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George Dzundza

George Dzundza

26 movies on Netflix

Biography

George Dzundza is an American retired actor who was born in Rosenheim, Germany, and grew up in New York City. He began acting in college and made his professional stage debut in a 1973 staging of King Lear for the New York Shakespeare Festival. He also appeared on Broadway in The Ritz and Legend. His film credits include The Deer Hunter (1978), Basic Instinct (1992), Crimson Tide (1995), Dangerous Minds (1995), No Way Out (1987), White Hunter Black Heart (1990), The Butcher's Wife (1991), and City by the Sea (2002). For the Robert Altman film Streamers (1983), he and the ensemble cast won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice International Film Festival. On television, he played Sergeant Max Greevey during the first season of Law & Order, Tom Grzelack on Hack, and Harold O'Malley on Grey's Anatomy, and he voiced Arnold Wesker, also known as the Ventriloquist, and Perry White in the DC Animated Universe.

81years old

Turns 82 on July 19in 282 days

  • Born Rosenheim
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22

Movie Career

Films
26
Career span
32 years1978 to 2010

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  1. Early training

    Dzundza went to Xavier High School and St. Johns University, and he studied theater under Stella Adler and Harold Clurman.

  2. First role

    Dzundza's professional stage debut came in 1973, in a New York Shakespeare Festival staging of King Lear. That production was shown afterward as an episode of Great Performances.

  3. Behind the award

    For his performance in Robert Altman's 1983 film Streamers, Dzundza shared the Volpi Cup for Best Actor with the ensemble cast.

George Dzundza movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Basic Instinct1992 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thrilleras Gus

    IMDb rating 7.1247K votes

  2. The Deer Hunter1978 Drama, Waras John

    IMDb rating 8.1390K votes

  3. Crimson Tide1995as Cob

    IMDb rating 7.4138K votes

  4. Dangerous Minds1995as Hal Griffith

    IMDb rating 6.562K votes

  5. No Way Out1987as Sam Hesselman

    IMDb rating 7.157K votes

  6. The Beast of War1988as Daskal

    IMDb rating 7.312K votes

  7. Instinct1999as Dr. John Murray

    IMDb rating 6.636K votes

  8. White Hunter Black Heart1990as Paul Landers

    IMDb rating 6.514K votes

Most often with

Curt Geda directed two of these films, Sondra Locke two. Dana Delany appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What George Dzundza's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$896 million

14 of the 26 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 26 films: 14 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 7 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.

  • 14Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 7Never in cinemas
  • 3Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Basic Instinct1992as Gus
    $353M39.4% of the total
  2. 2
    Dangerous Minds1995as Hal Griffith
    $180M20.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Crimson Tide1995as Cob
    $157M17.6% of the total
  4. 4
    The Deer Hunter1978as John
    $49M5.5% of the total
  5. 5
    No Way Out1987as Sam Hesselman
    $36M4.0% of the total
  6. 6
    Instinct1999as Dr. John Murray
    $34M3.8% of the total
  7. 7
    City by the Sea2002as Reg Duffy
    $22M2.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Best Defense1984as Steve Loparino
    $19M2.1% of the total
Species II (1998), $19.2 millionNo Mercy (1986), $12.3 millionThe Butcher's Wife (1991), $9.7 millionImpulse (1990), $2.5 millionWhite Hunter Black Heart (1990), $2.3 millionThe Beast of War (1988), $161,004

$46.2 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total