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George Mathews is a Actor American born on 10 october 1911 at New York City (USA)
George Mathews (10 October 1911 – 7 November 1984) was an American actor whose career stretched from an uncredited appearance in Stage Door Canteen in 1943 to Going Home in 1971. Burly, heavy-featured, and tall (6' 5") he had an extensive career on stage which began in the early 1930s, when he failed to get a job with the U.S. Mail. He joined the W.P.A. Theatre, and landed a key role in the play Processional (1937) as Dynamite Jim.
With his broad face, strong eyebrows, pug nose, and jutting lower lip, Mathews was often cast as heavies or hardened military types. He appeared in both the stage (1942–43) and film version (1944) of The Eve of St. Mark, as Sergeant Ruby. He also succeeded in effectively portraying comic thugs, which he did in Pat and Mike (1952), starring Katharine Hepburn, and in the Garson Kanin-directed musical comedy Do Re Mi (1960–62), as Fatso O'Rear, starring Phil Silvers. He also demonstrated his comedic talent in the short-lived television comedy series Glynis (1963), playing ex-cop Chick Rogers, who assists a mystery writer and amateur sleuth, played by Glynis Johns, in solving "whodunnits", He was also in the Broadway play Catch Me If You Can in 1965. Perhaps his most memorable role was as Harvey in The Bensonhurst Bomber episode of The Honeymooners.
Mathews retired from the screen in 1972 and died from heart disease in Caesars Head, South Carolina in November 1984. He was married to Mary (Haynesworth) Mathews (? - 1984) until his death.
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Nationality USA
Birth 10 october 1911 at New York City (USA)
Death 7 november 1984 (at 73 years) at Caesars Head (USA)
Birth 10 october 1911 at New York City (USA)
Death 7 november 1984 (at 73 years) at Caesars Head (USA)
With his broad face, strong eyebrows, pug nose, and jutting lower lip, Mathews was often cast as heavies or hardened military types. He appeared in both the stage (1942–43) and film version (1944) of The Eve of St. Mark, as Sergeant Ruby. He also succeeded in effectively portraying comic thugs, which he did in Pat and Mike (1952), starring Katharine Hepburn, and in the Garson Kanin-directed musical comedy Do Re Mi (1960–62), as Fatso O'Rear, starring Phil Silvers. He also demonstrated his comedic talent in the short-lived television comedy series Glynis (1963), playing ex-cop Chick Rogers, who assists a mystery writer and amateur sleuth, played by Glynis Johns, in solving "whodunnits", He was also in the Broadway play Catch Me If You Can in 1965. Perhaps his most memorable role was as Harvey in The Bensonhurst Bomber episode of The Honeymooners.
Mathews retired from the screen in 1972 and died from heart disease in Caesars Head, South Carolina in November 1984. He was married to Mary (Haynesworth) Mathews (? - 1984) until his death.
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Filmography of George Mathews (20 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Going Home | Actor | Malloy |
| 1962 | The Hole | Actor | (voice) |
| 1960 | Heller in Pink Tights | Actor | Sam Pierce |
| 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Actor | Griffin Saloonkeeper John Shanssey |
| 1956 | The Proud Ones | Actor | Dillon |
| 1956 | The Last Wagon | Actor | Sheriff Bull Harper |
| 1955 | The Man with the Golden Arm | Actor | Williams |
| 1954 | The Great Diamond Robbery | Actor | Duke Fargoh |
| 1953 | City Beneath the Sea | Actor | Captain Meade |
| 1953 | Act of Love | Actor | Henderson |
| 1953 | Last of the Comanches | Actor | Romany O'Rattigan |
| 1952 | Pat and Mike | Actor | Sylvester 'Spec' Cauley |
| 1952 | Yankee Buccaneer | Actor | Chief Petty Officer Link |
| 1952 | Yankee Buccaneer | Actor | Chief Petty Officer Link |
| 1945 | The Corn Is Green | Actor | Trap Driver (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Great John L. | Actor | John Flood |
| 1944 | The Eve of St. Mark | Actor | Sgt. Ruby |
| 1944 | Wing and a Prayer | Actor | Dooley |
| 1944 | Up in Arms | Actor | Blackie |
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen | Actor | Marine Sergeant with Ray Bolger (uncredited) |