George Macready

George Macready

Nascimento : 1899-08-29, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Morte : 1973-07-03

História

George Peabody Macready, Jr. (August 29, 1899 – July 2, 1973) was an American stage, film, and television actor often cast in roles as polished villains. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Macready, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Perfil

George Macready

Filmes

The Return of Count Yorga
Professor Rightstat
Count Yorga continues to prey on the local community while living by a nearby orphanage. He also intends to take a new wife, while feeding his bevy of female vampires.
Conde Yorga, Vampiro
Narrator (voice)
Sixties couples Michael and Donna and Paul and Erica become involved with the intense Count Yorga at a Los Angeles séance, the Count having latterly been involved with Erica's just-dead mother. After taking the Count home, Paul and Erica are waylayed, and next day a listless Erica is diagnosed by their doctor as having lost a lot of blood. When she is later found feasting on the family cat the doctor becomes convinced vampirism is at work, and that its focus is Count Yorga and his large isolated house.
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Cordell Hull
Retrata de forma realista, quase documental, tanto do ponto de vista japonês como do norte americano, mostrando a preparação, os eventos e os erros que possibilitaram o ataque a Pearl Harbor em 7 de Dezembro de 1941, fato que forçou a entrada dos Estados Unidos da América na Segunda Guerra Mundial. O título do filme é o código utilizado em caso de sucesso do ataque japonês, que traduzido para o português significa 'Tigre! Tigre! Tigre!'. A versão Americana tem 02:25. A versão Japonesa é mais longa, com 02:29.
Daughter of the Mind
Dr. Frank Ferguson
Professor Samuel Hale Constable is a government expert in the field of cybernetics. He and his wheelchair-bound wife Lenore became parents late in life, only to lose their daughter Mary before she reached adolescence. Now their daughter's spirit seems to be reaching out to her grief-stricken father from beyond the grave, encouraging him to give up the important project on which he's been working.
Night Gallery
Hendricks
This anthology telefilm aired on NBC on November 8, 1969, and tells three strange tales: "The Cemetery," directed by Boris Sagal; "Eyes," directed by Steven Spielberg; and "The Escape Route," directed by Barry Shear. This film also served as a backdoor pilot for the TV series of the same name, which premiered on December 16, 1970.
The Young Lawyers
Jay Spofford
TV-pilot that was an ABC Movie of the Week in October of 1969 and then became a TV-series as part of the 1970-71 season.
Fame Is the Name of the Game
Glenn Howard
A brash, big-time investigative reporter, looking into the death of a call girl, uncovers her diary and tries to find her killer among the names contained in it.
A Corrida do Século
General Kuhster
O audacioso profissional Professor Fate e o herói branco Great Leslie convencem os fabricantes de automóveis do início do século de que uma corrida de Nova York a Paris (pelo oeste por todo os EUA, estreito de Bering. Rússia, Alemanha e França) ajudará a promover as vendas de automóveis. O arquirrival de Leslie, o professor Fate, amarfanhado e vestido de preto, prometeu chegar antes de Leslie na linha de chegada em um carro da própria invenção. Vão percorrer vários quilômetros, encarar muitas desavenças e enfrentar um imenso iceberg na corrida mais divertida de todos os tempos.
Asylum for a Spy
Graham Jutland
A spy wants to "come in from the cold" since his last assignment resulted in the death of two innocent people. But the service cannot let a man quit.
The Human Duplicators
Prof. Vaughn Dornheimer
An alien is dispatched from a faraway galaxy to take over the Earth by "duplicating" humans and creating a race of zombies.
Escândalo na Sociedade
Gordon Harris
A divorced couple's teen-age daughter stands trial for stabbing her mother's latest lover.
Alguém Morreu em Meu Lugar
Paul Harrison
The working class twin sister of a callous wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and assumes the identity of the dead woman. But impersonating her dead twin is more complicated and risky than she anticipated.
Sete Dias de Maio
Christopher Todd
O impopular presidente (Fredric March) dos Estados Unidos consegue um tratado de desarmamento nuclear através do Senado, mas descobre que a nação está se voltando contra ele. Jiggs Casey (Kirk Douglas), um coronel da Marinha, encontra provas de que o general Scott (Burt Lancaster), o chefe popular do 'Joint Chiefs', e determinado candidato presidencial, em 2 anos, não está planejando esperar. Casey vai até o presidente com tal informação e uma rede de intrigas começa.
Taras Bulba
The Governor
Ucrânia, século 16. Taras se estabeleceu confortável vida em fazenda depois de anos de aventuras de capa e espada com seus companheiros cossacos. Apesar de não ser rico, ele é capaz de enviar seu filho Andrei longe para uma escola polaca. Neste momento os poloneses são os Senhores da Ucrânia e a origem dos cossacos é a luta dos servos ucranianas para libertar-se e as suas terras de dominação polonesa. Para este fim Taras espera que seu filho seja educado como o inimigo. Em vez disso, Andrei se apaixona pela filha de um nobre polonês, criando o palco para um confronto entre o amor, a honra da família, e uma luta pela identidade nacional.
A Cidade dos Desiludidos
Lew Jordan
After spending three years in an asylum, a washed-up actor views a minor assignment from his old director in Rome as a chance for personal and professional redemption.
Jet Over The Atlantic
Lord Robert Leverett
Director Byron Haskin's 1960 airplane-in jeopardy drama stars Guy Madison, Virginia Mayo, George Raft, Ilona Massey, Margaret Lindsay, George Macready, Brett Halsey, Anna Lee and Mary Anderson.
O Jacaré Humano
Dr. Mark Sinclair
Uma jovem esposa é abandonada pelo marido no dia do casamento. Atormentada, ela o segue até sua antiga casa nos pântanos de Louisiana, onde, em meio aos lagos e à mortal vegetação rasteira, ela descobre um terrível segredo. Seu marido foi salvo da morte por um procedimento médico experimental envolvendo soro de jacarés, e agora ele começa a desenvolver efeitos colaterais horríveis. Ela enfrentará qualquer perigo para ajudá-lo, mas logo descobre que o amor pode não ser o suficiente.
Plunderers of Painted Flats
Ed Sampson
To scare the squatters from the cattle country he claims as his own, rancher Ed Sampson orders the Martin farm house burned. Galt Martin is killed, and his eldest son, Joe, is pistol-whipped. Timmy Martin sees the killer, Cass Becker and points him out when he and Joe are in Painted Flats. Cass forces Joe to put on a gun but Ned East, a retired gunfighter, saves the inexperienced Joe by forcing Cass to draw on him, and Ned is the winner.
Gunfire at Indian Gap
Mr. Jefferson
A stagecoach is attacked by a group of outlaws who make off with a pile of money. Unfortunately for Mexican Juan, the sheriff believes he's one of the criminals and has him locked up. But the beautiful Cheel thinks Juan is innocent, and offers to help him escape. Overhearing their plan, the real mastermind behind the heist forces Juan to act as the runner for the money.
Glória Feita de Sangue
Gen. Paul Mireau
Em 1916, durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial, Mireau (George Meeker), um general francês, ordena um ataque suicida e como nem todos os seus soldados puderam se lançar ao ataque ele exige que sua artilharia ataque as próprias trincheiras.
The Abductors
Jack Langley
Two men (Victor McLaglen, George Macready) botch the kidnapping of a warden's daughter (Fay Spain), then plot to ransom Abraham Lincoln's corpse.
Thunder Over Arizona
Mayor Plummer
Ervin Plummer-played by the estimable George Macready, who like his good friend Vincent Price was a man of culture and erudition who specialised in bad guy roles-is a grasping avaricious businessman with a hunger for gold.
A Kiss Before Dying
Leo Kingship
A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.
Vera Cruz
Emperor Maximilian
Cooper e Lancaster interpretam Benjamin Trane e Joe Erin, dois perigosos mercenários que viajam ao México em busca de aventura - e dinheiro - durante a Guerra Civil de 1866. Mas eles conseguem mais do que haviam negociado quando foram contratados pela bela e rica Condessa Duvarre (Denise Darcel) para escoltá-la e a uma fortuna em ouro até as forças militares do Imperador Maximiliano em Vera Cruz. O caminho é cheio de perigos, traição e assassinato... e quando Bem é apanhado pelo fervor dos revolucionários, ele e Joe vêem-se em confronto com o Exército Mexicano - e um com o outro!
Duffy of San Quentin
John C. Winant
San Quentin's new warden crusades for reform and for a framed inmate who loves a nurse.
A Espada de Damasco
Jafar
Tendo o seu pai sido morto às mãos de uma horda de soldados que transportam o símbolo de uma serpente enroscada, Harun decide ir até Bagdade para descobrir quem mandou executar o assassinato. Assim que chega à cidade arma-se com uma espada que parece estar dotada de uma incrível força e cuja magia só funciona nas suas mãos. Entretanto, no palácio, o malvado vizir Jafar conspira com o seu filho para derrubar o califa. Mas a filha deste, a princessa Khairuzan, apaixona-se por Harun e juntos viverão uma aventura para salvar o califado dos perfídios planos do vizir.
O Pistoleiro
Jules Mourret
Tendo sido um espião dos invasores de Quantrill durante a Guerra Civil, Jeff Travis, que se considera um homem procurado, foge para Prescott Arizona, onde encontra Jules Mourret, que conhece seu passado. Ele aceita um emprego na linha do palco em que Mourret está tentando roubar ouro. Quando os homens de Mourret matam um amigo dele, ele decide pegar Mourret e seus homens. Quando seu plano de ter outra quadrilha pegando Mourret falha, ele deve ir atrás deles.
Júlio César
Marullus
Em Roma, (exatamente nos idos de março de 44 A.C., como tinha sido previsto) César (Louis Calhern) é assassinado, pois os senadores alegam que sua ambição o transformaria em um tirano. Mas Marco Antonio (Marlon Brando) consegue, em um inflamado discurso, reverter a situação e os conspiradores são obrigados a fugir. A partir de então dois exércitos são formados, um comandado por Marco Antonio e Otávio (Douglass Watson) e o outro por Cássio (John Gielgud) e Brutus (James Mason), sendo que este segundo exército é numericamente inferior, mas os conspiradores preferem cometer suicídio a serem capturados.
I Beheld His Glory
Cornelius
Cornelius is a Roman Centurion who, upon orders from the Apostle Thomas, is sent to proclaim the glories of Christ. Cornelius recounts Jesus' Entry in Jerusalem, the Last Supper, Crucifixion, and His appearance before Mary Magdalene.
Treasure of the Golden Condor
Marquis de St. Malo
A nobleman searches for a hidden treasure in Guatemala.
The Green Glove
Count Paul Rona
In World War II France, American soldier Michael Blake captures, then loses Nazi-collaborator art thief Paul Rona, who leaves behind a gem studded gauntlet (a stolen religious relic). Years later, financial reverses lead Mike to return in search of the object. In Paris, he must dodge mysterious followers and a corpse that's hard to explain; so he and attractive tour guide Christine decamp on a cross-country pursuit that becomes love on the run...then takes yet another turn.
Chaga de Fogo
Karl Schneider
Conta a história de um dia na vida de várias pessoas que passam por um esquadrão de detetives da polícia. Um policial amargurado, Det. Jim McLeod (Douglas) lidera uma série de personagens em sua sombria batalha diária com a baixa qualidade da cidade. Os personagens que passam pela delegacia ao longo do dia incluem um jovem trapaceiro, um par de ladrões e um ingênuo ladrão de lojas.
A Raposa do Deserto
Gen. Fritz Bayerlein
O marechal Rommel, especialista de Hitler em táticas militares na Segunda Guerra Mundial, era conhecido como a Raposa do Deserto. Respeitado por seguidores e adversários, ao ver que Hitler estava levando a Alemanha à destruição, uniu-se a conspiradores para depor o Fürher.
A Princesa e os Bárbaros
Raven the Shaman
The Princess of Samarkand and an English knight confront the armies of Genghis Khan.
Tarzan's Peril
Radijeck
Escaped convicts are selling weapons to a warlike native tribe.
O Gavião do Deserto
Prince Murad
A desert guerilla, with flashing scimitar, opposes a tyrannical prince and marries the caliph's daughter.
A Mulher Sem Nome
Palinov, Gulf Stream Cafe Havana
A secret service agent falls in love with an illegal immigrant.
Rogues Of Sherwood Forest
King John
The son of Robin Hood carries on his late father's tradition. Director Gordon Douglas' minor 1950 swashbuckler stars John Derek, Diana Lynn, Alan Hale, Billy House, George Macready, Lowell Gilmore, Paul Cavanagh. Lester Matthews, Billy Bevan, Wilton Graff, John Dehner, Donald Randolph and Paul Collins.
Fortunes of Captain Blood
Marquis de Riconete
When he unwittingly sends some of his men into a trap, pirate Captain Peter Blood decides to rescue them. They've been taken prisoner by the Spanish Marquis de Riconete who is now using them as slave labor harvesting pearls from the sea.
O Tesouro do Bandoleiro
Edward Galt
Para encontrar o ouro roubado, agente do Governo trabalha secretamente com um fora da lei.
The Art Director
A film's art director is in charge of the set, from conception to construction to furnishing. This short film walks the viewer through art directors' responsibilities and the demands on their talents. They read a script carefully and design a set to capture the time and place, the social strata, and the mood. They must be scholars of the history of architecture, furnishings, and fashion. They choose the colors on a set in anticipation of the lighting and the mood. Their work also sets styles, from Art Deco in the 20's to 30s modernism. Then it's on to the next project.
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Marshal Sam Hughes
When the Daltons are killed at Coffeyville, gang member Bill Doolin, arriving late, escapes but kills a man. Now wanted for murder, he becomes the leader of the Doolin gang. He eventually leaves the gang and tries to start a new life under a new name, but the old gang members appear and his true identity becomes known. Once again he becomes an outlaw trying to escape from the law.
Johnny Allegro
Morgan Vallin
Treasury Department officials recruit a florist (Raft) to lead them to a wanted criminal (Macready); but once he gets too close, he finds he's the hunted.
Alias Nick Beal
Thomas Garfield
After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction. When that success leads Foster to run for governor, Beal's unearthly hold on him turns the previously honest man corrupt, much to the displeasure of his wife and his steadfast minister.
O Crime Não Compensa
Dist. Atty. Kerman
Jovem e atraente, um desajustado descendente de italianos é preso como o principal suspeito da morte de um policial. Apesar dos esforços de seu advogado, um homem que superou os obstáculos de uma origem humilde, ele logo está no crime outra vez e com poucas chances de ser absolvido.
The Gallant Blade
Gen. Cadeau
Larry Parks in a Cinecolor swashbuckler.
Beyond Glory
Maj. Gen. Bond
Thinking he may have caused the death of his commanding officer Captain Daniels in Tunisia, Rocky visits Daniels' widow. She falls for him, he falls for her, she encourages him to go to West Point. While there he faces serious disciplinary review for having forced a plebe into resigning. He may even be court-martialled.
Águas Sangrentas
Younger Miles
A man is bent on taking revenge on those responsible for his fiancée's death.
The Black Arrow
Sir Daniel Brackley
A young British nobleman comes back from fighting in the War of the Roses to discover that his father has been murdered by an old family friend who is now an outlaw. However, he becomes suspicious about the exact circumstances of his father's death and determines to find out exactly what happened.
O Relógio Verde
Steve Hagen
Stroud, o editor de uma revista policial, tem que adiar as férias com sua esposa, novamente, quando uma loira glamorosa é assassinada e ele é designado por seu chefe, Janoth, para encontrar o assassino. À medida que a investigação avança à sua conclusão, Stroud deve tentar impedir sua equipe investigativa, normalmente brilhante, à medida que acumulam evidências (embora equivocadas) de que ele é o assassino.
The Swordsman
Robert Glowan
Young lovers brings two fighting clans together.
Quando os Deuses Amam
Joe Manion
Preocupada com a zombaria de um novo musical da Broadway sobre a mitologia grega, a deusa Terpsichore vem à terra e entra no elenco do show. Ela usa seus encantos no produtor do programa e ele incorpora suas sugestões no programa. Infelizmente, suas mudanças também produzem um grande fracasso. (e Livre - Estimado Livre)
The Return of Monte Cristo
Henri de la Roche
Louis Hayward, star of 1940's Son of Monte Cristo, returns to Alexandre Dumas territory in Columbia's Return of Monte Cristo. This time, Hayward plays the grandson of his namesake Edmond Dantes, who, it will be recalled, was cheated out of his fortune and falsely imprisoned, only to escape and wreak vengeance on his betrayers by assuming the guise of the Count of Monte Cristo. Just like grandpa, the younger Dantes is framed by a trio of connivers and shipped off to Devil's Island. Escaping with a fellow convict, political radical Bombelles (Steven Geray), Dantes adopts the bearded guise of an elderly man in order to destroy his enemies and reclaim his birthright. One of his principal antagonists - at least during the first half of the film - is haughty aristocrat Angele Picard (Barbara Britton), who because she wasn't a part of the original conspiracy genuinely believes that Dantes is a criminal.
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Matthew Stoker
A PI investigates a priest's murder.
The Man Who Dared
Donald Wayne
A crusading reporter plans his own arrest and conviction for first degree murder, trying to show that the death sentence should be outlawed when based on circumstantial evidence alone, but his plan goes awry.
Gilda
Ballin Mundson
Na Argentina, Johnny Farrell é um jogador de dados que se vê numa situação de roubo e é salvo por Ballin Mundson, um proprietário de um casino. Johnny começa a trabalhar para Ballin como seu braço-direito. A situação muda com a chegada de Gilda, sua amante no passado e que recentemente se casou com Ballin.
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
Fitz-Herbert
Robin Hood's swashbuckling son comes to the rescue when England's boy-king is captured by the evil, power-hungry William of Pembroke.
The Fighting Guardsman
Gaston
A French Baron robs Louis XVI like Robin Hood.
Trágico Álibi
Ralph Hughes
A woman finds herself entrenched in a murder cover-up when she goes to work for a wealthy widow.
Don Juan Quilligan
District Attorney (uncredited)
When a an overly romantic barge captain marries two women, each reminding him of his mother, he finds himself resorting to prison to escape them.
Counter-Attack
Colonel Semenov
Two Russians fight to escape the seven Nazi soldiers trapped with them in a bombed building.
O Monstro e o Gorila
Prof. Ernst
A famous scientist invents a humanoid robot (the titular "monster"), so a greedy rival scientist plans to steal it for use in his criminal plans. His henchmen often kidnap a trained gorilla (the titular "ape") from the zoo, to aid in the schemes.
I Love a Mystery
Jefferson Monk
In San Francisco, detective partners Jack Packard and Doc Long are hired by socialite Jefferson Monk who believes someone is following him with the aim to kill him.
À Noite Sonhamos
Alfred DeMusset (uncredited)
Prof. Joseph Elsner guides his protégé Frydryk Chopin through his formative years to early adulthood in Poland. The professor takes him to Paris, where he eventually comes under the wing and influence of novelist George Sand and rises to prominence in the music world, to the exclusion of his old friends and patriotic feelings towards Poland.
The Missing Juror
Harry Wharton / Jerome K. Bentley
A newsman tracks down a phantom killer of murder-trial jurors.
The Soul of a Monster
Dr. George Winson
A man recovers on his death bed after his wife makes a mysterious pact with a strange woman. But is he really alive?
A Sétima Cruz
Bruno Sauer
In Nazi Germany in 1936 seven men escape from a concentration camp. The camp commander puts up seven crosses and, as the Gestapo returns each escapee he is put to death on a cross. The seventh cross is still empty as George Heisler seeks freedom in Holland.
Epopeia da Alegria
Walter Bruce
During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star on the lot--often playing themselves--in musical numbers and comedy skits, and were meant as morale-boosters to both the troops overseas and the civilians at home. This was Universal Pictures' effort. It features everyone from Donald O'Connor to the Andrews Sisters to Orson Welles to W.C. Fields to George Raft to Marlene Dietrich, and dozens of other Universal players.
The Cheney Vase
Herbert Koether
When Lyle Endicott is fired from his job at an art museum, he comes up with a plan to take advantage of a trusting invalid whom he befriended at the museum.