Will Geer

Will Geer

Acting

Born March 9, 1902 · Frankfort, Indiana, USA

Will Geer (March 9, 1902 – April 22, 1978) was an American actor and social activist. His original name was William Aughe Ghere. He is remembered for his portrayal of Grandpa Zebulon Tyler Walton in t…

Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Columbo

Columbo

1971

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

The Love Boat

Acting(109)

2019Will Geer: America's Grandpa

2019Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970Narrator

2017In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970sSelf

The Love Boat

1977

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968

2005Mysterious Miracles: World Beyond DeathHost

1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)

1981The New Deal for ArtistsSelf

1979The Man Who Loved BearsNarrator

1978A Woman Called MosesThomas Garrett

1978Rip Van WinkleNarrator (voice)

1978The Mafu CageZom

1978Unknown PowersHost

1977The Billion Dollar HoboChoo-Choo Trayne

1977The Love BoatFranklyn Bootherstone

1977Eight Is Enough

1976Moving ViolationRockfield

1976Law and OrderPat Crowley

1976The Blue BirdGrandfather

1975The Night That Panicked AmericaReverend Davis

1975Starsky & HutchCommodore Atwater

1975The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper MysteryDr. Simpson

1974Tony Orlando and DawnSelf

1974The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

1974HurricaneDr. McCutcheon

1974Memory of UsMotel Manager

1974SilenceCrazy Jack

1974Honky TonkJudge Cotton

1974The Hanged ManNameless

1973Executive ActionFerguson

1973Doc ElliotPaul Bartlett

1973Isn't It Shocking?Lemuel Lovell

1973A Gift of TerrorBen

1973Savage!Joel Ryker

1973Such Dust as Dreams Are Made OnLen McNeil

1973Brock's Last CaseJ. Smiley Krenshaw

1972The ABC Afternoon PlaybreakBen

1972Kung FuJudge Emmitt Marcus

1972The WaltonsGrandfather Walton

1972Jeremiah JohnsonBear Claw

1972Napoleon and SamanthaGrandpa

1972The RowdymanStan

1972Dear Dead DelilahRoy Jurroe

1972The Sixth Sense

1972ScarecrowJustice Gilead Merton

1971ColumboEdmund Hidemann

1971Brother JohnDoc Thomas

1971Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?Simon Anderson

1971Alias Smith and JonesSeth

1970Pieces of DreamsThe Bishop

1970The Brotherhood of the BellMike Patterson

1970The Bold Ones: The SenatorSenator Homer Bryant Wydell

1970The Moonshine WarMr. Baylor

1969The ReiversBoss

1969Medical Center

1969The Courtship of Eddie's FatherHarry I. Madison

1969Then Came BronsonOliver Hidemann

1969The Bill Cosby ShowMr. Kane

1968Mayberry R.F.D.Captain Charles Wolford

1968Hawaii Five-OProfessor Harold Lochner

1968Certain Honorable MenMalcolm Stoddard

1968Bandolero!Pop Chaney

1968Of Mice and MenCandy

1967The President's AnalystDr. Lee-Evan

1967In Cold BloodProsecutor

1967Garrison's Gorillas

1967The CrucibleGiles Corey

1967The InvadersHank Willis

1966SecondsOld Man

1966Mission: ImpossibleDoc

1965The Trials of O'BrienJudge Lindemann

1965Run for Your LifeJudge David P. Andrews

1964Daniel BooneAdam Jarrett

1964Black Like MeTruckdriver

1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf

1962Advise & ConsentSenate Minority Leader

1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf

1959BonanzaZach Randolph

1956Tony AwardsSelf - Performer

1956Mobs, Inc.Harry Robinson

1955GunsmokeSlocum

1954Salt of the EarthSheriff

1951The Barefoot MailmanDan Paget - Miami Mayor / Postmaster

1951The Tall TargetHomer Crowley

1951Bright VictoryMr. Nevins

1951Racket Squad

1951Double CrossbonesTom Botts

1950To Please a LadyJack Mackay

1950ConvictedConvict Mapes

1950Broken ArrowBen Slade

1950Winchester '73Wyatt Earp

1950It's a Small WorldWilliam Musk - Father

1950Comanche TerritoryDan'l Seeger

1950The Kid from TexasO'Fallon

1949Intruder in the DustSheriff Hampton

1949Anna LucastaNoah

1949Lust for GoldDeputy Ray Covin

1949Johnny AllegroSchultzy

1948Deep WatersNick Driver

1940Men and DustNarrator (voice)

1940The Fight for LifeBallou

1940Tall TalesSelf

1939Union PacificForeman (uncredited)

1935Becky SharpSpectator (uncredited)

1935The Mystery of Edwin DroodVillage Lamplighter (uncredited)

1934Wild GoldPoker Player (uncredited)

1934SpitfireWest Fry

1932The Misleading LadyMcMahon - Asylum Guard

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