Acting

George Magrill

Born January 4, 1900 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died May 31, 1952 · aged 52

No biography available.

Known For

Detective Story · 1951

Detective Story

★ 7.11951

MovieCrimeDrama

Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their grim daily battle with the city's lowlife. The characters who pass through the precinct over the course of the day include a young petty embezzler, a pair of burglars, and a naive shoplifter.

Strangers on a Train · 1951

Strangers on a Train

★ 7.71951

MovieCrimeThriller

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.

King Kong · 1933

King Kong

★ 7.61933

MovieAdventureFantasy

Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.

The War of the Worlds · 1953

The War of the Worlds

★ 6.81953

MovieScience FictionAction

The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.

Double Indemnity · 1944

Double Indemnity

★ 8.11944

MovieCrimeThriller

An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills. Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.

Nightmare Alley · 1947

Nightmare Alley

★ 7.21947

MovieDramaThriller

A roustabout joins a traveling carny and schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband.

Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.

Filmography

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Detective Story · 1951

Detective Story

★ 7.11951

MovieCrimeDrama

Policeman (uncredited)

Strangers on a Train · 1951

Strangers on a Train

★ 7.71951

MovieCrimeThriller

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.

Policeman at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)

King Kong · 1933

King Kong

★ 7.61933

MovieAdventureFantasy

Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

The War of the Worlds · 1953

The War of the Worlds

★ 6.81953

MovieScience FictionAction

Stunts

Double Indemnity · 1944

Double Indemnity

★ 8.11944

MovieCrimeThriller

An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

Man (uncredited)

Cop at Murder Scene (uncredited)

Nightmare Alley · 1947

Nightmare Alley

★ 7.21947

MovieDramaThriller

A roustabout joins a traveling carny and schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband.

Sideshow Spectator Wearing Straw Hat (uncredited)

Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.

Subway Conductor (uncredited)

The Green Hornet Strikes Again! · 1940

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

★ 6.81940

MovieActionAdventure

Second serial featuring The Green Hornet and Kato.

Spike - Henchman with Bordine

The Phantom Creeps · 1939

The Phantom Creeps

★ 4.51939

MovieScience FictionHorror

A mad scientist attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions.

Thug-Pilot / Schooner Crewman

Hawk of the Hills · 1929

Hawk of the Hills

★ 5.51929

MovieWestern

Hawk of the Hills (1927), a ten episode serial, re-edited into a five-reel feature length version released in 1929. Newhall, California. A band of Indians led by the half-breed 'The Hawk' terrorizes prospectors in a valley. When the old prospector Clyde Selby hits the mother lode, The Hawk plans to kidnap his pretty blond daughter Mary Selby. This kidnapping actually proves one of the lesser of the perils faced by the poor Mary. Laramie, a government agent, wants with the help of his friendly Shoshone Indian friends to extricate the damsel-in-distress.

This Gun for Hire · 1942

This Gun for Hire

★ 7.01942

MovieCrimeThriller

Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new employee, Ellen, on a train out of town. Although Ellen is engaged to marry the police lieutenant who's hunting down Raven, she decides to try and set the misguided hit man straight as he hides from the cops and plots his revenge.

Policeman (uncredited)

Japanese master spy Daka operates a covert espionage-sabotage organization located in Gotham City's now-deserted Little Tokyo, which turns American scientists into pliable zombies. The great crime-fighters Batman and Robin, with the help of their allies, are in pursuit.

Henchman at Sphinx Club

They Were Expendable · 1945

They Were Expendable

★ 6.51945

MovieDramaWar

After a demonstration of new PT boats, Navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan and his buddy Lt. Brickley are told they can finally take their squadron into battle. The PT boats quickly prove their worth, successfully shooting down Japanese planes, relaying messages between islands, and picking off a multitude of enemy ships.

Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)

In Victorian era London, the inhabitants of a family home with rented rooms upstairs fear the new lodger is Jack the Ripper.

One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?

Surveyor (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion · 1950

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

★ 6.21950

MovieComedyAdventure

Jonesy and Lou are in Algeria looking for a wrestler they are promoting. Sergeant Axmann tricks them into joining the Foreign Legion, after which they discover Axmann's collaboration with the nasty Sheik Hamud El Khalid.

Corporal (uncredited)

Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind.

The Merry Widow · 1934

The Merry Widow

★ 6.81934

MovieComedyMusic

A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.

Policeman (uncredited)

M · 1951

★ 6.51951

MovieCrimeDrama

In the city, someone is murdering children. The police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods decide to help find the murderer as quickly as possible.

Man in the Mob (uncredited)

The Prince Who Was a Thief · 1951

The Prince Who Was a Thief

★ 5.71951

MovieAdventureRomance

An Arabian prince, kidnapped at birth and raised as a thief, plots to regain his throne from his evil uncle in this colorful costume adventure.

(uncredited)

Hollow Triumph · 1948

Hollow Triumph

★ 6.61948

MovieThrillerCrime

Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity—with unfortunate results.

Stansyck Hood (uncredited)

Without Reservations · 1946

Without Reservations

★ 6.31946

MovieComedyRomance

Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't know she is the author of the famous book, and who don't think much of the ideas it proposes. She and Rusty are greatly attracted, but she doesn't know how to deal with his disdain for the book's author.

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Mickey Mouse Cartoons · 1928

Mickey Mouse Cartoons

1928

SeriesAnimation

Mickey Mouse (originally known as Mickey Mouse Cartoons) is a series of American animated comedy short films produced by Walt Disney Productions. The series started in 1928 with Steamboat Willie.

Parrot/Cucko (Voice)