Date of Birth
25 February 1929,
Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
28 November 1983,
Los Angeles,
California,
USA (
heart attack)
Christopher John George
Height
5' 11" (1.80 m)
Mini Biography
Solidly built, boyishly handsome American leading-man, Christopher George was the son of Greek immigrants. Weaned on stories of the legendary Greek heroes, George and his brother Nick (later a prominent fashion photographer) both quit high school to join the Marines. Completing his education after his tour of duty, George acted in numerous TV commercials, winning a New York Film Festival Award for his efforts. Appearing in Broadway plays like A Street Car Named Desire and films like Howard Hawks's El Dorado (1966). He became a great friend of John Wayne also in Chisum (1970). George also became a TV star in the wartime adventure series "The Rat Patrol" (1966). He later starred in the science fiction series "The Immortal" (1970) and then returned to filmmaking. He also starred in Project X (1968), The Train Robbers (1973), Midway (1976), Grizzly (1976), Day of the Animals (1977), The Exterminator (1980), Graduation Day (1981), and his last, Mortuary (1983/I). He also appeared in another 30 other films and TV guest appearances. Christopher George died of a heart attack at age 54. He was married to his wife/actress Lynda Day George (a frequent co-star) for 14 years.
Spouse
Trivia
Appeared with his brother, Nick George, in "The Rat Patrol" (1966) episode 'The Field of Death Raid'.
Appeared together with Lynda Day George in House on Greenapple Road (1970) (TV), Chisum (1970), Cruise Into Terror (1978) (TV), Mortuary (1983/I), Mayday at 40,000 Feet! (1976) (TV), and Day of the Animals (1977).
Appeared as the centerfold in Playgirl Magazine's June 1974 issue.
Buried at Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Park.
His fatal 1983 heart attack stemmed from a 1967 mishap on the set of _"Rat Patrol" (1966)_ (av). While filming a chase scene, George's jeep flipped over, pinning the actor underneath the vehicle. George sustained a cardiac contusion, which never properly healed and scar tissue subsequently developed.
Appeared together with his wife/actress Lynda Day George in a number of films: The Gentle Rain (1966), Chisum (1970), _House on Greenapple Road, The (1970) (TV)_, _Mayday at 40,000 Feet_ (1970), _Day of the Animals_ (1970)_, Cruise Into Terror (1978) (TV), Mil gritos tiene la noche (1982) and _Mortuary_ (1983) as well as several TV series.
Uncle of Vanna White.
Was a close friend of singer Johnnie Ray.
"Sam Troy doesn't like authority. He doesn't want anyone trying to control his life. He wants to guide his own destiny -- and in that desert patrol, he's found a way to do it. That desert patrol is Sam Troy's world. Anything that comes near it, that will endanger it, he destroys. He's absolutely dedicated to his own values. He'll shoot an enemy cold-bloodedly if it's necessary, to protect these values." Christpher George on Sam Troy
"The first time I met John Wayne, I addressed him as Mr. Wayne. "The Name is Duke," he said. We were about to do a scene together and he showed me first how to act in the scene. When the take was over, he liked it so much, he ran up to me and gave me a bear hug and lifted me clean off my feet!" - on co-starring with John Wayne in the films El Dorado (1966), Chisum (1970), and The Train Robbers (1973).
