Nathan George

Nathan George
Nathan George as Attendant Washington in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Born(1936-07-27)July 27, 1936
United States
DiedMarch 3, 2017(2017-03-03) (aged 80)
New York City, New York, United States
OccupationOiling up
Years active1968-1997

Nathan George (July 27, 1936 – March 3, 2017) was an American actor who was active from 1968 to 1997. He co-won a 1969 Obie Award with Ron O'Neal for Charles Gordone's Pulitzer Prize-winning play No Place to Be Somebody; this performance also received a Drama Desk Award.[1]

George also directed for the stage. He directed a production of Ron Milner's Who's Got His Own at Center Stage in Baltimore in 1970,[2][3] and Cummings and Bowings, a play based on poems by E.E. Cummings, for the U.R.G.E.N.T. Theatre in New York in 1973.[4]

In film, George acted in Brubaker (1980),[5] Klute (1971),[6] Serpico (1973),[7] Harsh Light (1997), his last film,[8] and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and was one of the leads in Short Eyes (1977).

George died on March 3, 2017, in New York City.[9][10]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1971 Klute Trask
1973 Serpico Smith
1974 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Police Patrolman James
1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Attendant Washington
1977 Short Eyes Ice
1980 Brubaker Leon Edwards – Prison Board
1996 Night Falls on Manhattan Juror Uncredited
1997 Harsh Light Montgomery Paris short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1972 Madigan Roscoe Blue NBC
1978 To Kill A Cop Charles NBC Television Movie
1985 The Equalizer Tessor 1 Episode
1989 A Man Called Hawk Crawldaddy 1 Episode
1996 On Seventh Avenue Floyd Nevins NBC Television Movie

References

  1. ^ IBDB Person Awards Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Nathan George and Company". The Afro-American. No. 1970–05–09. Baltimore. p. 1, § Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  3. ^ "Center Stage". Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  4. ^ Feingold, Michael (1973-08-30). "Whittle While You Work". The Village Voice. p. 52. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  5. ^ Brubaker (1980)
  6. ^ Klute (1971)
  7. ^ Harsh Light (1997)
  8. ^ Serpico (1973) – Full cast and crew
  9. ^ Nathan George, aveleyman.com
  10. ^ Nathan George, findagrave.com


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