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George Chandler (June 30, 1898 – June 10, 1985), born in Waukegan, Illinois, was an American actor. He made his screen debut in 1928, ultimately appearing, throughout his career, in over 140 films, usually in smaller supporting roles. Chandler is perhaps best known for playing the character of Uncle Petrie Martin on the television series Lassie.
Early in his performing career he had a vaudeville act, billed as "George Chandler, the Musical Nut", which featured comedy and his violin. He served in the United States Army during World War I.
In addition to many film roles throughout the years 1928-1979, Chandler appeared, from 1951 onward, in numerous television series.
He was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild in 1960.
George Chandler died in Panorama City, California, the result of cancer, on June 10, 1985. He was 86.
Known For
Dead Ringer
(1964)
George, Chauffeur
Dead Reckoning
(1947)
Louis Ord
Every Which Way but Loose
(1978)
Clerk at D.M.V.
Fury
(1936)
Milton Jackson
A Star Is Born
(1937)
Deliveryman (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Reporter (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley
(1947)
Hobo at Stan's Left Hand (uncredited)
Western Union
(1941)
Herb
Canadian Pacific
(1949)
Telegraph Operator
Libeled Lady
(1936)
Bellhop
Jesse James
(1939)
Roy
Pretty Baby
(1950)
Henderson
Escape to Witch Mountain
(1975)
Grocer
Hellzapoppin'
(1941)
Movie Cameraman (uncredited)
Nothing Sacred
(1937)
Photographer (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
(1940)
Roy
Full Filmography
Acting
The Cloud Dodger
(1928)
Post Commander
Devil-May-Care
(1929)
Timid Royalist (uncredited)
The Florodora Girl
(1930)
Georgie Smith
The Light of Western Stars
(1930)
Slig Whalen
In Gay Madrid
(1930)
Enrique
Only Saps Work
(1930)
Elevator Operator
Crashing Hollywood
(1931)
Everything’s Rosie
(1931)
Jail Guard
Sob Sister
(1931)
Reporter (uncredited)
The Lure of Hollywood
(1931)
The Woman Between
(1931)
Sweet - a Waiter
The Great Junction Hotel
(1931)
The Elevator Operator
Man of the World
(1931)
Fred
Up Pops the Duke
(1931)
A Holy Terror
(1931)
Joe, Western Union Clerk (uncredited)
The Wide Open Spaces
(1931)
Townsman in Saloon
Doctors' Wives
(1931)
Dr. Roberts
The Back Page
(1931)
The Aspiring Reporter
Too Many Cooks
(1931)
Ned
Blessed Event
(1932)
Hanson
The Sport Parade
(1932)
Pullman Ticket Agent (uncredited)
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
(1932)
Reporter (uncredited)
The Famous Ferguson Case
(1932)
Depot Loafer (uncredited)
Union Depot
(1932)
Panhandler Wanting One Dollar (uncredited)
Afraid to Talk
(1932)
Pete (bellhop)
Me and My Gal
(1932)
Eddie Collins
The Tenderfoot
(1932)
Beggar (Uncredited)
The Kennel Murder Case
(1933)
Reporter at Police Station (uncredited)
Bureau of Missing Persons
(1933)
Homer Howard
Elmer, the Great
(1933)
Cubs Player (uncredited)
The Fatal Glass of Beer
(1933)
Chester Snavely
Footlight Parade
(1933)
Pharmacist (uncredited)
The Mind Reader
(1933)
Reporter (uncredited)
Son of a Sailor
(1933)
Sailor
Lady Killer
(1933)
The Keyhole
(1933)
Joe - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Parachute Jumper
(1933)
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Fog Over Frisco
(1934)
Taxi Driver
He Was Her Man
(1934)
Highway Service Station Counterman
Happiness Ahead
(1934)
Window Washer
Big Hearted Herbert
(1934)
Murphy (uncredited)
Music in the Air
(1934)
Assistant Stage Manager
Rough Necking
(1934)
Joe Cuttlehammer Jr.
Dark Hazard
(1934)
Soapy Sam Lambert
Hi, Nellie!
(1934)
Sullivan
Mary Burns, Fugitive
(1935)
Stadium Cashier
The Payoff
(1935)
Reporter (uncredited)
Don't Bet on Blondes
(1935)
Henry Purdy (Uncredited)
While the Patient Slept
(1935)
Evening Bulletin Reporter (uncredited)
Front Page Woman
(1935)
Reporter (uncredited)
The Murder Man
(1935)
Sol Hertzberger
It's in the Air
(1935)
Reporter (uncredited)
Stars Over Broadway
(1935)
Charlie
The Woman in Red
(1935)
First Reporter (uncredited)
Broadway Gondolier
(1935)
Photographer
Star of Midnight
(1935)
Witness (uncredited)
Flicker Fever
(1935)
Bob Adams
High Tension
(1936)
Man at Honolulu Dock
Sing, Baby, Sing
(1936)
Hospital Interne
Here Comes Trouble
(1936)
Purser Brooks
Fury
(1936)
Milton Jackson
The Princess Comes Across
(1936)
Film Man (uncredited)
Speed
(1936)
'Shorty', Bystander at Barn Dance
Libeled Lady
(1936)
Bellhop
The Country Doctor
(1936)
Greasy
Women Are Trouble
(1936)
Reporter
The Accusing Finger
(1936)
Reporter
Sworn Enemy
(1936)
Lunch Stand Man (uncredited)
Fair Warning
(1937)
Hotel Clerk
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
(1937)
Ship's Radio Operator
Hot Water
(1937)
Photographer (uncredited)
One Mile from Heaven
(1937)
Herman
Wake Up and Live
(1937)
Janitor
Small Town Boy
(1937)
Bill Clipper
Time Out for Romance
(1937)
Simpson
The Go-Getter
(1937)
Business card printer (uncredited)
Big Town Girl
(1937)
Red Evans
A Star Is Born
(1937)
Deliveryman (uncredited)
Danger – Love at Work
(1937)
Garage attendant
Soak the Poor
(1937)
Briggs (uncredited)
Nothing Sacred
(1937)
Photographer (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun
(1937)
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Woman Chases Man
(1937)
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
One Wild Night
(1938)
Rutherford (uncredited)
In Old Chicago
(1938)
Onlooker (uncredited)
The Mad Miss Manton
(1938)
Newspaper Staff (uncredited)
While New York Sleeps
(1938)
Gus - Piano Player
Men with Wings
(1938)
Cody
The Shining Hour
(1938)
Press Agent (uncredited)
Rascals
(1938)
Waiting Room Patient
Three Comrades
(1938)
First comic with singer (uncredited)
Straight, Place and Show
(1938)
Cabbie
Mr. Moto's Gamble
(1938)
Boxing Spectator (Uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
(1938)
Reporter (uncredited)
Mannequin
(1938)
'Swing' Magoo (Uncredited)
Joy of Living
(1938)
Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy
(1938)
Jim, the Baggage Master (uncredited)
There Goes My Heart
(1938)
Tailor (uncredited)
Gateway
(1938)
Reporter
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
(1939)
Pay Orderly (uncredited)
The Light That Failed
(1939)
First Man (Voice)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
(1939)
Cameraman (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
(1939)
Loafer (uncredited)
Everybody's Baby
(1939)
G. Randolph (uncredited)
Beau Geste
(1939)
Legionnaire Cordier (uncredited)
Thou Shalt Not Kill
(1939)
Johnny
20,000 Men a Year
(1939)
Soda Jerker
Calling Dr. Kildare
(1939)
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
(1939)
Taxi Driver
Everything's on Ice
(1939)
Jesse James
(1939)
Roy
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Reporter (uncredited)
Blondie Meets the Boss
(1939)
Laundryman (uncredited)
Exile Express
(1939)
Marvln McGee
The Flying Irishman
(1939)
Airport Gas Attendant
It's a Wonderful World
(1939)
Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited)
The Jones Family in Hollywood
(1939)
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
(1939)
Herbert (uncredited)
King of the Turf
(1939)
2nd Tout
Edison, the Man
(1940)
Gold Exchange Clerk
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(1940)
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
(1940)
First Clerk
Broadway Melody of 1940
(1940)
Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Trail of the Vigilantes
(1940)
Railroad Station Attendant
Charter Pilot
(1940)
Bob, the soundman
Arizona
(1940)
Haley
The Mad Doctor
(1940)
Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
Shooting High
(1940)
Charley
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
(1940)
Parkersville Counterman (uncredited)
Melody Ranch
(1940)
Taxi Driver
The Return of Frank James
(1940)
Roy
Three Sons o' Guns
(1941)
Tailor
Design for Scandal
(1941)
First Cabbie (uncredited)
Reaching for the Sun
(1941)
Jerry
Model Wife
(1941)
Mr. Williams
Miss Polly
(1941)
Townsman (uncredited)
Remember the Day
(1941)
Telegraph clerk
Sleepers West
(1941)
Tobacco Road
(1941)
Hotel Desk Clark
Repent at Leisure
(1941)
Bus Conductor
Western Union
(1941)
Herb
Hellzapoppin'
(1941)
Movie Cameraman (uncredited)
A Night to Remember
(1942)
Taxi Driver
Isle of Missing Men
(1942)
Ship's bartender
Night in New Orleans
(1942)
Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
That Other Woman
(1942)
Man Carrying Rifle in Woods
The Great Gildersleeve
(1942)
Messenger
Roxie Hart
(1942)
Amos Hart
Pardon My Sarong
(1942)
George Peabody (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady
(1942)
Skip - the Bellboy
Scattergood Survives a Murder
(1942)
Sam Caldwell
The Great Man's Lady
(1942)
Forbes
The Forest Rangers
(1942)
Keystone Cop (uncredited)
Castle in the Desert
(1942)
The Bus Driver
The Ox-Bow Incident
(1943)
Jimmy Carnes (uncredited)
The Powers Girl
(1943)
Harry, Nancy's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Don't Be a Sucker!
(1943)
Swing Fever
(1943)
Hamburger Vendor
Lady of Burlesque
(1943)
Jake, stage hand (uncredited)
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
(1943)
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
(1943)
Kelly - Reporter (uncredited)
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
(1943)
Mailman (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
(1943)
Fred (Uncredited)
Bride by Mistake
(1944)
Armed Guard
3 Men in White
(1944)
Attendant (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow
(1944)
Bob
Goin' to Town
(1944)
Jameson
Lady on a Train
(1945)
The Shanghai Cobra
(1945)
Joe
Patrick the Great
(1945)
Bellboy
It's in the Bag!
(1945)
1st Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Tell It to a Star
(1945)
Al Marx
Without Love
(1945)
Elevator Operator
Strange Confession
(1945)
Harper
The Great Morgan
(1945)
Roger the Valet (uncredited)
This Man's Navy
(1945)
Bert Bland
Rendezvous with Annie
(1946)
Sergeant Harrington (uncredited)
The Kid from Brooklyn
(1946)
Reporter
The French Key
(1946)
Roomer (uncredited)
Suspense
(1946)
Joe's Pal at Sandwich Counter (uncredited)
The Last Crooked Mile
(1946)
Roller Coaster Operator
A Guy Could Change
(1946)
Gus, Photographer
The Glass Alibi
(1946)
Bartender
Lover Come Back
(1946)
Bit Role
Behind the Mask
(1946)
Shrevvie
The Missing Lady
(1946)
Shrevvie
Strange Impersonation
(1946)
J W Rinse, plaintiffs' atty.
Little Giant
(1946)
O'Brien (salesman)
The Mask of Diijon
(1946)
Diner Counterman (Uncredited)
Saddle Pals
(1947)
Pickpocket Dippy
The Judge Steps Out
(1947)
Train Station Agent (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley
(1947)
Hobo at Stan's Left Hand (uncredited)
Magic Town
(1947)
Bus Driver
So You Want to Be in Pictures
(1947)
Assistant Director Sammy (uncredited)
Dead Reckoning
(1947)
Louis Ord
Road to Rio
(1947)
Ship's Steward
The Paleface
(1948)
Patient #1
The Miracle of the Bells
(1948)
Max
The Hunted
(1948)
Joe, the Bartender
Sons of Adventure
(1948)
Billy Wilkes
If You Knew Susie
(1948)
Reporter (uncredited)
Reaching from Heaven
(1948)
Bert Kestner (as Geo. Chandler)
Race Street
(1948)
Herman (Waiter) (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
(1948)
Aubrey - Assistant
Silver River
(1948)
Mr. Rice (uncredited)
The Girl from Manhattan
(1948)
Monty
The House Across the Street
(1949)
Carl's Boss (uncredited)
Once More, My Darling
(1949)
Motel Proprietor
Canadian Pacific
(1949)
Telegraph Operator
Homicide
(1949)
Police Photographer
Knock on Any Door
(1949)
Cashier (uncredited)
Kansas Raiders
(1950)
Willie
The Happy Years
(1950)
Johnny
Triple Trouble
(1950)
'Squirrely' Davis, convict
Pretty Baby
(1950)
Henderson
Singing Guns
(1950)
Smitty, Piano Player
Perfect Strangers
(1950)
Lester Hubley
The Next Voice You Hear...
(1950)
Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
Across the Wide Missouri
(1951)
Gowie
Westward the Women
(1951)
Mackeral Face (uncredited)
The Whip Hand
(1951)
Jed (uncredited)
This Woman Is Dangerous
(1952)
Dr. Bill Ryan (Uncredited)
The Narrow Margin
(1952)
Accomplice Running Newsstand (uncredited)
The WAC From Walla Walla
(1952)
Jud Canova
My Man and I
(1952)
Bartender Frankie
Somebody Loves Me
(1952)
Stagehand
Hans Christian Andersen
(1952)
Farmer
Rose of Cimarron
(1952)
Deputy Sheriff
Island in the Sky
(1953)
Rene
Meet Me at the Fair
(1953)
Deputy Leach
Rails Into Laramie
(1954)
Grimes
The High and the Mighty
(1954)
Ben Sneed
Apache Ambush
(1955)
Chandler
Good-bye, My Lady
(1956)
Reporter
Spring Reunion
(1957)
Zimmie (uncredited)
Gunsight Ridge
(1957)
Gus Withers
The Slowest Gun in the West
(1960)
Simpson
Law of the Lawless
(1964)
Martin
Dead Ringer
(1964)
George, Chauffeur
Apache Uprising
(1965)
Jace Asher
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
(1966)
Judge Harley Nast
Pickup on 101
(1972)
Pawnshop owner
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
(1975)
Self (archive footage)
Escape to Witch Mountain
(1975)
Grocer
Capone
(1975)
Robert E. Crowe
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
(1975)
Jonathan Kent
Griffin and Phoenix
(1976)
Old Man
The Bastard
(1978)
Seadog
Every Which Way but Loose
(1978)
Clerk at D.M.V.
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
(1979)
Elderly Man