A Great Actor and Such a Shame
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Christopher George
eddy-28 — 22 years ago(May 31, 2003 12:55 PM)
It's such a shame that this talented leading actor passed away of a heart attack back in 1983. I've seen his TV roles in Rat Patrol and The Immortal and his frequent supporting roles in John Wayne's Chisum, Train Robbers and El Dorado. I mostly liked his role in Grizzly the best. I even compare his talent to some of today's stars including George Clooney and Ryan Phillippe. I wonder what his ex-wife actress Lynda Day George does today.
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albertzachrikas — 21 years ago(June 27, 2004 02:17 AM)
Yes I totally agree with you he was a good actor , its a shame thinking back now he has been gone almost 21 years. Then again we lose actors that mean alot to us as followers , another one was Warren Oates 7eche made his mark too and bang the big one and he goes and last of all David Janssen another surprise entry of heart attacks and then still pushing out decent roles . Crystal ball time , go back to 1980 - 1982 - 1983 and change what happened to these talented charactor actors. Actually go back to 1967 on the set of the Rat Patrol and have the jeep not flip over and possibly you might have Chris with us today at a ripe young age of 75. Lynda's retired living in California with her 3rd husband of almost 20 yrs.
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bkoganbing — 21 years ago(July 03, 2004 12:05 AM)
I got to say that I remember Rat Patrol back in the 1960s and I thought it was
one of the dumbest war series ever done. Combat and The Gallant Men had it over
Rat Patrol in every way.
Saying that however, Christopher George was a terrific performer and the fact
that he had a career after Rat Patrol says a lot. He was so much better in the
Immortal, a short of pre-cursor to Highlander.
But of course I remember him best in those John Wayne films. AS Nelse McCloud
and Dirty Dan Nodeen he really brought some zest to those parts.
"I COULDN'T GIVE YOU A BREAK, YOU WERE TOO GOOD," Cole Thornton.
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eddy-28 — 21 years ago(July 09, 2004 10:53 AM)
Christopher George was great in those John Wayne films, he was only in Chisum for about twenty minutes, but gave one hell of a performance as the bounty hunter who tries to capture Billy the Kid. I remember when I saw Christopher George in Grizzly, the bear was so terrifying that the audience in the theater cheered when he blew the bear up with a bazooka. I think that some of George's more obscure efforts in his later years such as "Pieces" and "Mortuary", both co-starring his wife Lynda was rather wasted on him, but he always did a fine job at bringing tough guys into films. I think I am going to try and get a response from Bill Paxton, who played Christopher George's son in "Mortuary" and maybe he can tell me (and George's fans) what it was like working with him and his wife.
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RivenWinner — 21 years ago(January 16, 2005 03:16 PM)
Nelse McCloud man, Nelse McCloud. Man, I thought that dude was the stuff, ever since I was little, and that was hard too, cause I was a huge (and still am) Duke fan.
Everytime I watch El Dorado I always get this feeling in my head: Nelse McCloud or Cole Thornton?? lol
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hackraytex — 11 years ago(May 10, 2014 01:25 AM)
We sure lost a lot of our heroes at that time. The sad thing tha I read was that Christopher George, like Clark Gable, was in the hospital and had checked out to go to dinner with his wife and had just returned to the hospital when the fatal attack hit him. Rest in peace.
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move-7 — 20 years ago(June 01, 2005 02:43 AM)
I was just looking around and read this.
I may have heard somewhere that he passed away but I don't think so.
I don't remember that.
Anyway its news to me then.
What a shame he died so early on in life.
I remember two programs from the sixties that I enjoyed quite a bit.
Rat Patrol was one and the other was 12 O'Clock High with Robert Lansing.
I'm not a greatest fan of war movies but these two shows provided some good saturday or friday nite entertainment.
I've seen a few movies in my time but it wasn't until I got out a movie called
Angkor: Kampuchea Express
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088723
This movie starred Nancy Kwan , Robert Walker , Woody Strode and of course Christopher George.
As soon as I saw him I remembered seeing him in a few films and even though I didn't straight away link him with Rat Patrol , I always remembered him as a great actor and enjoyed the films he appeared in. -
Woodyanders — 19 years ago(May 27, 2006 07:30 AM)
I always enjoy watching Christopher George in such entertainingly junky B-pics as "Grizzly," "Dixie Dynamite," "Day of the Animals," "The Exterminator," "Graduation Day," "The Gates of Hell," and "Pieces." He's a lot of rough'n'rugged hyper-aggressive macho fun in those movies. It's such a shame he died so young of a sudden heart attack. Rest in peace, Mr. George.
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hatr — 19 years ago(July 16, 2006 04:59 AM)
His early death was a great shame.
I've just discovered Christopher was offered a role in Airple/Flying High but declined as he didn't like the humour of the film-makers earlier Kentucky Fried Movie. What a pity - he would have been great in it. -
j7e77 — 19 years ago(January 08, 2007 10:43 PM)
Just a small nitpickand only 43 months late!!
eddy-28 (or is it eddy-31 now?!), you referred to Linda Day George as the "ex-wife actress" of Christopher Georgeas someone who has recently witnessed a wife losing her beloved (and young at 39) husband of just a few short yearsand, more i7ecmportantly, as a friend (my mother and she have been friends since high school) of the beautiful actress in questionit is somewhat demeaning to call her an "ex." They were very happily married at the time of his death and even though Ms. Day George has since remarried, the correct reference should be, "I wonder what his widow, actress LDG, does today."
Death makes a wife a widow; divorce makes her an "ex."
Not a big dealshe is happy, well and active todayas I said: just a small nitpick!!
Peace!
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CordoVanLoafers — 18 years ago(June 01, 2007 05:05 PM)
Christopher George was (and Lynda Day George is) very friendly and wholesome and refreshing to watch in their programs together and individually.
Christopher carried that bright shining appeal into his appearances, which shows that he was kind, caring and considerate of his audience and those around him. He was very talented with a wide acting range, but his good guy characters are what we remember him for mostly, a true hero. My sympathy to all for our great loss. -
death_jamm_productions — 14 years ago(October 17, 2011 03:46 PM)
^ I agree if Michael Parks is getting that attention, George certainly would have been plus maybe with the likes of Wes Craven
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