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George D. Wallace
★ Acting

George D. Wallace

1917 – 2005 · New York City, New York, USA · Active 1950–2003

Born in 1917, George D. Wallace carved a niche in cult cinema with his performances in films like The Stunt Man (1980) and The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974). His ability to blend humor and drama made him a memorable presence in the exploitation genre. Wallace's work in Forbidden Planet (1956) showcases his versatility, while his role in The French Line (1954) highlights the playful edge of 1950s cinema. With a career spanning decades, he remains a notable figure in the realm of cult and grindhouse films.

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Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet

1956 ★ 7.3
as Bosun

Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for 20 years, only to find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately.

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Filmography

156 credits
2000s 5 credits
2003
Joan of Arcadia as Old Man Walker God
TV ★ 7.3
2003
TV ★ 8.3
2002
Minority Report as Chief Justice Pollard
Movie ★ 7.4
2000
Nurse Betty as Grandfather
Movie ★ 6.1
2000
Deal of a Lifetime as Coach Millhaven
Movie ★ 6.8
1990s 28 credits
1999
Movie ★ 5.5
1999
Bicentennial Man as Male President
Movie ★ 7.3
1998
TV ★ 7.1
1997
The Practice as Judge Andrew Wood
TV ★ 7.7
1997
TV ★ 8.1
1996
Multiplicity as Man in Restaurant
Movie ★ 5.8
1996
Early Edition as Lou Sinclair
TV ★ 7.4
1995
JAG as Chief Petty Officer Walter Hume
TV ★ 7.3
1995
Cybill as Father Buchanan
TV ★ 5.9
1994
Schemes as Sam
Movie ★ 5.0
1994
My Girl 2 as Gnarly Old Man
Movie ★ 6.0
1994
Almost Dead as Caretaker
Movie ★ 6.0
1994
Chicago Hope as Miles Harding
TV ★ 7.3
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger as Sheriff Hugo LeBrun
TV ★ 7.0
1993
The X-Files as Bertram Mueller
TV ★ 8.4
1993
Good Advice as Colonel Sunshine
TV ★ 7.0
1992
Diggstown as Bob Ferris
Movie ★ 6.3
1992
Movie ★ 5.8
1992
Mad About You as Projectionist
TV ★ 6.7
1992
Delta as Warren Biddle
TV ★ 7.5
1991
Movie ★ 5.9
1991
Defending Your Life as Daniel's Judge
Movie ★ 6.9
1991
The Boys as Ray
Movie ★ 7.0
1991
Sons and Daughters as Hank Hammersmith
TV ★ 7.0
1990
Movie ★ 6.6
1990
Working Tra$h as Big Dan
Movie ★ 4.0
1990
People Like Us as Max Luby
Movie ★ 5.8
1990
Capital News as Judge Bowker
TV ★ 6.5
1980s 23 credits
1989
The Final Days as Archibald Cox
Movie ★ 6.9
1989
TV ★ 6.4
1988
Punchline as Doctor Wishniak (as George D. Wallace)
Movie ★ 5.5
1988
Monsters as Robert Ross
TV ★ 7.1
1987
TV ★ 8.4
1987
TV ★ 7.7
1986
Native Son as Judge
Movie ★ 5.3
1986
L.A. Law as Judge Peter Brosens
TV ★ 7.1
1986
Fresno as Judge Henry Bejajian
TV ★ 6.7
1985
Moonlighting as Father
TV ★ 7.5
1984
Protocol as T. V. Commentator
Movie ★ 5.5
1984
Love Leads the Way: A True Story as Blind Institute Director
Movie ★ 7.1
1984
Night Court as Doctor
TV ★ 7.3
1982
St. Elsewhere as Nelson
TV ★ 5.7
1982
Remington Steele as Emery Arnok
TV ★ 7.1
1982
TV ★ 6.8
1982
TV ★ 7.0
1982
TV ★ 7.1
1982
Remington Steele as Jake Slater
TV ★ 7.1
1981
TV ★ 7.6
1980
Movie ★ 6.6
1970s 22 credits
1979
Knots Landing as Judge Phelps
TV ★ 6.9
1978
Deadman's Curve as Bill Berry
Movie ★ 5.4
1978
Colorado C.I. as George Hopkins
Movie ★ 7.0
1978
Fantasy Island as Harry Sand
TV ★ 6.5
1977
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover as Senator Joseph McCarthy
Movie ★ 5.1
1976
Lifeguard as Mr. Carlson
Movie ★ 6.1
1976
Movie ★ 10.0
1976
TV ★ 7.0
1974
Movie ★ 5.8
1974
The Towering Inferno as Chief Officer
Movie ★ 7.0
1974
TV ★ 6.9
1974
TV ★ 7.9
1974
TV ★ 7.0
1973
Movie ★ 6.7
1973
Kojak as Washburn
TV ★ 7.1
1972
TV ★ 6.9
1972
TV ★ 7.2
1972
Ghost Story as The Sheriff
TV ★ 7.4
1972
Emergency! as Sgt. Thomas
TV ★ 7.9
1971
Skin Game as Auctioneer
Movie ★ 6.6
1971
Movie ★ 5.3
1960s 16 credits
1969
TV ★ 6.7
1967
TV ★ 6.9
1966
Movie ★ 5.7
1966
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round as Captain Yates (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.7
1965
The F.B.I. as Graham Lockwood
TV ★ 5.6
1965
The Big Valley as Deputy Otto McAdoo
TV ★ 6.2
1965
The F.B.I. as George Ayers
TV ★ 5.6
1964
Daniel Boone as Philippe Gamet
TV ★ 7.0
1962
Six Black Horses as Will Boone
Movie ★ 5.9
1962
The Virginian as Wilkie Carewe
TV ★ 6.5
1962
TV ★ 6.5
1962
The Virginian as Sheriff in Portersville
TV ★ 6.5
1960
TV ★ 6.7
1960
Surfside 6 as Jim Elliot
TV ★ 6.3
1960
TV ★ 6.9
1960
TV ★ 6.4
1950s 62 credits
1959
TV ★ 6.0
1959
Rawhide as Colonel Somers
TV ★ 7.2
1959
TV ★ 6.7
1959
Black Saddle as James House
TV ★ 6.2
1959
The Rebel as Aaron Wallace
TV ★ 5.1
1959
Rawhide as Brady
TV ★ 7.2
1958
TV ★ 5.5
1958
TV ★ 6.0
1958
TV ★ 7.1
1958
TV ★ 5.8
1958
Lawman as Clyde Morton
TV ★ 5.8
1958
TV ★ 7.1
1957
Perry Mason as Stacey Fielding
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Sugarfoot as John Crain
TV ★ 5.2
1957
Maverick as Sheriff Joe Holly
TV ★ 6.9
1956
Movie ★ 6.3
1956
Movie ★ 7.2
1956
Great Day in the Morning as Jack Lawford (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Brill - Outlaw Leader
TV ★ 6.2
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1955
Strange Lady in Town as Curley (uncredited)
Movie ★ 4.9
1955
Man Without a Star as Tom Carter
Movie ★ 6.5
1955
Cheyenne as Plank
TV ★ 6.1
1955
Gunsmoke as Dolph Timble
TV ★ 6.7
1955
TV ★ 5.8
1955
Gunsmoke as Tobin
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Sheriff Dave Henning
TV ★ 6.7
1955
TV ★ 5.8
1955
TV ★ 6.8
1954
The Human Jungle as Detective O'Neill
Movie ★ 5.6
1954
Border River as Fletcher
Movie ★ 6.2
1954
Destry as Curly
Movie ★ 6.2
1954
The French Line as Cowboy (uncredited)
Movie ★ 4.4
1954
Movie ★ 5.8
1954
TV ★ 8.0
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney as Mordecai Tompkins
TV ★ 7.9
1953
Movie ★ 5.0
1953
Movie ★ 8.0
1953
Star of Texas as Clampett
Movie ★ 7.0
1953
Movie ★ 5.0
1953
Arena as Buster Cole
Movie ★ 5.0
1953
Movie ★ 8.0
1953
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Kansas City Confidential as Olson (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.1
1952
We're Not Married! as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.9
1952
Sally and Saint Anne as Jimmy Mulvaney
Movie ★ 8.7
1952
Japanese War Bride as Woody Blacker
Movie ★ 6.0
1952
Radar Men from the Moon as Commando Cody
Movie ★ 4.7
1952
Ghost Buster as Bigelow
Movie ★ 8.0
1952
TV ★ 5.3
1952
TV ★ 5.4
1952
TV ★ 6.8
1951
Movie ★ 6.5
1951
Submarine Command as Chief Herb Bixby
Movie ★ 5.8
1951
TV ★ 6.5
1950
TV ★ 6.7