Nathan George
| Nathan George | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Film and theatre actor |
| Years active | 1968–1997 |
Nathan George is an African-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."[1] This performance also received a Drama Desk Award.[2]
George has 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,[3][4] 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.[5]
In film, George has acted in Brubaker (1980),[6] Klute (1971),[7] Serpico (1973),[8] Harsh Light (1997), his last film,[9] and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and was one of the leads in Short Eyes (1977).
Selected filmography
- Klute (1971) - Trask
- Serpico (1973) - Smith
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) - Police Ptl. James
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - Washington
- Short Eyes (1977) - Ice
- Brubaker (1980) - Leon Edwards - Prison Board
- Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) - Juror (uncredited)
References
- ↑ http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0153553.html
- ↑ IBDB Person Awards
- ↑ "Nathan George and Company". The Afro-American (1970-05-09). Baltimore. p. 1, § Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ "Center Stage". Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ Feingold, Michael (1973-08-30). "Whittle While You Work". The Village Voice. p. 52. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ Brubaker (1980)
- ↑ Klute (1971)
- ↑ Harsh Light (1997)
- ↑ Serpico (1973) - Full cast and crew
External links
- Nathan George at the Internet Movie Database
- Nathan George at the Internet Broadway Database
- Interview at CultFilmFreaks.com
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