George Furth
Biography
George Furth was an American actor, playwright, and librettist who began on Broadway in the 1961 play A Cook for Mr. General and the musical Hot Spot. Born in Chicago and educated at Northwestern University and Columbia University, he became a life member of the Actors Studio. He collaborated with Stephen Sondheim on Company, Merrily We Roll Along, and Getting Away with Murder, and he won a Tony and a Drama Desk Award for the book of Company. His plays included Twigs, The Supporting Cast, and Precious Sons, and he wrote the book for The Act, a musical by Kander and Ebb. On screen he appeared in The Boston Strangler (1968), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Blazing Saddles (1974), Shampoo (1975), Oh, God! (1977), The Cannonball Run (1981), and The Man with Two Brains (1983). He was a fixture in 1960s situation comedies, and he adapted Twigs for a 1975 production starring Carol Burnett.
75years old at death
- Born Chicago
- Died Santa Monica
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 34 years1964 to 1998
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Big break
Furth was working at Revue when producer Edward Montagne cast him in a featured part on McHale's Navy, in the episode "The Dart-Gun Wedding". Montagne then gave him a regular featured role as Lt. Beasley on Broadside, the McHale's Navy spinoff.
Behind the camera
Furth wrote lyrics for a musical revue, with Doug Katsaros composing the music. Working with San Francisco director Mike Ward, they shaped it into The End, performed at the New Conservatory Theatre Center in summer 2004 and later retitled Last Call and Happy Hour.
George Furth movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Hal Needham directed three of these films, Carl Reiner two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Hal Needham
All films by Carl Reiner
Also two films together5 more actors
- Katharine RossButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and Games (1967)
- Cleavon LittleBlazing Saddles (1974) and What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
- Susan Saint JamesWhat's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968) and Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966)
- Terry BradshawThe Cannonball Run (1981) and Hooper (1978)
- Ena HartmanGames (1967) and Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What George Furth's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$500 million
9 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 18 films: 9 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$120M23.9% of the total
- 2$102M20.5% of the total
- 3$78M15.6% of the total
- 4$72M14.4% of the total
- 5$60M12.0% of the total
- 6$42M8.3% of the total
- 7$10M2.1% of the total
- 8$10M2.0% of the total
$5.7 millionfrom the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Awards | |||
| 1971 | Best Book of a Musical | Company | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.