George Furth

WriterActor Dec 14 (died age 75) Chicago, Illinois, USA 1956–2025 (69 year career)

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Biography

George Furth (born George Schweinfurth; December 14, 1932 – August 11, 2008) was an American librettist, playwright, and actor.

Known For

Film

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Woodcock

Film

Blazing Saddles

Van Johnson

Film

The Cannonball Run

A.F. Foyt

Film

The Man with Two Brains

Timon

Film

The Boston Strangler

Lyonel Brumley

Film

Bulworth

Older Man

Film

Shampoo

Mr. Pettis

Film

Airport '77

Gerald Lucas

Filmography

Acting (74)

Movies (39)

Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...

2016

as Self (archive footage)

Goodbye Lover

as Mr. Merritt

Bulworth

as Older Man

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

1988

as George Furth

Doctor Detroit

1983

as Arthur Skridlow

5.0

The Man with Two Brains

1983

as Timon

6.2

MegaForce

1982

as Professor Eggstrum

4.0

Young Doctors in Love

1982

as The Patients - Disgusting Looking Patient

5.2

The Cannonball Run

1981

as A.F. Foyt

6.2

The Scarlett O'Hara War

as George Cukor

Hooper

as Bidwell

Airport '77

as Gerald Lucas

Oh, God!

as Briggs

Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging

1977

as Conroy

6.0

Norman... Is That You?

as Mr. Sukara

Shampoo

as Mr. Pettis

Let's Switch!

as Sidney King

For the Use of the Hall

as Martin

Blazing Saddles

as Van Johnson

The Third Girl from the Left

1973

as Zimmy

9.0

What Are Best Friends For?

1973

as Barry Chambers

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

1971

as Fletcher

8.0

Original Cast Album: Company

1970

as Self

7.2

Myra Breckinridge

1970

as Charlie Flager Jr.

4.5

Tales of Washington Irving

1970

as Ichabod Crane (voice)

7.0

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

as Woodcock

The Boston Strangler

as Lyonel Brumley

P.J.

as Sonny Silene

Nobody's Perfect

as Hamner

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

1968

as Roger

5.4

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

as Murgatroyd

Games

as Terry

The Cool Ones

as Howie

Tammy and the Millionaire

1967

as Dwayne Whitt

6.3

Fame Is the Name of the Game

as Morgue Attendant

A Very Special Favor

as Pete

A Rage to Live

as Paul Rutherford

The New Interns

as Dr. Phil Osterman

The Best Man

as Tom

Television (35)

The Broad Side

2001

The Nanny

1993

as Minister

8.1

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

as Jedediah Bancroft

Sisters

Wings

as Frank

CBS Summer Playhouse

as Rip

L.A. Law

as Archie Briggs

Murder, She Wrote

as Farley Pressman

The Dumplings

as Frederic Steele

Ellery Queen

Little House on the Prairie

Happy Days

as Mr. Pinney

All in the Family

as Whitney Fitzroy IV

The Odd Couple

as Harvey

Night Gallery

as Gillings (segment "The Little Black Bag")

7.8

Love, American Style

1969

as Phil

6.1

The Debbie Reynolds Show

Adam-12

as Tyler Finch

The Good Guys

Batman

as Gallus

The Monkees

as Ronnie

Felony Squad

That Girl

I Dream of Jeannie

as Farnum

Green Acres

Run for Your Life

as Osborne Parquette III

F Troop

Laredo

Tammy

as Dwayne Whitt

Honey West

as Sandy Corbin

Profiles in Courage

as Stanley

Arrest and Trial

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Charlie

Going My Way

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (14)

Movies (13)

Merrily We Roll Along

2025

Book

6.8

Merrily We Roll Along

2025

Musical

6.8

Merrily We Roll Along

2025

Writer

6.8

Merrily We Roll Along

2013

Book

10.0

Merrily We Roll Along

Writer

Company

Musical

Company

Writer

Company: A Musical Comedy

2008

Musical

7.5

Company: A Musical Comedy

Writer

Company

Musical

Company

Writer

Twigs

Writer

Merrily We Roll Along

Musical

Television (1)

Performance

1991

Lyricist

6.0