George Sawaya
Actor
- Born
- August 14, 1923 · Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- September 17, 2003 (age 80)
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
Blazing Saddles
February 7, 1974
Batman
July 30, 1966
Repo Man
March 2, 1984
Earthquake
November 15, 1974
The Boston Strangler
October 8, 1968
The Concorde... Airport '79
August 17, 1979
The Narrow Margin
May 3, 1952
The Devil’s Rain
July 1, 1975
St. Ives
February 24, 1976
Moon of the Wolf
September 26, 1972
The Black Sleep
June 15, 1956
Sam Whiskey
April 1, 1969
Acting31
- 1984Repo Man as First Repo Victim
- 1979The Concorde... Airport '79 as Girard
- 1976St. Ives as Arab Bagman
- 1975The Devil’s Rain as Steve Preston
- 1974Earthquake as Deputy Sherriff (uncredited)
- 1974Blazing Saddles as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1973The Don Is Dead as Garcia (uncredited)
- 1972Moon of the Wolf as Attendant
- 1971Private Duty Nurses as Ahmed
- 1969Sam Whiskey