George Macready
Date of birth: 1899-08-29
Place of birth: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: George Peabody Macready Jr.
Biography
George Peabody Macready, Jr. (August 29, 1899 – July 2, 1973) was an American stage, film, and television actor often cast in roles as polished villains. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Macready, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Paths of Glory
1957-10-25
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within t
Gilda
1946-04-25
A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.
Detective Story
1951-10-24
Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad.
A Lady Without Passport
1950-08-03
An undercover U.S. Immigration agent falls in love with an immigrant attempting to enter the United
Julius Caesar
1953-06-04
The assassination of the would-be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic conseq
The Great Race
1965-07-01
Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto m
Dead Ringer
1964-02-19
The working class twin sister of a callous wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and
Seven Days in May
1964-02-01
A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951-10-16
The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.
Alias Nick Beal
1949-03-04
After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul
Follow the Boys
1944-05-05
During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star
The Missing Juror
1944-11-16
A newsman tracks down a phantom killer of murder-trial jurors.
Count Yorga, Vampire
1970-06-10
Posing as a hip medium, a bloodthirsty old-world undead gent attracts young lovelies to his mansion
The Return of Count Yorga
1971-08-18
Count Yorga continues to prey on the local community while living by a nearby orphanage. He also int
Commandos Strike at Dawn
1942-12-30
A gentle widower, enraged at Nazi atrocities against his peaceful Norwegian fishing village, escapes
Knock on Any Door
1949-02-22
An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the cour
My Name Is Julia Ross
1945-11-08
Julia Ross secures employment with a wealthy widow and goes to live at her house. Two days later, sh
The Human Duplicators
1965-03-03
An alien is dispatched from a faraway galaxy to take over the Earth by "duplicating" humans and crea
Taras Bulba
1962-11-21
Ukraine, 16th century. While the Poles dominate the Cossack steppes, Andrei, son of Taras Bulba, a C
Coroner Creek
1948-07-01
A man is bent on taking revenge on those responsible for his fiancée's death.
The Alligator People
1959-07-16
Under therapeutic hypnosis, a seemingly well-adjusted young woman tells a fantastic story, verified
The Soul of a Monster
1944-08-17
A man recovers on his death bed after his wife makes a mysterious pact with a strange woman. But is
The Green Glove
1952-02-28
In World War II France, American soldier Michael Blake captures, then loses Nazi-collaborator art th
Johnny Allegro
1949-05-26
Treasury Department officials recruit a florist (Raft) to lead them to a wanted criminal (Macready);
I Love a Mystery
1945-01-25
In San Francisco, detective partners Jack Packard and Doc Long are hired by socialite Jefferson Monk
The Big Clock
1948-03-18
Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor has to post-pone a vacation with his wife, again, when a
Counter-Attack
1945-04-26
Two Russians fight to escape the seven Nazi soldiers trapped with them in a bombed building.
Where Love Has Gone
1964-11-02
A divorced couple's teen-age daughter stands trial for stabbing her mother's latest lover.
A Kiss Before Dying
1956-04-20
A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.
Thunder Over Arizona
1956-08-04
Ervin Plummer-played by the estimable George Macready, who like his good friend Vincent Price was a
Fortunes of Captain Blood
1950-05-19
When he unwittingly sends some of his men into a trap, pirate Captain Peter Blood decides to rescue
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
1946-06-07
A PI investigates a priest's murder.
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
1950-06-21
The son of Robin Hood carries on his late father's tradition.
Beyond Glory
1948-08-03
Thinking he may have caused the death of his commanding officer Captain Daniels in Tunisia, Rocky vi
Jet Over The Atlantic
1959-11-04
Director Byron Haskin's 1960 airplane-in jeopardy drama stars Guy Madison, Virginia Mayo, George Raf
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944-07-04
As the Japanese sweep through the East Indies during World War II, Dr. Wassell is determined to esca
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949-05-27
When the Daltons are killed at Coffeyville, gang member Bill Doolin, arriving late, escapes but kill
The Abductors
1957-07-01
Two men botch the kidnapping of a warden's daughter, then plot to ransom Abraham Lincoln's corpse.
The Desert Hawk
1950-08-05
A desert guerilla, with flashing scimitar, opposes a tyrannical prince and marries the caliph's daug
Duffy of San Quentin
1954-03-16
San Quentin's new warden crusades for reform and for a framed inmate who loves a nurse.
Plunderers of Painted Flats
1959-01-23
To scare the squatters from the cattle country he claims as his own, rancher Ed Sampson orders the M
The Monster and the Ape
1945-04-20
A famous scientist invents a humanoid robot (the titular "monster"), so a greedy rival scientist pla
Treasure of the Golden Condor
1953-02-04
A nobleman searches for a hidden treasure in Guatemala.
The Man Who Dared
1946-05-30
A crusading reporter plans his own arrest and conviction for first degree murder, trying to show tha
Asylum for a Spy
1965-04-02
A spy wants to "come in from the cold" since his last assignment resulted in the death of two innoce
The Black Arrow
1948-03-18
A young British nobleman comes back from fighting in the War of the Roses to discover that his fathe
Down to Earth
1947-08-21
Upset at a new Broadway musical mocking The Nine Muses, Greek goddess Terpsichore comes down to eart
Fame Is the Name of the Game
1966-11-26
A brash, big-time investigative reporter, looking into the death of a call girl, uncovers her diary
The Gallant Blade
1948-10-12
Larry Parks in a Cinecolor swashbuckler.
The Fighting Guardsman
1945-04-24
A French Baron robs Louis XVI like Robin Hood.
The Swordsman
1948-01-02
Young lovers brings two fighting clans together.
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962-08-17
After spending three years in an asylum, a washed-up actor views a minor assignment from his old dir
The Golden Horde
1951-09-30
The Princess of Samarkand and an English knight confront the armies of Genghis Khan.
The Return of Monte Cristo
1946-12-19
Louis Hayward, star of 1940's Son of Monte Cristo, returns to Alexandre Dumas territory in Columbia'
Tarzan's Peril
1951-03-13
Escaped convicts are selling weapons to a warlike native tribe.
Wilson
1944-08-01
The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post
The Nevadan
1950-01-11
A mysterious stranger crosses paths with an outlaw bank robber and a greedy rancher.
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953-07-30
Having been a spy for Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War, Jeff Travis thinking himself a wante
Vera Cruz
1954-12-25
After the American Civil War, mercenaries travel to Mexico to fight in their revolution for money. T
The Young Lawyers
1969-10-28
Attorney Michael Cannon leaves his Boston law firm to become director of the Neighborhood Law Office
I Beheld His Glory
1953-03-31
Cornelius is a Roman Centurion who, upon orders from the Apostle Thomas, is sent to proclaim the glo
Daughter of the Mind
1969-12-09
Professor Samuel Hale Constable is a government expert in the field of cybernetics. He and his wheel
Gunfire at Indian Gap
1957-12-11
A stagecoach is attacked by a group of outlaws who make off with a pile of money. Unfortunately for
Don Juan Quilligan
1945-06-01
When a an overly romantic barge captain marries two women, each reminding him of his mother, he find
Night Gallery
1969-11-08
This anthology telefilm aired on NBC on November 8, 1969, and tells three strange tales: "The Cemete
The Art Director
1949-11-12
A film's art director is in charge of the set, from conception to construction to furnishing. This s
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970-01-26
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos
The Golden Blade
1953-08-12
Basra merchant Harun Al-Rashid avenges his father's murder in this adventure set in ancient Bagdad a
A Song to Remember
1945-01-19
Prof. Joseph Elsner guides his protégé Frydryk Chopin through his formative years to early adulthood
The Seventh Cross
1944-07-24
In Nazi Germany in 1936 seven men escape from a concentration camp. The camp commander puts up seven
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
1946-02-21
Robin Hood's swashbuckling son comes to the rescue when England's boy-king is captured by the evil,
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1960-05-18
Rod Serling's teleplay depicting the struggles of Jews living in the Warsaw Ghetto in the months bef