George Keymas (November 18, 1925 – January 17, 2008) was an American

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and television actor.Martin p.68 Keymas graduated from Springfield (Ohio) High School. Keymas began his Hollywood career in 1950, mainly in Westerns. His first screen appearance was in an uncredited role in the 1950 B-feature film, ''I Shot Billy the Kid'', with lead Don "Red" Barry. Due to his rugged looks, Keymas was cast in ethnic, often Native-American characters, or cow-punching, at times ruthless, cowboys, in countless film/TV westerns. His most recognizable role was as "The Leader" in the classic TV ''

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'' episode " Eye of the Beholder", which originally aired November 11, 1960. His freakish ambiguous character was seen throughout the episode on a futuristic big-screen monitor as background sub-plot to the story. In 1962, he played a murderer in "The Nancy Davis Story" on the TV Western ''

Wagon Train ''Wagon Train'' is an American Western series that aired 8 seasons: first on the NBC television network (1957–1962), and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and became number one in the Nielsen ratings. It ...

'' (S5, E33). Keymas's ‘Indian’ roles came in many other popular TV westerns series of the day such as: '' Daniel Boone'', “Death Valley Days”, '' The High Chaparral'', ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character ...

'', and ''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on U ...

'' among many others. Keymas retired in 1977.

Selected filmography

* '' I Shot Billy the Kid'' (1950) - Murphy's Man (uncredited) * '' Border Rangers'' (1950) - Raker - Henchman * '' Mask of the Avenger'' (1951) - Austrian Soldier (uncredited) * '' Actors and Sin'' (1952) - Producer (segment "Woman of Sin") * ''

The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima ''The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima'' is a Warner Color feature film made in 1952. It was promoted as a fact-based treatment of the events surrounding the apparitions of Our Lady of Fátima, in Portugal, in 1917. It stars Susan Whitney as Lú ...

'' (1952) - Prisoner (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1953) - Sailor (uncredited) * '' Siren of Bagdad'' (1953) - Soradin * ''

Flame of Calcutta ''Flame of Calcutta'' is a 1953 American historical film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Denise Darcel, Patric Knowles and Paul Cavanagh. It was one of a number of historical films made by Sam Katzman's production unit for Columbia Pic ...

'' (1953) - Prince Jehan * '' The Robe'' (1953) - Slave (uncredited) * ''

The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd ''The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd'' (1953) was the 52nd serial released by Columbia Pictures. It is based in the historical figure of Captain William Kidd. Plot In 1697, agents Richard Dale and Alan Duncan are sent on an undercover missio ...

'' (1953, Serial) - Sailor in the Argus brig (uncredited) * ''

King of the Khyber Rifles ''King of the Khyber Rifles'' is a novel by British writer Talbot Mundy. Captain Athelstan King is a secret agent for the British Raj at the beginning of the First World War. Heavily influenced both by Mundy's own unsuccessful career in India ...

'' (1953) - Afridi Horseman (uncredited) * '' Bait'' (1954) - Chuck * ''

Drums of Tahiti ''Drums of Tahiti'' is a 1954 American South Seas (genre), south seas adventure film directed by William Castle and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Patricia Medina and Francis L. Sullivan. ''Drums of Tahiti'' was released in 3D film, 3-D, and was one of ...

'' (1954) - Angelo * '' The Raid'' (1954) - Captain Dupree (uncredited) * ''

The Black Dakotas ''The Black Dakotas'' is a 1954 American Technicolor Western spy film directed by Ray Nazarro and produced by Columbia Pictures. Set during the American Civil War and filmed at the Iverson Movie Ranch, the film stars Gary Merrill as a cold-bloode ...

'' (1954) - Spotted Deer (uncredited) * '' They Rode West'' (1954) - Torquay (uncredited) * '' The Bamboo Prison'' (1954) - Spiros Metaxas (uncredited) * ''

The Prodigal ''The Prodigal'' is a 1955 Eastmancolor biblical epic CinemaScope film made by MGM starring Lana Turner and Edmund Purdom. It was based on the New Testament parable about a selfish son who leaves his family to pursue a life of pleasure. The f ...

'' (1955) - Scribe (uncredited) * ''

Stranger on Horseback ''Stranger on Horseback'' is a 1955 American Anscocolor Western film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Joel McCrea. The screenplay is based on a story by Louis L'Amour. It was filmed in and around Sedona, Arizona. Plot Rick Thorne, a ci ...

'' (1955) - Bannerman's Henchman * '' Wyoming Renegades'' (1955) - George Curry * ''

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'' (1955) - Interpreter * ''

Santa Fe Passage ''Santa Fe Passage'' is a 1955 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring John Payne, Faith Domergue and Rod Cameron. Plot Kirby Randolph ( John Payne) is a veteran scout who comes to hate all Indians after being betrayed ...

'' (1955) - Chief Satank * ''

Apache Ambush ''Apache Ambush'' is a 1955 American Western film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring Bill Williams, Richard Jaeckel and Alex Montoya. Plot During the last days of the Civil War, President Lincoln (James Griffith) selects Indian scout Jam ...

'' (1955) - Tweedy * ''

The Vanishing American ''The Vanishing American'' is a 1925 American silent Western film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by George B. Seitz and starred Richard Dix and Lois Wilson, recently paire ...

'' (1955) - Coshanta * '' Kismet'' (1955) - Young Policeman (uncredited) * '' Fury at Gunsight Pass'' (1956) - Daley * '' The Maverick Queen'' (1956) - Muncie * '' Walk the Proud Land'' (1956) - Ponce (uncredited) * '' Thunder Over Arizona'' (1956) - Harvard 'Shotgun' Kelly * ''

The White Squaw ''The White Squaw'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring David Brian, May Wynn and William Bishop. Plot A Swedish settler ( David Brian) starts a war when he tries to drive Dakotas off their Wyoming reservation ...

'' (1956) - Yotah * ''

Utah Blaine ''Utah Blaine'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring Rory Calhoun. It was based on a novel by Louis L'Amour. Plot After saving a rancher from hanging, cowboy Mike "Utah" Blaine learns that his enemy Rink Witte ...

'' (1957) - Rink Witter * ''

The Storm Rider ''The Storm Rider'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Edward Bernds, written by Edward Bernds and Don Martin, and starring Scott Brady, Mala Powers, Bill Williams, John Goddard, William Fawcett and Roy Engel. It is based on the short ...

'' (1957) - Apache Kid * ''

Apache Warrior ''Apache Warrior'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Elmo Williams and written by Carroll Young, Kurt Neumann and Eric Norden. The film stars Keith Larsen, Jim Davis, Rodolfo Acosta, John Miljan, Damian O'Flynn and George Keymas. Th ...

'' (1957) - Chato * ''

Plunder Road ''Plunder Road'' is a 1957 American crime film noir directed by Hubert Cornfield and starring Gene Raymond, Jeanne Cooper and Wayne Morris. Plot Five men carry out an elaborate plan to rob a gold shipment from a San Francisco-bound US mint train ...

'' (1957) - Officer No. 1 (uncredited) * '' Gunfire at Indian Gap'' (1957) - Scully * '' Cole Younger, Gunfighter'' (1958) - Sgt. Price - State Police * ''

Gunsmoke in Tucson ''Gunsmoke in Tucson'' is a 1958 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Paul Leslie Peil and Robert L. Joseph. The film stars Mark Stevens, Forrest Tucker, Gale Robbins, Vaughn Taylor, John Ward and Kevin H ...

'' (1958) - Hondo * '' Studs Lonigan'' (1960) - Gangster (uncredited) * ''

Lonely Are the Brave ''Lonely Are the Brave'' is a 1962 American black and white Western film adaptation of the Edward Abbey novel ''The Brave Cowboy'' directed by David Miller from a screenplay by Dalton Trumbo and starring Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands and Walter ...

'' (1962) - Deputy (uncredited) * ''

He Rides Tall ''He Rides Tall'' is a 1964 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Charles Irwin and Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Tony Young, Dan Duryea, Jo Morrow, Madlyn Rhue, R. G. Armstrong, and Joel Fluellen. The ...

'' (1964) - Ed Harney (uncredited) * '' Arizona Raiders'' (1965) - Montana * ''

Beau Geste ''Beau Geste'' is an adventure novel by British writer P. C. Wren, which details the adventures of three English brothers who enlist separately in the French Foreign Legion following the theft of a valuable jewel from the country house of a rel ...

'' (1966) - Platoon Sergeant * ''

Journey to Shiloh ''Journey to Shiloh'' is a 1968 American Western film directed by William Hale and starring James Caan, Michael Sarrazin and Brenda Scott. The film is based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Will Henry first published in 1960. Plot Sev ...

'' (1968) - Crooked Gambler (uncredited) * '' The Other Side of Midnight'' (1977) - Dr. K

References

Bibliography

* Martin, Len. ''The Republic Pictures Checklist: Features, Serials, Cartoons, Short Subjects and Training Films of Republic Pictures Corporation, 1935-1959''. McFarland.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keymas, George 1925 births 2008 deaths American male film actors American male television actors Western (genre) television actors 20th-century American male actors