John George

Personal Info

Birthday

January 20, 1898

Day of Death

1968-08-25

(70 years old)

Place of Birth

Aleppo, Syria

Also Known As

Tufei Filhela

Tufei Fatella

جون جورج

John George

Biography

John George was a Syrian actor who came to the United States in 1912 via France. He appeared in numerous films beginning in 1916. Much later in his career he appeared in several television series. The vast majority of his roles throughout the years were uncredited bit parts. Mr. George's original name was Tufei Filhela; on his 1925 United States citizenship naturalization Declaration of Intention document, he signed his name "Tufei Filhela known as John George". His surname was neither Filthela nor Fatella, as today sometimes is claimed.

Known For

Perry Mason

Bonanza

Have Gun, Will Travel

Dragnet

The Untouchables

Gunsmoke

The Rebel

Annie Oakley

Filmography

1961
One-Eyed Jacks
as Townsman (uncredited)
1960
Ocean's Eleven
as Vendor (uncredited)
Heller in Pink Tights
as Cheyenne Audience Member
1959
The Miracle
as Bullfight Spectator
The Blue Angel
as Club Patron (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
as Townsman (uncredited)
1958
I Want to Live!
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1956
Around the World in Eighty Days
as Marcher in Parade (uncredited)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
The Killing
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
The Conqueror
as Drummer Boy (uncredited)
1955
We're No Angels
as Vendor (uncredited)
The Prodigal
as Citizen (uncredited)
Kiss Me Deadly
as Popcorn Vendor (uncredited)
East of Eden
as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
1954
The Silver Chalice
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Deep in My Heart
as Street Vendor (uncredited)
The Egyptian
as Man in Street (uncredited)
Apache
as Shoeshine Man (uncredited)
1953
Flight to Tangier
as Cart Vendor
Here Come the Girls
as Audience Member (uncredited)
The President's Lady
as Spectator at Speech (uncredited)
Desert Legion
as Dwarf (uncredited)
1952
Off Limits
as Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
The Big Sky
as Passerby (uncredited)
Son of Paleface
as Johnny (uncredited)
Pat and Mike
as Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)
Glory Alley
as Vendor (uncredited)
Scaramouche
as Show Spectator (uncredited)
Singin' in the Rain
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
as Race Spectator (uncredited)
1951
My Favorite Spy
as Merchant (uncredited)
Ten Tall Men
as Tovic (uncredited)
A Streetcar Named Desire
as Passerby (uncredited)
1950
The Flame and the Arrow
as Townsman (uncredited)
Crisis
as Man In Street Crowd (uncredited)
The Gunfighter
as Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)
1949
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Peasant (uncredited)
The Undercover Man
as Onlooker at Murder Scene (uncredited)
1948
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
as Midget (uncredited)
The Creeper
as Waiter
1947
I Walk Alone
as Little Man at Newstand (uncredited)
Killer McCoy
as Man at Gym (uncredited)
California
as Miner (uncredited)
1946
The Devil's Playground
as Shorty
Canyon Passage
as Miner (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston
as Man Operating Winking-Eye Poster (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
as Mug (uncredited)
1945
Her Highness and the Bellboy
as News Vendor (uncredited)
The Spanish Main
as Pirate (uncredited)
A Thousand and One Nights
as Dwarf at Table in Inn
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Hunchback (uncredited)
A Song to Remember
as Servant (uncredited)
1944
The Whistler
as Bum (Uncredited)
1943
The Desert Song
as Riff (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Villager (uncredited)
1942
Reunion in France
as Citizen (uncredited)
Road to Morocco
as Food Vendor (uncredited)
1941
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)
Ringside Maisie
as Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
Road to Zanzibar
as Carnival Crowd Extra (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Newsboy Outside Opera House (uncredited)
More About Nostradamus
as Townsman (uncredited)
1940
Dark Streets of Cairo
as Second Peddler Asked to Delay Inspector (uncredited)
Captain Caution
as Sailor (uncredited)
Phantom Raiders
as Man in Cafe (uncredited)
1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Townsman (uncredited)
Tower of London
as Spy (uncredited)
City in Darkness
as Victor the Gypsy, gangland bistro patron (cameo extra)
At the Circus
as Man Leaving Diner (uncredited)
Lucky Night
as Flower Man (uncredited)
Let Freedom Ring
as Railroad Worker (uncredited)
1938
If I Were King
as Beggar (uncredited)
1937
Stand-In
as Man at Studio Gate (uncredited)
The Prince and the Pauper
as Beggar
Man Of The People
as Man On Street (uncredited)
1936
The Jungle Princess
as Native (uncredited)
The Garden of Allah
as Waiter (uncredited)
Two in a Crowd
as (uncredited)
San Francisco
as Custodian at Blackie Norton's (uncredited)
Master Will Shakespeare
as Townsman (uncredited)
Trouble for Two
as Small Man with Entourage (uncredited)
Under Two Flags
as Arab (uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
as The Gnome (Uncredited)
Rose Marie
as Barfly (uncredited)
Riffraff
as Fisherman (uncredited)
1935
East of Java
as Crewman
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
as (uncredited)
I Live My Life
as Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)
Dante's Inferno
as Abdullah (uncredited)
The Black Room
as Inn Waiter (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Egypt
as Harip, The Grave Opener (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1
as Convict (uncredited)
The Devil Is a Woman
as Street Beggar (uncredited)
Mark of the Vampire
as Gypsy (uncredited)
Bride of Frankenstein
as Villager (uncredited)
1934
Babes in Toyland
as Barnaby's Minion (uncredited)
The Spectacle Maker
as The Court Jester
The Cat's-Paw
as Gangster (uncredited)
The Black Cat
as Cultist (uncredited)
Bombay Mail
as Vendor (uncredited)
1933
Voltaire
as Protester in Montage
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as Bum (uncredited)
The Monkey's Paw
as Hindu (uncredited)
1932
Island of Lost Souls
as Beast (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes
as Bird Shop Thug (uncredited)
Chandu the Magician
as Bidder at Slave Market (uncredited)
The Circus Show-Up
as Roustabout (uncredited)
Hell Divers
as Barfly (uncredited)
1931
Trapped
as Al, Tony's Midget Henchman
The Unholy Garden
as Arab
The Phantom of Paris
as First Prisoner
Son of India
as Beggar (uncredited)
Smart Money
as Extra on Train (uncredited)
Iron Man
as Card Player (uncredited)
Drácula
as Scientist (uncredited)
Dracula
as Small Scientist (uncredited)
1930
Way for a Sailor
as (uncredited)
Under a Texas Moon
as (uncredited)
1929
Condemned!
as Inmate
The Charlatan
as Count Merlin's Assistant (uncredited)
1928
The Man Who Laughs
as Dwarf (uncredited)
The Big City
as The Arab
1927
My Best Girl
as Newspaper Seller (uncredited)
Two Arabian Knights
as Arab on Ship (uncredited)
The Unknown
as Cojo
The King of Kings
as (uncredited)
The Night of Love
as Jester
1926
Don Juan
as Hunchback (uncredited)
The Bells
as Mesmerist Announcer (uncredited)
The Road to Mandalay
as Servant
The Volga Boatman
as Red Army Soldier
Mare Nostrum
as Servant (uncredited)
1924
Helen's Babies
as Gypsy (uncredited)
The Red Lily
as Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Code of the Sea
as Demon (uncredited)
When a Girl Loves
as Grishka
1923
Where the Pavement Ends
as Napuka Joe
1922
Trifling Women
as Achmet
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Assassin
1921
Miracles of the Jungle
as See'er of All
The Conquering Power
as Villager (uncredited)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Argentine Ranch Resident (uncredited)
Outside the Law
as Humpy (uncredited)
1920
The Mark of Zorro
as Prisoner in Jail
Some Shimmiers
as Ruffian (uncredited)
1919
The Trail of the Octopus
as Borno - The Ape Man
1918
Frauds and Frenzies
as Prisoner (uncredited)
1917
Triumph
as Backstage Extra (uncredited)
The Reward of the Faithless
as Dwarf (uncredited)
Black Orchids
as Ali Bara
1916
Shoes
as Department Store Customer (uncredited)
Bobbie of the Ballet
as Tenement Dweller