---
name: "George Grizzard"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/george-grizzard"
fi1m_id: "george-grizzard"
imdb_id: "nm0342732"
tmdb_id: 72056
wikidata_id: "Q249925"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 April 1928"
died: "2 October 2007"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T17:02:56.022146+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 Grizzard

## Identity

George Grizzard

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/george-grizzard
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** george-grizzard
- **IMDb ID:** nm0342732
- **TMDB ID:** 72056
- **Wikidata ID:** Q249925
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Grizzard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q249925, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0342732/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72056

Actor. Born 1 April 1928 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, USA. Died 2 October 2007.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 April 1928, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, USA
- **Died:** 2 October 2007
- **Active:** 1980–2000
- **Also known as:** George Cooper Grizzard Jr.
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 68 (1), 2000s 82 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Grizzard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q249925, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0342732/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72056

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Seems Like Old Times*](https://film.one/film/seems-like-old-times.md) (68)

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## Biography

George Grizzard (born George Cooper Grizzard Jr.) was an American actor of stage, film and television. He was born on 1 April 1928 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, and raised in Washington, DC. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and began his professional career at Washington's Arena Stage before moving to New York.

Grizzard made his Broadway debut in *The Desperate Hours* (1955). He originated the role of Nick in the 1962 premiere of Edward Albee's *Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?* and won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the 1996 revival of Albee's *A Delicate Balance*. His film credits include *Advise & Consent* (1962), *Comes a Horseman* (1978) and *Seems Like Old Times* (1980), in which he played the Governor.

He received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Grammy Award, among other honours. Grizzard died on 2 October 2007 in Manhattan.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Wonder Boys* (2000), Fi1m 82, as Fred Leer — [page](https://film.one/film/wonder-boys.md)
- *Seems Like Old Times* (1980), Fi1m 68, as Governor — [page](https://film.one/film/seems-like-old-times.md)

## Complete filmography (78)

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

- *Flags of Our Fathers* (2006), as John Bradley
- *Haskett's Chance* (2006), as Peyton Haskett
- *Small Time Crooks* (2000), as George Blint
- *Wonder Boys* (2000), as Fred Leer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/wonder-boys.md)
- *Sisters and Other Strangers* (1997), as Ben Strickland
- *3rd Rock from the Sun* (1996), series, as George Albright
- *Scarlett* (1994), series, as Henry Hamilton
- *The 5 Mrs. Buchanans* (1994), series, Actor
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Charley Nott
- *Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story* (1993), as Dr. Sheets
- *Not in My Family* (1993), as Malcolm Worth
- *Alex Haley's Queen* (1993), series, as Mr. Cherry
- *Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker* (1991), as actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Iran: Days of Crisis* (1991), series, as Jimmy Carter
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Defense Attorney Arthur Gold — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Caroline?* (1990), as Paul Carmichael
- *Studio 5-B* (1989), series, Actor
- *David* (1988), as Dr. Achauer
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel* (1987), as Dr. Clayman
- *The Deliberate Stranger* (1986), as Richard Larsen
- *The Deliberate Stranger* (1986), series, as Richard Larsen
- *Under Siege* (1986), as Warren Richards
- *Spenser: For Hire* (1985), series, Actor
- *The Golden Girls* (1985), series, as Jamie, George Devereaux — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md)
- *Midas Valley* (1985), as George Carew
- *International Airport* (1985), as Martin Harris
- *Embassy* (1985), as Senator Tunnard
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Dr. Aubrey Benton, Prof. Tyler Stoneham, Edmund Hall
- *The Cosby Show* (1984), series, as Mr. Barker
- *Bachelor Party* (1984), as Ed Thompson
- *Not in Front of the Children* (1982), as Leland Crenshaw
- *Wrong Is Right* (1982), as President Lockwood
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Mr. Wooster, Mayor Peter Stockman
- *The Shady Hill Kidnapping* (1982), as Mr. Wooster
- *Seems Like Old Times* (1980), as Governor — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/seems-like-old-times.md)
- *The Oldest Living Graduate* (1980), as Floyd Kincaid
- *Attica* (1980), as Tom Wicker
- *The Night Rider* (1979), as Dan Kenton
- *Firepower* (1979), as Leo Gelhorn
- *Comes a Horseman* (1978), as Neil Atkinson
- *The Adams Chronicles* (1976), series, as John Adams
- *The Lives of Jenny Dolan* (1975), as Ralph Stantlow
- *The Two Deaths of Sean Doolittle* (1975), as Sean DooLittle
- *Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan* (1975), series, as Attorney Clay
- *The Stranger Within* (1974), as David Collins
- *The Country Girl* (1974), as Bernie Dodd
- *Indict and Convict* (1974), as Bob Mathews
- *Pueblo* (1973), as Court Counsel
- *Happy Birthday, Wanda June* (1971), as Dr. Norbert Woodley
- *Travis Logan, D.A.* (1971), as Chuck Bentley
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Larry
- *A Memory of Two Mondays* (1971), as Larry
- *Medical Center* (1969), series, as Dr. Tom Forley
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Al Marsh
- *Teacher, Teacher* (1969), as F. Niles Putnam
- *A Case of Libel* (1968), as Alston
- *Ironside* (1967), series, Actor
- *Warning Shot* (1967), as Walt Cody
- *Profiles in Courage* (1964), series, as Judge Ben Barr Lindsey
- *Espionage* (1963), series, as Lieutenant Bridger
- *Advise & Consent* (1962), as Senator Fred van Ackerman
- *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor
- *Bus Stop* (1961), series, Actor
- *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Douglas Martin
- *A String of Beads* (1961), as Joey Raymond
- *Thriller* (1960), series, as Merle Jenkins
- *From the Terrace* (1960), as Alexander 'Lex' Porter
- *The Detectives* (1959), series, Actor
- *Startime* (1959), series, as Alfred
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Alan Talbot / Walter Ryder Jr., Roger Shackleforth — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *One Step Beyond* (1959), series, as Pharmacist's Mate Harris
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Capt. George Ballinger
- *Playwrights '56* (1955), series, Actor
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Ted Lambert, Hubert Winter, Alan Chatterton
- *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Jerry Mitchell
- *The United States Steel Hour* (1953), series, as Bill
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as F. Niles Putnam, Paul Carmichael, Bernie Dodd
- *The Chaser*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Barbara Eden in a scene from the tv movie, The Stranger Within. (1974)](https://film.one/media/person/325589/gallery-e434d9c80542.png) Barbara Eden in a scene from the tv movie, The Stranger Within. (1974) — ABC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Barbara_Eden_-_The_Stranger_Within_%281974%29.png/1280px-Barbara_Eden_-_The_Stranger_Within_%281974%29.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Photo of Gail Kobe and George Grizzard from the Twilight Zone episode "In His Image". This was the first hour-long edition of the program. (1962)](https://film.one/media/person/325589/gallery-588023d48c40.jpg) Photo of Gail Kobe and George Grizzard from the Twilight Zone episode "In His Image". This was the first hour-long edition of the program. (1962) — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Twilight_Zone_In_His_Image_1962.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![George Grizzard](https://film.one/media/person/325589/gallery-3be4e3aea930.jpg) George Grizzard — The Bureau of Industrial Service for CBS Television.  The Bureau, a division of ad agency Young & Rubicam, was widely used by those in the television industry in the 1950s and 1960s for distributing publicity material., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/George_Grizzard_Patricia_Barry_The_Twilight_Zone_1960.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo from a television presentation of the W. Somerset Maugham story A String of Beads. George Grizzard played Walter Harmon, a law student, and Jane Fonda pla (1961)](https://film.one/media/person/325589/gallery-b6630094858b.jpg) Photo from a television presentation of the W. Somerset Maugham story A String of Beads. George Grizzard played Walter Harmon, a law student, and Jane Fonda pla (1961) — NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Jane_Fonda_George_Grizzard_A_String_of_Beads_1961.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![George Grizzard](https://film.one/media/person/325589/gallery-aa809bd26490.jpg) George Grizzard — Image via TMDB
- ![George Grizzard](https://film.one/media/person/325589/gallery-de8e961b7b73.jpg) George Grizzard — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 1980: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (won), for *The Oldest Living Graduate*

### Other awards — 2 won, 2 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1996: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (won)
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1961: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1959: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (nominated)
- Theatre World Award 1957: Theatre World Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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