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George Cleveland (1885–1957)

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Round-faced and twinkling, George Cleveland had a 58-year career of stage, vaudeville, motion picture, radio and television acting. His first film was Mystery Liner with Noah Beery and he went on to appear in 150 others. However, he is best remembered as Gramps on the original Lassie TV series. See full bio »

Born:

George Alan Cleveland
in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died:

(age 71) in Burbank, California, USA
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1954-1957 Lassie (TV series)
George 'Gramps' Miller
– Transition (1957) … George 'Gramps' Miller (credit only)
– The Tooth (1957) … George 'Gramps' Miller
– The Wolf Cub (1957) … George 'Gramps' Miller (voice)
– Happy (1957) … George 'Gramps' Miller
– The Spartan (1957) … George 'Gramps' Miller
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1954 Outlaw's Daughter
Lem Creel
 
1954 Fireman Save My Child
Chief Rorty
 
1954 Rails Into Laramie (uncredited)
 
1954 Untamed Heiress
Andrew 'Cactus' Clayton
 
1954 Racing Blood
Gramps
 
1954 Death Valley Days (TV series)
– Twelve Pound Nugget (1954)
 
1953 Walking My Baby Back Home
Col. Dan Wallace
 
1953 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV series)
Grandpa Quenley
– Grandpa and Genie (1953) … Grandpa Quenley
 
1953 Affair with a Stranger
Pop
 
1953 San Antone
Colonel Allerby
 
1952 The WAC from Walla Walla
Gramps Canova
 
1952 Cripple Creek
'Hardrock' Hanson
 
1952 Carson City
Henry Dodson
 
1952 Flaming Feather
Doc Fallon
 
1951 Fort Defiance
Uncle Charlie Tallon
 
1950 Frenchie
Mayor Jefferson Harding
 
1950 Trigger, Jr.
Colonel Harkrider
 
1950 Please Believe Me
Mr. Cooper
 
1950 The Boy from Indiana
Robert Bruce Mac Dougall
 
1949 Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Judge Ben Grant
 
1949 Kazan
Trapper
 
1949 Home in San Antone
Grandpa Gibson
 
1949 Rimfire
Judge Gardner
 
1948 The Plunderers
Sheriff Sam Borden
 
1948 Miraculous Journey
The Hermit
 
1948 A Date with Judy
Gramps
 
1948 Fury at Furnace Creek
Judge
 
1948 Albuquerque
John Armin
 
1947 My Wild Irish Rose
Captain Brennan
 
1947 The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Judge Benbow
 
1947 Mother Wore Tights
Grandfather McKinley
 
1947 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
John McCullem
 
1947 Easy Come, Easy Go
Gilligan
 
1946 The Show-Off
Pop Fisher
 
1946 Wake Up and Dream
Prof. Feverfew (uncredited)
 
1946 Angel on My Shoulder
Albert
 
1946 Step by Step
Captain Caleb Simpson
 
1946 Wild Beauty
Barney Skeets
 
1946 Courage of Lassie
Old Man
 
1946 Boys' Ranch
Butch's Grandpa (uncredited)
 
1946 The Runaround
Feenan the cabbie
 
1946 Little Giant
Clarence Goodring
 
1945 Pillow of Death
Samuel 'Sam' Kincaid
 
1945 Dakota
Mr. Plummer
 
1945 She Wouldn't Say Yes
Ticket Seller (uncredited)
 
1945 Senorita from the West
Cap
 
1945 Sunbonnet Sue
Casey, Tavern Owner
 
1945 Her Highness and the Bellboy
Dr. Elfson
 
1945 It's in the Bag!
Busby - Hotel Manager
 
1945 Song of the Sarong
Captain William Reemis
 
1945 God Is My Co-Pilot
Father of Catherine Scott (uncredited)
 
1944 Can't Help Singing
Marshal
 
1944 Alaska
Pete (Postmaster)
 
1944 When the Lights Go on Again
Pat 'Gramps' Benson
 
1944 My Pal Wolf
Wilson
 
1944 Abroad with Two Yanks
Roderick Stuart
 
1944 The Yellow Rose of Texas
Captain 'Cap' Joe
 
1944 Man from Frisco
Mayor Winter (uncredited)
 
1944 It Happened Tomorrow
Mr. Gordon
 
1944 My Best Gal
Ralph Hodges
 
1943 The Woman of the Town
Judge Blackburn
 
1943 Klondike Kate
Judge Horace Crawford
 
1943 Man from Music Mountain
Sheriff Hal Darcey
 
1943 Johnny Come Lately
Willie Ferguson
 
1943 Cowboy in Manhattan
Wild Bill
 
1943 Ladies' Day
Doc, Sox Trainer
 
1942 The Traitor Within
'Pop' Betts
 
1942 Seven Miles from Alcatraz
Captain Porter
 
1942 Army Surgeon
Col. John Wishart
 
1942 Here We Go Again
Ramble Inn Proprietor (uncredited)
 
1942 Highways by Night
Judkins - Hotel Manager
 
1942 Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
Chief Customs Inspector (uncredited)
 
1942 Mail Trouble (short)
The Father-in-Law
 
1942 The Big Street
Colonel Samuel Venus
 
1942 Hold 'Em Jail (short)
Judge
 
1942 Powder Town
Gus, Institute Janitor
 
1942 The Falcon Takes Over
Jerry - Servant (uncredited)
 
1942 My Favorite Spy
Gus
 
1942 The Spoilers
Banty
 
1942 Valley of the Sun
Bill Yard
 
1942 Obliging Young Lady
Clarence, manager of Lake Mohawk Lodge
 
1942 Call Out the Marines
Bartender
 
1941 Playmates
Mr. Nelson Pennypacker (uncredited)
 
1941 Two-Faced Woman
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
 
1941 Look Who's Laughing
Kelsey
 
1941 The Devil and Daniel Webster
Cy Bibber
 
1941 Riders of the Purple Sage (uncredited)
 
1941 Man at Large
Sheriff Pickering
 
1941 Wide Open Town
Pete Carter - Miner (uncredited)
 
1941 Sucker List (short)
Old Man Not Beaten Up
 
1941 Sunset in Wyoming
Asa Wentworth aka Gramp
 
1941 Two in a Taxi
Gas Station Proprietor
 
1941 Nevada City
Hank Liddell
 
1941 A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Pokey 'Pop' Duncan
 
1941 A Crime Does Not Pay Subject: 'Forbidden Passage' (short)
Anna's Father (uncredited)
 
1940 West of Abilene
Bill Burnside
 
1940 The Old Swimmin' Hole
Grandpa Harper
 
1940 The Ape
Mr. Howley (uncredited)
 
1940 Queen of the Yukon
Grub
 
1940 Soak the Old (short)
John Arnold
 
1940 Haunted House
Albert Henshaw
 
1940 One Man's Law
Judge Wingate
 
1940 Tomboy
Uncle Matt
 
1940 Blazing Six Shooters
Mark Rawlins
 
1940 Midnight Limited
Prof. Van Dillon
 
1940 Drums of Fu Manchu
Dr. James Parker [Ch.1]
 
1940 Pioneers of the West
Dr. Bailey
 
1940 Chasing Trouble
Lester
 
1940 Hidden Enemy
John MacGregor
 
1940 The Wild Stallion
 
1939 Overland Mail
Frank Porter, aka Saunders
 
1939 Mutiny in the Big House
Convict 'Dad' Schultz
 
1939 Dick Tracy's G-Men
Gramps Williams (uncredited)
 
1939 Konga, the Wild Stallion
Tabor
 
1939 Stunt Pilot
Sheriff
 
1939 Wolf Call
Dr. MacTavish
 
1939 Streets of New York
Pop O'Toole
 
1939 The Sap Takes a Wrap (short)
Maloney, (uncredited)
 
1939 Home on the Prairie
Jim Wheeler
 
1939 Convict's Code
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
 
1939 The Phantom Stage
Sidekick Grizzly
 
1938 Ghost Town Riders
Judge Stillwell
 
1938 Strange Case of Dr. Meade
Thurber
 
1938 Under the Big Top
Joe
 
1938 Prison Break
Ding, Fisherman with Joaquin
 
1938 Romance of the Limberlost
Nathan
 
1938 Outlaws of Sonora
Cattlemen's Agent (uncredited)
 
1938 Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
Professor Hensley (scenes deleted)
 
1938 Rose of the Rio Grande
Pedro
 
1938 Port of Missing Girls
Clinton
 
1938 Born to Be Wild
Stevens (uncredited)
 
1938 The Lone Ranger
George Blanchard
 
1937 Prescription for Romance
Cab Driver (uncredited)
 
1937 Boy of the Streets
Tim 'Flannel-Mouth' Farley
 
1937 Adventure's End
Tom
 
1937 A Girl with Ideas
Malladay (uncredited)
 
1937 Behind the Mike
Stable Man
 
1937 Small Town Boy
Police Station Man (unconfirmed)
 
1937 Trapped by G-Men
Miner
 
1937 Atlantic Flight
Old-Timer in Diner (uncredited)
 
1937 The Toast of New York
Perkins - Luke's Secretary in Boston (uncredited)
 
1937 West Bound Limited
Division Superintendent (uncredited)
 
1937 Night Key
Sam Adams - Company Engineer (uncredited)
 
1937 Swing It, Professor
Dean
 
1937 Paradise Express
Farmer Beasley
 
1937 Breezing Home
Man (uncredited)
 
1937 The Devil Diamond
George Davis
 
1936 The Plainsman
Van Ellyn Associate (uncredited)
 
1936 North of Nome
Ship Captain
 
1936 Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
Goebel, Gang Scientist
 
1936 Put on the Spot
Sheriff Williams
 
1936 Phantom Patrol
Inspector McCloud
 
1936 Two-Fisted Gentleman
Mr. Bainbridge
 
1936 Revolt of the Zombies
Gen. Duval
 
1936 Rio Grande Romance
Sheriff Williams
 
1936/I Flash Gordon
Professor Hensley
 
1936 Brilliant Marriage
Bartender
 
1936 Foolproof (short)
 
1936 Don't Get Personal
Farmer
 
1936 Black Gold
Clemmons
 
1936 I Conquer the Sea!
Caleb Ashley
 
1935 Forced Landing
Jolly
 
1935 The Spanish Cape Mystery
Jorum
 
1935 His Night Out
Detective
 
1935 The Public Menace
Ship's Pilot (uncredited)
 
1935 She Gets Her Man
Drunk in Lunch Room (uncredited)
 
1935 Cheers of the Crowd
Newsreel Man (uncredited)
 
1935 The Keeper of the Bees
Judge
 
1935 Make a Million
Fake Blind Beggar
 
1935 Do Your Stuff (short)
 
1935 The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1934 Girl o' My Dreams
Newsreel Company Man (uncredited)
 
1934 The Star Packer
Jake - Cook (uncredited)
 
1934 Monte Carlo Nights
Croupier
 
1934 The Man from Utah
Nevada Sheriff
 
1934 Blue Steel
Hank - Innkeeper
 
1934 City Limits
Graflex (uncredited)
 
1934 Voice in the Night
Worker (uncredited)
 
1934 House of Mystery
Detective Clancy (uncredited)
 
1934 School for Girls
Reeves
 
1934 Mystery Liner
Simms the Steward
 
1934 A Woman's Man
Announcer at Premiere (uncredited)
 
1933 He Couldn't Take It
Drunk (uncredited)
 
1931 The Sky Raiders
John - the Air Dispatcher (uncredited)
 
1930 The Thoroughbred
Detective (uncredited)
 
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1936 I Conquer the Sea! (dialogue director)
 
1930 Sunny Skies (dialogue director)
 
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2003 50 Greatest TV Animals (TV documentary)
Gramps Miller (uncredited)
 
1966 Robinson Crusoe of Mystery Island (TV movie)
Goebel (chief base scientist)
 
1966 Spaceship to the Unknown (TV movie)
Prof. Henson
 
1943 Drums of Fu Manchu
Dr. James Parker
 
1940 Hi-Yo Silver
George Blanchard
 
1936 Flash Gordon
Professor Henson
 

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