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, was as Curly Randall in Find the Lady (1936)... See full bio »

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Known For

Kaikki Eevasta
Kaikki Eevasta Addison DeWitt
(1950)
Rebekka
Rebekka Jack Favell
(1940)
Dorian Grayn muotokuva
Dorian Grayn muotokuva Lord Henry Wotton
(1945)
Ihmismetsästystä
Ihmismetsästystä Major Quive-Smith
(1941)
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 1973 Psychomania
Shadwell
 1972/I Hyytävä yö
Andrew Lippincott
 1972 Doomwatch
The Admiral - Sir Geoffrey
 1971 The BOO Show (TV Movie)
 1971 Vaarallinen tehtävä (TV Series)
Armand Anderssarian
- The Merchant (1971) ... Armand Anderssarian
 1970 Polttopiste Kypros
Gen. Downes
 1970 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series)
James Fortune
- Fade Out (1970) ... James Fortune
 1970 Kremlin kirje
Warlock
 1969 The Best House in London
Sir Francis Leybourne
 1969 The Body Stealers
Gen. Armstrong
 1969 The Candy Man
Sidney Carter
 1968 Caccia ai violenti
Capt. Walter Phillips
 1968/I Laura (TV Movie)
Waldo Lydecker
 1967 Viidakkokirja
Shere Khan the Tiger (voice)
 1967 Hyvin menee
Mordicus / Knife McBlade / White hunter / ...
 1967 Surmanlaukaus
Calvin York
 1966 Batman - Lepakkomies (TV Series)
Mister Freeze
- Rats Like Cheese (1966) ... Mister Freeze
- Instant Freeze (1966) ... Mister Freeze
- Batman Is Riled (1966) ... Mister Freeze (uncredited)
 1966 Daniel Boone (TV Series)
Col. Roger Barr
- Crisis by Fire (1966) ... Col. Roger Barr
 1965 Yksi oli petturi
Prof. Schlieben
 1965 Napoleon Solo (TV Series)
G. Emory Partridge
- The Yukon Affair (1965) ... G. Emory Partridge
- The Gazebo in the Maze Affair (1965) ... G. Emory Partridge
 1965 Riso e Ritmo (TV Series)
- Episode dated 10 December 1965 (1965)
 1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series)
Fenton
- The Traitor (1965) ... Fenton
 1965 Veijarit (TV Series)
Leonard Carvel
- A Daring Step Backward (1965) ... Leonard Carvel
 1964 The Golden Head
Basil Palmer
 1964 F.B.I. operazione Baalbeck
Prince Makowski
 1964 Laukaus pimeässä
Benjamin Ballon
 1964 L'intrigo
Raymond Fontaine
 1963 The Cracksman
The Guv'nor
 1963 Kaappaus Kairossa
The Major
 1962 Kapteeni Grantia etsimässä
Thomas Ayerton
 1962 Nauru sodalle
Maj. Hobson
 1962 Checkmate (TV Series)
Richard Gilmore
- The Sound of Nervous Laughter (1962) ... Richard Gilmore
 1961 Käsi pimeästä
J.K. / Kellermann
 1956-1961 Se parhaiten nauraa... (TV Series)
Major Watkins / William Clark / Dr. Grissom
- The Small Elephants (1961) ... Major Watkins
- The Man Who Inherited Everything (1957) ... William Clark
- The Charlatan (1956) ... Dr. Grissom
 1961 The Rebel
Sir Charles Brewer
 1961 Five Golden Hours
Mr. Bing
 1960 Kirottu kylä
Gordon Zellaby
 1960 Aavelentäjä
Sir Arnold Hobbes
 1960 Siniparta
Henri Landru
 1960 Viimeinen risteily
Captain Robert Adams
 1960 Alcoa Theatre (TV Series)
- Morning Boat to Africa (1960)
 1960 Goodyear Theatre (TV Series)
- Morning Boat to Africa (1960)
 1960 Hiven huijausta
Sir Charles Holland
 1959 Salomo ja Saban kuningatar
Adonijah
 1959 Sortin nainen
A.L.
 1958 Maasta Kuuhun
Stuyvesant Nicholl
 1958 Decision (TV Series)
- Night of the Stranger (1958)
 1958 Murha Rivieralla
Carliss
 1958 Jerry sai kolmoset
Danny Poole (scenes deleted)
 1956-1958 Studio 57 (TV Series)
Oliver Chantry / Dr. Grissom
- The Fabulous Oliver Chantry (1958) ... Oliver Chantry
- The Charlatan (1956) ... Dr. Grissom
 1958 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series)
John York
- Night of the Stranger (1958) ... John York
 1957 Seitsemäs synti
Tim Waddington
 1956 Lurjuksen rakkausjutut
Clementi Sabourin
 1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series)
Charles Ferris / Baron
- The Bitter Waters (1956) ... Charles Ferris
- The Dream (1956) ... Baron
 1956 Punaiset pyjamat
Larry Larkin
 1956 Huulipunamurhaaja
Mark Loving
 1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series)
Jay Rossiter
- Autumn Fever (1956) ... Jay Rossiter
 1956 Jäähyväiset
Victor
 1955 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series)
Waldo Lydecker
- A Portrait of Murder (1955) ... Waldo Lydecker
 1955 Kuninkaan varas
Charles II
 1955 Tulipunainen viitta
Dr. Jonathan Odell
 1955 Kätketty aarre
Lord Ashwood
 1955 Jumalten lemmikki
Fabius Maximus
 1954 Matka Italiaan
Alex Joyce
 1954 Rikhard Leijonamieli
King Richard I
 1954 Henkeni on vaarassa
Albert Richter
 1953 Rouva lähettiläs
General Cosmo Constantine
 1952 Tapahtui Pariisissa
Nicholas Strang
 1952 Ivanhoe
De Bois-Guilbert
 1951 Välikohtaus Sisiliassa
Felix Guignol
 1951 Kunnianhimoinen
J.F. Noble
 1950 Viimeinen pako
Mike Alexander
 1950 Kaikki Eevasta
Addison DeWitt
 1949 Simson ja Delila
The Saran of Gaza
 1949 Viuhka
Lord Robert Darlington
 1947 Aina vain Amber
King Charles II
 1947 Nimetön uhkaus
Robert Fleming
 1947 Kummitus ja rouva Muir
Miles Fairley
 1947 Bel Amin rakkausseikkailut
Georges Duroy
 1946 Paholaisen tytär
John Evered
 1946 A Scandal in Paris
Eugéne François Vidocq
 1945 Jos ajatukset voisivat tappaa
Harry Quincey
 1945 Dorian Grayn muotokuva
Lord Henry Wotton
 1945 Pimeyden tullen
Dr. Allan Middleton
 1944 Summer Storm
Fedor Mikhailovich Petroff
 1944 Kapina Arabiassa
Michael Gordon
 1944 The Lodger
Inspector John Warwick
 1943 Paris After Dark
Dr. Andre Marbel
 1943 Appointment in Berlin
Wing Cmdr. Keith Wilson
 1943 Tämä maa on minun
George Lambert
 1943 They Came to Blow Up America
Carl Steelman / Ernst Reiter
 1942 Quiet Please: Murder
Jim Fleg
 1942 Musta joutsen
Capt. Billy Leech
 1942 The Moon and Sixpence
Charles Strickland
 1942 Haukan viimeinen tehtävä
Gay Lawrence
 1942 Tales of Manhattan
Williams
 1942 Korvikerakastaja
Tony Barling
 1942 Haukka ja kadonnut kaunotar
Gay Lawrence
 1942 Pako Etelämeren saarille
Sir Arthur Blake
 1942 Haukka karkuteillä
Gay Lawrence / The Falcon
 1941 Haukka - mestarietsivä
Gay Laurence / The Falcon
 1941 Auringonlaskun sankarit
Maj. A. L. 'Herbie' Coombes
 1941 Ihmismetsästystä
Major Quive-Smith
 1941 Taivaan viha
Ward Andrews
 1941 Pyhimys Palm Springsissä
Simon Templar / The Saint
 1940 Monte Criston poika
Gen. Gurko Lanen
 1940 Onnen unelma
Baron von Tranisch
 1940 Ulkomaankirjeenvaihtaja
Scott ffolliott
 1940 Pyhimys tekee ratsian
Simon Templar / The Saint
 1940 Rebekka
Jack Favell
 1940 The House of the Seven Gables
Jaffrey Pyncheon
 1940 Pyhimys ja kaksoisolento
Simon Templar aka The Saint / 'Boss' Duke Bates
 1940 Valkoinen nainen viidakossa
Forrester
 1939 Villin Lännen huimapäät
Captain Swanson
 1939 Nurse Edith Cavell
Capt. Heinrichs
 1939 Pyhimys Lontoossa
Simon Templar / The Saint
 1939 Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Franz Schlager
 1939 So This Is London
Dr. de Reseke
 1939 Pyhimys iskee takaisin
Simon Templar aka The Saint
 1939 Muotilääkäri
Anton Ragatzy
 1939 Mr. Moton on kuoltava
Eric Norvel
 1938 Kätketyt vaarat
Wyatt Leigh
 1938 Shanghain pommitus
Del Forbes
 1937 Vakoilija 33
Baron Kurt von Rohback / Lt. Michael Bruce
 1937 The Lady Escapes
Rene Blanchard
 1937 Orjalaiva
Lefty
 1937 Oh, millainen sulhanen
Count Andre de Guyon
 1936 Lloyds of London
Lord Everett Stacy
 1936 Dishonour Bright
Lisle
 1936 Mies, joka teki ihmeitä
Indifference
 1936 Find the Lady
Curly Randall
 1936 Strange Cargo
Roddy Burch
 1936 Tulevia aikoja
Pilot (uncredited)
 1934 Love, Life & Laughter
Singer in Public Bar (uncredited)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Novel: "Stranger at Home" (w/Leigh Brackett, uncredited; filmed as The Stranger Came Home (1954). See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Print Biographies | 2 Portrayals | 12 Articles | See more »

Height:

6' 2¾" (1.9 m)

Spouse:

Magda Gabor  (divorced) | See more »

Parents:

Henry Sanders | Margaret Sanders

Relatives:

Tom Conway (sibling) | See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on being asked how he felt about his divorce from Zsa Zsa Gabor] Like a squeezed lemon. See more »

Trivia:

He was cremated after death and his ashes were scattered in the English Channel. See more »

Trademark:

Often played elegant and cynical dandies. See more »
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