Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 14, 1923
Died
Sep 17, 2003
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
97 titles
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
Filmography
Repo Man
First Repo Victim
Voyagers!
Blade Runner
Stunts
Escape from New York
Stunts
Bustin' Loose
Stunts
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Stunts
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Stunts
The Concorde... Airport '79
Girard
FM
Stunts
Cops and Robin
Stunt Coordinator
Kingston: Confidential
Willi
Quincy, M.E.
Jason Talmadge (uncredited)
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Mike
St. Ives
Arab Bagman
The Master Gunfighter
Stunts
When Things Were Rotten
The Courier
The Four Deuces
Stunt Coordinator
The Devil’s Rain
Steve Preston
The Godfather Part II
Stunts
Earthquake
Deputy Sherriff (uncredited)
Blazing Saddles
Townsman (uncredited)
The Snoop Sisters
Scarface
Magnum Force
Stunts
The Don Is Dead
Garcia (uncredited)
Barnaby Jones
Ted
The Poseidon Adventure
Stunts
Moon of the Wolf
Attendant
The Streets of San Francisco
The Rookies
Emergency!
Injured Stuntman (uncredited)
Dirty Harry
Stunts
McMillan & Wife
Al
Monty Nash
Fitzgerald
Bearcats!
Tower Guard
Columbo
Man
Cannon
Private Duty Nurses
Ahmed
McCloud
Hitman Tommy Lucas (uncredited)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Stunts
Sam Whiskey
The Boston Strangler
Police Officer (uncredited)
Panic in the City
Karl Sinden (Mr. X)
Adam-12
Bandit
The Name of the Game
Harv Miller
Sol Madrid
3rd Dietrich Gunman
It Takes a Thief
Observer
Mannix
Custer
Bonnie and Clyde
Stand In
Ironside
Cabbie