Person
George O'Hanlon
Acting · 1912–1989 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Samuel O'Hanlon (November 23, 1912 – February 11, 1989) was an American actor, comedian, writer and director. He was best known for his role as Joe McDoakes in the Warner Bros.' live-action Joe McDoakes short subjects from 1942 to 1956 and as the voice of George Jetson in Hanna-Barbera's 1962 prime-time animated television series The Jetsons and its 1985 revival.
Known for
Maverick
Caldwell
Mission: Impossible
Captain Douglas
Love, American Style
Sid Doff
Adam-12
Drunk
Petticoat Junction
Harry Harmon
Mister Ed
George Harper
The Red Skelton Show
US Corporal
I Love Lucy
Charlie Appleby (uncredited)
The Odd Couple
Drunk
The Name of the Game
Manager
Filmography
- 1990Jetsons: The MovieGeorge Jetson (voice)
- 1988Rockin' with Judy JetsonGeorge Jetson (voice)
- 1987The Jetsons Meet the FlintstonesGeorge Jetson (voice)
- 1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
- 1976RockyTV Commentator
- 1974The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at RivertonHerb Evans
- 1973Charley and the AngelPolice Chief
- 1972Now You See Him, Now You Don'tTed
- 1972Sanford and Son
- 1971The Million Dollar DuckParking Attendant
- 1970The Partridge FamilyBear Man
- 1970The Odd CoupleDrunk
- 1969Love, American StyleSid Doff
- 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Mrs. Pate
- 1968I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl CrewStory
- 1968Adam-12Drunk
- 1968The Name of the GameManager
- 1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleCaptain Douglas
- 1964Reporter
- 1964For Those Who Think YoungScreenplay
- 1963Petticoat JunctionHarry Harmon
- 1963The LieutenantJeweler
- 1962The Gallant Men
- 1962The JetsonsGeorge Jetson (voice)
- 1961Mister EdGeorge Harper
- 1960The Roaring 20's
- 1959The RookieDirector
- 1958The Ann Sothern ShowAce
- 1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseHowie
- 1958Bronco
- 1958The Vanishing DuckGeorge (voice) (uncredited)
- 1957MaverickCaldwell
- 1957SugarfootYamp Dooley
- 1957Bop Girl Goes CalypsoBarney
- 1957KronosDr. Arnold Culver
- 1956So Your Wife Wants to WorkJoe McDoakes
- 1956So You Want to Play the PianoJoe McDoakes
- 1956So You Want to Be PrettyJoe McDoakes aka Roger
- 1956Battle StationsPatrick Mosher
- 1956So You Think the Grass Is GreenerJoe McDoakes
- 1956Your Safety FirstMan (voice)
- 1955So You Want to Be a PolicemanJoe McDoakes
- 1955So You Want to Be a V.P.Joe McDoakes
- 1955So You Want a Model RailroadJoe McDoakes
- 1955So You Want to Be on a JuryJoe McDoakes
- 1955So You Want to Be a GladiatorJoe McDoakes
- 1955So You Don't Trust Your WifeJoe McDoakes
- 1954So You Want to Know Your RelativesJoe McDoakes
- 1954So You're Taking in a RoomerJoe McDoakes
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneyHerb Evans
- 1954So You Want to Be a BankerJoe McDoakes
- 1954So You Want to Go to a NightclubJoe McDoakes
- 1954So You Want to Be Your Own BossJoe McDoakes
- 1954So You're Having Neighbor TroubleJoe McDoakes
- 1953So You Want to Be an HeirJoe McDoakes
- 1953So You Think You Can't SleepJoe McDoakes
- 1953The Danny Thomas ShowChick
- 1953Letter to LorettaSam Brown
- 1953So You Love Your DogJoe McDoakes
- 1953So You Want a Television SetJoe McDoakes
- 1953So You Want to Learn to DanceJoe McDoakes
- 1953So You Want to Be a MusicianJoe McDoakes
- 1953The Life Of RileyCalvin Dudley
- 1952So You Want to Wear the PantsCorporal Joe McDoakes
- 1952So You're Going to the DentistJoe McDoakes
- 1952Cattle TownShiloh
- 1952Park RowSteve Brodie
- 1952So You Never Tell a LieJoe McDoakes
- 1952So You Want to Go to a ConventionJoe McDoakes
- 1952The Lion and the Horse'Shorty' Cameron
- 1952So You Want to Enjoy LifeJoe McDoakes
- 1952So You Want to Get It WholesaleJoe McDoakes
- 1952Room for One MoreMinor Role (uncredited)
- 1951So You Want to Be a PlumberJoe McDoakes
- 1951The Tanks Are ComingSgt. Tucker
- 1951I Love LucyCharlie Appleby (uncredited)
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsDave, pawnbroker
- 1951The Red Skelton ShowUS Corporal
- 1951So You Want to Be a BachelorJoe McDoakes
- 1951So You Want to Be a Paper HangerJoe McDoakes
- 1951So You Want to Be a CowboyJoe McDoakes
- 1951So You Want to Be a HandymanJoe McDoakes
- 1950So You're Going to Have an OperationJoe McDoakes
- 1950So You Want a RaiseJoe McDoakes
- 1950So You Want to MoveJoe McDoakes
- 1950So You Want to Hold Your HusbandJoe McDoakes / Baby McDoakes
- 1950So You Think You're Not GuiltyJoe McDoakes
- 1950So You Want to Throw a PartyJoe McDoakes
- 1949So You Want to Be an ActorJoe McDoakes
- 1949So You Want to Get Rich QuickJoe McDoakes
- 1949ZambaMarvin
- 1949So You're Having In-Law TroubleJoe McDoakes
- 1949So You Want to Be a Muscle ManJoe McDoakes
- 1949So You Want to Be PopularJoe McDoakes
- 1949Joe Palooka in the Big FightLouie
- 1949So You Want to Be a Baby SitterJoe McDoakes
- 1948So You Want to Be on the RadioJoe McDoakes
- 1948June BrideScott Davis
- 1948So You Want to Be in PoliticsJoe McDoakes
- 1948So You Want to Be a DetectiveJoe McDoakes (a.k.a. Phillip Snarlow)
- 1948The CounterfeitersFrankie Dodge
- 1948So You Want to Build a HouseJoe McDoakes
- 1948Are You With It?Buster
- 1948So You Want to Be a GamblerJoe McDoakes
- 1948So You Want an ApartmentJoe McDoakes
- 1947Heading for HeavenAlvin Ponacress
- 1947So You Want to Hold Your WifeJoe McDoakes
- 1947The Spirit of West PointJoe Wilson
- 1947So You Want to Be a SalesmanJoe McDoakes
- 1947Hollywood WonderlandDancing Townsman (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
- 1947The HuckstersFreddie Callahan (uncredited)
- 1947So You're Going on a VacationJoe McDoakes
- 1947So You Want to Be in PicturesJoe McDoakes / Self
- 1947So You're Going to Be a FatherJoe McDoakes / Josephine McDoakes
- 1946So You Think You're a Nervous WreckJoe McDoakes
- 1946So You Want to Keep Your HairJoe McDoakes
- 1946So You Want to Play the HorsesJoe McDoakes
- 1945So You Think You're AllergicJoe McDoakes/MacGregor McDoakes
- 1944Once Over LightlyNarrator
- 1944Resisting Enemy InterrogationAmerican Pilot at Headquarters
- 1943Nearly EighteenEddie
- 1943Corvette K-225RCAL Wireless Operator
- 1943Two Tickets to LondonSailor (uncredited)
- 1943Action in the North AtlanticNavy Pilot (uncredited)
- 1943All by MyselfBuck
- 1943Reconnaissance PilotJocular Officer
- 1942So You Think You Need GlassesJoe McDoakes
- 1942So You Want to Give Up SmokingJoe McDoakes
- 1942Criminal InvestigatorPowers
- 1942Man From HeadquartersWeeks, Reporter
- 1941New WinePeppi
- 1940Spring ParadePeasant (uncredited)
- 1940City for ConquestNewsboy (uncredited)
- 1940Sailor's LadySailor
- 1940Saturday's ChildrenOffice Worker at Party (uncredited)
- 1940The Fighting 69thEddie Kearney (uncredited)
- 1939Swanee RiverTicket Taker
- 1939A Child is BornYoung Husband (uncredited)
- 1939Dust Be My DestinyMan at Bank After Robbery (uncredited)
- 1939Hell's KitchenUsher (uncredited)
- 1939Daughters CourageousDancer (uncredited)
- 1938Brother RatOrderly
- 1938Secrets of an ActressFlower Delivery Boy (uncredited)
- 1938Women Are Like ThatPage (uncredited)
- 1938Blondes at WorkThird Newsboy (uncredited)
- 1938Hollywood HotelCasting Assistant (uncredited)
- 1932The Death KissBystander / Man Sitting on Curb
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