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Will Geer (born William Aughe Ghere; March 9, 1902 – April 22, 1978) was an American actor, musician, and activist. He was best known for his roles in ''Film/Winchester73'', ''Film/JeremiahJohnson'', and ''Series/TheWaltons'', co-starring in the latter for six seasons until his death during hiatus.
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* 1969-71 ''Series/{{Bonanza}}'': Calvin Butler/Zach Randolph/Ferris Callahan (3 episodes)
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* 1970-71 ''Series/TheBoldOnesTheLawyers'': Ralph Turner/Judge Scanlon/Elliot Leveridge (3 episodes)
* 1970-74 ''Series/MedicalCenter'': Jess Calhoun/Coughlin/Loriss (3 episodes)
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* 1970-71 1970–71 ''Series/TheBoldOnesTheLawyers'': Ralph Turner/Judge Scanlon/Elliot Leveridge (3 episodes)
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Will Geer (born William Aughe Ghere; March 9, 1902 – April 22, 1978) was an American actor, musician, and activist. He was best known for ''Film/Winchester73'', ''Film/JeremiahJohnson'', and ''Series/TheWaltons'', co-starring in the latter for six seasons until his death during hiatus.
Geer was frequently the center of controversy. He was a member of the Communist Party and was blacklisted during the RedScare for not naming others who had attended meetings. An active bisexual, he had an affair with pioneering gay rights activist Harry Hay.
Geer was married to actress Herta Ware and the couple had three children, including actress Ellen Geer. He died of respiratory illness at the age of 76.
!!Will Geer Filmography:
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[[folder:Film Roles]]
* 1932 ''Film/TheMisleadingLady'': [=McMahon=] – Asylum Guard
* 1934 ''Film/{{Spitfire}}'': West Fry
* 1934 ''Film/WildGold'': Poker Player (UncreditedRole)
* 1935 ''Film/TheMysteryOfEdwinDrood'': Village Lamplighter (Uncredited)
* 1935 ''Film/BeckySharp'': Spectator (Uncredited)
* 1939 ''Film/UnionPacific'': Foreman (Uncredited)
* 1940 ''Film/TheFightForLife'': 2nd Teacher
* 1948 ''Film/DeepWaters'': Nick Driver
* 1949 ''Film/JohnnyAllegro'': Schultzy
* 1949 ''Film/LustForGold'': Deputy Ray Covin
* 1949 ''Film/AnnaLucasta'': Noah
* 1949 ''Film/IntruderInTheDust'': Sheriff Hampton
* 1950 ''Film/TheKidFromTexas'': O’Fallon
* 1950 ''Film/ComancheTerritory'': Dan’l Seeger
* 1950 ''Film/Winchester73'': Marshal Wyatt Earp
* 1950 ''Film/ItsASmallWorld'': William Musk – Father
* 1950 ''Film/BrokenArrow1950'': Ben Slade
* 1950 ''Film/{{Convicted}}'': Mapes – Convict
* 1950 ''Film/ToPleaseALady'': Jack Mackay
* 1951 ''Film/DoubleCrossbones'': Tom Botts
* 1951 ''Film/BrightVictory'': Mr. Nevins
* 1951 ''Film/TheTallTarget'': Homer Crowley – Train Conductor
* 1951 ''Film/FBIGirl'': [=McAllister=] – Police Identification Department
* 1951 ''Film/TheBarefootMailman'': Dan Paget – Miami Mayor – Postmaster
* 1954 ''Film/SaltOfTheEarth'': Sheriff
* 1962 ''Film/AdviseAndConsent'': Senate Minority Leader
* 1964 ''Film/BlackLikeMe'': Truckdriver
* 1966 ''Film/Seconds1966'': Old Man
* 1967 ''Theatre/TheCrucible'': Giles Corey (MadeForTVMovie)
* 1967 ''Film/InColdBlood'': Prosecutor
* 1967 ''Film/ThePresidentsAnalyst'': Dr. Lee-Evan
* 1967 ''Literature/OfMiceAndMen'': Candy (TV Movie)
* 1968 ''Film/{{Bandolero}}'': Pop Chaney
* 1968 ''Film/CertainHonorableMen'': Malcolm Stoddard (TV Movie)
* 1969 ''Film/TheReivers'': Boss [=McCaslin=]
* 1970 ''Film/TheMoonshineWar'': Mr. Baylor
* 1970 ''Film/TheBrotherhoodOfTheBell'': Mike Patterson (TV Movie)
* 1970 ''Film/PiecesOfDreams'': The Bishop
* 1971 ''Film/WhoKilledTheMysteriousMrFoster'': Simon Anderson (TV Movie)
* 1971 ''Film/BrotherJohn'': Doc Thomas
* 1972 ''Film/{{The Scarecrow|1972}}'': Justice Gilead Merton (TV Movie)
* 1972 ''Film/JeremiahJohnson'': Bear Claw
* 1972 ''Film/TheRowdyman'': Stan
* 1972 ''Film/NapoleonAndSamantha'': Grandpa
* 1972 ''Film/DearDeadDelilah'': Roy Jurroe
* 1973 ''Film/BrocksLastCase'': J. Smiley Krenshaw (TV Movie)
* 1973 ''Film/{{Savage}}'': Joel Ryker (TV Movie)
* 1973 ''Film/IsntItShocking'': Lemuel Lovell (TV Movie)
* 1973 ''Film/ExecutiveAction'': Ferguson
* 1974 ''Film/TheHangedMan'': Nameless (TV Movie)
* 1974 ''Film/HonkyTonk'': Judge Cotton
* 1974 ''Film/{{Silence}}'': Crazy Jack
* 1974 ''Film/TheMemoryOfUs'': Motel Manager
* 1974 ''Film/{{Hurricane}}'': Dr. [=McCutcheon=] (TV Movie)
* 1975 ''Film/TheManchuEagleMurderCaperMystery'': Dr. Simpson
* 1975 ''Film/TheNightThatPanickedAmerica'': Reverend Davis (TV Movie)
* 1976 ''Theatre/TheBlueBird'': Grandfather
* 1976 ''Film/{{Law and Order|1976}}'': Pat Crowley (TV Movie)
* 1976 ''Film/MovingViolation'': Rockfield
* 1976 ''Film/TheSadAndLonelySundays'': Lucas Wembley (TV Movie)
* 1977 ''Film/TheBillionDollarHobo'': Choo-Choo Trayne
* 1978 ''Film/TheMafuCage'': Zom
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Short Film Roles]]
* 1940 ''Film/NaturesNursery'': Narrator
* 1978 ''WesternAnimation/RipVanWinkle'': Narrator
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Television Roles]]
* 1948 ''Series/TheChevroletTeleTheatre'': Sam Hobbs (1 episode)
* 1951 ''Series/RacketSquad'': Harry Robinson (1 episode)
* 1964 ''Series/EastSideWestSide'': Brian Lincoln (1 episode)
* 1966 ''Series/TheTrialsOfOBrien'': Sheldon/Judge Lindemann (2 episodes)
* 1967 ''Series/GarrisonsGorillas'': Laski (1 episode)
* 1968 ''Series/ISpy'': Uncle Harry (1 episode)
* 1968 ''Series/RunForYourLife'': Judge David P. Andrews (1 episode)
* 1968 ''Series/MissionImpossible'': Doc (1 episode)
* 1968 ''Series/TheInvaders1967'': Hank Willis (1 episode)
* 1968 ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}'': Slocum (1 episode)
* 1969 ''Series/MayberryRFD'': Captain Wolford (2 episodes)
* 1969 ''Series/HereComeTheBrides'': Benjamin Pruitt (1 episode)
* 1969 ''Series/HawaiiFiveO'': Professor Lochner (1 episode)
* 1969 ''Series/ThenCameBronson'': Oliver Hidemann (1 episode)
* 1969 ''Series/DanielBoone'': Adam Jarrett (1 episode)
* 1969-71 ''Series/{{Bonanza}}'': Calvin Butler/Zach Randolph/Ferris Callahan (3 episodes)
* 1970 ''Series/TheNameOfTheGame'': Mac (1 episode)
* 1970 ''Series/TheBoldOnesTheSenator'': Senator Homer Bryant Wydell (1 episode)
* 1970 ''Series/TheBillCosbyShow'': Mr. Kane (1 episode)
* 1970 ''Series/TheYoungRebels'': Mayor Larkin (3 episodes)
* 1970 ''Series/TheCourtshipOfEddiesFather'': Harry I. Madison (1 episode)
* 1970-71 ''Series/TheBoldOnesTheLawyers'': Ralph Turner/Judge Scanlon/Elliot Leveridge (3 episodes)
* 1970-74 ''Series/MedicalCenter'': Jess Calhoun/Coughlin/Loriss (3 episodes)
* 1971 ''Series/LoveAmericanStyle'': Desk Clerk (1 episode)
* 1971 ''Series/CadesCounty'': Hurley Gaines (1 episode)
* 1971 ''Series/AliasSmithAndJones'': Seth (1 episode)
* 1971 ''Series/TheJimmyStewartShow'': Uncle Everett (1 episode)
* 1971 ''Series/OwenMarshallCounselorAtLaw'': Ben Hale (1 episode)
* 1971 ''Series/OHaraUSTreasury'': Singlefoot (1 episode)
* 1972 ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'': UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington (2 episodes)
* 1972 ''Series/TheSixthSense'': Rev. Jordan (2 episodes)
* 1972-78 ''Series/TheWaltons'': Grandpa Zebulon “Zeb” Walton
* 1973 ''Series/{{Columbo}}'': Dr. Edmund Hidemann (1 episode)
* 1973 ''Series/HarryO'': Len [=McNeil=] (1 episode)
* 1973 ''Series/TheABCAfternoonPlaybreak'': Ben (1 episode)
* 1973 ''Series/KungFu1972'': Judge Emmitt Marcus (1 episode)
* 1973 ''Series/NightGallery'': Walt Peckinpah (1 episode)
* 1973 ''Series/DocElliot'': Paul Bartlett (1 episode)
* 1976 ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'': Commander Atwater (2 episodes)
* 1977 ''Series/EightIsEnough'': Sam (1 episode)
* 1977 ''Series/TheLoveBoat'': Franklyn Bootherstone (1 episode)
* 1978 ''Series/AWomanCalledMoses'': Thomas Garrett
[[/folder]]
Geer was frequently the center of controversy. He was a member of the Communist Party and was blacklisted during the RedScare for not naming others who had attended meetings. An active bisexual, he had an affair with pioneering gay rights activist Harry Hay.
Geer was married to actress Herta Ware and the couple had three children, including actress Ellen Geer. He died of respiratory illness at the age of 76.
!!Will Geer Filmography:
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[[folder:Film Roles]]
* 1932 ''Film/TheMisleadingLady'': [=McMahon=] – Asylum Guard
* 1934 ''Film/{{Spitfire}}'': West Fry
* 1934 ''Film/WildGold'': Poker Player (UncreditedRole)
* 1935 ''Film/TheMysteryOfEdwinDrood'': Village Lamplighter (Uncredited)
* 1935 ''Film/BeckySharp'': Spectator (Uncredited)
* 1939 ''Film/UnionPacific'': Foreman (Uncredited)
* 1940 ''Film/TheFightForLife'': 2nd Teacher
* 1948 ''Film/DeepWaters'': Nick Driver
* 1949 ''Film/JohnnyAllegro'': Schultzy
* 1949 ''Film/LustForGold'': Deputy Ray Covin
* 1949 ''Film/AnnaLucasta'': Noah
* 1949 ''Film/IntruderInTheDust'': Sheriff Hampton
* 1950 ''Film/TheKidFromTexas'': O’Fallon
* 1950 ''Film/ComancheTerritory'': Dan’l Seeger
* 1950 ''Film/Winchester73'': Marshal Wyatt Earp
* 1950 ''Film/ItsASmallWorld'': William Musk – Father
* 1950 ''Film/BrokenArrow1950'': Ben Slade
* 1950 ''Film/{{Convicted}}'': Mapes – Convict
* 1950 ''Film/ToPleaseALady'': Jack Mackay
* 1951 ''Film/DoubleCrossbones'': Tom Botts
* 1951 ''Film/BrightVictory'': Mr. Nevins
* 1951 ''Film/TheTallTarget'': Homer Crowley – Train Conductor
* 1951 ''Film/FBIGirl'': [=McAllister=] – Police Identification Department
* 1951 ''Film/TheBarefootMailman'': Dan Paget – Miami Mayor – Postmaster
* 1954 ''Film/SaltOfTheEarth'': Sheriff
* 1962 ''Film/AdviseAndConsent'': Senate Minority Leader
* 1964 ''Film/BlackLikeMe'': Truckdriver
* 1966 ''Film/Seconds1966'': Old Man
* 1967 ''Theatre/TheCrucible'': Giles Corey (MadeForTVMovie)
* 1967 ''Film/InColdBlood'': Prosecutor
* 1967 ''Film/ThePresidentsAnalyst'': Dr. Lee-Evan
* 1967 ''Literature/OfMiceAndMen'': Candy (TV Movie)
* 1968 ''Film/{{Bandolero}}'': Pop Chaney
* 1968 ''Film/CertainHonorableMen'': Malcolm Stoddard (TV Movie)
* 1969 ''Film/TheReivers'': Boss [=McCaslin=]
* 1970 ''Film/TheMoonshineWar'': Mr. Baylor
* 1970 ''Film/TheBrotherhoodOfTheBell'': Mike Patterson (TV Movie)
* 1970 ''Film/PiecesOfDreams'': The Bishop
* 1971 ''Film/WhoKilledTheMysteriousMrFoster'': Simon Anderson (TV Movie)
* 1971 ''Film/BrotherJohn'': Doc Thomas
* 1972 ''Film/{{The Scarecrow|1972}}'': Justice Gilead Merton (TV Movie)
* 1972 ''Film/JeremiahJohnson'': Bear Claw
* 1972 ''Film/TheRowdyman'': Stan
* 1972 ''Film/NapoleonAndSamantha'': Grandpa
* 1972 ''Film/DearDeadDelilah'': Roy Jurroe
* 1973 ''Film/BrocksLastCase'': J. Smiley Krenshaw (TV Movie)
* 1973 ''Film/{{Savage}}'': Joel Ryker (TV Movie)
* 1973 ''Film/IsntItShocking'': Lemuel Lovell (TV Movie)
* 1973 ''Film/ExecutiveAction'': Ferguson
* 1974 ''Film/TheHangedMan'': Nameless (TV Movie)
* 1974 ''Film/HonkyTonk'': Judge Cotton
* 1974 ''Film/{{Silence}}'': Crazy Jack
* 1974 ''Film/TheMemoryOfUs'': Motel Manager
* 1974 ''Film/{{Hurricane}}'': Dr. [=McCutcheon=] (TV Movie)
* 1975 ''Film/TheManchuEagleMurderCaperMystery'': Dr. Simpson
* 1975 ''Film/TheNightThatPanickedAmerica'': Reverend Davis (TV Movie)
* 1976 ''Theatre/TheBlueBird'': Grandfather
* 1976 ''Film/{{Law and Order|1976}}'': Pat Crowley (TV Movie)
* 1976 ''Film/MovingViolation'': Rockfield
* 1976 ''Film/TheSadAndLonelySundays'': Lucas Wembley (TV Movie)
* 1977 ''Film/TheBillionDollarHobo'': Choo-Choo Trayne
* 1978 ''Film/TheMafuCage'': Zom
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Short Film Roles]]
* 1940 ''Film/NaturesNursery'': Narrator
* 1978 ''WesternAnimation/RipVanWinkle'': Narrator
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Television Roles]]
* 1948 ''Series/TheChevroletTeleTheatre'': Sam Hobbs (1 episode)
* 1951 ''Series/RacketSquad'': Harry Robinson (1 episode)
* 1964 ''Series/EastSideWestSide'': Brian Lincoln (1 episode)
* 1966 ''Series/TheTrialsOfOBrien'': Sheldon/Judge Lindemann (2 episodes)
* 1967 ''Series/GarrisonsGorillas'': Laski (1 episode)
* 1968 ''Series/ISpy'': Uncle Harry (1 episode)
* 1968 ''Series/RunForYourLife'': Judge David P. Andrews (1 episode)
* 1968 ''Series/MissionImpossible'': Doc (1 episode)
* 1968 ''Series/TheInvaders1967'': Hank Willis (1 episode)
* 1968 ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}'': Slocum (1 episode)
* 1969 ''Series/MayberryRFD'': Captain Wolford (2 episodes)
* 1969 ''Series/HereComeTheBrides'': Benjamin Pruitt (1 episode)
* 1969 ''Series/HawaiiFiveO'': Professor Lochner (1 episode)
* 1969 ''Series/ThenCameBronson'': Oliver Hidemann (1 episode)
* 1969 ''Series/DanielBoone'': Adam Jarrett (1 episode)
* 1969-71 ''Series/{{Bonanza}}'': Calvin Butler/Zach Randolph/Ferris Callahan (3 episodes)
* 1970 ''Series/TheNameOfTheGame'': Mac (1 episode)
* 1970 ''Series/TheBoldOnesTheSenator'': Senator Homer Bryant Wydell (1 episode)
* 1970 ''Series/TheBillCosbyShow'': Mr. Kane (1 episode)
* 1970 ''Series/TheYoungRebels'': Mayor Larkin (3 episodes)
* 1970 ''Series/TheCourtshipOfEddiesFather'': Harry I. Madison (1 episode)
* 1970-71 ''Series/TheBoldOnesTheLawyers'': Ralph Turner/Judge Scanlon/Elliot Leveridge (3 episodes)
* 1970-74 ''Series/MedicalCenter'': Jess Calhoun/Coughlin/Loriss (3 episodes)
* 1971 ''Series/LoveAmericanStyle'': Desk Clerk (1 episode)
* 1971 ''Series/CadesCounty'': Hurley Gaines (1 episode)
* 1971 ''Series/AliasSmithAndJones'': Seth (1 episode)
* 1971 ''Series/TheJimmyStewartShow'': Uncle Everett (1 episode)
* 1971 ''Series/OwenMarshallCounselorAtLaw'': Ben Hale (1 episode)
* 1971 ''Series/OHaraUSTreasury'': Singlefoot (1 episode)
* 1972 ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'': UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington (2 episodes)
* 1972 ''Series/TheSixthSense'': Rev. Jordan (2 episodes)
* 1972-78 ''Series/TheWaltons'': Grandpa Zebulon “Zeb” Walton
* 1973 ''Series/{{Columbo}}'': Dr. Edmund Hidemann (1 episode)
* 1973 ''Series/HarryO'': Len [=McNeil=] (1 episode)
* 1973 ''Series/TheABCAfternoonPlaybreak'': Ben (1 episode)
* 1973 ''Series/KungFu1972'': Judge Emmitt Marcus (1 episode)
* 1973 ''Series/NightGallery'': Walt Peckinpah (1 episode)
* 1973 ''Series/DocElliot'': Paul Bartlett (1 episode)
* 1976 ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'': Commander Atwater (2 episodes)
* 1977 ''Series/EightIsEnough'': Sam (1 episode)
* 1977 ''Series/TheLoveBoat'': Franklyn Bootherstone (1 episode)
* 1978 ''Series/AWomanCalledMoses'': Thomas Garrett
[[/folder]]
