1. George Grizzard was the recipient of a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award, among other accolades.
15 Facts About George Grizzard
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George Grizzard went on to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he studied advertising and drama.
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George Grizzard returned to Washington after graduation to work in advertising while appearing in amateur productions.
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George Grizzard began his professional acting career in 1950 at Washington's Arena Stage, appearing in some of its earliest productions, with his first leading role in Dark of the Moon.
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George Grizzard went to New York frequently for stage roles, and studied with Sanford Meisner, Philip Burton, and Alan Schneider.
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George Grizzard made his Broadway debut in The Desperate Hours in 1955, about jailbreakers terrorizing a family, in which he played Hank Griffith, the younger brother of a character played by Paul Newman.
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George Grizzard played an unscrupulous United States Senator in the film Advise and Consent in 1962.
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George Grizzard played the title role in the Guthrie's inaugural production of Hamlet alongside Tandy, and featured in many productions from the Guthrie's first two seasons, including roles in Henry V, Three Sisters, and Saint Joan.
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George Grizzard appeared on Broadway in The Disenchanted in 1958, Face of a Hero in I960 and Big Fish, Little Fish in 1961.
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George Grizzard appeared in the 1996 revival of A Delicate Balance and the 2005 revival of Seascape.
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George Grizzard starred in You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running.
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George Grizzard won the 1996 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for A Delicate Balance.
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George Grizzard portrayed President John Adams in the Emmy Award winning PBS miniseries The Adams Chronicles, produced by WNET.
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George Grizzard starred as reporter Richard Larsen in The Deliberate Stranger, a television movie about serial killer Ted Bundy.
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George Grizzard was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2002.