---
name: "George Dickerson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/george-dickerson"
fi1m_id: "george-dickerson"
imdb_id: "nm0225419"
tmdb_id: 11792
wikidata_id: "Q5538523"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 July 1933"
died: "10 January 2015"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T23:40:49.648403+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# George Dickerson

## Identity

George Dickerson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/george-dickerson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** george-dickerson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0225419
- **TMDB ID:** 11792
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5538523
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Dickerson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5538523, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0225419/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11792

Actor. Born 25 July 1933 in Topeka, Kansas, USA. Died 10 January 2015.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 July 1933, Topeka, Kansas, USA
- **Died:** 10 January 2015
- **Active:** 1981–1986
- **Average Fi1m score:** 85, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Dickerson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5538523, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0225419/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11792

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Blue Velvet*](https://film.one/film/blue-velvet.md) (88)

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## Biography

George Dickerson was an American actor. Born in Topeka, Kansas, he appeared in numerous film and television roles from the late 1970s onwards.

He is known for playing Detective Williams in David Lynch’s *Blue Velvet* (1986) and Police Commander Swanson in the first season of *Hill Street Blues*. Other credits include *Psycho II* (1983), *No Mercy* (1986), *Death Wish 4: The Crackdown* (1987), *After Dark, My Sweet* (1990) and *Death Warrant* (1990), as well as guest appearances in series such as *Little House on the Prairie*, *Miami Vice* and *The Flash*.

Before acting, Dickerson worked as a writer, poet and playwright, and served as a United Nations diplomat in Lebanon. He was the father of Finnish film director Dome Karukoski. Dickerson died in New York City in 2015.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, hollywoodreporter.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Blue Velvet* (1986), Fi1m 88, as Detective Williams — [page](https://film.one/film/blue-velvet.md)
- *Cutter's Way* (1981), Fi1m 82, as Mortician — [page](https://film.one/film/cutters-way.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Broken Giant* (1997), as Thomas Smith
- *Ties to Rachel* (1997), as Bucyrus
- *As Good As Dead* (1995), as Edgar Warfield
- *Death Dreams* (1991), as Dr. Drake
- *Son of the Morning Star* (1991), series, as Gen. Sherman
- *The Flash* (1990), series, as Quinn
- *Death Warrant* (1990), as Tom Vogler
- *After Dark, My Sweet* (1990), as Doc Goldman
- *Indian Camp* (1990), as Dr. Adams
- *Terrifying Tales* (1989), as Dr. Malcolm Rutledge (segment "Creatures of Habit")
- *Supercarrier* (1988), series, Actor
- *Desperate* (1987), as LeClerc
- *Death Wish 4: The Crackdown* (1987), as Detective Reiner
- *No Mercy* (1986), as Reblue
- *Sledge Hammer!* (1986), series, as Commissioner Holbestam
- *Blue Velvet* (1986), as Detective Williams — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/blue-velvet.md)
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Jim Haas
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Dr. Hal Matthews
- *Hunter* (1984), series, as Duane Hatch
- *Miami Vice* (1984), series, as FBI Agent Chet Blakemore — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)
- *The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins* (1984), as Underwood
- *The Star Chamber* (1983), as George Tillis
- *Space Raiders* (1983), as Tracton
- *Psycho II* (1983), as County Sheriff
- *National Lampoon's Movie Madness* (1982), as More Lecherous Dairy President ("Success Wanters")
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Rudolf Hauser
- *Cutter's Way* (1981), as Mortician — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/cutters-way.md)
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), series, Actor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)
- *The Incredible Hulk* (1977), series, Actor
- *Three's Company* (1977), series, as The Boss
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Lloyd
- *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), series, as Mr. Rooney

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