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George Barris was born in Chicago in the mid twenties. In 1928, he and his older brother Sam moved to Roseville, California with relatives after their parents died. George pursued a passion for building scratch-built aircraft models which led to model cars. The brothers interest in cars intensified... See full bio »

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1997 James Dean: Race with Destiny (TV movie) (race car: Kustom Spyder)
 
1997 Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (car customizer)
 
1993 Jurassic Park (car modifications - uncredited)
 
1982 Knight Rider (TV series) (car designer)
 
1979 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series) (car modifications)
 
1977 The Car (car designer)
 
1977 The Van (van customizer - uncredited)
 
1977 Supervan (car customizer)
 
1971 Bearcats! (TV series) (car: Bearcat - 13 episodes)
– Man in a Cage (1971) (car: Bearcat)
– The Return of Estaban (1971) (car: Bearcat)
– The Big Guns (1971) (car: Bearcat)
– Tiger, Tiger (1971) (car: Bearcat)
– Bitter Flats (1971) (car: Bearcat)
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1970-1971 The Bugaloos (TV series) (car designer - 14 episodes)
– The Good Old Days (1971) (car designer)
– Benita the Beautiful (1970) (car designer)
– The Bugaloos Bugaboo (1970) (car designer)
– On a Clear Day (1970) (car designer)
– Lady, You Don't Look Eighty (1970) (car designer)
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The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series) (car designer - 3 episodes, 1962-1963) (production assistant - 1 episode, 1968)
– The Hot Rod Truck (1968) (production assistant)
– Elly's Animals (1963) (car designer - uncredited)
– Back to Californy (1963) (car designer - uncredited)
– Jethro Goes to School (1962) (car designer - uncredited)
 
1967 Mannix (TV series) (car customizer: Mannix Roadster)
 
1967 Thunder Alley (car customizer: Thunder Charger - uncredited)
 
1966 Batman (car designer - uncredited)
 
1966 Fireball 500 (car customizer - uncredited)
 
1966 Out of Sight (car customizer)
 
1966 The Silencers (car customizer - uncredited)
 
1966 Batman (TV series) (car designer)
 
1965 Marriage on the Rocks (car customizer: Zebra Mustang)
 
1965 The Munsters (TV series) (technical advisor - 1 episode)
– Hot Rod Herman (1965) (technical advisor)
 
1964 For Those Who Think Young (car customizer)
 
1958 High School Confidential! (car modifications)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
1979 Smokey and the Hotwire Gang
Billy The Kid
 
1978 Mag Wheels
Shop Owner
 
1977 Supervan
King of the Customizers
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1978/I Disco Fever (executive producer)
 
1978 Mag Wheels (executive producer)
 
1960 Juke Box Racket (co-producer)
 
Show ShowTransportation Department (2 titles)
1964 The Patsy (picture vehicles - uncredited)
 
1964 For Those Who Think Young (picture vehicles - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1978/I Disco Fever (story)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1960 Juke Box Racket (co-director)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1983 Deadline Auto Theft (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (21 titles)
2012 The Batmobile (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2012 G4 Presents Comic Con 2012 Live (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 The Jace Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
– Pow! Biff! Kaboom! (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Totally Tracked Down (TV series)
Himself
– Holy Batman! (2010) … Himself
 
2002-2007 Monster Garage (TV series)
Himself
– Hearse Revisited (2007) … Himself
– Grim Ripper (2002) … Himself
 
2006-2007 The Girls Next Door (TV series)
Himself - Kustom Kar King
– Dangerous Curves (2007) … Himself - Kustom Kar King
– Girls Will Be Ghouls (2006) … Himself - Kustom Kar King
 
2006 Real James Dean (video documentary)
Himself - Custom Car Designer
 
2004 TV's Greatest Cars (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 TV Land's Top Ten (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Top 10 TV Cars (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Dead Famous (TV series documentary)
Himself
– James Dean (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Street Fury: Inferno (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002-2003 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Munsters: America's First Family of Fright (2003) … Himself
– James Dean: Outside the Lines (2002) … Himself
 
2003 Living Famously (TV series)
Himself
– James Dean (2003) … Himself
 
2001 The Batmobile Revealed (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 The Final Day (TV mini-series)
Himself
– James Dean … Himself
 
1988 The Late Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 April 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1988 Forever James Dean (documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Deadline Auto Theft
Himself
 
1982 The Junkman
Himself
 
1978/I Disco Fever
Himself
 
1969 Pit Stop
Himself
 
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(September 13, 1957) Guested on the daytime program, "Panorama Pacific", displaying his $17,000 custom gold and copper pickup truck. Barris is building a car for Elvis Presley and has built them for Liberace and Lionel Hampton.

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Well known builder of hot rods and custom cars, such as the Batmobile from Batman, the Monkees car from The Monkees, Herbie the Love Bug from The Love Bug and the truck from The Beverly Hillbillies. See more »

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