George Sawaya
| George Sawaya | |
|---|---|
 Sawaya as Quetch from Batman | |
| Born |
August 14, 1923 Los Angeles, California |
| Died |
September 17, 2003 (aged 80) Studio City, California |
George Sawaya (August 14, 1923 – September 17, 2003) was an American stuntman and actor. He acted in almost 100 different films and television episodes, but always as minor characters. His career was 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".
Selected filmography
- The Lady Says No (1951) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- With a Song in My Heart (1951) - Soldier (uncredited)
- The Narrow Margin (1952) - Reporter (uncredited)
- What Price Glory (1952) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- Tropic Zone (1953) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1953) - Native (uncredited)
- Desert Legion (1953) - Bit Role (uncredited)
- The Desert Song (1953) - Riff Guard (uncredited)
- A Lion Is in the Streets (1953) - Townsman (uncredited)
- Dragnet (1954) - Detective Mac (uncredited)
- Day of Triumph (1954) - James the Less (uncredited)
- The Prodigal (1955) - Kavak
- The Black Sleep (1956) - K6 - Sailor
- Hot Cars (1956) - Lt. Fred Holmes
- Emergency Hospital (1956) - Jack - Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
- Bop Girl Goes Calypso (1957) - Short Record Company Representative (uncredited)
- The Walking Target (1960) - Brodney's Driver
- The Police Dog Story (1961) - Driver
- Man-Trap (1961) - Truck Driver (uncredited)
- Everything's Ducky (1961) - Simmons
- Hands of a Stranger (1962) - Tony Wilder
- Escape from Zahrain (1962) - Arab Guard Refinery Gate (uncredited)
- Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962) - Nomad Chief (uncredited)
- Diary of a Madman (1963) - Wagon Driver
- Drums of Africa (1963) - Arab
- Come Blow Your Horn (1963) - Bit Role (uncredited)
- Fort Courageous (1965) - Indian
- The Money Trap (1965) - Angelo (uncredited)
- The Lollipop Cover (1965)
- Convict Stage (1965) - Adam Scott
- Batman (1966) - Quetch
- The Young Warriors (1967)
- Sol Madrid (1968) - Dietrich Gunman
- Panic in the City (1968) - Karl Sinden (Mr. X)
- More Dead Than Alive (1969) - Guard captain
- Sam Whiskey (1969)
- Justine (1969) - Tough (uncredited)
- Private Duty Nurses (1971) - Ahmed
- The Poseidon Adventure (1972) - Bos'n Mate (uncredited)
- The Don Is Dead (1973) - Garcia (uncredited)
- Blazing Saddles (1974) - Townsman (uncredited)
- Earthquake (1974) - Deputy Sherriff (uncredited)
- The Devil's Rain (1975) - Steve Preston
- Embryo (1976) - Policeman
- St. Ives (1976) - Arab Bagman
- The Domino Principle (1977) - Assassination Victim (uncredited)
- I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) - (uncredited)
- The Concorde ... Airport '79 (1979) - Girard
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) - Hood
- Repo Man (1984) - First Repo Victim (Last appearance)
External links
- George Sawaya at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
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