George Macready

George Macready

August 29, 1899 · 127 years old

George Peabody Macready, Jr. (August 29, 1899 – July 2, 1973) was an American stage, film, and television actor often cast in roles as polished villains. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Macready, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

19 titles
1
Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory

1957 · 1h 28m · Movie

A colonel defends three of his soldiers in a court-martial after they abandon a suicidal attack.

8.4
2
Gilda

Gilda

1946 · 1h 50m · Movie

A small-time gambler hired to work in a Buenos Aires casino discovers his employer's new wife is his former lover.

7.6
3
The Great Race

The Great Race

1965 · 2h 40m · Movie

In the early 20th century, heroic Leslie Gallant and his despicable rival Professor Fate engage in an epic automobile race from New York to Paris while enthusiastic suffragette Maggie Dubois enters the race to report on every step...

7.2
4
Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

1964 · 1h 58m · Movie

United States military leaders plot to overthrow the President because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack.

7.8
5
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1953 · 2h 0m · Movie

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.

7.2
6
The Big Clock

The Big Clock

1948 · 1h 35m · Movie

A magazine tycoon commits a murder and pins it on an innocent man, who then tries to solve the murder himself.

7.6
7
Detective Story

Detective Story

1951 · 1h 43m · Movie

On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.

7.5
8
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

1951 · 1h 28m · Movie

The story of the final years of the respected World War II German general, Erwin Rommel.

6.9
9
Dead Ringer

Dead Ringer

1964 · 1h 56m · Movie

The working-class twin sister of a callous, wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and assumes her identity. But impersonating her dead twin is more complicated and risky than she anticipated.

7.3
10
Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba

1962 · 2h 2m · Movie

In the 16th-century Ukraine, the Polish overlords and Ukrainian cossacks fight for control of the land but frequent Turkish invasions force them to unite against the common Turkish foe.

6.3
11
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

1949 · 1h 40m · Movie

An attorney defends a young hoodlum charged with murdering a policeman using the oppressiveness of his client's upbringing in the slums to appeal to the sympathies of the jury.

6.6
12
My Name Is Julia Ross

My Name Is Julia Ross

1945 · 1h 5m · Movie

Julia Ross secures employment through a rather nosy employment agency with a wealthy widow, Mrs. Hughes, and goes to live at her house. 2 days later, she awakens - in a different house, in different clothes and with a new identity...

7.0
13
The Seventh Cross

The Seventh Cross

1944 · 1h 52m · Movie

In 1936, seven prisoners escape from a concentration camp. The Nazis put up seven crosses for demonstrative executions. This story about one of the fugitives, who relies on own courage and compassion of people to avoid the seventh...

7.4
14
The Stranger Wore a Gun

The Stranger Wore a Gun

1953 · 1h 23m · Movie

A former spy moves to Arizona to join a gold robbery, but when he gets there decides that it's not for him and tries to change his life.

5.9
15
The Nevadan

The Nevadan

1950 · 1h 21m · Movie

A mysterious stranger crosses paths with an outlaw bank robber and a greedy rancher.

6.3
16
Counter-Attack

Counter-Attack

1945 · 1h 30m · Movie

During WW2, a Mexican stand-off ensues between a group of German soldiers and a team of Soviet fighters trapped together in the basement of a bombed-out Russian building.

6.7
17
The Desert Hawk

The Desert Hawk

1950 · 1h 17m · Movie

A desert guerilla, with flashing scimitar, opposes a tyrannical prince and marries the caliph's daughter.

5.5
18
The Soul of a Monster

The Soul of a Monster

1944 · 1h 1m · Movie

As famous surgeon, George Winson, lies on his deathbed, his wife Ann calls on unknown powers to save him. A strange woman (Lilyan) appears from nowhere and takes control. George recovers, but he's mysteriously dominated by Lilyan,...

4.9
19
Fame Is the Name of the Game

Fame Is the Name of the Game

1966 · 1h 40m · Movie

An investigative reporter looks into the murder of a call girl. His investigation unearths her diary, with the names of many prominent people in it. He sets out to find her killer from among the names contained in it.

7.5