George Cleveland
Born: 1885-09-16 in Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 1957-07-15
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Alan Cleveland (September 17, 1885 – July 15, 1957) was a Canadian film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1933 and 1954. Cleveland is perhaps best remembered today as George "Gramps" Miller in the early years of the long running US series Lassie. The early seasons in which Cleveland appeared were retitled Jeff's Collie for syndicated reruns and DVD release. He played the grumpy but-kind hearted father-in-law of farm woman Ellen Miller (Jan Clayton), and grandfather of Lassie's owner, Jeff (Tommy Rettig). Cleveland appeared in the first three seasons (1954–1956) and in the first 12 episodes of the fourth season (1957). His death in July 1957 was written into the 13th episode of the fourth season (1957) and became the storyline motive for the selling of the farm and the departure of the Millers for Capitol City.
Filmography
1966
- Spaceship to the Unknown as Prof. Henson (archive footage)
1954
- Lassie as George 'Gramps' Miller
- Fireman Save My Child as Chief Rorty
- The Outlaw's Daughter as Lem Creel
- Untamed Heiress as Andrew Clayton
1953
- Walking My Baby Back Home as Col. Dan Wallace
- San Antone as Colonel Allerby
- Affair with a Stranger as Pop
1952
- Flaming Feather as Doc Fallon
- Cripple Creek as 'Hardrock' Hanson
- Carson City as Henry Dodson
- The WAC from Walla Walla as Gramps Canova
1951
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
- Fort Defiance as Uncle Charlie Tallon
1950
- Frenchie as Mayor Jefferson Harding
- Trigger, Jr. as Colonel Harkrider
- Please Believe Me as Mr. Cooper
- The Boy From Indiana as Robert Bruce Mac Dougall
1949
- Rimfire as Judge Gardner
- Miss Grant Takes Richmond as Judge Grant
- Kazan as Trapper
- Home in San Antone as Grandpa Gibson
1948
- The Plunderers as Sheriff Sam Borden
- Albuquerque as John Armin
- Miraculous Journey as The Hermit
- Fury at Furnace Creek as Judge
- A Date with Judy as Gramps
1947
- My Wild Irish Rose as Captain Brennan
- The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap as Judge Benbow
- Mother Wore Tights as Grandfather McKinley
- Easy Come, Easy Go as Gilligan
- I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now as John McCullen
1946
- Wild Beauty as Barney Skeets
- The Runaround as Feenan the cabbie
- Little Giant as Clarence Goodring
- Angel on My Shoulder as Albert
- Wake Up and Dream as Prof. Feverfew
- Step by Step as Capt. Caleb Simpson
- Courage of Lassie as Old Man
- Boys' Ranch as Butch's Grandfather (uncredited)
- The Show-Off as Pop Fisher
1945
- Dakota as Mr. Plummer
- Pillow of Death as Samuel 'Sam' Kincaid
- Sunbonnet Sue as Casey, Tavern Owner
- Senorita from the West as Cap
- Her Highness and the Bellboy as Dr. Elfson
- God Is My Co-Pilot as Father of Catherine Scott (uncredited)
- Song of the Sarong as Capt. William T. Reemis
- She Wouldn't Say Yes as Ticket Seller (uncredited)
- It's in the Bag! as Busby
1944
- Alaska as Pete
- When the Lights Go On Again as Gramps
- It Happened Tomorrow as Mr. Gordon
- My Best Gal as Ralph Hodges
- The Yellow Rose of Texas as Captain 'Cap' Joe
- My Pal, Wolf as Wilson
- Can't Help Singing as Marshal
- Abroad with Two Yanks as Roderick Stuart
1943
- The Woman of the Town as Judge Blackburn
- Ladies' Day as Doc
- Johnny Come Lately as Willie Ferguson
- Klondike Kate as Judge Horace Crawford
- Man from Music Mountain as Sheriff Hal Darcey
- Cowboy in Manhattan as Wild Bill
1942
- The Spoilers as Banty
- The Big Street as Colonel Samuel Venus
- The Falcon Takes Over as Jerry (Uncredited)
- Army Surgeon as Col. John Wishart
- My Favorite Spy as Gus
- Seven Miles from Alcatraz as "Cap" Porter
- Valley of the Sun as Bill Yard
- The Traitor Within as 'Pop' Betts
- Mexican Spitfire's Elephant as Chief Customs Inspector
- Powder Town as Gus the Janitor
- Obliging Young Lady as Clarence, manager of Lake Mohawk Lodge
- Highways by Night as Judkins - Hotel Manager
1941
- Nevada City as Hank Liddell
- Sucker List as Old Man
- Look Who's Laughing as Kelsey
- Wide Open Town as Pete Carter
- Riders of the Purple Sage as Doctor
- A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob as Pop Duncan
- Two-Faced Woman as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- Sunset in Wyoming as Asa Wentworth aka Gramp
- All That Money Can Buy as Cy Bibber
- Forbidden Passage as Anna's Father (uncredited)
1940
- Midnight Limited as Professor Van Dillon
- Haunted House as Albert Henshaw
- Soak the Old as John Arnold
- Queen of the Yukon as Grub
- Drums of Fu Manchu as Dr. James Parker
- One Man's Law as Judge Wingate
- West of Abilene as Bill Burnside
- Hi-Yo Silver as George Blanchard
- Blazing Six Shooters as Mark Rawlins
- Tomboy as Uncle Matt
- The Ape as Mr. Howley
- Chasing Trouble as Lester
- Pioneers of the West as Dr. Bailey
- The Old Swimmin' Hole as Grandpa Harper
- Hidden Enemy as John MacGregor
1939
- Wolf Call as Dr. MacTavish
- Overland Mail as Frank Porter, aka Saunders
- Streets of New York as Pop O'Toole
- Mutiny in the Big House as Convict 'Dad' Schultz
- The Phantom Stage as Sidekick Grizzly
- The Sap Takes a Wrap as Maloney
- Convict's Code as Gas Station Attendant
- Konga, the Wild Stallion as Tabor
- Home on the Prairie as Jim Wheeler
- Dick Tracy's G-Men as Gramps Williams
- Stunt Pilot as Sheriff
1938
- Prison Break as Ding
- Port of Missing Girls as Clinton
- Romance of the Limberlost as Nathan
- Under the Big Top as Joe
- Rose of the Rio Grande as Pedro
- The Lone Ranger as George Blanchard
- Boy of the Streets as Tim 'Flannel-Mouth' Farley
- The Strange Case of Dr. Meade as Thurber
- Born to Be Wild as Stevens (uncredited)
- Rocket Ship as Professor Henson
- Ghost Town Riders as Judge Stillwell
1937
- The Toast of New York as Perkins - Luke's Secretary in Boston (uncredited)
- Night Key as Sam Adams - Company Engineer (uncredited)
- Paradise Express as Farmer Beasley
- Swing It Professor as Dean Wiley
- The Devil Diamond as George Davis
- Adventure's End as Tom
- Behind the Mike as Stable Man
- Trapped by G-Men as Miner
1936
- Flash Gordon as Professor Hensley
- Brilliant Marriage as Bartender
- I Conquer the Sea! as Caleb Ashley
- Black Gold as Clemmons
- North of Nome as Ship Captain
- Two-Fisted Gentleman as Mr. Bainbridge
- Phantom Patrol as Inspector McCloud
- Revolt of the Zombies as General Duval
- Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island as Goebel, Gang Scientist
1935
- Forced Landing as Jolly
- The Keeper of the Bees as Judge
- His Night Out as Detective
- The Spanish Cape Mystery as Jorum
- Make a Million as Fake Blind Beggar
- Cheers of the Crowd as Newsreel Man
1934
- Blue Steel as Hank - Innkeeper
- Mystery Liner as Simms, the Steward
- The Man from Utah as Nevada Sheriff
- School for Girls as Reeves
- Girl o' My Dreams as Newsreel Company man
- The Star Packer as Jake
- House of Mystery as Detective Clancy (uncredited)
- The Shadow Gang as Jake
- Monte Carlo Nights as Croupier
1930
- The Thoroughbred as Detective