George Sawaya

Born: 1923-08-14, Los Angeles, California, USA

Died: 2003-09-17

Biography

George Sawaya (August 14, 1923 – September 17, 2003) was an American stuntman and actor. He acted in almost one hundred different films and television episodes, but always as minor characters. His careerwas relatively consistent from the 1950s to the 1980s. Sawaya acted in the original Star Trek several times, first as Chief Humboldt in "The Menagerie, Part I" and then as Klingons in "Errand of Mercy" and "Day of the Dove".

Filmography

• Perry Mason (1957)
• Ironside (1967)
• The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
• Adam-12 (1968)
• Combat! (1962)
• The F.B.I. (1965)
• Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
• The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
• Ben Casey (1961)
• Burke's Law (1963)
• Bat Masterson (1958)
• The Rookies (1972)
• McCloud (1970)
• The Rebel (1959)
• The Time Tunnel (1966)
• Branded (1965)
• It Takes a Thief (1968)
• McMillan & Wife (1971)
• Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976)
• You Are There (1953)
• Voyagers! (1982)
• Blazing Saddles (1974)
• Repo Man (1984)
• The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962)
• Straightaway (1961)
• Custer (1967)
• Emergency Hospital (1956)
• Earthquake (1974)
• The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)
• The Boston Strangler (1968)