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George Furth

Actor

George Furth

Born December 14, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, USADied August 11, 200839 films

George Furth (born George Schweinfurth; December 14, 1932 – August 11, 2008) was an American librettist, playwright, and actor.

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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid posterFirst watchButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid19697.6as WoodcockAs the west rapidly becomes civilized, a pair of outlaws in 1890s Wyoming find themselves pursued by a posse and decide to flee to South America in hopes of evading the law.View film

Essential films

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Blazing Saddles poster7.2Blazing Saddles1974Sleeper poster6.9Sleeper1973The Cannonball Run poster6.2The Cannonball Run1981The Man with Two Brains poster6.2The Man with Two Brains1983The Boston Strangler poster6.6The Boston Strangler1968Bulworth poster6.3Bulworth1998Shampoo poster6.1Shampoo1975Airport '77 poster5.6Airport '771977

Filmography

39 films as actor
  1. 1999Goodbye LoverMr. Merritt
  2. 1998BulworthOlder Man
  3. 1988Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi AbromowitzGeorge Furth
  4. 1983The Man with Two BrainsTimon
  5. 1983Doctor DetroitArthur Skridlow
  6. 1982Young Doctors in LoveThe Patients - Disgusting Looking Patient
  7. 1982MegaForceProfessor Eggstrum
  8. 1981The Cannonball RunA.F. Foyt
  9. 1980The Scarlett O'Hara WarGeorge Cukor
  10. 1978HooperBidwell
  11. 1977Oh, God!Briggs
  12. 1977American RaspberryPresident
  13. 1977Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a HangingConroy
  14. 1977Airport '77Gerald Lucas
  15. 1976Norman... Is That You?Mr. Sukara
  16. 1975ShampooMr. Pettis
  17. 1975Let's Switch!Sidney King
  18. 1975For the Use of the HallMartin
  19. 1974Blazing SaddlesVan Johnson
  20. 1973What Are Best Friends For?Barry Chambers
  21. 1973SleeperGuest at Luna's Party (uncredited)
  22. 1973The Third Girl from the LeftZimmy
  23. 1971Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?Fletcher
  24. 1970Tales of Washington IrvingIchabod Crane (voice)
  25. 1970Myra BreckinridgeCharlie Flager Jr.
  26. 1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidWoodcock
  27. 1968The Boston StranglerLyonel Brumley
  28. 1968What's So Bad About Feeling Good?Murgatroyd
  29. 1968P.J.Sonny Silene
  30. 1968How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your LifeRoger
  31. 1968Nobody's PerfectHamner
  32. 1967GamesTerry
  33. 1967Tammy and the MillionaireDwayne Whitt
  34. 1967The Cool OnesHowie
  35. 1966Fame Is the Name of the GameMorgue Attendant
  36. 1965A Rage to LivePaul Rutherford
  37. 1965A Very Special FavorPete
  38. 1964The New InternsDr. Phil Osterman
  39. 1964The Best ManTom