George Sanders
Acting
Biography
George Henry Sanders (3 July 1906 – 25 April 1972) was a British film and television actor, singer-songwriter, music composer, and author. His career as an actor spanned over forty years. His heavy upper-class English accent and smooth bass voice often led him to be cast as sophisticated but villainous characters. He is perhaps best known as Jack Favell in Rebecca (1940), Scott ffolliott in Foreign Correspondent (1940, a rare heroic part), The Saran of Gaza in Samson and Delilah (1949), the most popular film of the year, Addison DeWitt in All About Eve (1950, for which he won an Oscar), Sir Brian De Bois-Guilbert in Ivanhoe (1952), King Richard the Lionheart in King Richard and the Crusaders (1954), Mr. Freeze in a two-parter episode of Batman (1966), the voice of the malevolent man-hating tiger Shere Khan in Disney's The Jungle Book (1967), the suave crimefighter The Falcon during the 1940s (a role eventually bequeathed to his elder brother, Tom Conway), and Simon Templar, The Saint, in five films made in the 1930s and 1940s.
Born: July 3, 1906
Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Known For
A Brief Encounter with the Rossellini Family
Commissioned by a Swedish newspaper, this news-reel like short on the life of the famous Swedish actress is a kind of ‘at home with Ingrid Bergman’ reportage, depicting her at work and spending time with her children. Kort möte med familjen Rossellini happened to be made during the production of Journey to Italy in Naples and on Capri, thereby providing us with a unique record from the making of this legendary film.
Laura
A detective is assigned to a case of murder. During the investigation he finds himself taking a more than professional interest in the victim, the mysterious Laura.
All About Eve
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
Rebecca
Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.
The Rebel
Anthony Hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. He has a lot of enthusiasm, but little talent, and critics scorn his work. Nevertheless, he impresses an emerging very talented artist. Hancock proceeds to con the art world into thinking he is a genius.
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
In 1900, young widow Lucy Muir learns that her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost.
Love, Life and Laughter
Gracie plays a London publican's daughter named after Nell Gwynn, who much like the original, becomes romantically involved with a King(John Loder).
Journey to Italy
Married for eight years with no children, Brits Katherine and Alex Joyce are driving to Italy, their ultimate destination just outside of Naples to sell the villa they have just inherited from his uncle, the villa where they will be staying during their time there. On the drive, they come to the realization that this trip marks the first time that they have truly been alone together, and as such don't really know one another in the true sense.
Batman
Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon often calls with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the Batmobile, Batman and Robin must (with the help of their trusty Bat-utility-belt) thwart the efforts of a variety of master criminals, including The Riddler, The Joker, Catwoman, and The Penguin.
Filmography
as Addison DeWitt (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Shere Khan (voice) (archive footage)
as Shadwell
as Andrew Lippincott
as The Admiral
as General Downes
as Warlock
as Sir Francis Leybourne
as Gen. Armstrong
as Sir Masius
as Sidney Carter
as Captain Walter Phillips
as Waldo Lydecker
as Shere Khan the Tiger (voice)
as Mordicus
as Calvin York
as Gibbs
as Armand Anderssarian
as Professor Schlieben
as Mister Freeze
as Mister Freeze (uncredited)
as The Banker
as Col. Roger Barr
as G. Emory Partridge
as Leonard Carvel
as Basil Palmer
as Principe Makowski
as Benjamin Ballon
as Raymond Fontaine
as Narrator
as The Major
as Guv'nor
as Thomas Ayerton
as Maj. Hobson
as Kellermann
as Sir Charles Broward
as Mr. Bing
as Richard Gilmore
as Gordon Zellaby
as Sir Arnold Hobbes
as Henri Landru
as Capitaine Robert Adams
as Sir Charles Holland
as Adonijah
as A.L.
as Stuyvesant Nicholl
as Carliss
as Tim Waddington
as Clementi Sabourin
as Self
as Larry Larkin
as Mark Loving
as Victor
as Waldo Lydecker
as Charles Ferris
as Waldo Lydecker
as King Charles II
as Dr. Jonathan Odell
as Lord James Ashwood
as Fabius Maximus
as Dr. Grissom
as Alexander 'Alex' Joyce
as King Richard I
as Albert Richter
as Cosmo Constantine
as Dr. Grissom
as William Clark
as Major Watkins
as Nicholas Strang
as Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert
as Felix Guignol
as John York
as J F Noble
as Mike Alexander
as Addison DeWitt
as Self
as Self - Panelist
as Self - Mystery Guest
as The Saran of Gaza
as Lord Robert Darlington
as Self
as King Charles II
as Robert Fleming
as Miles Fairley
as Georges Duroy
as John Evered
as Eugéne François Vidocq
as Harry Melville Quincey
as Lord Henry Wotton
as Dr. Allan Middleton
as Fedja Michailovitch Petroff
as Michael Gordon
as Inspector John Warwick
as Dr. Andre Marbel
as Keith Wilson
as George Lambert
as Carl Steelman / Ernst Reiter
as Jim Fleg
as Captain Billy Leech
as Charles Strickland
as Gaylord "Gay" Lawrence
as Williams
as Tony Barling
as Gay Lawrence
as Sir Arthur Blake
as Gay Lawrence / The Falcon
as Major A.L. Coombes
as Gay Laurence / The Falcon
as Major Quive-Smith
as Ward Andrews
as Simon Templar
as Gurko Lanen
as Baron Von Tranisch
as Scott ffolliott
as Simon Templar
as Jaffrey Pyncheon
as Jack Favell
as Simon Templar
as Forrester
as Captain Swanson
as Capt. Heinrichs
as Simon Templar
as Franz Schlager
as Simon Templar
as Dr. de Reseke
as Anton Ragatzy
as Eric Norvel
as Wyatt Leigh
as Del Forbes
as Baron Kurt von Rohback / Lt. Michael Bruce
as Rene Blanchard
as Lefty
as Count Andre de Guyon
as Everett Stacy
as Lisle
as Indifference - a God
as Celestial Body (uncredited)
as Singer in Public Bar (uncredited)