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George Cleveland(1885-1957)

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  • Additional Crew
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George Cleveland
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 (1934) with Noah Beery and he went on to appear in 150 others. However, he is best remembered as Gramps on the original Lassie (1954) TV series.
BornSeptember 17, 1885
DiedJuly 15, 1957(71)
BornSeptember 17, 1885
DiedJuly 15, 1957(71)
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Known for

A Date with Judy (1948)
A Date with Judy
6.5
  • Gramps
  • 1948
Lon Chaney Jr., J. Edward Bromberg, Wilton Graff, Rosalind Ivan, and Brenda Joyce in Pillow of Death (1945)
Pillow of Death
6.0
  • Samuel 'Sam' Kincaid
  • 1945
Henry Brandon and Gloria Franklin in Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
Drums of Fu Manchu
6.9
  • Dr. James Parker
  • 1940
Anne Baxter, Claude Rains, and Paul Muni in Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
Angel on My Shoulder
6.8
  • Albert
  • 1946

Credits

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  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, Lassie the Dog, and Lassie in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
    6.5
    TV Series
    • George 'Gramps' Miller
    • 1954–1957
  • Sheila Connolly and Jim Davis in The Outlaw's Daughter (1954)
    The Outlaw's Daughter
    5.8
    • Lem Creel
    • 1954
  • Buddy Hackett, Spike Jones, Adele Jergens, and Hugh O'Brian in Fireman Save My Child (1954)
    Fireman Save My Child
    6.7
    • Chief Rorty
    • 1954
  • Judy Canova in Untamed Heiress (1954)
    Untamed Heiress
    6.5
    • Andrew 'Cactus' Clayton
    • 1954
  • Jimmy Boyd, George Cleveland, and Jean Porter in Racing Blood (1954)
    Racing Blood
    8.9
    • Gramps
    • 1954
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Judge N. Berry
    • 1954
  • Janet Leigh and Donald O'Connor in Walking My Baby Back Home (1953)
    Walking My Baby Back Home
    6.2
    • Col. Dan Wallace
    • 1953
  • Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
    Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Grandpa Quenley
    • 1953
  • Victor Mature, Jean Simmons, and Linda Douglas in Affair with a Stranger (1953)
    Affair with a Stranger
    5.7
    • Pop
    • 1953
  • Rod Cameron and Katy Jurado in San Antone (1953)
    San Antone
    6.1
    • Col. Allerby
    • 1953
  • The WAC from Walla Walla (1952)
    The WAC from Walla Walla
    6.1
    • Gramps Canova
    • 1952
  • Karin Booth, Jerome Courtland, and George Montgomery in Cripple Creek (1952)
    Cripple Creek
    5.8
    • Hardrock Hanson
    • 1952
  • Randolph Scott and Lucille Norman in Carson City (1952)
    Carson City
    6.4
    • Henry Dodson
    • 1952
  • Sterling Hayden, Richard Arlen, Barbara Rush, Forrest Tucker, and Arleen Whelan in Flaming Feather (1952)
    Flaming Feather
    5.8
    • Doc Fallon
    • 1952
  • Iron Eyes Cody, Dane Clark, George Cleveland, Peter Graves, Ben Johnson, and Tracey Roberts in Fort Defiance (1951)
    Fort Defiance
    6.1
    • Uncle Charlie Tallon
    • 1951

Additional Crew



  • George Cleveland, Steffi Duna, Dennis Morgan, and Douglas Walton in I Conquer the Sea! (1936)
    I Conquer the Sea!
    5.9
    • dialogue director
    • 1936
  • Marceline Day, Marjorie Kane, Rex Lease, and Benny Rubin in Sunny Skies (1930)
    Sunny Skies
    5.5
    • dialogue director
    • 1930

Soundtrack



  • That's Entertainment! (1974)
    That's Entertainment!
    7.8
    • performer: "It's A Most Unusual Day" (1948) (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, Lassie the Dog, and Lassie in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
    6.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "For He's (She's) a Jolly Good Fellow"
    • performer: "Skip to My Lou"
    • 1955–1956
  • A Date with Judy (1948)
    A Date with Judy
    6.5
    • performer: "Smiling Through The Years" (uncredited), "It's A Most Unusual Day (Finale)"
    • 1948

Personal details

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  • Born
    • September 17, 1885
    • Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Died
    • July 15, 1957
    • Burbank, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Dorothy MellickJanuary 7, 1955 - July 15, 1957 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage, vaudeville, and television actor, film producer and director.
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    • 2 Articles

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