George Nolan Leary (April 26, 1889 – December 12, 1987) was an American actor and
playwright
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Readin ...
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Biography
Leary was born in
Rock Island County, Illinois
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.
His acting career started in France during
World War I
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, providing
entertainment
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for
United States Troops
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.
In 1919 he appeared in the Broadway play ''Forbidden'', playing the Second Lieutenant and Luke O'Keefe.
Other Broadway appearances included productions of ''Happy Landing'', ''Rendezvous'' and ''Dodsworth''.
He later appeared in films and on television. His film appearances included roles in ''
The Valley of Vanishing Men'', ''
Strangler of the Swamp'', ''
That Texas Jamboree'', ''
Out California Way'', ''
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
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'', ''
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now'', ''
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' and ''
Devil Bat's Daughter''.
Leary retired in 1981, after making his final TV appearance in ''
Nero Wolfe''.
Leary died in December 1987 at the
Good Samaritan Hospital in
Los Angeles, California
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, at the age of 98.
He was buried in
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
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.
Selected Filmography
* ''
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
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'' (1963) (Season 2 Episode 7: "Starring the Defense") as Movie Judge
References
External links
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Rotten Tomatoes profile
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1889 births
1987 deaths
People from Rock Island County, Illinois
Male actors from Illinois
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male stage actors
American dramatists and playwrights
20th-century American male actors
Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Western (genre) television actors
Male Western (genre) film actors