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Aliases: George C. Sawaya , George Sawaja

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 35

TV Involvements: 18


Most Famous Work

Biography

George Sawaya (August 14, 1923 – September 17, 2003) was an American stuntman and actor. He acted in almost one hundred different films and television episodes, but always as minor characters. His careerwas relatively consistent from the 1950s to the 1980s. Sawaya acted in the original Star Trek several times, first as Chief Humboldt in "The Menagerie, Part I" and then as Klingons in "Errand of Mercy" and "Day of the Dove".

Most Famous Work

Columbo
Average
8

Columbo

(1971) Man
Star Trek
Average
8

Star Trek

(1966) Second Soldier
Perry Mason
Average
8

Perry Mason

(1957) Connor
The F.B.I.
Average
5

The F.B.I.

(1965) Marty Greene
Adam-12
Average
7

Adam-12

(1968) Bandit
Combat!
Average
8

Combat!

(1962) German Sergeant
Burke's Law
Average
6

Burke's Law

(1963) Officer
Bat Masterson
Average
6

Bat Masterson

(1958) Harry Sutton

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1984 First Repo Victim
1982 N/A
1979 N/A
Girard
1976 Mike
Arab Bagman
1975 Steve Preston
1974 Deputy Sherriff (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
1973 Garcia
1972 Attendant
N/A
N/A
1971 Legation Guard (uncredited)
Man
N/A
Ahmed
1968 Karl Sinden (Mr. X)
Jake Benson
Bandit
Observer
1967 N/A
N/A
N/A
1966 Indian #1
French Sailor
Second Soldier
Quetch
Templar
1965 The Fighter
Marty Greene
N/A
Angelo
Indian
N/A
Adam Scott
1964 N/A
Guard (uncredited)
Panuji
1963 Officer
Arab
1962 Pierre
GI
German Sergeant
Pete
First Indian Chief
Tony Wilder
1961 Simmons
N/A
N/A
N/A
1960 Jealous Boyfriend
1959 Groder
1958 Harry Sutton
Tony
1957 Connor
1956 Det. Fred Holmes
Jack Larson, ambulance driver (uncredited)
Sailor-Subject
1955 Kavak
1954 James the Less
McQueen
1951 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Crew


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