Nathan George
Nathan George (July 27, 1936 – March 3, 2017) was an American actor who was active from 1968 to 1997. He co-won a 1969 Obie Award with Ron O'Neal for Charles Gordone's Pulitzer Prize-winning play No Place to Be Somebody; this performance also received a Drama Desk Award.[1]
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Born | United States | July 27, 1936
Died | March 3, 2017 80) New York City, New York, United States | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1968–1997 |
George also directed for the stage. He directed a production of Ron Milner's Who's Got His Own at Center Stage in Baltimore in 1970,[2][3] and Cummings and Bowings, a play based on poems by E.E. Cummings, for the U.R.G.E.N.T. Theatre in New York in 1973.[4]
In film, George acted in Brubaker (1980),[5] Klute (1971),[6] Serpico (1973),[7] Harsh Light (1997), his last film,[8] and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and was one of the leads in Short Eyes (1977).
George died on March 3, 2017 in New York City.[9][10]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | Klute | Trask | |
1973 | Serpico | Smith | |
1974 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Police Ptl. James | |
1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Attendant Washington | |
1977 | Short Eyes | Ice | |
1980 | Brubaker | Leon Edwards – Prison Board | |
1996 | Night Falls on Manhattan | Juror | Uncredited |
1997 | Harsh Light | Montgomery Paris |
References
- IBDB Person Awards Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
- "Nathan George and Company". The Afro-American (1970-05-09). Baltimore. p. 1, § Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- "Center Stage". Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- Feingold, Michael (1973-08-30). "Whittle While You Work". The Village Voice. p. 52. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- Brubaker (1980)
- Klute (1971)
- Harsh Light (1997)
- Serpico (1973) – Full cast and crew
- Nathan George, aveleyman.com
- Nathan George, findagrave.com
External links
- Nathan George at IMDb
- Nathan George at the Internet Broadway Database
- Interview at CultFilmFreaks.com