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| Doğum yeri | Frankfort, Indiana, USA |
| Doğum günü | 1902-03-09 |
| Ölüm | 1978-04-22 |
| Ayrıca şöyle bilinir | High Ghere William Aughe Ghere Уилл Гир |
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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 the 1970s TV series, The Waltons. Geer made his Broadway debut as Pistol in a 1928 production of Much Ado About Nothing, created the role of Mr. Mister in Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock, played Candy in John Steinbeck's theatrical adaptation of his novella Of Mice and Men, and appeared in numerous plays and revues throughout the 1940s. From 1948 to 1951, he appeared in more than a dozen movies, including Winchester '73 (as Wyatt Earp), Broken Arrow, Comanche Territory (all 1950) and Bright Victory (1951). Geer became a member of the Communist Party of the United States in 1934. Geer was also influential in introducing Harry Hay to organizing in the Communist Party. In 1934, Geer and Hay gave support to a labor strike of the port of San Francisco; the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike which lasted 83 days. Though marred by violence, it was an organizing triumph, one that became a model for future union strikes Geer became a reader of the West Coast Communist newspaper People's World. Geer became a dedicated activist, touring government work camps in the 1930s with folk singers like Burl Ives and Woody Guthrie (whom he introduced to the People's World and the Daily Worker; Guthrie would go on to write a column for the latter paper). In 1956, the duo released an album together on Folkways Records, titled Bound for Glory: Songs and Stories of Woody Guthrie. In his biography, fellow organizer and homosexual rights pioneer Harry Hay described Geer's activism and outlined their activities while organizing for the strike. Geer is credited with introducing Guthrie to Pete Seeger at the 'Grapes of Wrath' benefit Geer organized in 1940 for migrant farm workers. Geer acted with the Group Theatre (New York) studying under Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg. Geer also acted in radio, appearing as Mephistopheles (the Devil) in the 1938 and 1944 productions of Norman Corwin's The Plot to Overthrow Christmas. He also acted in the radio soap opera Bright Horizon. Geer was blacklisted in the early 1950s for refusing to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. As a result, Geer appeared in very few films over the next decade. Among them was Salt of the Earth (1954) which was produced, directed, written, and starring blacklisted Hollywood personnel and told the story of a miners' strike in New Mexico from a pro-union standpoint. The film was denounced as "subversive" and faced difficulties in its production and distribution as a consequence.
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| 2019 | Will Geer: America's Grandpa |
| 2019 | Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970 as Narrator |
| 2017 | In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s as Self |
| 2005 | Mysterious Miracles: World Beyond Death as Host |
| 1988 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage) |
| 1981 | The New Deal for Artists |
| 1979 | The Man Who Loved Bears as Narrator |
| 1978 | Rip Van Winkle as Narrator (voice) |
| 1978 | The Mafu Cage as Zom |
| 1978 | Unknown Powers as Host |
| 1977 | The Billion Dollar Hobo as Choo-Choo Trayne |
| 1977 | Bunco |
| 1976 | Moving Violation as Rockfield |
| 1976 | Law and Order as Pat Crowley |
| 1976 | The Blue Bird as Grandfather |
| 1975 | The Night That Panicked America as Reverend Davis |
| 1975 | The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery as Dr. Simpson |
| 1974 | Hurricane as Dr. McCutcheon |
| 1974 | Memory of Us as Motel Manager |
| 1974 | Silence as Crazy Jack |
| 1974 | Honky Tonk as Judge Cotton |
| 1974 | The Hanged Man as Nameless |
| 1973 | Executive Action as Ferguson |
| 1973 | Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On as Len McNeil |
| 1973 | Isn't It Shocking? as Lemuel Lovell |
| 1973 | A Gift of Terror as Ben |
| 1973 | Savage as Joel Ryker |
| 1973 | Brock's Last Case as J. Smiley Krenshaw |
| 1972 | Jeremiah Johnson as Bear Claw |
| 1972 | Napoleon and Samantha as Grandpa |
| 1972 | The Rowdyman as Stan |
| 1972 | Dear Dead Delilah as Roy Jurroe |
| 1972 | Scarecrow as Justice Gilead Merton |
| 1971 | Brother John as Doc Thomas |
| 1971 | Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? as Simon Anderson |
| 1970 | Pieces of Dreams as The Bishop |
| 1970 | The Brotherhood of the Bell as Mike Patterson |
| 1970 | Gece Kaçakçıları as Mr. Baylor |
| 1969 | The Reivers as Boss |
| 1968 | Certain Honorable Men as Malcolm Stoddard |
| 1968 | Bandolero! as Pop Chaney |
| 1968 | Of Mice and Men as Candy |
| 1967 | The President's Analyst as Dr. Lee-Evan |
| 1967 | Soğukkanlı as Prosecutor |
| 1967 | The Crucible as Giles Corey |
| 1966 | İki Yüzlü Adam as Old Man |
| 1964 | Black Like Me as Truckdriver |
| 1962 | Advise & Consent as Senate Minority Leader |
| 1956 | Mobs Incorporated as Harry Robinson |
| 1956 | Mobs, Inc. as Harry Robinson |
| 1954 | Salt of the Earth as Sheriff |
| 1951 | The Barefoot Mailman as Dan Paget - Miami Mayor / Postmaster |
| 1951 | The Tall Target as Homer Crowley |
| 1951 | Bright Victory as Mr. Nevins |
| 1951 | Double Crossbones as Tom Botts |
| 1950 | To Please a Lady as Jack Mackay |
| 1950 | Convicted as Convict Mapes |
| 1950 | Kırık Ok as Rancher |
| 1950 | Winchester '73 as Wyatt Earp |
| 1950 | It's a Small World as William Musk - Father |
| 1950 | Komançi Bölgesi as Dan'l Seeger |
| 1950 | The Kid from Texas as O'Fallon |
| 1949 | Intruder in the Dust as Sheriff Hampton |
| 1949 | Anna Lucasta as Noah |
| 1949 | Lust for Gold as Deputy Ray Covin |
| 1949 | Johnny Allegro as Schultzy |
| 1948 | Deep Waters as Nick Driver |
| 1940 | Men and Dust as Narrator (voice) |
| 1940 | The Fight for Life as Ballou |
| 1940 | Tall Tales as Self |
| 1939 | Union Pacific as Foreman (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Becky Sharp as Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Wild Gold as Poker Player (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Spitfire as West Fry |
| 1932 | The Misleading Lady as McMahon - Asylum Guard |
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