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name: "George Mathews"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/george-mathews"
fi1m_id: "george-mathews"
imdb_id: "nm0558636"
tmdb_id: 110941
wikidata_id: "Q5542237"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 October 1911"
died: "7 November 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T07:16:38.672756+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."
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# George Mathews

## Identity

George Mathews

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/george-mathews
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** george-mathews
- **IMDb ID:** nm0558636
- **TMDB ID:** 110941
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5542237
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mathews_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5542237, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0558636/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/110941

Actor. Born 10 October 1911 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Died 7 November 1984.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 October 1911, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Died:** 7 November 1984
- **Active:** 1955–1957
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mathews_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5542237, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0558636/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/110941

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Man with the Golden Arm*](https://film.one/film/the-man-with-the-golden-arm.md) (78)

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## Biography

George Mathews (10 October 1911 – 7 November 1984) was an American actor. He began his stage career in the early 1930s after failing to secure a job with the US Post Office and went on to appear in numerous Broadway productions, including roles in The Eve of St. Mark and A Streetcar Named Desire.

On screen he was frequently cast as heavies or tough military types. His film credits include Williams in *The Man with the Golden Arm* (1955), John Shanssey in *Gunfight at the O.K. Corral* (1957), Spec Cauley in *Pat and Mike* (1952) and Sheriff Bull Harper in *The Last Wagon* (1956). He also appeared in television series such as *The Honeymooners*, *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* and *Perry Mason*.

Mathews was married to stage actress Mary Haynsworth from 1951 until his death.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Man with the Golden Arm* (1955), Fi1m 78, as Williams — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-with-the-golden-arm.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

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

- *Going Home* (1971), as Malloy
- *Androcles and the Lion* (1967), as Centurion
- *Glynis* (1963), series, Actor
- *The Hole* (1962), as (voice)
- *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Dr. Willard Ryson
- *The Defenders* (1961), series, as Detective Al Marks
- *Route 66* (1960), series, Actor
- *Heller in Pink Tights* (1960), as Sam Pierce
- *Winterset* (1959), as Shadow
- *Adventures in Paradise* (1959), series, as Holt
- *Naked City* (1958), series, Actor
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Mike Flint
- *M Squad* (1957), series, as Bricker
- *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, Actor
- *The Fabulous Irishman* (1957), as Liam Mellows
- *Gunfight at the O.K. Corral* (1957), as Griffin Saloonkeeper John Shanssey
- *The Last Wagon* (1956), as Sheriff Bull Harper
- *The Proud Ones* (1956), as Dillon
- *The Man with the Golden Arm* (1955), as Williams — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-with-the-golden-arm.md)
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Sam Dunleavy, Mac McGurk
- *The Honeymooners* (1955), series, Actor
- *The Great Diamond Robbery* (1954), as Duke Fargoh
- *Act of Love* (1953), as Henderson
- *City Beneath the Sea* (1953), as Captain Meade
- *Last of the Comanches* (1953), as Romany O'Rattigan
- *Yankee Buccaneer* (1952), as Chief Petty Officer Link
- *Sally and Saint Anne* (1952), as Father Kennedy
- *Pat and Mike* (1952), as Sylvester 'Spec' Cauley
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Shadow
- *Robert Montgomery Presents* (1950), series, as Bill Meyers
- *Suspense* (1949), series, as Police Detective
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as George, Sheriff Bolt, Samuelson
- *Seven Keys to Baldpate* (1946), Actor
- *The Front Page* (1945), Actor
- *The Great John L.* (1945), as John Flood
- *The Corn Is Green* (1945), as Trap Driver (uncredited)
- *The Open Door: The Story Of Foreman Jim Baxter And His Family* (1945), as Monte
- *The Eve of St. Mark* (1944), as Sgt. Ruby
- *X Marks the Spot* (1944), Actor
- *Up in Arms* (1944), as Blackie
- *Stage Door Canteen* (1943), as Marine Sergeant with Ray Bolger (uncredited)

## Gallery

- ![Cast portrait of George Mathews as Dynamite Jim Flimmins in the 1937 Federal Theatre Project production of Processional at Maxine Elliott's Theatre](https://film.one/media/person/3726650/gallery-8f0f8742189a.jpg) Cast portrait of George Mathews as Dynamite Jim Flimmins in the 1937 Federal Theatre Project production of Processional at Maxine Elliott's Theatre — Federal Theatre Project, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Processional-Mathews-490-14.jpg/1280px-Processional-Mathews-490-14.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Photograph of George Mathews as Dynamite Jim Flimmins in the 1937 Federal Theatre Project production of Processional at Maxine Elliott's Theatre](https://film.one/media/person/3726650/gallery-014342e35aaf.jpg) Photograph of George Mathews as Dynamite Jim Flimmins in the 1937 Federal Theatre Project production of Processional at Maxine Elliott's Theatre — Federal Theatre Project, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Processional-Mathews-505-2-A.jpg/1280px-Processional-Mathews-505-2-A.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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