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Nathan George

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Nathan George

Born July 27, 1936 · U.S.A.

Died March 3, 2017 · aged 80

Nathan George (July 27, 1936 – March 3, 2017) was an American actor who was active from 1968 to 1997. He co-won a 1969 Obie Award with Ron O'Neal for Charles Gordone's Pulitzer Prize-winning play No Place to Be Somebody; this performance also received a Drama Desk Award. In film, George acted in Brubaker (1980), Klute (1971), Serpico (1973), Harsh Light (1997), his last film, and One Flew Over th…

Known For

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest · 1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
★ 8.41975
MovieDrama
A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.
SerpicoSerpico · 1973
Serpico
★ 7.51973
MovieCrimeDrama
New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
KluteKlute · 1971
Klute
★ 6.81971
MovieThrillerCrime
A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.
BrubakerBrubaker · 1980
Brubaker
★ 7.11980
MovieCrimeDrama
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
Night Falls on ManhattanNight Falls on Manhattan · 1997
Night Falls on Manhattan
★ 6.41997
MovieDramaCrime
A newly elected District attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner.
The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeThe Taking of Pelham One Two Three · 1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
★ 7.51974
MovieCrimeThriller
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers while the authorities question about the method of their escape.
Short EyesShort Eyes · 1977
Short Eyes
★ 6.61977
MovieDramaCrime
A young man who is charged with child molestation is placed in New York City’s infamous Tombs prison. When the other inmates in his cell block find out what he is charged with, life becomes extremely difficult for him.
To Kill a CopTo Kill a Cop · 1978
To Kill a Cop
1978
MovieCrimeDrama
Earl Eischied is a man with his hands full. As the Chief of Detectives in New York City he is trying to break up a group of black militants that are on a crime spree including the killing of a police officer. He is also trying to battle with a mayor and police commissioner that want him out of his job.

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