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
OccupationActor
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.

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, 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.

In film, George acted in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Brubaker (1980), Klute (1971), Serpico (1973), Harsh Light (1997), his last film, 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.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1970Move (1970 film)ManUncredited
1971KluteTrask
1973SerpicoSmith
1974The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreePolice Patrolman James
1975One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestAttendant Washington
1977Short EyesIce
1980BrubakerLeon Edwards – Prison Board
1996Night Falls on ManhattanJurorUncredited
1997Harsh LightMontgomery Parisshort film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1972 Madigan Roscoe Blue NBC
1978 To Kill A Cop Charles NBC Television Movie
1985 The Equalizer Tessor Episode: "Bump and Run"
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. ↑ The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
  6. ↑ Brubaker (1980)
  7. ↑ Klute (1971)
  8. ↑ Harsh Light (1997)
  9. ↑ Serpico (1973) – Full cast and crew
  10. ↑ Nathan George Archived 2018-11-05 at the Wayback Machine, aveleyman.com
  11. ↑ Nathan George, findagrave.com