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Will Geer

Will Geer

Actor

Born March 9, 1902 in Frankfort, Indiana, USA

Died April 22, 1978

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Unknown Powers
Amazon Prime Video
The Billion Dollar Hobo
Amazon Prime Video
The Love Boat
Paramount Plus
The Blue Bird
Disney Plus
Hollywood on Trial
Amazon Prime Video
Starsky and Hutch
Amazon Prime Video
The Hanged Man
Amazon Prime Video
Savage
Plex
Kung Fu
Plex
Jeremiah Johnson
Now TV
Columbo
Peacock
Bandolero!
Starz
The Name of the Game
Netflix
The Invaders
Canal+
In Cold Blood
HBO Max
Mission: Impossible
CBS
Bewitched
9Now
Bonanza
Amazon Prime Video
Gunsmoke
Paramount Plus
Salt of the Earth
Amazon Prime Video
Winchester '73
Starz
The Kid from Texas
Starz
Comanche Territory
Starz
Broken Arrow
Starz
Becky Sharp
Amazon Prime Video

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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Will Geer Videos

The Mafu Cage (1978) Trailer

Executive Action - Trailer

Rowdyman (1972)

Jeremiah Johnson - Trailer

Brother John (1971, trailer) [Sidney Poitier, Beverly Todd, Will Geer, Lincoln Kilpatrick]

Witchcraft 70 TV trailer

Witchcraft '70 [Trailer] [1970]

Salt of the Earth - Pseudo Trailer

Salt of the Earth 1954 trailer

Salt of the Earth (movie) video clip

Filmography

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Year

America's Grandpa Poster

America's Grandpa Short Film2019

The Life & Times of: The Waltons TV Movie2000

Classified X Poster

Classified X Documentary1998

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion Poster

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion TV Movie1993

The Poetry Hall of Fame TV Movie1993

The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons Poster

The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons TV Movie1980

The Man Who Loved Bears Poster

The Man Who Loved Bears Documentary1979

A Woman Called Moses Poster

A Woman Called Moses Mini-Series1978

CBS: On the Air Mini-Series1978

Rip Van Winkle Poster

Rip Van Winkle Short Film1978

The Mafu Cage Poster

The Mafu Cage Feature Film1978

Unknown Powers Poster

Unknown Powers Documentary1978

Bunco TV Movie1977

Eight Is Enough Poster

Eight Is Enough TV Series1977

The Billion Dollar Hobo Poster

The Billion Dollar Hobo Feature Film1977

The Love Boat Poster

The Love Boat TV Series1977

Anyone for Tennyson? The Master Poets Collection TV Series1976

Hollywood on Trial Poster

Hollywood on Trial Documentary1976

Law and Order Poster

Law and Order TV Movie1976

Liar's Club TV Series1976

Moving Violation Poster

Moving Violation Feature Film1976

The Blue Bird Poster

The Blue Bird Feature Film1976

The New Deal for Artists Poster

The New Deal for Artists Documentary1976

The Sad and Lonely Sundays TV Movie1976

World Beyond Death Poster

World Beyond Death Documentary1976

Starsky and Hutch Poster

Starsky and Hutch TV Series1975

The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery Poster

The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery Feature Film1975

The Night That Panicked America Poster

The Night That Panicked America TV Movie1975

Bicentennial Minutes Poster

Bicentennial Minutes TV Series1974

Dinah! TV Series1974

Honky Tonk Poster

Honky Tonk TV Movie1974

Hurricane Poster

Hurricane TV Movie1974

Medieval Theater: The Play of Abraham and Isaac Documentary1974

Silence Feature Film1974

The 28th Annual Tony Awards TV Special1974

The Hanged Man Poster

The Hanged Man TV Movie1974

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin Poster

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin Mini-Series1974

The Memory of Us Poster

The Memory of Us Feature Film1974

Tony Orlando and Dawn Poster

Tony Orlando and Dawn TV Series1974

Brock's Last Case Poster

Brock's Last Case TV Movie1973

Doc Elliot Poster

Doc Elliot TV Series1973

Executive Action Poster

Executive Action Feature Film1973

Harry O TV Series1973

Isn't It Shocking? Poster

Isn't It Shocking? TV Movie1973

November 22, 1963: In Search of an Answer Documentary1973

Savage TV Movie1973

Dear Dead Delilah Poster

Dear Dead Delilah Feature Film1972

Jeremiah Johnson Poster

Jeremiah Johnson Feature Film1972

Kung Fu TV Series1972

Napoleon and Samantha Poster

Napoleon and Samantha Feature Film1972

The ABC Afternoon Playbreak Poster

The ABC Afternoon Playbreak TV Series1972

The Rowdyman Poster

The Rowdyman Feature Film1972

The Scarecrow Poster

The Scarecrow TV Movie1972

The Sixth Sense Poster

The Sixth Sense TV Series1972

The Waltons Poster

The Waltons TV Series1972

Alias Smith and Jones Poster

Alias Smith and Jones TV Series1971

Brother John Poster

Brother John Feature Film1971

Cade's County Poster

Cade's County TV Series1971

Columbo TV Series1971

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury Poster

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury TV Series1971

Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law Poster

Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law TV Series1971

The Hollywood Squares (Syndication) TV Series1971

The Jimmy Stewart Show Poster

The Jimmy Stewart Show TV Series1971

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? Poster

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? TV Movie1971

Pieces of Dreams Poster

Pieces of Dreams Feature Film1970

Shooting the Moonshine War Short Film1970

The Bold Ones: The Senator Poster

The Bold Ones: The Senator TV Series1970

The Brotherhood of the Bell Poster

The Brotherhood of the Bell TV Movie1970

The Moonshine War Poster

The Moonshine War Feature Film1970

The Young Rebels Poster

The Young Rebels TV Series1970

Hee Haw TV Series1969

Love, American Style Poster

Love, American Style TV Series1969

Medical Center Poster

Medical Center TV Series1969

My Friend Tony Poster

My Friend Tony TV Series1969

Night Gallery Poster

Night Gallery TV Series1969

The Bill Cosby Show Poster

The Bill Cosby Show TV Series1969

The Bold Ones: The Lawyers Poster

The Bold Ones: The Lawyers TV Series1969

The Courtship of Eddie's Father Poster

The Courtship of Eddie's Father TV Series1969

The Reivers Poster

The Reivers Feature Film1969

Then Came Bronson Poster

Then Came Bronson TV Series1969

Witchcraft '70 Poster

Witchcraft '70 Documentary1969

Bandolero! Poster

Bandolero! Feature Film1968

Certain Honorable Men Poster

Certain Honorable Men TV Movie1968

Hawaii Five-O Poster

Hawaii Five-O TV Series1968

Here Come the Brides Poster

Here Come the Brides TV Series1968

Mayberry R.F.D. Poster

Mayberry R.F.D. TV Series1968

Of Mice and Men Poster

Of Mice and Men TV Movie1968

The Name of the Game Poster

The Name of the Game TV Series1968

Garrison's Gorillas Poster

Garrison's Gorillas TV Series1967

In Cold Blood Poster

In Cold Blood Feature Film1967

The Crucible Poster

The Crucible TV Movie1967

The Invaders Poster

The Invaders TV Series1967

The President's Analyst Poster

The President's Analyst Feature Film1967

Mission: Impossible Poster

Mission: Impossible TV Series1966

Seconds Feature Film1966

I Spy TV Series1965

Run for Your Life Poster

Run for Your Life TV Series1965

The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) Poster

The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) TV Series1965

The Trials of O'Brien Poster

The Trials of O'Brien TV Series1965

Bewitched Poster

Bewitched TV Series1964

Black Like Me Poster

Black Like Me Feature Film1964

Daniel Boone Poster

Daniel Boone TV Series1964

East Side/West Side Poster

East Side/West Side TV Series1963

Advise & Consent Poster

Advise & Consent Feature Film1962

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962

The Mike Douglas Show Poster

The Mike Douglas Show TV Series1961

Bonanza TV Series1959

Camera Three Poster

Camera Three TV Series1956

Mobs, Inc. Poster

Mobs, Inc. Feature Film1956

Gunsmoke Poster

Gunsmoke TV Series1955

Salt of the Earth Poster

Salt of the Earth Feature Film1954

Bright Victory Poster

Bright Victory Feature Film1951

Double Crossbones Poster

Double Crossbones Feature Film1951

Racket Squad Poster

Racket Squad TV Series1951

The Barefoot Mailman Poster

The Barefoot Mailman Feature Film1951

The Tall Target Poster

The Tall Target Feature Film1951

Broken Arrow Poster

Broken Arrow Feature Film1950

Comanche Territory Poster

Comanche Territory Feature Film1950

Convicted Poster

Convicted Feature Film1950

It's a Small World Poster

It's a Small World Feature Film1950

The Kid from Texas Poster

The Kid from Texas Feature Film1950

To Please a Lady Poster

To Please a Lady Feature Film1950

Winchester '73 Poster

Winchester '73 Feature Film1950

Anna Lucasta Poster

Anna Lucasta Feature Film1949

Intruder in the Dust Poster

Intruder in the Dust Feature Film1949

Johnny Allegro Poster

Johnny Allegro Feature Film1949

Lust for Gold Poster

Lust for Gold Feature Film1949

Deep Waters Poster

Deep Waters Feature Film1948

The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre Poster

The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre TV Series1948

Your World TV Series1946

Men and Dust Poster

Men and Dust Documentary1940

Nature's Nursery Short Film1940

The Fight for Life Poster

The Fight for Life Feature Film1940

Union Pacific Poster

Union Pacific Feature Film1939

Becky Sharp Poster

Becky Sharp Feature Film1935

Mystery of Edwin Drood Poster

Mystery of Edwin Drood Feature Film1935

Spitfire Poster

Spitfire Feature Film1934

Wild Gold Poster

Wild Gold Feature Film1934

The Misleading Lady Poster

The Misleading Lady Feature Film1932

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Year

Bound for Glory Poster

Bound for Glory Feature Film1976

Hollywood on Trial Poster

Hollywood on Trial Documentary1976

The Waltons Poster

The Waltons TV Series1972

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