George Wyner
Date of birth: 1945-10-20
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
George Wyner (born October 20, 1945) is an American actor. A native of Boston and graduate of Syracuse University, George has worked extensively in TV and film since 1972. Notable film roles include Rabbi Nachtner in the Coen Brothers' best-picture nominee A Serious Man (2009) and Colonel Sandurz in Mel Brooks' Spaceballs (1987). and his To Be or Not to Be (1983). Other credits include To Be or Not to Be (1983), Fletch (1985), Fletch Lives (1989), The Devil's Advocate (1997), and Trouble with the Curve (2012). George has guest starred on over 150 TV shows, and has been a series regular on nine. He is perhaps best known for his six seasons as Deputy D.A. Irwin Bernstein on Hill Street Blues (1981).
Movie Credits
Spaceballs
1987-06-24
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, s
He's that Guy
2019-11-11
Comedy short by the Pasadonuts, starring George Wyner
The Devil's Advocate
1997-10-17
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes ge
In the Darkness
2021-10-01
A man's life is disrupted when he begins to suffer from sleep paralysis.
My Favorite Year
1982-10-01
Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matine
To Be or Not to Be
1983-12-16
A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World Wa
How to Be a Serial Killer
2009-07-24
HOW TO BE A SERIAL KILLER is the story of Mike Wilson, a charismatic, educated, and articulate young
A Serious Man
2009-10-02
It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been in
Fletch
1985-05-31
When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug tra
Tail Gunner Joe
1977-02-06
Senator Joseph McCarthy from Wisconsin accuses prominent people of Communist sympathies in order to
Imps*
1983-12-12
Once Upon a Time in a mythical place called Hollywood, a long, long, long time ago in a galaxy not s
The Richest Cat in the World
1986-03-09
Leo Kohlmeyer is a talking cat who inherits $5 million from his late owner and is looked after by th
Fletch Lives
1989-03-17
Fletch is a fish out of water in small-town Louisiana, where he's checking out a tumbledown mansion
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
2009-12-15
Documentary on the making of Mel Brooks' classic comedy "History of the World, Part 1."
The Bad News Bears
1976-04-06
An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive Califo
Trouble with the Curve
2012-09-21
Slowed by age and failing eyesight, crack baseball scout Gus Lobel takes his grown daughter along as
The Leftovers
1986-11-16
A close-knit group of orphans and their father-figure, Max, try to keep their home from being shut d
Dogs
1976-11-11
On the quiet campus of the remotely-located SouthWestern University, something strange is happening.
Deadly Messages
1985-02-21
When Laura unearths an old Ouija board in her closet, her roommate, Cindy, uses it and encounters th
Domino One
2005-03-11
A chemistry student tries to understand the reasons for the disappearance of his research director.
Gilda Radner: It's Always Something
2002-04-29
Biopic about the late "Saturday Night Live" star Gilda Radner. Gilda tells her own story, beginning
Black Widow
2008-12-08
Mel, a photo journalist, gets suspicious when her best friend Danny start dating Olivia a wealthy bu
Lady Sings the Blues
1972-10-12
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic
The Islander
1978-09-16
A retired mainland lawyer buys a small Honolulu hotel and finds himself in a murderous situation inv
Reunion
1980-10-14
A married man, returning to his small town for a high school reunion, finds himself torn between his
Lucan
1977-05-22
A 20-year old who spent the first 10 years of his life running wild in the forest after being raised
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
1978-06-30
A small time promotor/hustler takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the co
The Mesmerist
2002-03-11
Based on an Edgar Allan Poe story, this film tells the grimly comic tale of a bad-tempered old man (
Half Nelson
1985-03-24
Rocky Nelson is a New York cop, who after making a major bust and selling the rights of his story to
All the President's Men
1976-04-09
During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate s
Do It for Uncle Manny
2002-03-06
Struggling actor Danny and his pal Stuart are ready to rock the L.A. nightlife -- with help from a R
A More Perfect Union
Amid the chaos of the early COVID-19 pandemic, NSA whistleblower Henry Berg is running out of time.
The Nurse Killer
1975-03-31
A young nurse reports to work in a hospital's psychiatric wing and gets involved in a series of myst
Airport 1975
1974-10-18
When an in-flight collision incapacitates the pilots of an airplane bound for Los Angeles, stewardes
Willie Dynamite
1974-01-23
Willie Dynamite is a pimp who operates in New York City. Willie was a big success as a pimp, but now
Almost a Woman
2002-11-15
A young woman named Esmeralda and her family move to New York from a rural area of Puerto Rico. The
American Pie 2
2001-08-10
After a year apart - attending different schools, meeting different people - the guys rent a beach h
In Security
2014-04-28
The owners of a failing security company start robbing houses to boost business.
For Richer, for Poorer
1992-01-01
Fresh out of college, a young man lazes about his family's estate, which irritates his father, a sel
Wildcats
1986-02-14
High school track coach Molly McGrath knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet
Not Another Teen Movie
2001-12-07
On a bet, a gridiron hero at John Hughes High School sets out to turn a bespectacled plain Jane into
Listen to Me
1989-05-05
It was the best time of their lives. A kid from Oklahoma. An immigrant's daughter. A senator's son,
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
1999-04-20
Jim Rockford must help a friend unjustly accused of child molestation.
The Postman
1997-12-25
In 2013, there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors
Drop-Out Father
1982-09-26
Successful advertising executive decides to get out of the rat race but the family rebels at the new
Snow Bride
2013-11-09
When a reporter encounters the eldest son of a famous political family at a mountain retreat, she wi
Knee High P.I.
2003-10-13
Hank Dingo is the world's smallest private detective with the world's biggest ego. A rough, tough gu
The Wish List
2010-07-19
Sarah Fisher, an overly organized, by-the-numbers kind of woman, makes a "wish list" of all the qual
Though None Go with Me
2006-04-08
Elizabeth Leroy devotes her life to serving God but her faith is tested over the years as she has to
John Candy: Comic Spirit
2005-05-03
A tribute to the late John Candy from the cast of Spaceballs.
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
1981-12-02
Ken Harrison is an artist that lives to make sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, a
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
1977-09-30
The bizarre story behind the man accused of assassinating John F. Kennedy and what might have happen
The Long Goodbye
1973-03-08
In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his
Spaceballs: The Documentary
2005-05-05
The cast and crew of Spaceballs looks back at the making of the movie.
Spaceballs 2
Described as "a non-prequel non-reboot sequel part two but with reboot elements franchise expansion