Will Geer

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Will Geer

Born 1902-03-09 Frankfort, Indiana, USA 75 films

Will Geer (March 9, 1902 – April 22, 1978) was an American actor and social activist. His original name was William Aughe Ghere. He is remembered for his portrayal of Grandpa Zebulon Tyler Walton in the 1970s TV series, The Waltons.   Geer made his Broadway debut as Pistol in a 1928 production of Much Ado About Nothing, created the role of Mr. Mister in Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock, played Candy in John Steinbeck's theatrical adaptation of his n…

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Filmography

75 films
Rip Van Winkle poster

Rip Van Winkle, a lazy American man, wanders off one day with his dog Wolf into the Kaatskill mount…

Rip Van Winkle

★ 5.7 1978

The Mafu Cage poster

Two strange sisters live in a crumbling mansion, where they keep a pet ape, which belonged to their…

The Mafu Cage

★ 5.9 1978

Unknown Powers poster

A documentary –actually three episodes of a canceled TV series edited together– examining various p…

Unknown Powers

★ 6.2 1978

Bunco poster

Tom Selleck is a member of the "Bunco" squad the squad in charge of nabbing con men, cheats, and sw…

Bunco

★ 7.0 1977