Person
George Sawaya
Acting · 1923–2003 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
George Sawaya (August 14, 1923 – September 17, 2003) was an American stuntman and actor. He acted in almost one hundred different films and television episodes, but always as minor characters. His careerwas relatively consistent from the 1950s to the 1980s. Sawaya acted in the original Star Trek several times, first as Chief Humboldt in "The Menagerie, Part I" and then as Klingons in "Errand of Mercy" and "Day of the Dove".
Known for
Perry Mason
Connor
Columbo
Man
Star Trek
Second Soldier
The Andy Griffith Show
Jealous Boyfriend
Dragnet
1951
Mannix
1967
Ironside
Cabbie
Get Smart
Brawler (uncredited)
Batman
Templar
Mission: Impossible
Guard (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1984Repo ManFirst Repo Victim
- 1982Voyagers!
- 1982Blade RunnerStunts
- 1981Escape from New YorkStunts
- 1981Bustin' LooseStunts
- 1981Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon QueenStunts
- 1980Cheech & Chong's Next MovieStunts
- 1979Beggarman, Thief
- 1979The Concorde... Airport '79Girard
- 1978FMStunts
- 1978Cops and RobinStunt Coordinator
- 1977Kingston: ConfidentialWilli
- 1976Quincy, M.E.Jason Talmadge (uncredited)
- 1976Rich Man, Poor Man - Book IIMike
- 1976St. IvesArab Bagman
- 1975The Master GunfighterStunts
- 1975When Things Were RottenThe Courier
- 1975The Four DeucesStunt Coordinator
- 1975The Devil’s RainSteve Preston
- 1974The Godfather Part IIStunts
- 1974EarthquakeDeputy Sherriff (uncredited)
- 1974Blazing SaddlesTownsman (uncredited)
- 1973The Snoop SistersScarface
- 1973Magnum ForceStunts
- 1973The Don Is DeadGarcia (uncredited)
- 1973Barnaby JonesTed
- 1972The Poseidon AdventureStunts
- 1972Moon of the WolfAttendant
- 1972The Streets of San Francisco
- 1972The Rookies
- 1972Emergency!Injured Stuntman (uncredited)
- 1971Dirty HarryStunts
- 1971McMillan & WifeAl
- 1971Monty NashFitzgerald
- 1971Bearcats!Tower Guard
- 1971ColumboMan
- 1971Cannon
- 1971Private Duty NursesAhmed
- 1970McCloudHitman Tommy Lucas (uncredited)
- 1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Stunts
- 1969Sam Whiskey
- 1968The Boston StranglerPolice Officer (uncredited)
- 1968Panic in the CityKarl Sinden (Mr. X)
- 1968Adam-12Bandit
- 1968The Name of the GameHarv Miller
- 1968Sol Madrid3rd Dietrich Gunman
- 1968It Takes a ThiefObserver
- 1967Mannix
- 1967Custer
- 1967Bonnie and ClydeStand In
- 1967IronsideCabbie
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleGuard (uncredited)
- 1966ShaneIndian #1
- 1966The Time TunnelFrench Sailor
- 1966Star TrekSecond Soldier
- 1966BatmanQuetch
- 1966BatmanTemplar
- 1965The Lollipop CoverThe Fighter
- 1965The F.B.I.Marty Greene
- 1965Get SmartBrawler (uncredited)
- 1965The Money TrapAngelo
- 1965Fort CourageousIndian
- 1965Branded
- 1965Convict StageAdam Scott
- 1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Hoodlum #1
- 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Guard (uncredited)
- 1964The RoguesPanuji
- 1963Burke's LawOfficer
- 1963Arrest and Trial2nd Reporter
- 1963Drums of AfricaArab
- 1962Combat!Pierre
- 1962The Lucy ShowPete
- 1962The Beverly HillbilliesFirst Indian Chief
- 1962The Lloyd Bridges ShowEverett
- 1962Five Weeks in a BalloonNomad Chief (uncredited)
- 1962Hands of a StrangerTony Wilder
- 1961Everything's DuckySimmons
- 1961Straightaway
- 1961Ben Casey
- 1961The Murder Men
- 1960The Andy Griffith ShowJealous Boyfriend
- 1959The UntouchablesHood (uncredited)
- 1959The RebelGroder
- 1958Bat MastersonHarry Sutton
- 1958Yancy DerringerClub Patron (uncredited)
- 1958Curse of the Faceless ManTony (uncredited)
- 1957Perry MasonConnor
- 1956Hot CarsDet. Fred Holmes
- 1956Emergency HospitalJack Larson, ambulance driver (uncredited)
- 1956The Black SleepSailor-Subject
- 1955The ProdigalKavak
- 1954Day of TriumphJames the Less
- 1954DragnetMcQueen
- 1953Desert LegionStunts
- 1953You Are ThereMark Antony
- 1952The Narrow MarginReporter (uncredited)
- 1951Dragnet
- 1951The Living ChristPharisee
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