Nathan George

Nathan George (July 27, 1936 – March 3, 2017) was an American actor who was active from 1968 to 1997. He co-won a 1969 Obie Award with Ron O'Neal for Charles Gordone's Pulitzer Prize-winning play No Place to Be Somebody; this performance also received a Drama Desk Award.[1]

Nathan George
Born(1936-07-27)July 27, 1936
United States
DiedMarch 3, 2017(2017-03-03) (aged 80)
New York City, New York, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1968–1997

George also directed for the stage. He directed a production of Ron Milner's Who's Got His Own at Center Stage in Baltimore in 1970,[2][3] and Cummings and Bowings, a play based on poems by E.E. Cummings, for the U.R.G.E.N.T. Theatre in New York in 1973.[4]

In film, George acted in Brubaker (1980),[5] Klute (1971),[6] Serpico (1973),[7] Harsh Light (1997), his last film,[8] and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and was one of the leads in Short Eyes (1977).

George died on March 3, 2017, in New York City.[9][10]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1971KluteTrask
1973SerpicoSmith
1974The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreePolice Ptl. James
1975One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestAttendant Washington
1977Short EyesIce
1980BrubakerLeon Edwards – Prison Board
1996Night Falls on ManhattanJurorUncredited
1997Harsh LightMontgomery Paris

References
  1. IBDB Person Awards Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Nathan George and Company". The Afro-American. No. 1970–05–09. Baltimore. p. 1, § Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  3. "Center Stage". Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  4. Feingold, Michael (1973-08-30). "Whittle While You Work". The Village Voice. p. 52. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  5. Brubaker (1980)
  6. Klute (1971)
  7. Harsh Light (1997)
  8. Serpico (1973) – Full cast and crew
  9. Nathan George, aveleyman.com
  10. Nathan George, findagrave.com


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