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George Sanders (I) (1906–1972)

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George Sanders was born of English parents in St. Petersburg, Russia. He worked in a Birmingham textile mill, in the tobacco business and as a writer in advertising. He entered show business in London as a chorus boy, going from there to cabaret, radio and theatrical understudy. His film debut, in 1936... See full bio »

Born:

George Henry Sanders
in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Died:

(age 65) in Castelldefels, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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1973 The Death Wheelers
Shadwell
 
1972 Endless Night
Lippincott
 
1972 Doomwatch
The Admiral
 
1971 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Armand Anderssarian
– The Merchant (1971) … Armand Anderssarian
 
1970 Appuntamento col disonore
General Downes
 
1970 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
James Fortune
– Fade Out (1970) … James Fortune
 
1970 The Kremlin Letter
Warlock
 
1969 The Best House in London
Sir Francis Leybourne
 
1969 The Body Stealers
General Armstrong
 
1969 Rio 70
Sir Masius
 
1969 The Candy Man
Sidney Carter
 
1968 King of Africa
Captain Walter Phillips
 
1968/I Laura (TV movie)
Waldo Lydecker
 
1967 The Jungle Book
Shere Khan the Tiger (voice)
 
1967 Good Times
Mr. Mordicus/Knife McBlade/White hunter/Zarubian
 
1967 Warning Shot (TV movie)
Calvin York
 
1966 The Quiller Memorandum
Gibbs
 
1966 Einer spielt falsch
Professor Schlieben
 
1966 Batman (TV series)
Mr. Freeze
– Rats Like Cheese (1966) … Mr. Freeze
– Instant Freeze (1966) … Mr. Freeze
 
1966 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Col. Roger Barr
– Crisis by Fire (1966) … Col. Roger Barr
 
1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
G. Emory Partridge
– The Yukon Affair (1965) … G. Emory Partridge
– The Gazebo in the Maze Affair (1965) … G. Emory Partridge
 
1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Fenton
– The Traitor (1965) … Fenton
 
1965 The Rogues (TV series)
Leonard Carvel
– A Daring Step Backward (1965) … Leonard Carvel
 
1965 The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
The Banker
 
1964 The Golden Head
Basil Palmer
 
1964 Last Plane to Baalbek
Prince Makowski
 
1964 A Shot in the Dark
Benjamin Ballon
 
1964 Dark Purpose
Raymond Fontaine
 
1963 The Cracksman
Guv'nor
 
1963 Cairo
The Major
 
1962 In Search of the Castaways
Thomas Ayerton
 
1962 Operation Snatch
Maj. Hobson
 
1962 Checkmate (TV series)
Richard Gilmore
– The Sound of Nervous Laughter (1962) … Richard Gilmore
 
1961 Rendezvous
J.K./Kellermann
 
1956-1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Dr. Grissom / Major Watkins / William Clark
– The Small Elephants (1961) … Major Watkins
– The Man Who Inherited Everything (1957) … William Clark
– The Charlatan (1956) … Dr. Grissom
 
1961 Call Me Genius
Sir Charles Brewer
 
1961 Five Golden Hours
Mr. Bing
 
1960 Village of the Damned
Gordon Zellaby
 
1960 Trouble in the Sky
Sir Arnold Hobbes
 
1960 Bluebeards Ten Honeymoons
Henri Landru
 
1960 The Last Voyage
Captain Robert Adams
 
1960 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
– Morning Boat to Africa (1960)
 
1959 A Touch of Larceny
Sir Charles Holland
 
1959 Solomon and Sheba
Adonijah
 
1959 That Kind of Woman
A.L.
 
1958 From the Earth to the Moon
Stuyvesant Nicholl
 
1958 Decision (TV series)
– Night of the Stranger (1958)
 
1958 The Whole Truth
Carliss
 
1958 Rock-a-Bye Baby
Danny Poole (scenes deleted)
 
1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
John York
– Night of the Stranger (1958) … John York
 
1957 The Seventh Sin
Tim Waddington
 
1957 The George Sanders Mystery Theater (TV series)
– Morning Boat to Africa
 
1956 Death of a Scoundrel
Clementi Sabourin
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Baron / Charles Ferris
– The Bitter Waters (1956) … Charles Ferris
– The Dream (1956) … Baron
 
1956 That Certain Feeling
Larry Larkin
 
1956 While the City Sleeps
Mark Loving
 
1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Jay Rossiter
– Autumn Fever (1956) … Jay Rossiter
 
1956 Never Say Goodbye
Victor
 
1955 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Waldo Lydecker
– A Portrait of Murder (1955) … Waldo Lydecker
 
1955 The King's Thief
Charles II
 
1955 The Scarlet Coat
Dr. Jonathan Odell
 
1955 Moonfleet
Lord Ashwood
 
1955 Jupiter's Darling
Fabius Maximus
 
1954 Journey to Italy
Alexander 'Alex' Joyce (as Georges Sanders)
 
1954 King Richard and the Crusaders
King Richard I
 
1954 Witness to Murder
Albert Richter
 
1953 Call Me Madam
General Cosmo Constantine
 
1952 Assignment: Paris
Nicholas Strang
 
1952 Ivanhoe
De Bois-Guilbert
 
1952 The Light Touch
Felix Guignol
 
1951 I Can Get It for You Wholesale
J.F. Noble
 
1950 All About Eve
Addison DeWitt
 
1950 Captain Blackjack
Mike Alexander
 
1949 Samson and Delilah
The Saran of Gaza
 
1949 The Fan
Lord Robert Darlington
 
1947 Forever Amber
King Charles II
 
1947 Lured
Robert Fleming
 
1947 The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Miles Fairley
 
1947 The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Georges Duroy
 
1946 The Strange Woman
John Evered
 
1946 A Scandal in Paris
Eugéne François Vidocq
 
1945 The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Harry Melville Quincey
 
1945 The Picture of Dorian Gray
Lord Henry Wotton
 
1945 Hangover Square
Dr. Allan Middleton
 
1944 Summer Storm
Fedor Mikhailovich Petroff
 
1944 Action in Arabia
Michael Gordon
 
1944 The Lodger
Inspector John Warwick
 
1943 Paris After Dark
Dr. Andre Marbel
 
1943 Appointment in Berlin
Wing Cmdr. Keith Wilson
 
1943 This Land Is Mine
George Lambert
 
1943 They Came to Blow Up America
Carl Steelman/Ernst Reiter
 
1942 Quiet Please: Murder
Jim Fleg
 
1942 The Black Swan
Capt. Billy Leech
 
1942 The Moon and Sixpence
Charles Strickland
 
1942 The Falcon's Brother
Gay Lawrence
 
1942 Tales of Manhattan
Williams
 
1942 Her Cardboard Lover
Tony Barling
 
1942 The Falcon Takes Over
Gay Lawrence
 
1942 Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Sir Arthur Blake
 
1942 A Date with the Falcon
Gay Lawrence / The Falcon
 
1941 The Gay Falcon
Gay Lawrence / The Falcon
 
1941 Sundown
Coombes
 
1941 Man Hunt
Major Quive-Smith
 
1941 Rage in Heaven
Ward Andrews
 
1941 The Saint in Palm Springs
Simon Templar / The Saint
 
1940 The Son of Monte Cristo
Gen. Gurko Lanen
 
1940 Bitter Sweet
Baron von Tranisch
 
1940 Foreign Correspondent
Ffolliott
 
1940 The Saint Takes Over
Simon Templar / The Saint
 
1940 Rebecca
Jack Favell
 
1940 The House of the Seven Gables
Jaffrey Pyncheon
 
1940 The Saint's Double Trouble
Simon Templar aka The Saint / 'Boss' Duke Bates
 
1940 Green Hell
Forrester
 
1939 Allegheny Uprising
Capt. Swanson
 
1939 Nurse Edith Cavell
Capt. Heinrichs
 
1939 The Saint in London
Simon Templar / The Saint
 
1939 Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Schlager
 
1939 So This Is London
Dr. de Reseke
 
1939 The Saint Strikes Back
Simon Templar - the Saint
 
1939 The Outsider
Anton Ragatzy
 
1939 Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Eric Norvel
 
1938 Four Men and a Prayer
Wyatt Leigh
 
1938 International Settlement
Del Forbes
 
1937 Lancer Spy
Baron Kurt von Rohback/Lt. Michael Bruce
 
1937 The Lady Escapes
Rene Blanchard
 
1937 Slave Ship
Lefty
 
1937 Love Is News
Count Andre de Guyon
 
1936 The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Indifference
 
1936 Lloyd's of London
Lord Everett Stacy
 
1936 Dishonour Bright
Lisle
 
1936 Strange Cargo
Roddy Burch
 
1936 Find the Lady
Curly Randall
 
1936 Things to Come
Pilot (uncredited)
 
1934 Love, Life and Laughter
Singer In Public Bar (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (7 titles)
2009 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (writer: "I'm A Little Teapot")
 
1999 The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (writer: "I'm A Little Teapot")
 
1997 Shooting Fish (writer: "I'm A Little Teapot")
 
1995 Cybill (TV series)
– Zing! (1995) (writer: "I'm a Little Teapot" - uncredited)
 
1953 Call Me Madam (performer: "Marrying for Love", "The Best Thing For You Would be Me", "Finale: You're Just In Love/Something to Dance About")
 
1945 The Picture of Dorian Gray (performer: "La Ci Darem La Mano" excerpt - uncredited)
 
1942 The Falcon Takes Over (performer: "FOR HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1954 The Unholy Four (novel)
 
Show ShowSelf (20 titles)
1970 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
– Episode dated 19 October 1970 (1970) … Guest Appearance
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.276 (1970) … Himself
 
1967 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Sketch Actor
– Episode #5.7 (1967) … Himself - Sketch Actor
 
1966 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 December 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1966 Witchdoctor in Tails (documentary)
Narrator
 
1964 Ecco (documentary)
Narrator
 
1961 World by Night (documentary)
Narrator (voice: English version)
 
1957-1961 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Guest / Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 8 March 1961 (1961) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 December 1957 (1957) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 14 September 1957 (1957) … Guest
 
1959 Frances Langford Presents (TV series)
Himself
 
1958 Women in Love (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1957-1958 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 10 August 1958 (1958) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 15 September 1957 (1957) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1958 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.26 (1958) … Himself
 
1958 The Patrice Munsel Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.13 (1958) … Himself
 
1957 Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.9 (1957) … Himself
 
1957 The George Sanders Mystery Theater (TV series)
Himself - Host / Narrator
– Try It My Way (1957) … Himself - Host
– The Night I Died (1957) … Himself - Host
– Love Has No Alibi (1957) … Himself - Host
– Round Trip (1957) … Himself - Host
– Broker's Special (1957) … Himself - Host
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1957 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #11.2 (1957) … Himself
 
1956 Ford Star Jubilee (TV series)
Himself
– You're the Top (1956) … Himself
 
1956 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 June 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 The Jimmy Durante Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #2.28 (1956) … Himself - Actor
 
1953 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member (New York)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2008 Diálogos de cine (TV movie)
Addison DeWitt
 
2007 The Bare Necessities: The Making of 'The Jungle Book' (video documentary short)
Himself - Voice of Shere Khan
 
2004 Edgar G. Ulmer - The Man Off-screen (documentary)
 
2000 Ex-S (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Roberto Rossellini: Frammenti e battute (documentary)
Alexander Joyce
 
1987 Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (documentary)
Addison DeWitt (archive footage: All About Eve [1950])
 
1977-1978 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Novel: "Crime On My Hands" (1944)(ghost-written by Craig Rice) See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Georges Sanders

Height:

6' 3½" (1.92 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I was beastly but never coarse. A high-class sort of heel. See more »

Trivia:

His ex-wives Zsa Zsa Gabor and Magda Gabor were sisters. See more »

Trademark:

Often played the "cad" in his films, such as Jack Favell in Rebecca See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer