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George Lessey

Actor

George Lessey

Born June 8, 1875 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USADied June 3, 194763 films

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Now, Voyager posterFirst watchNow, Voyager19427.4as Uncle Herbert (uncredited)A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and from an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Pride of the Yankees poster7.3The Pride of the Yankees1942Go West poster6.6Go West1940Boom Town poster7.0Boom Town1940

Filmography

63 films as actor
  1. 1944Bride by MistakeBusiness Man
  2. 1944Buffalo BillMr. Schyler Vandervere
  3. 1944None Shall EscapePresiding Judge
  4. 1944Henry Aldrich, Boy ScoutMr. Towers
  5. 1943Pistol Packin' MamaMr. Burton
  6. 1943Mission to MoscowBill - Well-wisher (uncredited)
  7. 1943Dixie DuganSen. Patterson
  8. 1942Laugh Your Blues AwayMr. Westerly
  9. 1942Now, VoyagerUncle Herbert (uncredited)
  10. 1942The Gay SistersJudge Barrows
  11. 1942The Pride of the YankeesMayor of New Rochelle
  12. 1942Rings on Her FingersFenwick Sr.
  13. 1942Roxie HartJudge
  14. 1941We Go FastJ.P. Hempstead
  15. 1941Blossoms in the DustMr. Keats
  16. 1941Moon Over MiamiWilliam 'Willie' Boulton
  17. 1941Sweetheart of the CampusDr. Hale
  18. 1941Adventure in WashingtonU.S. Vice President
  19. 1941The Big BossSen. Williams
  20. 1941Men of Boys TownBradford Stone
  21. 1941Forbidden PassageAmerican Consul in Lisbon
  22. 1941Blonde InspirationC. V. Hutchins
  23. 1940Go WestRailroad President
  24. 1940Gallant SonsJudge
  25. 1940HullabalooMr. Arthur Jay Norton
  26. 1940Sky MurderSenator Monrose
  27. 1940Strike Up the BandMr. Morgan
  28. 1940Good Bad BoysJudge Kincaid
  29. 1940Boom TownJudge
  30. 1940Soak the OldWilliam Bowen, Narrator
  31. 1940The Golden FleecingBuckley Sloan
  32. 1940Sporting BloodBanker Cobb
  33. 1940Andy Hardy Meets DebutanteUnderwood
  34. 1940Edison, the ManToastmaster
  35. 1940Dr. Kildare's Strange CaseRufus Ingersoll
  36. 1939How to EatToastmaster at Dinner
  37. 1939One Third of a NationDoctor (uncredited)
  38. 1938The Miss They Missed
  39. 1938Birthright
  40. 1937Bashful BallerinaCommitteeman
  41. 1925The FoolGoodkind
  42. 1925Durand of the Bad LandsJohn Boyd
  43. 1925White ThunderSheriff Richards
  44. 1924It Is the LawInspector Dolan
  45. 1923The Silent CommandMr. Collins
  46. 1921School DaysHis Guardian - the Deacon
  47. 1921Handcuffs or KissesElias Pratt
  48. 1921Why Girls Leave HomeMr. Hedder
  49. 1921Is Life Worth Living?Lawyer
  50. 1921A Divorce of ConvenienceSenator Wakefield
  51. 1920The Harvest MoonJacques Vavin
  52. 1919TwilightDr. Henry Charmant
  53. 1917Patria
  54. 1913The Ambassador's DaughterRichard Farnsworth, an attaché at the embassy
  55. 1913At Bear Track GulchJack Turner
  56. 1912His Mother's HopeThe Father
  57. 1912Hope - A Red Cross Seal StoryBank President John Harvey
  58. 1912A Romance of the Rails
  59. 1912At the Masquerade BallJack Van Rensellaer
  60. 1912A Soldier's DutyCommanding General
  61. 1912The Passer-byHamilton Crawford, the Bridegroom
  62. 1912The High Cost of LivingTracy-Mildred's sweetheart
  63. 1911Romeo and JulietRomeo