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
- Untamed Heiress as Andrew Clayton
- The Outlaw's Daughter as Lem Creel
- Fireman Save My Child as Chief Rorty
- Racing Blood as Gramps
1953
- San Antone as Colonel Allerby
- Walking My Baby Back Home as Col. Dan Wallace
- Affair with a Stranger as Pop
1952
- Carson City as Henry Dodson
- Flaming Feather as Doc Fallon
- Cripple Creek as 'Hardrock' Hanson
- 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
- Please Believe Me as Mr. Cooper
- Trigger, Jr. as Colonel Harkrider
- The Boy From Indiana as Robert Bruce Mac Dougall
1949
- Rimfire as Judge Gardner
- Miss Grant Takes Richmond as Judge Grant
- Home in San Antone as Grandpa Gibson
- Kazan as Trapper
1948
- A Date with Judy as Gramps
- Albuquerque as John Armin
- The Plunderers as Sheriff Sam Borden
- Fury at Furnace Creek as Judge
- Miraculous Journey as The Hermit
1947
- Mother Wore Tights as Grandfather McKinley
- The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap as Judge Benbow
- I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now as John McCullen
- My Wild Irish Rose as Captain Brennan
- Easy Come, Easy Go as Gilligan
1946
- Angel on My Shoulder as Albert
- Little Giant as Clarence Goodring
- Courage of Lassie as Old Man
- Step by Step as Capt. Caleb Simpson
- The Show-Off as Pop Fisher
- Wake Up and Dream as Prof. Feverfew
- Wild Beauty as Barney Skeets
- The Runaround as Feenan the cabbie
- Boys' Ranch as Butch's Grandfather (uncredited)
1945
- Dakota as Mr. Plummer
- Her Highness and the Bellboy as Dr. Elfson
- Pillow of Death as Samuel 'Sam' Kincaid
- Senorita from the West as Cap
- She Wouldn't Say Yes as Ticket Seller (uncredited)
- God Is My Co-Pilot as Father of Catherine Scott (uncredited)
- It's in the Bag! as Busby
- Song of the Sarong as Capt. William T. Reemis
- Sunbonnet Sue as Casey, Tavern Owner
1944
- It Happened Tomorrow as Mr. Gordon
- Can't Help Singing as Marshal
- My Best Gal as Ralph Hodges
- Alaska as Pete
- The Yellow Rose of Texas as Captain 'Cap' Joe
- Abroad with Two Yanks as Roderick Stuart
- My Pal, Wolf as Wilson
- When the Lights Go On Again as Gramps
1943
- Johnny Come Lately as Willie Ferguson
- Ladies' Day as Doc
- Klondike Kate as Judge Horace Crawford
- The Woman of the Town as Judge Blackburn
- 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)
- Seven Miles from Alcatraz as "Cap" Porter
- My Favorite Spy as Gus
- Valley of the Sun as Bill Yard
- Mexican Spitfire's Elephant as Chief Customs Inspector
- Army Surgeon as Col. John Wishart
- The Traitor Within as 'Pop' Betts
- Obliging Young Lady as Clarence, manager of Lake Mohawk Lodge
- Powder Town as Gus the Janitor
- Highways by Night as Judkins - Hotel Manager
1941
- All That Money Can Buy as Cy Bibber
- Two-Faced Woman as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- Wide Open Town as Pete Carter
- Look Who's Laughing as Kelsey
- Forbidden Passage as Anna's Father (uncredited)
- Nevada City as Hank Liddell
- Sucker List as Old Man
- Riders of the Purple Sage as Doctor
- A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob as Pop Duncan
- Sunset in Wyoming as Asa Wentworth aka Gramp
1940
- The Ape as Mr. Howley
- Midnight Limited as Professor Van Dillon
- Drums of Fu Manchu as Dr. James Parker
- Hidden Enemy as John MacGregor
- Chasing Trouble as Lester
- Pioneers of the West as Dr. Bailey
- Soak the Old as John Arnold
- One Man's Law as Judge Wingate
- The Old Swimmin' Hole as Grandpa Harper
- Hi-Yo Silver as George Blanchard
- Blazing Six Shooters as Mark Rawlins
- Queen of the Yukon as Grub
- Tomboy as Uncle Matt
- Haunted House as Albert Henshaw
- West of Abilene as Bill Burnside
1939
- Convict's Code as Gas Station Attendant
- Dick Tracy's G-Men as Gramps Williams
- Overland Mail as Frank Porter, aka Saunders
- Stunt Pilot as Sheriff
- The Sap Takes a Wrap as Maloney
- Streets of New York as Pop O'Toole
- Wolf Call as Dr. MacTavish
- The Phantom Stage as Sidekick Grizzly
- Home on the Prairie as Jim Wheeler
- Mutiny in the Big House as Convict 'Dad' Schultz
- Konga, the Wild Stallion as Tabor
1938
- Rocket Ship as Professor Henson
- The Lone Ranger as George Blanchard
- Born to Be Wild as Stevens (uncredited)
- The Strange Case of Dr. Meade as Thurber
- Prison Break as Ding
- Romance of the Limberlost as Nathan
- Under the Big Top as Joe
- Boy of the Streets as Tim 'Flannel-Mouth' Farley
- Ghost Town Riders as Judge Stillwell
- Port of Missing Girls as Clinton
- Rose of the Rio Grande as Pedro
1937
- The Toast of New York as Perkins - Luke's Secretary in Boston (uncredited)
- Night Key as Sam Adams - Company Engineer (uncredited)
- Adventure's End as Tom
- Paradise Express as Farmer Beasley
- Trapped by G-Men as Miner
- Behind the Mike as Stable Man
- The Devil Diamond as George Davis
- Swing It Professor as Dean Wiley
1936
- Flash Gordon as Professor Hensley
- Revolt of the Zombies as General Duval
- Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island as Goebel, Gang Scientist
- Brilliant Marriage as Bartender
- Phantom Patrol as Inspector McCloud
- North of Nome as Ship Captain
- Two-Fisted Gentleman as Mr. Bainbridge
- I Conquer the Sea! as Caleb Ashley
- Black Gold as Clemmons
- Don’t Get Personal as The Farmer
1935
- The Spanish Cape Mystery as Jorum
- The Keeper of the Bees as Judge
- Forced Landing as Jolly
- His Night Out as Detective
- Make a Million as Fake Blind Beggar
- Cheers of the Crowd as Newsreel Man
1934
- Blue Steel as Hank - Innkeeper
- The Star Packer as Jake
- The Man from Utah as Nevada Sheriff
- School for Girls as Reeves
- Mystery Liner as Simms, the Steward
- The Shadow Gang as Jake
- House of Mystery as Detective Clancy (uncredited)
- Girl o' My Dreams as Newsreel Company man
- Monte Carlo Nights as Croupier
1931
- The Sky Raiders as John - The Air Dispatcher (uncredited)
1930
- The Thoroughbred as Detective