George Sawaya

Personal Info

Birthday

August 14, 1923

Day of Death

2003-09-17

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

George C. Sawaya

George Sawaja

George Sawaya

Biography

George Sawaya (August 14, 1923 – September 17, 2003) was an American stuntman and actor. He acted in almost one hundred different films and television episodes, but always as minor characters. His careerwas relatively consistent from the 1950s to the 1980s. Sawaya acted in the original Star Trek several times, first as Chief Humboldt in "The Menagerie, Part I" and then as Klingons in "Errand of Mercy" and "Day of the Dove".

Known For

Columbo

Star Trek

Perry Mason

The Andy Griffith Show

Batman

Combat!

Mannix

Quincy, M.E.

Filmography

1984
Repo Man
as First Repo Victim
1979
The Concorde... Airport '79
as Girard
1976
St. Ives
as Arab Bagman
1975
The Devil's Rain
as Steve Preston
1974
Earthquake
as Deputy Sherriff (uncredited)
Blazing Saddles
as Townsman (uncredited)
1973
The Don Is Dead
as Garcia (uncredited)
1972
Moon of the Wolf
as Attendant
1971
Private Duty Nurses
as Ahmed
1968
The Boston Strangler
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Panic in the City
as Karl Sinden (Mr. X)
Sol Madrid
as 3rd Dietrich Gunman
1965
The Lollipop Cover
as The Fighter
The Money Trap
as Angelo
Fort Courageous
as Indian
Convict Stage
as Adam Scott
1963
Drums of Africa
as Arab
1962
Hands of a Stranger
as Tony Wilder
1961
Everything's Ducky
as Simmons
1958
Curse of the Faceless Man
as Tony
1956
Hot Cars
as Det. Fred Holmes
Emergency Hospital
as Jack Larson, ambulance driver (uncredited)
The Black Sleep
as Sailor-Subject
1955
The Prodigal
as Kavak
1954
Day of Triumph
as James the Less
Dragnet
as McQueen