George Wallace
Biography
George D. Wallace was an American actor of stage and screen, remembered for his role as Commando Cody in the 1952 serial Radar Men from the Moon. Born in New York City and raised partly in West Virginia, he worked as a coal miner in his teens, spent eight years in the Navy, and then tended bar in Hollywood, where the columnist Jimmie Fidler heard him singing and introduced him to studio contacts. He landed that starring part after auditioning for a character role. On Broadway he made his debut in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Pipe Dream, later took over John Raitt's role in The Pajama Game, and was nominated for a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award as the male lead of New Girl in Town opposite Gwen Verdon. He starred with Mary Martin in Jennie, and his later screen credits included the television film The Boys (1991) and Minority Report in 2002.
88years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- George Dewey Wallace (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 47 years1952 to 1999
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Big break
Wallace was tending bar in Hollywood when the columnist Jimmie Fidler overheard him singing along with the jukebox for tips, liked his voice and introduced him to studio contacts.
A role that slipped away
George Wallace got his next Broadway break when he was chosen to take over for John Raitt in The Pajama Game, after Raitt exited the cast to co-star in the musical's film version.
A change of course
Wallace enlisted in the United States Navy in 1936 and spent eight years in the service during World War II. While with the U.S. Pacific Fleet, he won the light heavyweight championship title.
Big break
In 1955, while working on the set of Forbidden Planet, Wallace was introduced to Richard Rodgers by his co-star Walter Pidgeon.
George Wallace movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Roy Barcroft 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.
Films together
Roy Barcroft's page
Audie Murphy's page
Bob Steele's page
Lyle Bettger's page
Dale Van Sickel's page
Stephen Young's page
Also two films together1 more actor
- Mara CordayMan Without a Star (1955) and Drums Across the River (1954)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.