G.D. Spradlin

ActorDirectorProducer Aug 31 (died age 90) Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, USA 1951–1999 (48 year career)

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Biography

Gervase Duan Spradlin (August 31, 1920 – July 24, 2011) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive accent and voice, he often played devious authority figures. Description above from the Wikipedia article G. D. Spradlin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Film

The Godfather Part II

Senator Pat Geary

Film

Apocalypse Now

General Corman

Film

Ed Wood

Reverend Lemon

Film

The War of the Roses

Harry Thurmont

Film

The Long Kiss Goodnight

President

Film

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Cmdr. Maurice E. Curts (uncredited)

Film

Zabriskie Point

Lee's Associate

Film

Nick of Time

Mystery Man

Filmography

Acting (63)

Movies (41)

Dick

1999

as Ben Bradlee

5.9

The Long Kiss Goodnight

1996

as President

6.6

Riders of the Purple Sage

1996

as Pastor Dyer

5.8

Dark Skies

1996

as Elliot P. Grantham / Patient Zero

Nick of Time

as Mystery Man

Canadian Bacon

as R.J. Hacker

Ed Wood

as Reverend Lemon

Clifford

as Parker Davis

Telling Secrets

as Walter Jefferson

Carolina Skeletons

as Hiram Stoker

Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance

as Chief Hogan

The War of the Roses

as Harry Thurmont

Resting Place

as Sam Jennings

Houston: The Legend of Texas

1986

as President Andrew Jackson

Tank

as Sheriff Buelton

Call to Glory

as General Thornton

The Lords of Discipline

1983

as Gen. Bentley Durrell

6.6

Wrong Is Right

1982

as Philindros

5.5

The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959

1981

as Sen. Patrick Geary

8.9

The Jayne Mansfield Story

as Gerald Conway

The Formula

as Arthur Clements

Apocalypse Now

as General Corman

North Dallas Forty

as B. A. Strothers

Maneaters Are Loose!

as Gordon Hale

And I Alone Survived

1978

as Bob Elder

5.7

MacArthur

1977

as General Eichelberger

One on One

as Coach Smith

The November Plan

as Gen. Winfield

Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley

1975

as Military Judge

3.7

The Godfather Part II

1974

as Senator Pat Geary

8.6

The Only Way Home

1972

as Philip

The Hunting Party

1971

as Sam Bayard

6.1

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

1971

as Reverend Foster

8.0

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

as Cmdr. Maurice E. Curts (uncredited)

Monte Walsh

as Hal Henderson

Zabriskie Point

as Lee's Associate

Dial Hot Line

as Dr. Stone

Number One

as Doctor Tristler

Hell's Angels '69

as Detective

El juicio

as Kermin

Will Penny

1967

as Anse Howard

6.6

Television (22)

Dark Skies

Cruel Doubt

as George Bates

Intruders

as General Hanley

War and Remembrance

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

1987

as Franklin Bradshaw

6.5

The Greatest American Hero

1981

7.2

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television

1977

as Sen. Patrick Geary

8.6

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

as Sen. Dillon

City of Angels

Kung Fu

as Lucas Bass

Columbo

as Martin Hammond

Alias Smith and Jones

Adam-12

as Joe Johnson

It Takes a Thief

as Col. Collins

The Outsider

Cimarron Strip

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

The Big Valley

as Rhodes

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bonanza

as Jenks

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Sam

8.6

Crew (3)

Movies (3)

The Only Way Home

1972

Director

The Only Way Home

1972

Producer

Outside In

1972

Director

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