Will Geer
Actor
Born March 9, 1902 in Frankfort, Indiana, USA
Will Geer (March 9, 1902 – April 22, 1978) was an American actor and social activist. His original name was William Aughe Ghere. He is remembered for his portrayal of Grandpa Zebulon Tyler Walton in the 1970s TV series, The Waltons. Geer made his Broadway debut as Pistol in a 1928 production of Much Ado About Nothing, created the role of Mr. Mister in Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock, played Candy in John Steinbeck's theatrical adaptation of his novella Of Mice and Men, and appeared in numerous plays and revues throughout the 1940s. From 1948 to 1951, he appeared in more than a dozen movies, including Winchester '73 (as Wyatt Earp), Broken Arrow, Comanche Territory (all 1950) and Bright Victory (1951).
Filmography
Will Geer: America's Grandpa
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
Narrator
In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s
Self
Mysterious Miracles: World Beyond Death
Host
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
The New Deal for Artists
Self
A Woman Called Moses
Thomas Garrett
Rip Van Winkle
Narrator (voice)
The Mafu Cage
Zom
Unknown Powers
Host
The Billion Dollar Hobo
Choo-Choo Trayne
The Love Boat
Franklyn Bootherstone
Eight Is Enough
Bunco
Moving Violation
Rockfield
Law and Order
Pat Crowley
The Blue Bird
Grandfather
The Night That Panicked America
Reverend Davis
Starsky & Hutch
Commodore Atwater
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery
Dr. Simpson
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
Dinah!
Self
Hurricane
Dr. McCutcheon
Memory of Us
Motel Manager
Honky Tonk
Judge Cotton
The Hanged Man
Nameless
Executive Action
Ferguson
Doc Elliot
Paul Bartlett
Isn't It Shocking?
Lemuel Lovell
A Gift of Terror
Ben
Savage!
Joel Ryker
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
Len McNeil
Brock's Last Case
J. Smiley Krenshaw
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
Ben
Kung Fu
Judge Emmitt Marcus
The Waltons
Grandfather Walton
Jeremiah Johnson
Bear Claw
Napoleon and Samantha
Grandpa
The Rowdyman
Stan
Dear Dead Delilah
Roy Jurroe
The Sixth Sense
Scarecrow
Justice Gilead Merton
Columbo
Edmund Hidemann
Brother John
Doc Thomas
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Simon Anderson
Alias Smith and Jones
Seth
Pieces of Dreams
The Bishop
The Brotherhood of the Bell
Mike Patterson
The Bold Ones: The Senator
Senator Homer Bryant Wydell
The Moonshine War
Mr. Baylor
The Reivers
Boss
Medical Center
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Harry I. Madison
Then Came Bronson
Oliver Hidemann
The Bill Cosby Show
Mr. Kane
Mayberry R.F.D.
Captain Charles Wolford
Hawaii Five-O
Professor Harold Lochner
Certain Honorable Men
Malcolm Stoddard
Bandolero!
Pop Chaney
Of Mice and Men
Candy
The President's Analyst
Dr. Lee-Evan
In Cold Blood
Prosecutor
Garrison's Gorillas
The Crucible
Giles Corey
The Invaders
Hank Willis
Seconds
Old Man
Mission: Impossible
Doc
The Trials of O'Brien
Judge Lindemann
Run for Your Life
Judge David P. Andrews
Daniel Boone
Adam Jarrett
Bewitched
Black Like Me
Truckdriver
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Advise & Consent
Senate Minority Leader
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Bonanza
Zach Randolph
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
Mobs, Inc.
Harry Robinson
Gunsmoke
Slocum
Salt of the Earth
Sheriff
The Barefoot Mailman
Dan Paget - Miami Mayor / Postmaster
The Tall Target
Homer Crowley
Bright Victory
Mr. Nevins
Racket Squad
Double Crossbones
Tom Botts
To Please a Lady
Jack Mackay
Convicted
Convict Mapes
Broken Arrow
Ben Slade
Winchester '73
Wyatt Earp
It's a Small World
William Musk - Father
Comanche Territory
Dan'l Seeger
The Kid from Texas
O'Fallon
Intruder in the Dust
Sheriff Hampton
Anna Lucasta
Noah
Lust for Gold
Deputy Ray Covin
Johnny Allegro
Schultzy
Deep Waters
Nick Driver
Men and Dust
Narrator (voice)
Tall Tales
Self
Union Pacific
Foreman (uncredited)
Becky Sharp
Spectator (uncredited)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Village Lamplighter (uncredited)
Wild Gold
Poker Player (uncredited)
Spitfire
West Fry
The Misleading Lady
McMahon - Asylum Guard