George Segal
George Segal was born on February 13, 1934 in New York City, New York, to Fannie Blanche (Bodkin) and George Segal Sr., a malt and hop agent. All of his grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants. After a stint in the military, he made his bones as a stage actor before being cast in his first meaty film role in The Young Doctors (1961). His turns in Ship of Fools (1965) and the eponymous King Rat (1965) heralded the arrival of a major talent. He followed this up with his Oscar-nominated performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), in which he more than held his own against Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) was a cultural phenomenon, the film that wrecked the MPDDA censorship code that had been in place since 1934, and a huge box office success to boot. By the early 1970s, appearances in such films as The Owl and the Pussycat (1970), Blume in Love (1973), Born to Win (1971) and The Hot Rock (1972) had made him a major star with an enviable reputation, just under the heights of the superstar status enjoyed by the likes of Paul Newman. He followed up A Touch of Class (1973) (a hit film for which his co-star Glenda Jackson won an Oscar) with his brilliant performance as the out-of-control gambler in Robert Altman's California Split (1974). At one time in the early 1970s, it seemed like George Segal would have a career like that enjoyed by his contemporary Jack Nicholson, that of an actor's actor equally adept at comedy and drama. Segal never made the leap to superstar status, and surprisingly, has never won a major acting award, the latter phenomenon being particularly surprising when viewed from the period 1973-74, when he reached the height of his career. It was at this point that Segal's career went awry, when he priced himself as a superstar with a seven-figure salary, but failed to come through at the box office. For example, The Black Bird (1975) was a failure, although his subsequent starring turn opposite Jane Fonda in Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) was a big hit that revitalized her career. The thriller Rollercoaster (1977) became a modest hit even during a summer which saw it competing with Star Wars (1977), and he gave a adroit comic performance in Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) with Jacqueline Bisset and Robert Morley, which proved another box office success. For all practical purposes, even after the failures of The Black Bird (1975), and The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976), it seemed like Segal, with a few deft career choices, could reorient his career and deliver on the promise of his early period. At the end of the decade, he dropped out of a movie that would have burnished his tarnished lustre as a star: Blake Edwards' 10 (1979). 10 (1979) made Dudley Moore a star, while Arthur (1981) made him a superstar in the 1980s, a lost decade for Segal. It was an example of a career burnout usually associated with the "Oscar curse" (his No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) co-star Rod Steiger, for example, was a great character actor whose career was run off the rails by the expectations raised by the Academy Award). George Segal has never won an Oscar, but more surprisingly, has only been nominated once, for Best Supporting Actor of 1966 for his role as Nick in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). That he didn't return to the promise of the early 1970s may be the unintended consequence of his focusing on comedy to the detriment of drama. The comedy A Touch of Class (1973) made him a million dollar-per-film movie star, and that's what he concentrated on. Segal began relying on his considerable charm to pull off movies that had little going for them other than their star, and it backfired on him. These films weren't infused with the outrageously funny, subversive comedy of Where's Poppa? (1970), a success from his first period that he enjoyed along with co-star Ruth Gordon and director Carl Reiner. When Segal first made it in the mid-1960s, he established his serious actor bona fides with a deal he cut with ABC-TV that featured him in TV adaptations of Broadway plays. He also played a very memorable Biff Loman in Death of a Salesman (1966), shining in performance in counterpoint to the vital presence that was Lee J. Cobb's Willy Loman. It was a good life for an actor, and he took time to show off his banjo-playing skills by fronting the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band, with which he cut several records. While the 1980s were mostly a career wasteland for Segal, with no starring roles in hit films, he remained a popular figure on television, and appeared regularly on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), where he would routinely sing and play the banjo during interviews. After a major role in the surprise hit Look Who's Talking (1989), he co-starred with Bette Midler and James Caan in For the Boys (1991), leading to a career revival in the 1990s, using his flair for comedy as part of the ensemble cast of Just Shoot Me! (1997). In the 2010s, he co-starred as the eccentric but lovable grandfather on the hit sitcom The Goldbergs (2013). On February 14, 2017, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television on his 83rd birthday. George Segal died at age 87 of complication from bypass surgery on March 23, 2021 in Santa Rosa, California.
George Sfouggatakis
George Sfouggatakis is known for The Student Body (2016).
George Shane
George Shane was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. He was an actor, known for A Prayer for the Dying (1987), Closing the Ring (2007) and Jumpers (1997). He died on March 9, 2016 in Derry, Northern Ireland, UK.
George Shannon
After building elevators for Westinghouse elevator Company for several years, Georg Shannon started acting in commercials in Chicago and for nearly 30 years, he worked as an actor on stage, in films, and on television. In 1995, after frequently playing parts in dramas that explored the need for greater social responsibility in society, he decided that he needed to accept the challenge presented by those acting roles, that is, to commit his life to the service of others. It was time for him to enter the third act of his life, just as millions of "Baby Boomers" were about to turn 60, he returned to college, earning a Bachelor's, Masters, and Ph.D. in Gerontology - the last two from the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California (USC). While still in undergraduate school, he found Gerontology, or, perhaps, more appropriately, Gerontology found him. He took a class entitled "Women and Aging." Aging issues and public policy, particularly long-term care, became the focus of his life just in time to help guide a generation of Americans through the third act of their lives. George has spent over a decade researching the problems associated with long-term care. George's achievements since age 55 argue against the notion that it is unrealistic to think that one can change direction at mid-life and be able to maintain a strong presence in the workforce. While earning a Master's degree and Ph.D. at USC, he was nominated to Phi Kappa Phi, the All-University National Honor Society and Sigma Phi Omega, the National Gerontology Academic Honor Society. He has authored or co-authored seven peer-reviewed articles in peer-reviewed professional journals. In addition to his research skills and academic credentials, George worked as an actor for nearly 30 years. He studied acting for two years at Second City in Chicago and for 7 years with Lee Strasberg in his private classes and at the Actor's Studio in New York and Los Angeles. His experiences as an actor - over 50 plays in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles, half a dozen features, contract roles on three daytime series, and recurring roles on two others, co-starring roles on several nighttime series - as well as having been a teacher of improvisation (five years at with an acting workshop in Los Angeles) and theater director - all of these experiences have enhanced his teaching and presentation skills. He proposes to encourage improving the public perception of the possibilities that accompany aging by promoting a positive agenda for aging adults. He sees what heretofore has been described as a mid-life crisis, rather, as an opportunity for a man or woman in mid-life or beyond to take a deep breath, look around at the possibilities and say, "In a perfect world, what would I do now?"
George Shapiro
George Shapiro, one of comedy's most respected managers and producers, has built a career out of his love for laughter and his reverence for those with a gift to inspire it. Together with partner and lifelong friend Howard West, he formed Shapiro/West Productions and executive produced the Emmy, Peabody, and Golden Globe award winning series "SEINFELD." George Shapiro was born in the Bronx and graduated from New York University with a degree in advertising and marketing. He took a job in the mailroom at the William Morris Agency in New York where he advanced rapidly within the company and soon became an agent. He is responsible for packaging hit television programs such as "THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW," "THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS COMEDY HOUR," "THAT GIRL" starring Marlo Thomas, and "GOMER PYLE," starring his client, Jim Nabors. Shapiro also packaged specials for Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Channing. These early shows not only made an indelible imprint on audiences, but they catapulted many of the cast members to superstardom. Shapiro eventually left the William Morris Agency to become a personal manager and producer. He managed Andy Kaufman, executive producing the comedian's special for Showtime entitled, "ANDY KAUFMAN AT CARNEGIE HALL," as well as another for ABC, "ANDY'S FUNHOUSE," and for NBC, he Executive Produced "A COMEDY SALUTE TO ANDY KAUFMAN." He executive produced the Universal film "MAN ON THE MOON" starring Jim Carrey in the role of Andy Kaufman. Danny De Vito co-starred portraying George Shapiro, with two-time Academy Award winner Milos Forman directing. An interesting sidebar; "MAN ON THE MOON" represents Shapiro and West's joint debut as feature film actors. Shapiro played the role of Mr. Besserman, a club owner who fires Andy Kaufman early in his career, and West portrayed a hard-nosed network executive. Additional feature films produced by Shapiro include "SUMMER RENTAL" starring John Candy and Rip Torn, "SUMMER SCHOOL" starring Mark Harmon and Kirsty Alley, and "SIBLING RIVALRY" starring Kirsty Alley and Jami Gertz. He is the producer of the documentaries "THE BRONX BOYS" (HBO-CINEMAX) and "THE BRONX BOYS STILL PLAYING AT 80" (PBS) and "THE BRONX BOYS FINDING THE FUTURE" (in post production). Currently featured on HBO is the critically acclaimed documentary feature film "IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE OBIT, EAT BREAFAST," produced by Shapiro, hosted by Carl Reiner and starring amongst others, Tony Bennett, Mel Brooks, Kirk Douglas, Norman Lear, Stan Lee, Jerry Seinfeld, Dick Van Dyke and Betty White. On Broadway, Shapiro was one of the producers of "COLIN QUINN LONG STORY SHORT" at the Helen Hayes Theatre. Shapiro has brought a myriad of critically acclaimed comedy specials to television. He Executive Produced Jerry Seinfeld's very first stand up special, HBO's "STAND-UP CONFIDENTIAL," in which Carl Reiner introduced Jerry to the world of Prime Time Television. He also packaged Carl Reiner and Mel Brook's animated milestone, "THE 2000 YEAR OLD MAN." Shapiro continues to trail blaze the landscape of comedy in television as the Executive Producer of Jerry Seinfeld's Netflix Comedy Standup Specials, the first being "JERRY BEFORE SEINFELD" which can now be seen on Netflix, as well as the Executive Producer of COMEDIANS IN CARS GETTING COFFEE," which has been nominated for an Emmy in its last two seasons and has 24 new episodes airing on Netflix starting in 2018. "COMEDIANS IN CARS GETTING COFFEE" has received awards for Digital Series at the Producers Guild Awards in 2015, 2016 and 2017 along with two Webby Awards. Recently Shapiro served as Executive Producer of the CBS Special "THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW - NOW IN LIVING COLOR" to be telecast December 22, 2017.
George Sharperson
George Sharperson was born on April 8, 1976 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Lethal Weapon (2016), The Soul Man (2012) and A Man Apart (2003).
George Shepherd
George Shepherd is known for Time Out of Mind (2014), The Benefactor (2015) and The Dinner (2017).
George Sherman
American second feature director George Sherman arrived in California aboard the SS Mongolia (bound from New York City, where he was born), on which he served as a bellboy. He began his career in the movie business in the mail room at Warner Brothers before working his way up to assistant director. By 1937, he had graduated to directing in his own right under contract to Republic Pictures. Sherman specialized almost exclusively in "B" westerns there (including the "Three Mesquiteers" series, which featured a young John Wayne). He also made occasional forays into action and horror themes, often managing to achieve a sense of style over substance. 'Variety', commenting on his handling of the "Mesquiteers" series, singled out his ability to imparting a "poetry in motion" to his "unified timing of cowboys mounting, riding, wheeling, galloping and dismounting of steeds" (July 2 1939). From 1940, Sherman also served as associate producer on many of his films. The diminutive (5'0") Sherman turned out reliable low-budget fare for Columbia between 1945-48, then moved on to do the same at Universal for another eight years. After that, he turned to freelancing and working in television. The only "A"-grade products to his credit were two westerns, both starring John Wayne: The Comancheros (1961) (as producer) and Big Jake (1971) (as director, although Wayne took over when Sherman fell ill).
George Sherwood
George Sherwood was born on April 18, 1892 in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany [now Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Welcome Children (1921), Flying Disc Man from Mars (1950) and Death Valley Days (1952). He was married to Pauline Starke. He died on February 26, 1983 in Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA.
George Shevtsov
George Shevtsov is known for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024), Dead Calm (1989) and Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022).