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Geoffrey Bayldon

January 7th, 1924 - May 10th, 2017

Albert Geoffrey Bayldon (7 January 1924 – 10 May 2017) was an English actor. After playing roles in many stage productions, including the works of William Shakespeare, he became known for portraying the title role of the children's series Catweazle (1969–70). Bayldon's other long-running parts include the Crowman in Worzel Gummidge (1979–81) and Magic Grandad in the BBC television series Watch (1995).

Geoffrey Beevers

born January 15th, 1941

Geoffrey Beevers (born 15 January 1941) is a British actor who has appeared in many different stage and screen roles.

Geoffrey Hughes

February 2nd, 1944 - July 27th, 2012

Geoffrey Hughes DL (2 February 1944 – 27 July 2012) was an English actor. Hughes provided the voice of Paul McCartney in the animated film Yellow Submarine (1968), and rose to fame for portraying much-loved bin man Eddie Yeats in the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street from 1974 to 1983, making a return to the show in 1987. He is well known for playing loveable slob Onslow in the British sitcom Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995); and 'Twiggy' in the sitcom The Royle Family, playing the part from 1998 to 2000, and reprising his role for the specials in 2006 and 2008.

Geoffrey Keen

August 21st, 1916 - November 3rd, 2005

Geoffrey Keen (21 August 1916 – 3 November 2005) was an English actor who appeared in supporting roles in many films. He is well known for playing British Defence Minister Sir Frederick Gray in the James Bond films.

Geoffrey Palmer

June 4th, 1927 - November 5th, 2020

Geoffrey Dyson Palmer OBE (4 June 1927 – 5 November 2020) was an English actor. He was best known for his roles in British television sitcoms playing Jimmy Anderson in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–79), Ben Parkinson in Butterflies (1978–1983) and Lionel Hardcastle in As Time Goes By (1992–2005). His film appearances include A Fish Called Wanda (1988), The Madness of King George (1994), Mrs Brown (1997) and Tomorrow Never Dies (1997).

George Adams

born December 22nd, 1962

George Wallace Adams (born December 22, 1962) is a former professional American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL). Adams played college football at Kentucky and was a first round pick in the 1985 NFL Draft. Adams played in the NFL for the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. Adams' son, Jamal, played safety at Louisiana State University. He was picked sixth overall by the New York Jets in the 2017 NFL Draft.

George Andrie

April 20th, 1940 - August 21st, 2018

George Joseph Andrie (April 20, 1940 – August 21, 2018) was an American professional football defensive end in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. Prior to his professional career he played college football at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which dropped its program after his junior season.

George Arliss

April 10th, 1868 - February 5th, 1946

George Arliss (born Augustus George Andrews; 10 April 1868 – 5 February 1946) was an English actor, author, playwright, and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award – which he won for his performance as Victorian-era British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli in Disraeli (1929) – as well as the earliest-born actor to win the honour. He specialized in successful biopics, such as Disraeli, Voltaire (1933), and Cardinal Richelieu (1935), as well as light comedies, which included The Millionaire (1931) and A Successful Calamity (1932).

George Bellamy

July 10th, 1866 - December 26th, 1944

George Bellamy (10 July 1866 – 26 December 1944) was an English film actor of the silent era. He spent eighteen years on the stage before making his film debut in Wanted - A Husband. He appeared in 70 films between 1911 and 1933. He also directed two films in 1917. He was born in Bristol, England.

George Bjorkman

born August 26th, 1956

George Anton Bjorkman (born August 26, 1956) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Houston Astros in its 1983 season. Prior to his stint with the Astros, Bjorkman played baseball at Chaffey Junior College and Oral Roberts University.

George Brunet

June 8th, 1935 - October 25th, 1991

George Stuart Brunet (June 8, 1935 – October 25, 1991) was an American professional baseball pitcher who also went on to a Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame career in Mexico. Brunet pitched for nine different Major League clubs during his career in America.

George Cappuzzello

born January 15th, 1954

George Angelo Cappuzzello (born January 15, 1954) is a former American baseball player who pitched for the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros. He played with two different teams over two seasons and ended his playing career in 1982.

George Chakiris

born September 16th, 1932

George Chakiris (born September 16, 1932) is an American actor. He is best known for his appearance in the 1961 film version of West Side Story as Bernardo Nunez, the leader of the Sharks gang, for which he won both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.

George Chesser

September 11th, 1942 - November 12th, 2008

George Chesser (September 11, 1942 – November 12, 2008) was an American football running back and punter. He played for the Miami Dolphins from 1966 to 1967.

George Clooney

born May 6th, 1961

George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, four Golden Globe Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Academy Awards, one for his acting and the other as a producer. In 2018, he was the recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award.

George Cole

April 22nd, 1925 - August 5th, 2015

George Edward Cole, OBE (22 April 1925 – 5 August 2015) was an English actor whose career spanned 75 years. He was best known for playing Arthur Daley in the long-running ITV comedy-drama show Minder and Flash Harry in the early St Trinian's films.

George Culver

born July 8th, 1943

George Raymond Culver (born July 8, 1943), is an American former professional baseballpitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Philadelphia Phillies, from 1966 to 1974. He also pitched for the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Nippon-Ham Fighters, in 1975.

George Farmer

born December 5th, 1958

George Farmer III (born December 5, 1958) is a former professional American football wide receiver. He played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams (1982–1984) and the Miami Dolphins (1987). Farmer is the father of former USC wide receiver George Farmer.

George Grossmith Jr.

May 11th, 1874 - June 6th, 1935

George Grossmith Jr. (11 May 1874 – 6 June 1935) was an English actor, theatre producer and manager, director, playwright and songwriter, best remembered for his work in and with Edwardian musical comedies. Grossmith was also an important innovator in bringing "cabaret" and "revues" to the London stage. Born in London, he took his first role on the musical stage at the age of 18 in Haste to the Wedding (1892), a West End collaboration between his famous songwriter and actor father and W. S. Gilbert.

George Hamilton

born August 12th, 1939

George Stevens Hamilton (born August 12, 1939) is an American actor. His notable films include Home from the Hill (1960), By Love Possessed (1961), Light in the Piazza (1962), Your Cheatin' Heart (1964), Once Is Not Enough (1975), Love at First Bite (1979), Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981), The Godfather Part III (1990), Doc Hollywood (1991), 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997), Hollywood Ending (2002) and The Congressman (2016). For his debut performance in Crime and Punishment U.S.A. (1959), Hamilton won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for a BAFTA Award. He has received one additional BAFTA nomination and two additional Golden Globe nominations.

George Hearn

born June 18th, 1934

George Hearn (born June 18, 1934) is an American actor and singer, primarily in Broadway musical theatre.

George Hegamin

born February 14th, 1973

George Russell Hegamin (born February 14, 1973) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at North Carolina State University.

George Little

born June 27th, 1963

George Willard Little (born June 27, 1963) is a former American football defensive lineman who played three seasons with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Dolphins in the third round of the 1985 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Iowa and attended Duquesne High School in Duquesne, Pennsylvania. Little was also a member of the Montreal Machine of the World League of American Football.

George Lucas

born May 14th, 1944

George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker. Lucas is best known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. Lucas is one of history's most financially successful filmmakers and has been nominated for four Academy Awards. His films are among the 100 highest-grossing movies at the North American box office, adjusted for ticket-price inflation. Lucas is considered to be one of the most significant figures of the 20th-century New Hollywood movement, and a pioneer of the modern blockbuster.
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