George Sawaya

George Sawaya

1923-08-14 – 2003-09-17 (age 80) Los Angeles, California, USA
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Biography

George Sawaya (August 14, 1923 – September 17, 2003) was an American stuntman and actor. He acted in almost one hundred different films and television episodes, but always as minor characters. His careerwas relatively consistent from the 1950s to the 1980s. Sawaya acted in the original Star Trek several times, first as Chief Humboldt in "The Menagerie, Part I" and then as Klingons in "Errand of Mercy" and "Day of the Dove".

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Known For

Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles

1974

as Townsman (uncredited)

Batman
Batman

1966

as Quetch

Repo Man
Repo Man

1984

as First Repo Victim

The Concorde... Airport '79
The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler

1968

as Police Officer (uncredited)

Earthquake
Earthquake

1974

as Deputy Sherriff (uncredited)

Emergency Hospital
Emergency Hospital

1956

as Jack Larson, ambulance driver (uncredited)

The Narrow Margin
The Narrow Margin

1952

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Devil’s Rain
The Devil’s Rain

1975

as Steve Preston

Sam Whiskey
St. Ives
St. Ives

1976

as Arab Bagman

Five Weeks in a Balloon
Five Weeks in a Balloon

1962

as Nomad Chief (uncredited)

The Black Sleep
The Black Sleep

1956

as Sailor-Subject

Hot Cars
Hot Cars

1956

as Det. Fred Holmes

The Don Is Dead
The Don Is Dead

1973

as Garcia (uncredited)

Moon of the Wolf
Moon of the Wolf

1972

as Attendant

The Money Trap
The Money Trap

1965

as Angelo

The Prodigal
The Prodigal

1955

as Kavak

Curse of the Faceless Man
Curse of the Faceless Man

1958

as Tony (uncredited)

Drums of Africa
Drums of Africa

1963

as Arab