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In 1972, he was cast as Zebulon Walton, the family patriarch on The Waltons, a role he took over from Edgar Bergen, who played the character in the TV movie upon which the series was based. He won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for The Waltons in 1975.
Starting with touring company tent shows and river boats, his six-decade career included Broadway, movies, television; many Shakespeare roles; one-man performances as Walt Whitman and Mark Twain. His best known role was his last, Zebulon Walton, grandpa in the long-running television series The Waltons (1972).
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- April 22, 1978
His best known role was his last, Zebulon Walton, grandpa in the long-running television series The Waltons (1972). Less well-known was his life-long role as a political agitator and radical ("Someone who goes to the roots, which is the Latin derivation of radical") and folklorist/folksinger - he toured U.S. government work camps in the 1930s ...
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- Frankfort, Indiana, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Portrayed by. Edgar Bergen ( The Homecoming) Will Geer ( Season 1 - Season 6 (until his death)) Grandpa Zeb Walton is the patriarch of the Walton family. He is John Walton 's father and is husband to Esther Walton .
William Aughe "Will" Geer (born 9 March 1902 in Frankfort, Indiana – died 22 April 1978 in Los Angeles) was an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of the character Grandpa Zebulon Walton, in the popular 1970s TV series The Waltons.
Will Geer was an American political activist and actor. His most memorable portrayal was that of ‘Grandpa Zebulon Tyler Walton’ in the TV series ‘The Waltons,’ which also won him an ‘Emmy Award.’. He made his ‘Broadway’ debut with ‘Much Ado About Nothing.’. The play ‘110 in the Shade’ fetched him a ‘Tony Award’ nomination.
Aug 4, 2020 · If you were watching The Waltons when it originally aired back in the ‘70s, you probably remember hearing the news that Will Geer — the man who played Grandpa Zebulon Walton — had died. Will passed away from respiratory failure on April 22, 1978, shortly after filming Season 6 of The Waltons.
