
George Maharis
Known for Acting · 62 credits
- Born
- 1928-09-01
- Died
- 2023-05-24
- Place of birth
- Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- George Maharias
Biography
George Maharis was an American actor who portrayed Buz Murdock in the first three seasons of the TV series Route 66. Maharis also recorded numerous pop music albums at the height of his fame, and later starred in the short-lived TV series The Most Deadly Game.
Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Alex Burton / Charlie Emmet Cosmo, Esq.

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Thomas Bachman

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Michael Kolinos / Miles Catlan
TV Shows (35)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Alex Burton / Charlie Emmet Cosmo, Esq.

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Thomas Bachman

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Michael Kolinos / Miles Catlan

Cannon
1971

Naked City
1958
as Stroke Strokirch / Lundy / Johnny Gary / Tony Bacallas

Barnaby Jones
1973
as Warren Davis

Route 66
1960
as Buz Murdock

Night Gallery
1970
as Peter Lacland (segment "The Hand of Borgus Weems")

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Curtis Haynes

Kojak
1973
as Ringer

Matt Houston
1982
as Dr. Charles Brockway

The Bionic Woman
1976

Switch
1975
as Clouston
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self

Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Johnny Cesare

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self

McMillan & Wife
1971
as Walter Webley

Police Story
1973

Thriller
1973
as Mark Fields

Ellery Queen
1975
as Dr. Anthony Bender

The Phil Silvers Show
1955
as Seaman at Craps Game (uncredited)
Vicki!
1992
as Self

Journey to the Unknown
1968
as Stephen Drake

Rich Man, Poor Man
1976
as Joey Quayles

Shindig!
1964
as Self - Singer

Logan's Run
1977
as Gavin

Good Heavens
1976

The Snoop Sisters
1973
as Robert Duware

The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
as Phil Pearson

The Master
1984
as Simon Garrett

The Judy Garland Show
1963
as Self

The Most Deadly Game
1970
as Jonathan Croft
Movies (27)

Exodus
1960
as Yoav

The Sword and the Sorcerer
1982
as Machelli

Doppelganger
1993
as Mike Wallace

The Happening
1967
as Taurus

The Victim
1972
as Ben Chappel

The Satan Bug
1965
as Lee Barrett

Murder on Flight 502
1975
as Robert Davenport

A Covenant with Death
1967
as Ben Lewis

The Crash of Flight 401
1978
as Evan Walsh

SST: Death Flight
1978
as Les Phillips

The Last Day of the War
1970
as Sgt. Chips Slater

The Desperados
1969
as Jacob Galt

Land Raiders
1969
as Paul Cardenas

Sylvia
1965
as Alan Macklin

The Monk
1969
as Gus Monk

Escape to Mindanao
1968
as Joe Walden

Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
1976
as Guy Woodhouse

Marty
1953
as Dancer at the Club (uncredited)

Return to Fantasy Island
1978
as Lowell Benson

The Mugger
1958
as Nicholas Grecco

Come Die with Me
1974
as Walter Burr

Death to Sister Mary
1974
as Mark Fields

Quick, Before It Melts
1965
as Peter Santelli

Death in Space
1974
as Dr. Dan Summit

A Small Rebellion
1966
as Michael Kolinos

Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962
Of Men and Women
1972
About George Maharis
George Maharis was an American actor who portrayed Buz Murdock in the first three seasons of the TV series Route 66. Maharis also recorded numerous pop music albums at the height of his fame, and later starred in the short-lived TV series The Most Deadly Game. With 62 credits spanning from 1953 to 1993, George Maharis has appeared in 27 films and 35 TV shows.
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Most Popular George Maharis Movies
- Exodus (1960) — as Yoav
- The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) — as Machelli
- Doppelganger (1993) — as Mike Wallace
- The Happening (1967) — as Taurus
- The Victim (1972) — as Ben Chappel
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