Will Geer

Acting •1902-03-09 •Frankfort, Indiana, USA

Will Geer (March 9, 1902 – April 22, 1978) was an American actor and social activist. His original name was William Aughe Ghere. He is remembered for his portrayal of Grandpa Zebulon Tyler Walton in the 1970s TV series, The Waltons. Geer made his Broadway debut as Pistol in a 1928 production of Much Ado About Nothing, created the role of Mr. Mister in Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock, played Candy in John Steinbeck's theatrical adaptation of his novella Of Mice and Men, and appeared in numerous plays and revues throughout the 1940s. From 1948 to 1951, he appeared in more than a dozen movies, including Winchester '73 (as Wyatt Earp), Broken Arrow, Comanche Territory (all 1950) and Bright Victory (1951). Geer became a member of the Communist Party of the United States in 1934. Geer was also influential in introducing Harry Hay to organizing in the Communist Party. In 1934, Geer and Hay gave support to a labor strike of the port of San Francisco; the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike which lasted 83 days. Though marred by violence, it was an organizing triumph, one that became a model for future union strikes Geer became a reader of the West Coast Communist newspaper People's World. Geer became a dedicated activist, touring government work camps in the 1930s with folk singers like Burl Ives and Woody Guthrie (whom he introduced to the People's World and the Daily Worker; Guthrie would go on to write a column for the latter paper). In 1956, the duo released an album together on Folkways Records, titled Bound for Glory: Songs and Stories of Woody Guthrie. In his biography, fellow organizer and homosexual rights pioneer Harry Hay described Geer's activism and outlined their activities while organizing for the strike. Geer is credited with introducing Guthrie to Pete Seeger at the 'Grapes of Wrath' benefit Geer organized in 1940 for migrant farm workers. Geer acted with the Group Theatre (New York) studying under Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg. Geer also acted in radio, appearing as Mephistopheles (the Devil) in the 1938 and 1944 productions of Norman Corwin's The Plot to Overthrow Christmas. He also acted in the radio soap opera Bright Horizon. Geer was blacklisted in the early 1950s for refusing to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. As a result, Geer appeared in very few films over the next decade. Among them was Salt of the Earth (1954) which was produced, directed, written, and starring blacklisted Hollywood personnel and told the story of a miners' strike in New Mexico from a pro-union standpoint. The film was denounced as "subversive" and faced difficulties in its production and distribution as a consequence.

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代表作

Of Mice and Men

1968 · Candy

神探可伦坡

1971 · Edmund Hidemann

Scarecrow

1972 · Justice Gilead Merton

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

1971 · Simon Anderson

家有仙妻

1964

家有仙妻

1964 · George Washington

加里森敢死队

1967

Kung Fu

1972 · Judge Emmitt Marcus

1959 · Ferris Callahan

伯南扎的牛仔

1959 · Calvin Butler

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全部作品

Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970

2019 •Narrator

Will Geer: America's Grandpa

2019

In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s

2017 •Self

Mysterious Miracles: World Beyond Death

2005 •Host

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987 •Self (archive footage)

The New Deal for Artists

1981 •Self

The Man Who Loved Bears

1979 •Narrator

Rip Van Winkle

1978 •Narrator (voice)

恶魔囚笼

1978 •Zom

Unknown Powers

1978 •Host

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A Woman Called Moses

1978 •Thomas Garrett

The Billion Dollar Hobo

1977 •Choo-Choo Trayne

Bunco

1977

爱之船

1977 •Franklyn Bootherstone

家有八子

1977

飞车大报复

1976 •Rockfield

青鸟

1976 •Grandfather

Law and Order

1976 •Pat Crowley

奇案夺令箭

1975 •Dr. Simpson

The Night That Panicked America

1975 •Reverend Davis

最佳拍档

1975 •Commodore Atwater

The Hanged Man

1974 •Nameless

Hurricane

1974 •Dr. McCutcheon

Silence

1974 •Crazy Jack

Memory of Us

1974 •Motel Manager

Honky Tonk

1974 •Judge Cotton

Tony Orlando and Dawn

1974 •Self

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

1974

Dinah!

1974 •Self

刺杀肯尼迪

1973 •Ferguson

萨维奇

1973 •Joel Ryker

Isn't It Shocking?

1973 •Lemuel Lovell

Brock's Last Case

1973 •J. Smiley Krenshaw

Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On

1973 •Len McNeil

A Gift of Terror

1973 •Ben

Doc Elliot

1973 •Paul Bartlett

猛虎过山

1972 •Bear Claw

拿破仑与萨曼莎

1972 •Grandpa

亲爱的死掉的黛莉拉

1972 •Roy Jurroe

Scarecrow

1972 •Justice Gilead Merton

The Rowdyman

1972 •Stan

Kung Fu

1972 •Judge Emmitt Marcus

沃尔顿一家

1972 •Grandfather Walton

The Sixth Sense

1972

The ABC Afternoon Playbreak

1972 •Ben

Brother John

1971 •Doc Thomas

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

1971 •Simon Anderson

Alias Smith and Jones

1971 •Seth

神探可伦坡

1971 •Edmund Hidemann

Pieces of Dreams

1970 •The Bishop

The Brotherhood of the Bell

1970 •Mike Patterson

枭雄特警大决斗

1970 •Mr. Baylor

The Bold Ones: The Senator

1970 •Senator Homer Bryant Wydell

华丽冒险

1969 •Boss

The Bill Cosby Show

1969 •Mr. Kane

Medical Center

1969

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1969 •Harry I. Madison

Then Came Bronson

1969 •Oliver Hidemann

Certain Honorable Men

1968 •Malcolm Stoddard

Of Mice and Men

1968 •Candy

毕氏二虎

1968 •Pop Chaney

Hawaii Five-O

1968 •Professor Harold Lochner

Mayberry R.F.D.

1968 •Captain Charles Wolford

冷血

1967 •Prosecutor

The Crucible

1967 •Giles Corey

惊弓之鸟

1967 •Dr. Lee-Evan

加里森敢死队

1967

The Invaders

1967 •Hank Willis

第二生命

1966 •Old Man

虎胆妙算

1966 •Doc

Run for Your Life

1965 •Judge David P. Andrews

The Trials of O'Brien

1965 •Judge Lindemann

Black Like Me

1964 •Truckdriver

家有仙妻

1964

Daniel Boone

1964 •Adam Jarrett

家有仙妻

1964 •George Washington

华府千秋

1962 •Senate Minority Leader

约翰尼·卡森今夜秀

1962 •Self

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 •Self

伯南扎的牛仔

1959 •Zach Randolph

伯南扎的牛仔

1959 •Ferris Callahan

伯南扎的牛仔

1959 •Calvin Butler

Mobs, Inc.

1956 •Harry Robinson

Tony Awards

1956 •Self - Performer

Gunsmoke

1955 •Slocum

社会中坚

1954 •Sheriff

The Tall Target

1951 •Homer Crowley

双重叉骨

1951 •Tom Botts

儿女情长

1951 •Mr. Nevins

The Barefoot Mailman

1951 •Dan Paget - Miami Mayor / Postmaster

Racket Squad

1951

天牢喋血

1950 •Convict Mapes

百战宝枪

1950 •Wyatt Earp

折箭为盟

1950 •Ben Slade

小虎将

1950 •O'Fallon

It's a Small World

1950 •William Musk - Father

混战红番

1950 •Dan'l Seeger

To Please a Lady

1950 •Jack Mackay

强尼·阿雷格罗

1949 •Schultzy

趁火打劫

1949 •Sheriff Hampton

嗜金如命

1949 •Deputy Ray Covin

Anna Lucasta

1949 •Noah

Deep Waters

1948 •Nick Driver

The Fight for Life

1940 •Ballou

Men and Dust

1940 •Narrator (voice)

Tall Tales

1940 •Self

联太铁路

1939 •Foreman (uncredited)

浮华世界

1935 •Spectator (uncredited)

德鲁德之谜

1935 •Village Lamplighter (uncredited)

Wild Gold

1934 •Poker Player (uncredited)

Spitfire

1934 •West Fry

The Misleading Lady

1932 •McMahon - Asylum Guard