George Sawaya
- Acting
- August 14, 1923 · Los Angeles, California, USA
- September 17, 2003
Biography
George Sawaya (August 14, 1923 – September 17, 2003) was an American stuntman and actor. He acted in almost one hundred different films and television episodes, but always as minor characters. His careerwas relatively consistent from the 1950s to the 1980s. Sawaya acted in the original Star Trek several times, first as Chief Humboldt in "The Menagerie, Part I" and then as Klingons in "Errand of Mercy" and "Day of the Dove".
Known for
Filmography
- Repo Man · First Repo Victim
- Voyagers!
- Blade Runner · Stunts
- Escape from New York · Stunts
- Bustin' Loose · Stunts
- Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen · Stunts
- Cheech & Chong's Next Movie · Stunts
- The Concorde... Airport '79 · Girard, Stunt Coordinator
- FM · Stunts
- Cops and Robin · Stunt Coordinator
- Kingston: Confidential · Willi
- Quincy, M.E. · Jason Talmadge (uncredited)
- Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II · Mike
- St. Ives · Arab Bagman
- The Master Gunfighter · Stunts
- When Things Were Rotten · The Courier
- The Four Deuces · Stunt Coordinator
- The Devil’s Rain · Steve Preston
- The Godfather Part II · Stunts
- Earthquake · Deputy Sherriff (uncredited), Stunts
- Blazing Saddles · Townsman (uncredited)
- The Snoop Sisters · Scarface
- Magnum Force · Stunts
- The Don Is Dead · Garcia (uncredited)
- Barnaby Jones · Ted, Driver
- The Poseidon Adventure · Stunts
- Moon of the Wolf · Attendant
- The Streets of San Francisco · Police Officer
- The Rookies
- Emergency! · Injured Stuntman (uncredited), Dr. Duncan (uncredited)
- Dirty Harry · Stunts
- McMillan & Wife · Al
- Monty Nash · Fitzgerald, Phil
- Bearcats! · Tower Guard
- Columbo · Man, Legation Guard (uncredited)
- Cannon · 3rd Pursuer
- Private Duty Nurses · Ahmed
- McCloud · Hitman Tommy Lucas (uncredited)
- Tora! Tora! Tora! · Stunts
- Sam Whiskey
- The Boston Strangler · Police Officer (uncredited), Stunts
- Panic in the City · Karl Sinden (Mr. X)
- Adam-12 · Bandit, Jake Benson
- The Name of the Game · Harv Miller
- Sol Madrid · 3rd Dietrich Gunman
- It Takes a Thief · Observer, 1st Policeman
- Mannix · Lew, Safecracker (uncredited)
- Custer
- Bonnie and Clyde · Stand In
- Ironside · Cabbie
- Mission: Impossible · Guard (uncredited), Weapons Guard (uncredited)
- Shane · Indian #1
- The Time Tunnel · French Sailor
- Star Trek · Second Soldier
- Batman · Quetch
- Batman · Templar
- The Lollipop Cover · The Fighter
- The F.B.I. · Marty Greene, George Weldon
- Get Smart · Brawler (uncredited), Edgar (uncredited)
- The Money Trap · Angelo
- Fort Courageous · Indian
- Branded
- Convict Stage · Adam Scott
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. · Hoodlum #1
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. · Guard (uncredited), Hans
- The Rogues · Panuji
- Burke's Law · Officer
- Arrest and Trial · 2nd Reporter
- Drums of Africa · Arab
- Combat! · Pierre, GI
- The Lucy Show · Pete
- The Beverly Hillbillies · Indian Chief #1
- The Lloyd Bridges Show · Everett, Umpire
- Five Weeks in a Balloon · Nomad Chief (uncredited)
- Hands of a Stranger · Tony Wilder
- Everything's Ducky · Simmons
- Straightaway
- Ben Casey
- The Murder Men
- The Andy Griffith Show · Jealous Boyfriend