George Sawaya

Aug 14, 1923 - Sep 17, 2003 (80 years old) in Los Angeles, California, USA

George Sawaya (August 14, 1923 – September 17, 2003) was an American stuntman and actor. He acted in almost one hundred different films and television episodes, but always as minor characters. His careerwas relatively consistent from the 1950s to the 1980s. Sawaya acted in the original Star Trek several times, first as Chief Humboldt in "The Menagerie, Part I" and then as Klingons in "Errand of Mercy" and "Day of the Dove".

Known For

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The Beverly Hillbillies

First Indian Chief

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Columbo

Man

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Perry Mason

Connor

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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Hoodlum #1

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Quincy, M.E.

Jason Talmadge (uncredited)

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Dragnet

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The F.B.I.

Marty Greene

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Get Smart

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The Lucy Show

Pete

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Adam-12

Bandit

Credits

Repo Man 1984

First Repo Victim

★ 6.7
Voyagers! 1982

★ 7.5
Beggarman, Thief 1979

★ 6
The Concorde... Airport '79 1979

Girard

★ 4.7
Kingston: Confidential 1977

Willi

★ 5
Quincy, M.E. 1976

Jason Talmadge (uncredited)

★ 7.5
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II 1976

Mike

★ 8.6
St. Ives 1976

Arab Bagman

★ 5.7
The Devil's Rain 1975

Steve Preston

★ 5
Earthquake 1974

Deputy Sherriff (uncredited)

★ 6.1
Blazing Saddles 1974

Townsman (uncredited)

★ 7.2
The Snoop Sisters 1973

Scarface

★ 7.2
The Don Is Dead 1973

Garcia (uncredited)

★ 6
Barnaby Jones 1973

Ted

★ 6.9
Moon of the Wolf 1972

Attendant

★ 4.7
The Streets of San Francisco 1972

★ 6.9
The Rookies 1972

★ 6.8
Emergency! 1972

Injured Stuntman (uncredited)

★ 7.8
McMillan & Wife 1971

Al

★ 7.1
Monty Nash 1971

Fitzgerald

★ 5.5
Bearcats! 1971

Tower Guard

★ 6.2
Columbo 1971

Man

★ 8.1
Cannon 1971

★ 6.5
Private Duty Nurses 1971

Ahmed

★ 4.3
Sam Whiskey 1969

★ 5.6
The Boston Strangler 1968

Police Officer (uncredited)

★ 6.7
Panic in the City 1968

Karl Sinden (Mr. X)

★ 5.2
Adam-12 1968

Bandit

★ 7
The Name of the Game 1968

Harv Miller

★ 6.8
Sol Madrid 1968

3rd Dietrich Gunman

★ 6.4
It Takes a Thief 1968

Observer

★ 7
Mannix 1967

★ 6.7
Custer 1967

★ 6
Ironside 1967

Cabbie

★ 6.8
Mission: Impossible 1966

Guard (uncredited)

★ 7.6
Shane 1966

Indian #1

★ 6
The Time Tunnel 1966

French Sailor

★ 7.6
Star Trek 1966

Second Soldier

★ 8
Batman 1966

Quetch

★ 6.4
The Lollipop Cover 1965

The Fighter

★ 6
The F.B.I. 1965

Marty Greene

★ 5.5
Get Smart 1965

★ 7.9
The Money Trap 1965

Angelo

★ 4.9
Fort Courageous 1965

Indian

★ 5.1
Branded 1965

★ 6.4
Convict Stage 1965

Adam Scott

★ 6.1
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 1964

Hoodlum #1

★ 7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 1964

Guard (uncredited)

★ 7.2
The Rogues 1964

Panuji

★ 7.2
Burke's Law 1963

Officer

★ 6
Arrest and Trial 1963

2nd Reporter

★ 7.7
Drums of Africa 1963

Arab

★ 2.3
Combat! 1962

Pierre

★ 7.6
The Lucy Show 1962

Pete

★ 7
The Beverly Hillbillies 1962

First Indian Chief

★ 6.8
The Lloyd Bridges Show 1962

Everett

★ 5
Hands of a Stranger 1962

Tony Wilder

★ 4.8
Everything's Ducky 1961

Simmons

★ 7.5
Straightaway 1961

★ NR
Ben Casey 1961

★ 5.6
The Murder Men 1961

★ NR
The Andy Griffith Show 1960

Jealous Boyfriend

★ 7.6
The Untouchables 1959

Hood (uncredited)

★ 7.9
The Rebel 1959

Groder

★ 5.1
Bat Masterson 1958

Harry Sutton

★ 6.1
Yancy Derringer 1958

Club Patron (uncredited)

★ 5.6
Curse of the Faceless Man 1958

Tony

★ 5.4
Perry Mason 1957

Connor

★ 7.7
Hot Cars 1956

Det. Fred Holmes

★ 5.7
Emergency Hospital 1956

Jack Larson, ambulance driver (uncredited)

★ 6.5
The Black Sleep 1956

Sailor-Subject

★ 6.1
The Prodigal 1955

Kavak

★ 4
Day of Triumph 1954

James the Less

★ NR
Dragnet 1954

McQueen

★ 6.2
The Living Christ 1951

Pharisee

★ 5