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Will Geer (born William Aughe Ghere; March 9, 1902 – April 22, 1978) was an American actor, musician, and social activist, who was active in labor organizing and other movements in New York and Southern California in the 1930s and 1940s.
Aug 5, 2020 · Will Geer died of respiratory failure in 1978 after Season 6 of The Waltons. He was a social activist, a folk singer and a friend of Woody Guthrie.
Will Geer was a versatile and long-lived performer who starred in Broadway, movies, and TV, including The Waltons. He was also a political radical, a folklorist, and a founder of the Theatricum Botanicum in California.
- Actor, Soundtrack
- March 9, 1902
- 3 min
- April 22, 1978
Will Geer was an actor, activist and folklorist who starred in The Waltons and other roles. He had a degree in botany, a passion for Shakespeare and a vegetarian lifestyle.
- March 9, 1902
- April 22, 1978
Apr 24, 1978 · Will Geer, the character actor whose performances spanned that of an earthy, carefree Georgian in the play “Tobacco Road” to a crusty grandfather in the television series “The Waltons” a...
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Will Geer was an American actor and social activist who starred in The Waltons and other films and TV shows. He was a member of the Communist Party, a supporter of labor and civil rights, and a friend of Woody Guthrie.