George Chandler
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Chandler (June 30, 1898 – June 10, 1985), born in Waukegan, Illinois, was an American actor. He made his screen debut in 1928, ultimately appearing, throughout his career, in over 140 films, usually in smaller supporting roles. Chandler is perhaps best known for playing the character of Uncle Petrie Martin on the television series Lassie. Early in his performing career he had a vaudeville act, billed as "George Chandler, the Musical Nut", which featured comedy and his violin. He served in the United States Army during World War I. In addition to many film roles throughout the years 1928-1979, Chandler appeared, from 1951 onward, in numerous television series. He was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild in 1960. George Chandler died in Panorama City, California, the result of cancer, on June 10, 1985. He was 86.
Known For
Bonanza
1959
Ironside
1967
Wagon Train
1957
Adam-12
1968
Adam-12
1968
Love, American Style
1969
Mannix
1967
The Waltons
1972
Lassie
1954
Lassie
1954
Batman
1966
Dragnet
1951
Filmography
Bonanza
as Gus Schultz · 1959
Ironside
as George Bentley · 1967
Wagon Train
as Cleveland 'Clee' McMasters · 1957
Adam-12
as George Atchison · 1968
Adam-12
as Ed Mooney · 1968
Love, American Style
as Harry · 1969
Mannix
· 1967
The Waltons
· 1972
Lassie
· 1954
Lassie
as Uncle Petrie Martin · 1954
Batman
as Grampa · 1966
Dragnet
as Forrest Simple · 1951
Robert Montgomery Presents
· 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Ichabod Lewis · 1950
The Twilight Zone
as Old Man · 1959
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
· 1963
The Donna Reed Show
· 1958
Petticoat Junction
as Dr. Barton Stuart · 1963
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
· 1955
The Philco Television Playhouse
· 1948
Rawhide
as Reverend Jess Lincoln · 1959
Green Acres
as Doc Stuart · 1965
Run for Your Life
as Fred Mackey · 1965
Here's Lucy
as Winston Shelby · 1968
Gunsmoke
as Silas Hubbard · 1955
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Doc Baines · 1963
The Ford Television Theatre
as Hiram · 1952
Switch
as Capt. Roberts · 1975
Adventures of Superman
· 1952
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Partygoer · 1955
Studio 57
as Mr. Ederly · 1954
Alias Smith and Jones
· 1971
Tales of Wells Fargo
as Captain Billy · 1957
Laredo
· 1965
Telephone Time
· 1956
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as (uncredited) · 1951
The Deputy
as George Lake · 1959
CHiPs
· 1977
The Abbott and Costello Show
as First Panhandler · 1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Henry Davis · 1952
Lux Video Theatre
as Newspaper Man · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Fred · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Mr. Hollis · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
· 1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Joe · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Edgar · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Eustace Peabody · 1950
The Adventures of Kit Carson
· 1951
Cavalcade of America
as Proprietor · 1952
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
· 1953
Racket Squad
· 1951
Broken Arrow
as Welsh · 1956
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Grocer · 1954
Wire Service
as Hoggard · 1956
The Flying Irishman
as Airport Gas Attendant · 1939
Playwrights '56
· 1955
Frontier
as Ames · 1955
Every Which Way but Loose
as Clerk at D.M.V. · 1978
Escape to Witch Mountain
as Grocer · 1975
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Reporter (uncredited) · 1939
Run, Buddy, Run
· 1966
Nightmare Alley
as Hobo at Stan's Left Hand (uncredited) · 1947
General Electric Theater
as Keeley · 1953
General Electric Theater
as Ichabod Adams · 1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Bartender · 1951
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Jimmy Carnes (uncredited) · 1943
Summer Playhouse
· 1954
The High and the Mighty
as Ben Sneed · 1954
Jesse James
as Roy · 1939
A Star Is Born
as Deliveryman (uncredited) · 1937
The Pirate
as Carriage Driver (uncredited) · 1948
Ichabod and Me
· 1961
Capone
as Robert E. Crowe · 1975
Knock on Any Door
as Cashier (uncredited) · 1949
Cameo Theatre
as Ed · 1950
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
as Elderly Man · 1979
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
as Judge Harley Nast · 1966
Tall in the Saddle
as Saddle Maker (uncredited) · 1944
Magic Town
as Bus Driver · 1947
Dead Ringer
as George, Chauffeur · 1964
It's a Wonderful World
as Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited) · 1939
Dead Reckoning
as Louis Ord · 1946
Westward the Women
as Mackeral Face (uncredited) · 1951
Broadway Melody of 1940
as Mr. Jones (uncredited) · 1940
Island in the Sky
as Rene · 1953
The Mad Miss Manton
as Newspaper Staff (uncredited) · 1938
The Return of Frank James
as Roy · 1940
Footlight Parade
as Pharmacist (uncredited) · 1933
Beau Geste
as Legionnaire Cordier (uncredited) · 1939
Fury
as Milton Jackson · 1936
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Loafer (uncredited) · 1939
Kings Row
· 1955
Libeled Lady
as Bell Hop · 1936
Edison, the Man
as Gold Exchange Clerk · 1940
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Reporter (uncredited) · 1938
Western Union
as Herb · 1941
Law of the Lawless
as Martin · 1964
Hollow Triumph
as Aubrey - Assistant · 1948
Across the Wide Missouri
as Gowie · 1951
One More Train to Rob
as Conductor · 1971
It Happened Tomorrow
as Bob · 1944
The Narrow Margin
as Accomplice Running Newsstand (uncredited) · 1952
Lady on a Train
· 1945
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Boxing Spectator (Uncredited) · 1938
This Man's Navy
as Bert Bland · 1945
Roxie Hart
as Amos Hart · 1942
Wake Up and Live
as Janitor · 1937
In Old Chicago
as Onlooker (uncredited) · 1938
My Man and I
as Bartender Frankie · 1952
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Minor Role (uncredited) · 1940
Swing Fever
as Hamburger Vendor · 1943
Swing Fever
as Hamburger Vendor (uncredited) · 1943
Gallant Journey
as Man (uncredited) · 1946
A Night to Remember
as Taxi Driver (uncredited) · 1942
The Paleface
as Patient #1 · 1948
Arizona
as Haley · 1940
The Princess Comes Across
as Film Man (uncredited) · 1936
Picture Snatcher
as Reporter (uncredited) · 1933
Spring Reunion
as Zimmie (uncredited) · 1957
This Woman Is Dangerous
as Dr. Bill Ryan (Uncredited) · 1952
Good-bye, My Lady
as Reporter · 1956
The Miracle of the Bells
as Max · 1948
The Kid from Brooklyn
as Reporter (uncredited) · 1946
They Gave Him a Gun
as Taxi Driver (uncredited) · 1937
Pardon My Sarong
as George Peabody (uncredited) · 1942
Tobacco Road
as Hotel Desk Clark · 1941
Hi, Nellie!
as Sullivan · 1934
Me and My Gal
as Eddie Collins · 1932
Hellzapoppin'
as Movie Cameraman (uncredited) · 1941
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Jim, the Baggage Master (uncredited) · 1938
There Goes My Heart
as Tailor (uncredited) · 1938
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage) · 1975
Canadian Pacific
as Telegraph Operator · 1949
The Kennel Murder Case
as Reporter at Police Station (uncredited) · 1933
Straight, Place and Show
as Cabbie · 1938
Triple Trouble
as 'Squirrely' Davis, convict · 1950
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Depot Loafer (uncredited) · 1932
Lady of Burlesque
as Jake, stage hand (uncredited) · 1943
Lady of Burlesque
as Jake · 1943
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
· 1943
Saddle Pals
as Pickpocket Dippy · 1947
Nothing Sacred
as Photographer (uncredited) · 1937
The Woman in Red
as First Reporter (uncredited) · 1935
Strange Impersonation
as J W Rinse, plaintiffs' atty. · 1946
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Cameraman (uncredited) · 1939
Apache Uprising
as Jace Asher · 1965
Road to Rio
as Ship's Steward (uncredited) · 1947
The Great Man's Lady
as Forbes · 1941
It's in the Bag!
as 1st Elevator Operator (uncredited) · 1945
Silver River
as Mr. Rice (uncredited) · 1948
Bureau of Missing Persons
as Homer Howard · 1933
It Had to Be You
as Bus Passenger with Newspaper (uncredited) · 1947
Love in the Rough
· 1930
The Judge Steps Out
as Train Station Agent (uncredited) · 1947
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
as Jonathan Kent · 1975
3 Men in White
as Attendant (uncredited) · 1944
Kansas Raiders
as Willie · 1950
Speed
as 'Shorty', Bystander at Barn Dance · 1936
The Next Voice You Hear...
as Motorcycle Officer (uncredited) · 1950
Remember the Day
as Telegraph clerk · 1941
Model Wife
as Mr. Williams · 1941
Obliging Young Lady
as Skip - the Bellboy · 1942
Without Love
as Elevator Boy · 1945
The Forest Rangers
as Keystone Cop (uncredited) · 1942
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
as Jim - Racetrack Usher (uncredited) · 1937
The Girl from Manhattan
as Monty · 1948
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Pay Orderly (uncredited) · 1939
Sob Sister
as Reporter (uncredited) · 1931
The Shining Hour
as Press Agent (uncredited) · 1938
Isle of Missing Men
as Ship's bartender · 1942
While New York Sleeps
as Gus - Piano Player · 1938
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as First Clerk · 1940
Front Page Woman
as Reporter (uncredited) · 1935
Trail of the Vigilantes
as Railroad Station Attendant · 1940
The Happy Years
as Johnny · 1950
Apache Ambush
as Chandler · 1955
Time Out for Romance
as Simpson · 1937
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Henry Purdy (Uncredited) · 1935
Music in the Air
as Assistant Stage Manager · 1934
It's in the Air
as Reporter (uncredited) · 1935
Three Sons o' Guns
as Tailor · 1941
I Stole a Million
as Herbert (uncredited) · 1939
So You Want to Be in Pictures
as Assistant Director Sammy (uncredited) · 1947
If You Knew Susie
as Reporter (uncredited) · 1948
Son of a Sailor
as Sailor · 1933
Second Fiddle
as Taxi Driver · 1939
Once More, My Darling
as Motel Proprietor · 1949
He Was Her Man
as Highway Service Station Counterman · 1934
Danger – Love at Work
as Garage attendant · 1937
The Light That Failed
as First Man (Voice) · 1939
Three Comrades
as First comic with singer (uncredited) · 1938
Gunsight Ridge
as Gus Withers · 1957
Meet Me at the Fair
as Deputy Leach · 1953
The Go-Getter
as Business Card Printer (uncredited) · 1937
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Elevator Operator (uncredited) · 1939
The House Across the Street
as Carl's Boss (uncredited) · 1949
The Great Junction Hotel
as The Elevator Operator · 1931
20,000 Men a Year
as Soda Jerker · 1939
The World Changes
as Piano Player (uncredited) · 1933
Hans Christian Andersen
as Farmer · 1952
The WAC from Walla Walla
as Jud Canova · 1952
Reaching from Heaven
as Bert Kestner (as Geo. Chandler) · 1948
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Ship's Radio Operator · 1937
The Fatal Glass of Beer
as Chester Snavely · 1933
Little Giant
as O'Brien (salesman) · 1946
Joy of Living
as Taxi Driver (Uncredited) · 1938
The Jones Family in Hollywood
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited) · 1939
One Mile from Heaven
as Herman · 1937
King of the Turf
as 2nd Tout · 1939
Don't Be a Sucker!
· 1943
Castle in the Desert
as The Bus Driver · 1942
Tell It to a Star
as Al Marx · 1945
The Slowest Gun in the West
as Simpson · 1960
The Last Crooked Mile
as Roller Coaster Operator (uncredited) · 1946
The Light of Western Stars
as Slig Whalen · 1930
Blondie Meets the Boss
as Laundryman (uncredited) · 1939
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Parkersville Counterman (uncredited) · 1940
Rails Into Laramie
as Grimes · 1954
Elmer, the Great
as Cubs Player (uncredited) · 1933
Big Town Girl
as Red Evans · 1937
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
as Reporter (uncredited) · 1932
Perfect Strangers
as Lester Hubley · 1950
Men with Wings
as Cody · 1938
The Powers Girl
as Harry, Nancy's Boyfriend (uncredited) · 1943
A Guy Could Change
as Gus, Photographer · 1946
While the Patient Slept
as Evening Bulletin Reporter (uncredited) · 1935
Lady Killer
as George Thompson (uncredited) · 1933
The Florodora Girl
as Georgie Smith · 1930
6 Day Bike Rider
as Abner (uncredited) · 1934
Reaching for the Sun
as Jerry · 1941
Happiness Ahead
as Window Washer · 1934
Singing Guns
as Smitty, Piano Player · 1950
Sing, Baby, Sing
as Hospital Interne · 1936
Star of Midnight
as Witness (uncredited) · 1935
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Kelly - Reporter (uncredited) · 1943
Scattergood Survives a Murder
as Sam Caldwell · 1942
The Great Morgan
as Roger the Valet (uncredited) · 1945
Night in New Orleans
as Taxi Driver (uncredited) · 1942
Somebody Loves Me
as Stagehand · 1952
The Great Gildersleeve
as Messenger · 1942
Everything's on Ice
· 1939
Thou Shalt Not Kill
as Johnny · 1939
Rose of Cimarron
as Deputy Sheriff · 1952
Up Pops the Duke
· 1931
The Wide Open Spaces
as Townsman in Saloon · 1931
Only Saps Work
as Elevator Operator (uncredited) · 1930
Mary Burns, Fugitive
as Stadium Cashier · 1935
Broadway Gondolier
as Photographer · 1935
That Other Woman
as Man Carrying Rifle in Woods · 1942
Here Comes Trouble
as Purser Brooks · 1936
Sworn Enemy
as Lunch Stand Man (uncredited) · 1936
Pickup on 101
as Pawnshop owner · 1972
Parachute Jumper
as Chauffeur (uncredited) · 1933
The Mask of Diijon
as Diner Counterman (Uncredited) · 1946
Pretty Baby
as Henderson · 1950
Fog Over Frisco
as Taxi Driver · 1934
Everybody's Baby
as G. Randolph (uncredited) · 1939
Griffin and Phoenix
as Old Man · 1976
The Murder Man
as Sol Hertzberger · 1935
Gateway
as Reporter · 1938
The Whip Hand
as Jed (uncredited) · 1951
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
as Mailman (uncredited) · 1943
Melody Ranch
as Taxi Driver · 1940
Exile Express
as Marvln McGee · 1939
Repent at Leisure
as Bus Conductor · 1941
The Accusing Finger
as Reporter · 1936
Strange Confession
as Harper · 1945
Behind the Mask
as Shrevvie · 1946
Afraid to Talk
as Pete (bellhop) · 1932
In Gay Madrid
as Enrique · 1930
Mannequin
as 'Swing' Magoo (Uncredited) · 1938
The Country Doctor
as Greasy · 1936
Race Street
as Herman (Waiter) (uncredited) · 1948
Hot Water
as Photographer (uncredited) · 1937
Sleepers West
· 1941
The Woman Between
as Sweet a Waiter (uncredited) · 1931
The Shanghai Cobra
as Joe · 1945
Union Depot
as Panhandler Wanting One Dollar (uncredited) · 1932
The Back Page
as The Aspiring Reporter · 1931
Patrick the Great
as Bellboy · 1945
Suspense
as Joe's Pal at Sandwich Counter (uncredited) · 1946
Man of the World
as Fred · 1931
One Wild Night
as Rutherford (uncredited) · 1938
Homicide
as Police Photographer · 1949
The Hunted
as Joe, the Bartender · 1948
The Mad Doctor
as Elevator Operator (Uncredited) · 1940
Sons of Adventure
as Billy Wilkes · 1948
Design for Scandal
as First Cabbie (uncredited) · 1941
Lover Come Back
as Bit Role · 1946
Lover Come Back
as Walter · 1946
Stars Over Broadway
as Charlie · 1935
The Missing Lady
as Shrevvie · 1946
The Lure of Hollywood
as George · 1931
Miss Polly
as Townsman (uncredited) · 1941
Woman Chases Man
as Taxi Driver (uncredited) · 1937
Soak the Poor
as Briggs (uncredited) · 1937
The Tenderfoot
as Beggar (uncredited) · 1932
Dark Hazard
as Soapy Sam Lambert · 1934
Everything’s Rosie
as Jail Guard · 1931
The French Key
as Roomer (uncredited) · 1946
The Payoff
as Reporter (uncredited) · 1935
High Tension
as Man at Honolulu Dock · 1936
Shooting High
as Charley · 1940
The Keyhole
as Joe - Desk Clerk (uncredited) · 1933
Rascals
as Waiting Room Patient · 1938
Rendezvous with Annie
as Sergeant Harrington (uncredited) · 1946
The Glass Alibi
as Bartender · 1946
A Holy Terror
as Joe, Western Union Clerk (uncredited) · 1931
Small Town Boy
as Bill Clipper · 1937
Goin' to Town
as Jameson · 1944
Doctors' Wives
as Dr. Roberts · 1931
Charter Pilot
as Bob, the soundman · 1940
Blessed Event
as Hanson · 1932
Swing Shift Maisie
as Fred (Uncredited) · 1943
Bride by Mistake
as Armed Guard · 1944
Too Many Cooks
as Ned · 1931
Old Hutch
as Cigar Store Clerk · 1936
Fair Warning
as Hotel Clerk · 1937
Crashing Hollywood
· 1931
The Sport Parade
as Pullman Ticket Agent (uncredited) · 1932
The Mind Reader
as Reporter (uncredited) · 1933
Women Are Trouble
as Reporter · 1936
Rough Necking
as Joe Cuttlehammer Jr. · 1934
Big Hearted Herbert
as Murphy (uncredited) · 1934
The Cloud Dodger
as Post Commander · 1928
Devil-May-Care
as Timid Royalist (uncredited) · 1929
Flicker Fever
as Bob Adams · 1935