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Christopher George

Christopher George was born in 1931 and became a TV and film actor after seeing action in the Korean war where he served as a Marine. He is best remembered for his starring role in the 1966-68 TV series, Rat Patrol which won him a Golden Globe nomination in 1967.
After Rat Patrol ended it's run he began his film career starring in 1960's genre films such as Tiger by the tail (1968) Project X (1968) and The Devil's 8 (1969) He continued his TV work throughout the 1970's starring in episodes of Charlie's Angels, Fantasy Island and Police Story.
In 1976, George played a supporting role in Midway and a starring role in Grizzly which was by far his most successful commercial movie grossing $39 at the box office.
He followed the success of Grizzly with a string of Martial Arts and Slasher B movies such as Enter The Ninja, Return of the Ninja, Day of the animals, City Of The Living Dead and The Exterminator. Many of his movies from this period have since become Cult classics.
He married Lynda Day in 1970 after meeting and starring with her in The Gentle Rain (1966) They worked together during the 1970's in TV episodes of Wonder Woman, Love Boat, Mission Impossible and McCloud.
Christopher George died of an unexpected heart attack in 1983 aged just 52.


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Christopher George - what members say


  • City Of The Living Dead
  • City Of The Living Dead review by SAI81 from Tonbridge, Kent
    Rated - 3 stars City of the Living Dead 15 August 2005
    ... highlights of the film comes quite early, in one terrifying sequence involving Christopher George free Catriona MacColl from a coffin in which she has been buried alive. The mo...  

Christopher George - filmography


  • Kampuchea Express
  • Kampuchea Express on DVD (1982)
    Starring: Robert Walker,  Woody Strode,  Christopher George
    Director: Lek Kitiparaporn
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Amid the brutal, bloody, blazing battle in Cambodia, an against all odds love story is told. An American journalist is compelled by love to return to the carnage six years after his escape in search of the Vietnamese woman he was forced to leave behind.
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 35% from 49 members
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  • Chisum
  • Chisum on DVD (1970)
    Starring: John Wayne,  Forrest Tucker,  Glenn Corbett
    Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A tough cattle baron fights con artists, corrupt officials--even Billy the Kid--in order to keep his ranch. It comes down to the town founder John Chisum (John Wayne) against the immoral Lawrence Murphy (Forrest Tucker) and the town isn't going to be big enough for both of them. Wayne's been here ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 1,402 member
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  • Project X
  • Project X (1968)
    Starring: Christopher George,  Greta Baldwin,  Henry Jones
    Director: William Castle
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A spy is brought back from cryogenic suspension after being almost killed in a plane crash returning from a mission to learn about a deadly new weapon being developed in the East. But the vital memories are being suppressed, so the authorities use ultra-advanced technologies to try to uncover the ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 38% from 9 members
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Christopher George facts

5 most recent films

Pieces - 2.5 stars
Kampuchea Express - 2.0 stars
Graduation Day - 2.0 stars
Enter The Ninja - 2.5 stars
The Exterminator - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Chisum - 3.5 stars
The Exterminator - 2.5 stars
City Of The Living Dead - 2.5 stars
Enter The Ninja - 2.5 stars
Pieces - 2.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Grizzly - 2.0 stars
Project X - 2.5 stars
The Rat Patrol - Series 1 - Complete - 3.0 stars
Kampuchea Express - 2.0 stars
Graduation Day - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Andrew Prine - 2 times - show films
Lynda Day George - 1 times - show films
Linda Day - 1 times - show films
Joe Dorsey - 1 times - show films
Greta Baldwin - 1 times - show films

Most frequent directors

William Castle - 1 times - show films
Lek Kitiparaporn - 1 times - show films
Lucio Fulci - 1 times - show films
Andrew V. McLaglen - 1 times - show films
Tom Gries - 1 times - show films

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