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George Chandler (June 30, 1898 – June 10, 1985) was an American actor who starred in over 140 feature films, usually in smaller supporting roles, and he is perhaps best known for playing the character of Uncle Petrie Martin on the television series Lassie, and as the unfortunate young man who drank The Fatal Glass of Beer in a 1933 short ...
George Chandler. Actor: The High and the Mighty. After military service during the First World War, Chandler studied at the University of Illinois, financing his studies by playing jazz violin in a band. During the early 1920's, he returned to the vaudeville circuit and began in films from 1928.
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George Chandler (1898-1985) was a versatile actor who appeared in over 140 films and TV shows, including Lassie, The Twilight Zone, and Batman. He also served in the US Army during World War I and led the Screen Actors Guild in 1960.
Jun 13, 1985 · George Chandler, a character actor who gave thoughtful advice to Lassie's young owner on television and succeeded Ronald Reagan as president of the Screen Actors Guild, has died, a...
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George Chandler was a veteran character actor who appeared in over 100 films between the late 1920s and the late 70s. He was known for his roles as obnoxious reporters or country yokels, and for his friendship with director William Wellman.
From 1958 through 1959, George Chandler was featured as Uncle Petrie on the Lassie TV series, and in 1961 he starred in a CBS sitcom that he'd helped develop, Ichabod and Me.
