George GrizzardAKA:
George Cooper Grizzard
Nationality:
American Birthdate:
04/01/1928 Birthplace:
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Death Date:
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biography
A celebrated stage actor with numerous Broadway and stock company plays to his credit, George Grizzard has generally been seen as a supporting player in TV and films. The light-haired actor was often cast as politicians and men of authority, most memorably as John Adams in "The Adams Chronicles" (PBS, 1976), the ruthless Senator van Ackerman in "Advise and Consent" (1962) and the forceful defense attorney Arthur Gold in more or less annual appearances on NBC's "Law & Order".Born in North Carolina and raised in Washington, DC, Grizzard began his acting career in a production of "The Corn Is
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
1945
Stage debut in production of "The Corn Is Green" in Virginia
1951
TV debut in episode of "Crime Photographer" (CBS)
1954
Worked at the Arena Theater in Washington, DC as a stage manager and understudy in "All Summer Long"
1955
Broadway debut as Paul Newman's younger brother in "The Desperate Hours"
1958
Earned first Tony Award nomination for "The Disenchanted"; first time working with Rosemary Harris
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