Person
George Lessey
Acting · 1875–1947 · Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Known for
Birthright
1938
Now, Voyager
Uncle Herbert (uncredited)
Go West
Railroad President
The Pride of the Yankees
Mayor of New Rochelle
Boom Town
Judge
Strike Up the Band
Mr. Morgan
Mission to Moscow
Bill - Well-wisher (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
Toastmaster
Roxie Hart
Judge
Blossoms in the Dust
Mr. Keats
Filmography
- 1944Bride by MistakeBusiness Man
- 1944Buffalo BillMr. Schyler Vandervere
- 1944None Shall EscapePresiding Judge
- 1944Henry Aldrich, Boy ScoutMr. Towers
- 1943Pistol Packin' MamaMr. Burton
- 1943Mission to MoscowBill - Well-wisher (uncredited)
- 1943Dixie DuganSen. Patterson
- 1942Laugh Your Blues AwayMr. Westerly
- 1942Now, VoyagerUncle Herbert (uncredited)
- 1942The Gay SistersJudge Barrows
- 1942The Pride of the YankeesMayor of New Rochelle
- 1942Rings on Her FingersFenwick Sr.
- 1942Roxie HartJudge
- 1941We Go FastJ.P. Hempstead
- 1941Blossoms in the DustMr. Keats
- 1941Moon Over MiamiWilliam 'Willie' Boulton
- 1941Sweetheart of the CampusDr. Hale
- 1941Adventure in WashingtonU.S. Vice President
- 1941The Big BossSen. Williams
- 1941Men of Boys TownBradford Stone
- 1941Forbidden PassageAmerican Consul in Lisbon
- 1941Blonde InspirationC. V. Hutchins
- 1940Go WestRailroad President
- 1940Gallant SonsJudge
- 1940HullabalooMr. Arthur Jay Norton
- 1940Sky MurderSenator Monrose
- 1940Strike Up the BandMr. Morgan
- 1940Good Bad BoysJudge Kincaid
- 1940Boom TownJudge
- 1940Soak the OldWilliam Bowen, Narrator
- 1940The Golden FleecingBuckley Sloan
- 1940Sporting BloodBanker Cobb
- 1940Andy Hardy Meets DebutanteUnderwood
- 1940Hollywood: Style Center of the WorldMary's Father
- 1940Edison, the ManToastmaster
- 1940Dr. Kildare's Strange CaseRufus Ingersoll
- 1939How to EatToastmaster at Dinner
- 1939One Third of a NationDoctor (uncredited)
- 1938The Miss They Missed
- 1938Birthright
- 1937Bashful BallerinaCommitteeman
- 1925The FoolGoodkind
- 1925Durand of the Bad LandsJohn Boyd
- 1925White ThunderSheriff Richards
- 1924It Is the LawInspector Dolan
- 1923The Silent CommandMr. Collins
- 1921School DaysHis Guardian - the Deacon
- 1921Handcuffs or KissesElias Pratt
- 1921Why Girls Leave HomeMr. Hedder
- 1921Is Life Worth Living?Lawyer
- 1921A Divorce of ConvenienceSenator Wakefield
- 1920The Harvest MoonJacques Vavin
- 1919TwilightDr. Henry Charmant
- 1918The Eagle's EyeDirector
- 1917Patria
- 1916The Harbor Transportation TrustDirector
- 1916The Insurance SwindlersDirector
- 1916Old King CoalDirector
- 1916The Railroad MonopolyDirector
- 1916The Power of the PeopleDirector
- 1915GraftDirector
- 1915The SuburbanDirector
- 1915The Marble HeartDirector
- 1914The Brass BowlDirector
- 1914The Story of the Willow PatternDirector
- 1913The Doctor's DutyDirector
- 1913The Twelfth JurorDirector
- 1913Bread on the WatersDirector
- 1913The PortraitDirector
- 1913The BellsDirector
- 1913The Ambassador's DaughterRichard Farnsworth, an attaché at the embassy
- 1913At Bear Track GulchJack Turner
- 1913John Manley's AwakeningDirector
- 1912His Mother's HopeThe Father
- 1912Hope - A Red Cross Seal StoryBank President John Harvey
- 1912A Romance of the Rails
- 1912At the Masquerade BallJack Van Rensellaer
- 1912A Soldier's DutyCommanding General
- 1912The Passer-byHamilton Crawford, the Bridegroom
- 1912The High Cost of LivingTracy-Mildred's sweetheart
- 1911Romeo and JulietRomeo
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