10 Facts About George Chandler

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George Chandler was born in Waukegan, Illinois, on June 30,1898.

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George Chandler had a plain, unassuming face, allowing him to play incidental and background roles in dozens of movies.

3.

George Chandler's outstanding facial feature was a wide, toothy smile.

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In Footlight Parade, George Chandler plays the druggist who sells Chester Kent aspirin, and explains how the low price comes from the drugstore chain buying in large quantities, which starts off the premise of the movie.

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George Chandler has a larger role than usual in the Charlie Chan mystery The Shanghai Cobra ; Chandler runs an all-night coffee shop that becomes the scene of a murder.

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George Chandler appeared as the character Ames in the two-part episode "King of the Dakotas" in Frontier.

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George Chandler appeared in the 1956 episode "Joey and the Stranger" of Fury.

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George Chandler was cast as Clay Hunnicutt in the 1957 episode "The Giveaway" of the sitcom The People's Choice.

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In 1958, George Chandler appeared as Cleveland McMasters in the episode "The Cassie Tanner Story" on Wagon Train.

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In 1960, George Chandler was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild.