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George Barrows

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George Barrows

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American actor (1914-1994)

Person · Open Library

Born
1877
Works
2

Top works

  • The " agfa"-book of photographic formulae
  • The " Agfa"-book of photographic formulae, ed

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Film & TV

George Barrows was a prolific American character actor and stuntman who became one of Hollywood’s most sought-after "gorilla performers". While he played hundreds of small, often uncredited human roles, he is best remembered for appearing in more than 100 films and television episodes while wearing a custom-made gorilla suit

Known for

  • Choices — Grandpa1981
  • The Frisco Kid — Ticket Purchaser1979
  • The Trophy Case1979
  • Donner Pass: The Road to Survival1978
  • Spider-Man Strikes Back — Guard1978
  • The President's Plane Is Missing — Mr. Meyers1973
  • Hacksaw — Olney Curtis1971
  • Hello, Dolly! — Policeman (uncredited)1969
  • Panic in the City — Ernest1968
  • Adam-12 — Mr. Bunch1968

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
George
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Oxnard
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
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date of birth
1914-02-07
date of death
1994-10-17
start of work period
1934-00-00
writing language
English language
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George Barrows
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