Polyphemus

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-08-14 (101 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

George Sawaya

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".

Known For

Acting

1984

Repo Man as First Repo Victim

1982

1979

1977

1976

St. Ives as Arab Bagman
Quincy, M.E. as Jason Talmadge (uncredited)

1975

The Devil's Rain as Steve Preston

1974

Blazing Saddles as Townsman (uncredited)
Earthquake as Deputy Sherriff (uncredited)

1973

The Don Is Dead as Garcia (uncredited)
The Snoop Sisters as Scarface
Barnaby Jones as Driver

1972

Moon of the Wolf as Attendant
Emergency! as Injured Stuntman (uncredited)
Emergency! as Dr. Duncan (uncredited)

1971

Columbo as Man
Monty Nash as Fitzgerald
Monty Nash as Phil
Columbo as Legation Guard (uncredited)
Bearcats! as Tower Guard

1969

1968

Panic in the City as Karl Sinden (Mr. X)
Sol Madrid as 3rd Dietrich Gunman
The Boston Strangler as Police Officer (uncredited)
Adam-12 as Bandit
It Takes a Thief as Observer
Adam-12 as Jake Benson
The Name of the Game as Harv Miller

1967

Mannix as Lew
Mannix as Safecracker (uncredited)
Mannix as Driver (uncredited)
Ironside as Cabbie
Mannix as Henchman on Boat (uncredited)

1966

Batman as Quetch
Star Trek as Second Soldier
Batman as Templar
Shane as Indian #1
Mission: Impossible as Guard (uncredited)
The Time Tunnel as French Sailor
Mission: Impossible as Weapons Guard (uncredited)

1965

Convict Stage as Adam Scott
The Money Trap as Angelo
Fort Courageous as Indian
The Lollipop Cover as The Fighter
The F.B.I. as Marty Greene
The F.B.I. as George Weldon

1964

The Rogues as Panuji
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Guard (uncredited)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Henchman (uncredited)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Hoodlum #1
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Thrush Agent (uncredited)

1963

Burke's Law as Officer
Arrest and Trial as 2nd Reporter

1962

Hands of a Stranger as Tony Wilder
The Beverly Hillbillies as First Indian Chief
Combat! as Pierre
Combat! as GI
Combat! as German Sergeant

1961

1960

The Andy Griffith Show as Jealous Boyfriend

1959

The Rebel as Groder
The Untouchables as Hood (uncredited)
The Untouchables as Coogan's Bodyguard (uncredited)

1958

Curse of the Faceless Man as Tony (uncredited)
Bat Masterson as Harry Sutton
Yancy Derringer as Club Patron (uncredited)

1957

Perry Mason as Connor

1956

The Black Sleep as Sailor-Subject
Hot Cars as Det. Fred Holmes
Emergency Hospital as Jack Larson, ambulance driver (uncredited)

1955

The Prodigal as Kavak

1954

Day of Triumph as James the Less
Dragnet as McQueen

1951

The Living Christ as Pharisee

Crew

1982

Blade Runner as Stunts

1979

The Concorde... Airport '79 as Stunt Coordinator

1978

Cops and Robin as Stunt Coordinator
FM as Stunts

1975

The Four Deuces as Stunt Coordinator

1974

Earthquake as Stunts

1973

Magnum Force as Stunts

1971

Dirty Harry as Stunts

1968

1967

Bonnie and Clyde as Stand In

1953

Desert Legion as Stunts