George Sawaya
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1923-08-14
- Died
- 2003-09-17
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- George C. Sawaya · George Sawaja
Biography
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
TV Shows (49)
Columbo
1971
as Man / Legation Guard (uncredited)
Star Trek
1966
as Second Soldier
Perry Mason
1957
as Connor
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Jealous Boyfriend
Mannix
1967
as Lew / Safecracker (uncredited) / Driver (uncredited) / Henchman on Boat (uncredited)
Ironside
1967
as Cabbie
Adam-12
1968
as Bandit / Jake Benson
Batman
1966
as Templar
Dragnet
1951
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Jason Talmadge (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Guard (uncredited) / Weapons Guard (uncredited)
Get Smart
1965
as Brawler (uncredited) / Edgar (uncredited)
Emergency!
1972
as Injured Stuntman (uncredited) / Dr. Duncan (uncredited)
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as First Indian Chief
Ben Casey
1961
The Untouchables
1959
as Hood (uncredited) / Coogan's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Cannon
1971
Combat!
1962
as Pierre / GI / German Sergeant
The F.B.I.
1965
as Marty Greene / George Weldon
The Lucy Show
1962
as Pete
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Ted / Driver
Burke's Law
1963
as Officer
The Name of the Game
1968
as Harv Miller
The Rookies
1972
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
as Hoodlum #1
Bat Masterson
1958
as Harry Sutton
McCloud
1970
as Hitman Tommy Lucas (uncredited)
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Police Officer
The Rebel
1959
as Groder
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Guard (uncredited) / Hans / Thuggee / Henchman (uncredited) / Tribesman / Thrush Agent (uncredited)
The Time Tunnel
1966
as French Sailor
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Observer / 1st Policeman
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Al
Branded
1965
Arrest and Trial
1963
as 2nd Reporter
The Rogues
1964
as Panuji
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
as Mike
Yancy Derringer
1958
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Voyagers!
1982
Custer
1967
Shane
1966
as Indian #1
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
as Everett / Umpire
Monty Nash
1971
as Fitzgerald / Phil
The Snoop Sisters
1973
as Scarface
When Things Were Rotten
1975
as The Courier
The Living Christ
1951
as Pharisee
Straightaway
1961
Kingston: Confidential
1977
as Willi
Bearcats!
1971
as Tower Guard
Movies (32)
Blazing Saddles
1974
as Townsman (uncredited)
Earthquake
1974
as Deputy Sherriff (uncredited)
Batman
1966
as Quetch
Repo Man
1984
as First Repo Victim
Dragnet
1954
as McQueen
The Boston Strangler
1968
as Police Officer (uncredited)
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979
as Girard
St. Ives
1976
as Arab Bagman
The Narrow Margin
1952
as Reporter (uncredited)
Emergency Hospital
1956
as Jack Larson, ambulance driver (uncredited)
Sam Whiskey
1969
The Devil’s Rain
1975
as Steve Preston
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1962
as Nomad Chief (uncredited)
The Prodigal
1955
as Kavak
Fort Courageous
1965
as Indian
The Don Is Dead
1973
as Garcia (uncredited)
Hot Cars
1956
as Det. Fred Holmes
The Money Trap
1965
as Angelo
The Black Sleep
1956
as Sailor-Subject
Moon of the Wolf
1972
as Attendant
Sol Madrid
1968
as 3rd Dietrich Gunman
Beggarman, Thief
1979
Hands of a Stranger
1962
as Tony Wilder
Private Duty Nurses
1971
as Ahmed
Curse of the Faceless Man
1958
as Tony (uncredited)
The Lollipop Cover
1965
as The Fighter
Everything's Ducky
1961
as Simmons
Convict Stage
1965
as Adam Scott
Day of Triumph
1954
as James the Less
The Murder Men
1961
Panic in the City
1968
as Karl Sinden (Mr. X)
Drums of Africa
1963
as Arab
About George Sawaya
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". With 81 credits spanning from 1951 to 1984, George Sawaya has appeared in 32 films and 49 TV shows.
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Most Popular George Sawaya Movies
- Blazing Saddles (1974) — as Townsman (uncredited)
- Earthquake (1974) — as Deputy Sherriff (uncredited)
- Batman (1966) — as Quetch
- Repo Man (1984) — as First Repo Victim
- Dragnet (1954) — as McQueen
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