as Wyatt Earp), Broken Arrow, Comanche Territory (all 1950) and Bright Victory (1951). Geer became a member of the Communist Party of the United States in 1934. Geer was also influential in introducing Harry Hay to organizing in the Communist Party. In 1934, Geer and Hay gave support to a labor strike of the port of San Francisco; the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike which lasted 83 days. Though marred by violence, it was an organizing triumph, one that became a model for future union strikes Geer became a reader of the West Coast Communist newspaper People's World. Geer became a dedicated activist, touring government work camps in the 1930s with folk singers like Burl Ives and Woody Guthrie (whom he introduced to the People's World and the Daily Worker; Guthrie would go on to write a column for the latter paper). In 1956, the duo released an album together on Folkways Records, titled Bound for Glory: Songs and Stories of Woody Guthrie. In his biography, fellow organizer and homosexual rights pioneer Harry Hay described Geer's activism and outlined their activities while organizing for the strike. Geer is credited with introducing Guthrie to Pete Seeger at the 'Grapes of Wrath' benefit Geer organized in 1940 for migrant farm workers. Geer acted with the Group Theatre (New York) studying under Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg. Geer also acted in radio, appearing as Mephistopheles (the Devil) in the 1938 and 1944 productions of Norman Corwin's The Plot to Overthrow Christmas. He also acted in the radio soap opera Bright Horizon. Geer was blacklisted in the early 1950s for refusing to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. As a result, Geer appeared in very few films over the next decade. Among them was Salt of the Earth (1954) which was produced, directed, written, and starring blacklisted Hollywood personnel and told the story of a miners' strike in New Mexico from a pro-union standpoint. The film was denounced as "subversive" and faced difficulties in its production and distribution as a consequence. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Geer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: March 9, 1902 in Frankfort, Indiana, USA

Died: April 22, 1978 (Age 76)

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Will Geer  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
5.5
ActorBallou1940
Movie
7.8
ActorSenate Minority Leader1962
Movie
6.2
ActorSchultzy1949
Movie
7.8
ActorBear Claw1972
Movie
5.2
ActorRoy Jurroe1972
Movie
5.7
ActorZom1978
Movie
5.6
ActorDr. Simpson1975
Movie
5.2
ActorGrandfather1976
Movie
6.7
ActorPop Chaney1968
Movie
6.2
ActorDoc Thomas1971
Movie
4.5
ActorCrazy Jack1974
Movie
7.5
ActorSheriff1954
Movie
6.5
ActorFerguson1973
Movie
5.8
ActorWilliam Musk - Father1950
Movie
5.8
ActorTom Botts1951
Movie
4.9
ActorThe Bishop1970
Movie
5.4
ActorDan'l Seeger1950
Movie
6
ActorMotel Manager1974
Movie
7.7
ActorOld Man1966
Movie
6.1
ActorGrandpa1972
Movie
4.3
ActorChoo-Choo Trayne1977
Movie
6
ActorJack Mackay1950
Movie
6.8
ActorStan1972
Movie
5.9
ActorHost1978
Movie
7
ActorRancher1950
Movie
6.1
ActorO'Fallon1950
Movie
7.1
ActorMr. Nevins1951
Movie
6.4
ActorTruckdriver1964
Movie
5.7
ActorMr. Baylor1970
Movie
6.6
ActorDeputy Ray Covin1949
Movie
6
ActorNoah1949
Movie
5.3
ActorRockfield1976
Movie
5.7
ActorDan Paget - Miami Mayor / Postmaster1951
Movie
6.6
ActorConvict Mapes1950
Movie
7.5
ActorSheriff Hampton1949
Movie
7
ActorHomer Crowley1951
Movie
7.7
ActorWyatt Earp1950
Movie
6.5
ActorBoss1969
Movie
6.5
ActorNick Driver1948
Movie
5.2
ActorWest Fry1934
Movie
7.8
ActorProsecutor1967
Movie
5.1
ActorMcMahon - Asylum Guard1932
Movie
6.9
ActorForeman (uncredited)1939
Movie
6.6
ActorDr. Lee-Evan1967
Movie
4.5
ActorHarry Robinson1956
Movie
5.6
ActorSpectator (uncredited)1935
Movie
6
ActorPoker Player (uncredited)1934
Movie
6.9
ActorLen McNeil1973
Movie
ActorBen1973
Limited Series
7.5
ActorThomas Garrett
2 Episodes
1978-1978
TV Show
7.6
Actor1 Episode1967-1968
TV Show
7.1
ActorCommodore Atwater
2 Episodes
1975-1979
TV Show
7.2
ActorProfessor Harold Lochner
1 Episode
1968-1980
TV Show
7.9
ActorSlocum
1 Episode
1955-1975
TV Show
6.9
Actor2 Episodes1969-1976
TV Show
6.4
Actor2 Episodes1977-1981
TV Show
7.7
Actor2 Episodes1964-1972
TV Show
7.1
ActorAdam Jarrett
1 Episode
1964-1970
TV Show
7.4
ActorJudge David P. Andrews
1 Episode
1965-1968
TV Show
7.7
Actor1 Episode1969-1970
TV Show
7.8
Actor1 Episode1972-1975
TV Show
6.4
ActorFranklyn Bootherstone
1 Episode
1977-1987
TV Show
7.4
ActorSeth
1 Episode
1971-1973
TV Show
5.9
ActorMr. Kane
1 Episode
1969-1971
TV Show
6.9
Actor1 Episode1972-1972
TV Show
7.3
Actor1 Episode1950-1953
TV Show
8.2
ActorEdmund Hidemann
1 Episode
1971-1978
TV Show
7.4
ActorGrandfather Walton
142 Episodes
1972-1981
TV Show
7.6
ActorJudge Lindemann
1 Episode
1965-1966
TV Show
7.8
ActorHank Willis
1 Episode
1967-1968
TV Show
7.4
ActorCalvin Butler
1 Episode
1959-1973
TV Show
6.3
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1974-1976
TV Show
ActorSelf - Performer
1 Episode
1956
TV Show
5.7
ActorCaptain Charles Wolford
2 Episodes
1968-1971
TV Show
7.1
ActorHarry I. Madison
1 Episode
1969-1972
TV Show
7.4
ActorFerris Callahan
1 Episode
1959-1973
TV Show
6.9
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1961-1982
TV Show
8
ActorWalt Peckinpah
2 Episodes
1969-1973
TV Show
7.7
ActorDoc
1 Episode
1966-1973
TV Show
6.9
ActorSelf
2 Episodes
1974-1980
TV Show
7.4
ActorZach Randolph
1 Episode
1959-1973
TV Show
7.6
ActorSenator Homer Bryant Wydell
1 Episode
1970-1971
Short Film
6
ActorNarrator (voice)1940
Short Film
6.3
ActorNarrator (voice)1978
Short Film
Actor2019
Movie
7.4
ActorGiles Corey1967
Movie
6
ActorJudge Cotton1974
Movie
5.4
ActorNameless1974
Movie
5.1
ActorJoel Ryker1973
Movie
6.3
ActorLemuel Lovell1973
Movie
6.9
ActorMike Patterson1970
Movie
7.9
ActorSimon Anderson1971
Movie
4.7
ActorDr. McCutcheon1974
Movie
5.8
ActorJ. Smiley Krenshaw1973
Movie
6.3
Actor1977
Movie
7.4
ActorPat Crowley1976
Movie
7.8
ActorSelf (archive footage)1988
Movie
6.8
ActorReverend Davis1975
Movie
6.7
ActorJustice Gilead Merton1972
Movie
7.1
ActorCandy1968
Movie
7.1
ActorMalcolm Stoddard1968
Movie
7.5
Actor1976
Movie
8.5
ActorNarrator1979
Limited Series
7.6
Actor4 Episodes1974-1975
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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