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George Nader is a Actor American born on 19 october 1921 at Pasadena (USA)

George Nader

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Nationality USA
Birth 19 october 1921 at Pasadena (USA)
Death 4 february 2002 (at 80 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)

George Nader (October 19, 1921 – February 4, 2002) was an American film and television actor. He appeared in a variety of films from 1950 through 1974, including Phone Call from a Stranger (1952), Congo Crossing (1956), and The Female Animal (1957). During this period, he also did episodic television and starred in several series, including the unique NBC adventure offering, The Man and the Challenge (1959–60). However, his best-remembered role may have been as "Roy", the hero who saves the world from the clutches of "Ro-man" in the low-budget 3-D sci-fi film Robot Monster (1953).

Biography

In the mid-1950s, rumors about Nader's homosexuality began to surface. Nader's life partner was Mark Miller, who later worked as Rock Hudson's personal secretary for 13 years. When Nader's career in Hollywood ended, he and Miller moved to Europe, where he found steady work in films. His most notable role during this period was as FBI agent "Jerry Cotton" in a German film series where he became the number two most popular film star in Germany behind Lex Barker.

In the mid-1970s, Nader suffered an eye injury which made him particularly sensitive to the bright lights of movie sets. According to an interview with the German fanzine Splatting Image his eye injury was the result of an accident during the production of the never released movie Zigzag, when a blank pistol round exploded too early next to his eyes. Filming took place in the Philippines, and no adequate treatment was taken in time, resulting in the partial loss of his eyesight.

He inherited the interest from Rock Hudson's estate after Hudson's death from AIDS complications in 1985. Hudson biographer Sara Davidson, described Nader, Miller, and another person as "Rock's family for most of his adult life". Nader publicly acknowledged his sexual orientation shortly afterward.




Writing career
After damage to his eye made it difficult to endure an acting career, Nader began a career as a writer of science fiction, including his 1978 novel Chrome, which centered around a love affair between two men.

According to Variety Magazine's Army Archerd, Nader had completed a book called The Perils of Paul, about the gay community in Hollywood, which he did not want published until after his death.

In 2002, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.


Later life
Nader and Miller eventually returned to the U.S. and settled in Palm Springs. Stricken by multiple medical problems, Nader entered the hospital in September 2001. He died at Woodland Hills, California of cardio-pulmonary failure, pneumonia, and multiple cerebral infarctions. Nader was survived by Miller (with whom he had spent 55 years), his cousins Sally Kubly and Roberta Cavell, and his nephew, actor Michael Nader.

His ashes were scattered at sea; a cenotaph in his honor exists in Cathedral City's Forest Lawn Cemetery.


Selected filmography



Year

Title

Role

Other notes


1950

Rustlers on Horseback

Jack Reynolds

Credited as George Nadar


1950–1953

Fireside Theater

Web Martin/George

TV, 2 episodes


1951

You're in the Navy Now

Crew member

Uncredited


The Prowler

Photographer

Uncredited


Take Care of My Little Girl

Jack Gruber

Uncredited


The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

Commando

Uncredited, alternative titles: Rommel, Desert Fox & The Desert Fox


Two Tickets to Broadway

Crosby's Sound Technician

Uncredited


Overland Telegraph

Paul Manning




1952

Phone Call from a Stranger

Pilot

Uncredited


Gruen Guild Playhouse



TV, 1 episode


Monsoon

Burton




Big Town



TV, 1 episode


1953

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

Lt. Homer Briggs

Uncredited


Your Jeweler's Showcase



TV, 1 episode


Robot Monster

Roy

Alternative titles: Monster from Mars & Monsters from the Moon


Schlitz Playhouse of Stars



TV, 1 episode


Your Play Time



TV, 1 episode


Sins of Jezebel

Jehu




Hallmark Hall of Fame



TV, 1 episode


1953–1961

The Loretta Young Show

Various roles

TV, 8 episodes


1954

Miss Robin Crusoe

Jonathan




The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse



TV, 2 episodes


Carnival Story

Bill Vines




Cavalcade of America

Eliphalet Remington II

TV, 2 episodes


Four Guns to the Border

Bronco

Alternative title: Shadow Valley


1954–1957

Lux Video Theatre



TV, 3 episodes


1955

Six Bridges to Cross

Edward Gallagher




The Second Greatest Sex

Matt Davis




Lady Godiva of Coventry

Lord Leofric




1956

Congo Crossing

David Carr




Away All Boats

Lieutenant Dave MacDougall




The Unguarded Moment

Lieutenant Harry Graham

Alternative title: The Gentle Web


1957

Four Girls in Town

Mike Snowden




Man Afraid

Rev. David Collins




Joe Butterfly

Sgt. Ed Kennedy




Climax!

Harry Parker

TV, 1 episode


1958

The Female Animal

Chris Farley




Flood Tide

Steve Martin

Alternative title: Above All Things


Nowhere to Go

Paul Gregory




1959

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

TV, 25 episodes


The Man and the Challenge

Dr. Glenn Barton

TV, 36 episodes


1960

Laramie

Wells Clark

TV, 1 episode


1961

The Andy Griffith Show

Dr. Robert Benson

TV, 1 episode


Shannon

Joe Shannon

TV, 36 episodes


1962

Il colpo segreto di d'Artagnan

d'Artagnan




1963

Zigzag






1965

The Human Duplicators

Glenn Martin

Alternative titles: Space Agent K1 & Jaws of the Alien


Burke's Law

Chris Maitland

TV, 1 episode


Schüsse aus dem Geigengasten

Jerry Cotton


Manhattan Night of Murder

Jerry Cotton


1966

Um Null Uhr schnappt die Falle zu

Jerry Cotton


Die Rechnung – eiskalt serviert

Jerry Cotton


1967

Der Mörderclub von Brooklyn

Jerry Cotton


The Million Eyes of Sumuru

Agent Nick West


The House of 1,000 Dolls

Stephen Armstrong


1968

Dynamit in grüner Seide

Jerry Cotton


Radhapura – Endstation der Verdammten

Steve Weston


Tod im Roten Jaguar

Jerry Cotton


1969

Todesschüsse am Broadway

Jerry Cotton


1972

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law



TV, 1 episode


The F.B.I.



TV, 1 episode


1973

Beyond Atlantis



Alternative title: Sea Creatures


1974

Nakia

McMasters

Television movie

References


External links



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Heinz Weiss
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Filmography of George Nader (37 films)

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Beyond Atlantis
Directed by Eddie Romero
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Patrick Wayne, John Ashley, Sid Haig, George Nader, Vic Díaz, Eddie García
Roles Nereus
Rating41% 2.0711052.0711052.0711052.0711052.071105
A man brings a woman named Syrene (Leigh Christian) to an island, and she pays him with some pearls. The inhabitants of the island appear to be inbred, with oversized eyes, and they kill an intruder that they find. Back on the mainland, a fisherman, Manuel the Barracuda (Vic Diaz), pays East Eddie (Sid Haig), who runs the piers, with some pearls. Eddie shows them to Logan (Ashley), a local hustler, and they decide to find the source of the pearls. Logan meets Vic Mathias (Patrick Wayne), who has a boat, and strikes a deal with him to use the boat to look for the pearls. Dr. Katherine Vernon (Lenore Stevens) overhears this and talks to Logan, who agrees to meet her the next day. At a museum, Dr. Vernon tells Logan she wants to find the pearls solely for their scientific value. The party sets off for the island, confronting Manuel the Barracuda and finding the location. The group encounters Syrene and her people, who can live both on land and in the sea, and she agrees to show the party where the pearls are, but Syrene and her father Nereus (George Nader), want to mate Syrene with one of the group, specifically, Vic. She leads them to beds of pearls and the first mate is mysteriously killed. Vic wants to leave, but Logan and Eddie want to make one more dive. Syrene enraptures Vic and they mate. Nereus decides that the group must die, and Vic, Logan, Eddie and the crew have to fight their way back to their boat. Katherine is jumped by Syrene, but Syrene is killed, thus ending any chance for the race of sea people to continue. They all march into the sea as Logan takes a blanket of pearls from Syrene's funeral pyre. Manuel arrives and tries to double-cross the surviving pearl hunters. A fight breaks out and the case of pearls falls overboard, with Logan trying to convince Eddie and Vic that they can find the pearls.
Deadly Shots on Broadway, 1h29
Directed by Harald Reinl
Origin German
Genres Crime
Actors George Nader, Heinz Weiss, Michaela May, Herbert Fux, Arthur Brauss, Rudolf Fernau
Roles Jerry Cotton
Rating58% 2.9106352.9106352.9106352.9106352.910635
Cotton is called in to investigate a crime on Broadway because a FBI agent has died while working undercover. Before he has expired he got rid of the booty from a recently committed huge robbery. Where he disposed of it is unknown. All of the culprits are arrested by the FBI but the main villain Costello is soon broken free by a hitherto rivaling gang. His new accomplices presume he knew the location of the booty and he tries to live up to their expectations. The demised agent's girl-friend Cindy cannot help but notice she needs protection. Jerry Cotton hears her calling and stops at nothing to catch Costello.
Jerry Cotton: Death in the Red Jaguar, 1h31
Directed by Harald Reinl
Origin German
Genres Crime
Actors George Nader, Heinz Weiss, Friedrich Schütter, Daniela Surina, Grit Boettcher, Carl Lange
Roles Jerry Cotton
Rating60% 3.001853.001853.001853.001853.00185
The FBI agent tackles an organisation of assassins who kill to order.
Jerry Cotton: Death and Diamonds, 1h31
Directed by Harald Reinl
Origin German
Genres Crime
Actors George Nader, Heinz Weiss, Carl Möhner, Claus Holm, Günther Schramm, Dieter Eppler
Roles Jerry Cotton
Rating56% 2.8159352.8159352.8159352.8159352.815935
Jerry Cotton goes undercover to take out a criminal organisation including its bosses. Disguised as a British specialist for alarm systems he joins the gang which has a preference for diamonds. Taking part in their current activities he tries to get to their leaders. Although he works as prudent as he can he arouses suspicion and becomes a target himself.
The Million Eyes of Sumuru, 1h35
Directed by Lindsay Shonteff
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Action, Adventure, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Frankie Avalon, George Nader, Maria Rohm, Shirley Eaton, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Klaus Kinski
Roles Agent Nick West
Rating36% 1.8211.8211.8211.8211.821
Sumuru is a beautiful but evil woman who plans world domination by having her sexy all-female army eliminate male leaders and replace them with her female agents.
House of 1,000 Dolls, 1h35
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Horror, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about magic and magicians, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films
Actors Vincent Price, Martha Hyer, George Nader, Ann Smyrner, Wolfgang Kieling, Maria Rohm
Roles Stephen Armstrong
Rating49% 2.4698652.4698652.4698652.4698652.469865
Stephen Armstrong, vacationing with his wife Marie in Tangiers, runs into an old friend and learns he is searching for his missing girlfriend who was kidnapped by an international gang of white slavers.
Murderers Club of Brooklyn
Directed by Werner Jacobs
Genres Crime
Actors George Nader, Heinz Weiss, Richard Münch, Helmut Förnbacher, Karel Štěpánek, Helga Anders
Roles Jerry Cotton
Rating57% 2.8660252.8660252.8660252.8660252.866025
A gang of kidnappers is specialised in abducting children of top managers. Jerry Cotton's mission is to save the children and to arrest the gangsters. His first attempts backfire. One of the abducted kids gets killed and then Jerry's colleague Phil is taken hostage. Before he succeeds Jerry has to discover the criminals have a secret partner on the inside.
Jerry Cotton: Tip Not Included
Directed by Helmuth Ashley
Genres Crime
Actors George Nader, Yvonne Monlaur, Horst Tappert, Heinz Weiss, Richard Münch, Ullrich Haupt
Roles Jerry Cotton
Rating58% 2.912322.912322.912322.912322.91232
An elaborate bank robbery takes place and the gangsters succeed although the FBI had been warned. The bank president dies of a heart attack. Jerry Cotton, who is considered accountable for this major failure, loses his badge over this. Being the man he is, Cotton doesn't let the evil-doers forget that he has unfinished business with them. He catches even the last one although he must jump onto a flying helicopter in order to get him.
Jerry Cotton: The Trap Snaps Shut at Midnight, 1h30
Directed by Harald Phillip
Origin German
Genres Crime
Actors George Nader, Richard Münch, Heinz Weiss, Horst Frank, Dominique Wilms, Alexander Allerson
Roles Jerry Cotton
Rating55% 2.7773252.7773252.7773252.7773252.777325
Jerry Cotton hunts a psychotic murderer who kills some people out of insanity and others for money. Unfortunately he is connected to other assassins of his kind and soon they realise that Jerry Cotton is after them. This makes Jerry himself immediately their favourite target.
The Human Duplicators, 1h20
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Richard Kiel, Hugh Beaumont, George Nader, George Macready, Dolores Faith, Barbara Nichols
Roles Glenn Martin
Rating32% 1.624411.624411.624411.624411.62441
Giant alien Dr. Kolos (Richard Kiel) is dispatched to Earth from a faraway galaxy with orders to create android doppelgängers in order to infiltrate human society by employing the scientific services of hypnotized cyberneticist Prof. Vaughn Dornheimer (George Macready). This mission of colonization is thwarted not by the FBI agents sent to investigate but by Kolos falling in love with the scientist's beautiful blind niece Lisa (Dolores Faith).
Manhattan Night of Murder
Directed by Harald Phillip
Genres Crime
Actors George Nader, Heinz Weiss, Slobodan Dimitrijević, Peter Kuiper, Richard Münch, Henri Cogan
Roles Jerry Cotton
Rating56% 2.8183652.8183652.8183652.8183652.818365
A gang of extortionists murder owners of small businesses in case the refuse to pay for protection. After they have killed one of their victims Jerry Cotton hunts gets assigned to take care of this matter.
The Violin Case Murders, 1h29
Directed by Fritz Umgelter
Origin German
Genres Crime
Actors George Nader, Heinz Weiss, Helmut Förnbacher, Richard Münch
Roles Jerry Cotton
Rating57% 2.8607452.8607452.8607452.8607452.860745
A prolific bunch of safe crackers retrieves a great deal of booty. They work all over the USA and kill everybody standing in their way. Once it is brought to the notice of FBI director Mr. High that these crimes are committed by the same gangsters, he doesn't hesitate to assign special agent Jerry Cotton. Pretending to be a criminal himself, special agent Cotton joins the criminal underworld. He demonstrates his toughness by beating up some street fighters in a bar and pretends he wanted to join forces with a gang of equally ruthless characters. After he has managed to infiltrate the targeted gang, he eventually finds himself in a duel with their boss Kilborne.
Nowhere to Go, 1h29
Directed by Basil Dearden
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors George Nader, Maggie Smith, Bernard Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Bessie Love, Harry H. Corbett
Roles Paul Gregory
Rating67% 3.390773.390773.390773.390773.39077
Paul Gregory (Nader), a Canadian confidence trickster operating in London targets a wealthy Canadian woman in Britain to sell her collection of valuable coins. After meeting her at an ice hockey match, he sets about winning her confidence until she is prepared to give him legal control over the sale. He then completes the deal without her knowledge, puts the money from the sale in a safe deposit box, and then deliberately waits to be caught by the police. Gregory plans on getting a five-year sentence, with time off for good behaviour, and then collecting his loot when he is released.
The Female Animal
Directed by Harry Keller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Actors Hedy Lamarr, Jane Powell, George Nader, Jan Sterling, James Gleason, Mabel Albertson
Roles Chris Farley
Rating60% 3.048813.048813.048813.048813.04881
Movie star Vanessa Windsor is nearly struck by a camera on the set, saved at the last second by Chris Farley, a handsome extra. A cut on his arm is attended to and Vanessa invites him to dinner at her Malibu beach home, where she clearly has designs on him for a night of romance.