Biography
George Macready, also credited as George Peabody Macready Jr., was an American stage, film and television actor. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on 29 August 1899 and graduated from Brown University. He made his Broadway debut in 1926 in The Scarlet Letter and appeared in numerous stage productions through the 1950s.
Macready began his film career in 1942 and was frequently cast in supporting roles. His credits include Ballin Mundson in Gilda (1946), Marullus in Julius Caesar (1953), Gen. Paul Mireau in Paths of Glory (1957), Emperor Maximilian in Vera Cruz (1954), General Kuhster in The Great Race (1965) and Cordell Hull in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970). He also appeared in episodes of series such as The Twilight Zone, Bonanza, Get Smart and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He died in Los Angeles on 2 July 1973.
