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George Chandler

George Chandler

Comic actor George Chandler entered the University of Illinois after World War I service, paying for his education by playing in an orchestra. He continued moonlighting in the entertainment world in the early 1920s, working as an insurance salesman by day and performing at night. By the end of the decade he was a seasoned vaudevillian, touring with a one-man-band act called "George Chandler, the Musical Nut." He began making films in 1927, appearing almost exclusively in comedies; perhaps his best-known appearance of the early 1930s was as W.C.Fields' prodigal son Chester in the 1932 2-reeler The Fatal Glass of Beer. Chandler became something of a good-luck charm for director William Wellman, who cast the actor in comedy bits in many of his films; Wellman reserved a juicy supporting role for Chandler as Ginger Rogers' no-good husband in Roxie Hart (1942). In all, Chandler made some 330 movie appearances. In the early 1950s, Chandler served two years as president of the Screen Actors Guild, ruffling the hair of many prestigious stars and producers with his strongly held political views. 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. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


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George Chandler Trivia

When was George Chandler born?
George Chandler date of birth: June 30, 1898

Who did George Chandler portray in The Shanghai Cobra?
George Chandler was Short Order Cook in The Shanghai Cobra

Who did George Chandler play in Dead Reckoning?
George Chandler was Louis Ord in Dead Reckoning

Who did George Chandler portray in Arizona?
George Chandler was Haley in Arizona

What role did George Chandler play in The Light of Western Stars?
George Chandler played Slig Whalen in The Light of Western Stars

Who did George Chandler play in Dead Ringer?
George Chandler was George in Dead Ringer

Who did George Chandler play in The Scar?
George Chandler was Aubrey the Assistant in The Scar

Who did George Chandler portray in It Happened Tomorrow?
George Chandler was Bob in It Happened Tomorrow

Who did George Chandler portray in Without Love?
George Chandler was Elevator Boy in Without Love

Who did George Chandler portray in Roxie Hart?
George Chandler was Amos Hart in Roxie Hart

Who did George Chandler portray in Lady of Burlesque?
George Chandler was Jake in Lady of Burlesque

Who did George Chandler portray in Hans Christian Andersen?
George Chandler was Farmer in Hans Christian Andersen

Who did George Chandler portray in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken?
George Chandler was Judge in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

Who did George Chandler play in Libeled Lady?
George Chandler was Bellhop in Libeled Lady

Who did George Chandler play in Shooting High?
George Chandler was Charles Pritchard in Shooting High

Who did George Chandler portray in Lady Killer?
George Chandler was George Thompson in Lady Killer

Who did George Chandler play in The Return of Frank James?
George Chandler was Boy in The Return of Frank James

Who did George Chandler play in Island in the Sky?
George Chandler was Rene in Island in the Sky

What role did George Chandler portray in The High and the Mighty?
George Chandler played Ben Sneed in The High and the Mighty

Who did George Chandler play in Since You Went Away?
George Chandler was Cabbie in Since You Went Away

Who did George Chandler play in The Paleface?
George Chandler was First Patient in The Paleface

Who did George Chandler play in The Ox-Bow Incident?
George Chandler was Jimmy Cairnes in The Ox-Bow Incident

Who did George Chandler play in Strange Impersonation?
George Chandler was J.W. Rinse in Strange Impersonation

Who did George Chandler portray in Picture Snatcher?
George Chandler was Reporter in Picture Snatcher

What role did George Chandler play in Exile Express?
George Chandler played Marlon McGee in Exile Express

Who did George Chandler portray in Young Mr. Lincoln?
George Chandler was Loafer in Young Mr. Lincoln

What role did George Chandler portray in Step Lively?
George Chandler played Country Yokel in Step Lively

What role did George Chandler play in A Star Is Born?
George Chandler played Delivery Boy in A Star Is Born

What role did George Chandler play in Road to Rio?
George Chandler played Valet in Road to Rio

What role did George Chandler portray in Nothing Sacred?
George Chandler played Photographer in Nothing Sacred

Who did George Chandler play in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?
George Chandler was Reporter in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Who did George Chandler portray in The Kennel Murder Case?
George Chandler was Reporter in The Kennel Murder Case

Who did George Chandler portray in Jesse James?
George Chandler was Roy, the Printer in Jesse James

Who did George Chandler play in Fury?
George Chandler was Milt Jackson in Fury

What role did George Chandler portray in Every Which Way But Loose?
George Chandler played Clerk at DMV in Every Which Way But Loose

Who did George Chandler play in Escape to Witch Mountain?
George Chandler was Grocer in Escape to Witch Mountain

Who did George Chandler portray in Double Dynamite?
George Chandler was Messenger in Double Dynamite

What role did George Chandler play in Colonel Effingham's Raid?
George Chandler played Drummer in Colonel Effingham's Raid

Who did George Chandler portray in Buffalo Bill?
George Chandler was Trooper Clancy in Buffalo Bill

Who did George Chandler portray in Broadway Melody of 1940?
George Chandler was Mr. Jones in Broadway Melody of 1940

Who did George Chandler play in The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again?
George Chandler was Elderly Man in The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again


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