George Sanders
Born
July 3, 1906 (age 65)
Died
April 25, 1972
Birthplace
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

George Sanders

George Henry Sanders (3 July 1906 – 25 April 1972) was a British film and television actor, singer-songwriter, music composer, and author. His career as an actor spanned over forty years. His heavy upper-class English accent and smooth bass voice often led him to be cast as sophisticated but villainous characters. He is perhaps best known as Jack Favell in Rebecca (1940), Scott ffolliott in Foreign Correspondent (1940, a rare heroic part), The Saran of Gaza in Samson and Delilah (1949), the most popular film of the year, Addison DeWitt in All About Eve (1950, for which he won an Oscar), Sir Brian De Bois-Guilbert in Ivanhoe (1952), King Richard the Lionheart in King Richard and the Crusaders (1954), Mr. Freeze in a two-parter episode of Batman (1966), the voice of the malevolent man-hating tiger Shere Khan in Disney's The Jungle Book (1967), the suave crimefighter The Falcon during the 1940s (a role eventually bequeathed to his elder brother, Tom Conway), and Simon Templar, The Saint, in five films made in the 1930s and 1940s.

Movies

Footsteps on the Ceiling
Footsteps on the Ceiling
2013
Addison DeWitt (archive footage)
Disney's Greatest Villains
Disney's Greatest Villains
1977
Shere Khan (voice) (archive footage)
Psychomania
Psychomania
1973 ★ 5.5
Shadwell
Endless Night
Endless Night
1972 ★ 6.0
Andrew Lippincott
Doomwatch
Doomwatch
1972 ★ 6.0
The Admiral
The Night of the Assassin
The Night of the Assassin
1970
General Downes
The Kremlin Letter
The Kremlin Letter
1970 ★ 6.0
Warlock
The Best House in London
The Best House in London
1969 ★ 3.6
Sir Francis Leybourne
The Body Stealers
The Body Stealers
1969 ★ 4.7
Gen. Armstrong
The Girl from Rio
The Girl from Rio
1969 ★ 4.7
Sir Masius
The Candy Man
The Candy Man
1969 ★ 4.6
Sidney Carter
One Step to Hell
One Step to Hell
1968 ★ 6.0
Captain Walter Phillips
Laura
Laura
1968 ★ 4.5
Waldo Lydecker
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book
1967 ★ 7.3
Shere Khan the Tiger (voice)
Good Times
Good Times
1967 ★ 5.1
Mordicus
Warning Shot
Warning Shot
1967 ★ 6.3
Calvin York
The Quiller Memorandum
The Quiller Memorandum
1966 ★ 5.8
Gibbs
Trunk to Cairo
Trunk to Cairo
1966 ★ 5.0
Professor Schlieben
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965 ★ 5.4
The Banker
The Golden Head
The Golden Head
1964 ★ 5.3
F.B.I. Operation Baalbeck
F.B.I. Operation Baalbeck
1964 ★ 5.0
Principe Makowski
A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark
1964 ★ 7.2
Benjamin Ballon
Dark Purpose
Dark Purpose
1964 ★ 5.3
Raymond Fontaine
Ecco
Ecco
1963 ★ 4.3
Narrator
Cairo
Cairo
1963 ★ 4.8
The Major
The Cracksman
The Cracksman
1963 ★ 6.3
Guv'nor
In Search of the Castaways
In Search of the Castaways
1962 ★ 6.5
Thomas Ayerton
Operation Snatch
Operation Snatch
1962
Maj. Hobson
Rendezvous
Rendezvous
1961 ★ 6.2
Kellermann
The Rebel
The Rebel
1961 ★ 7.8
Sir Charles Broward
Five Golden Hours
Five Golden Hours
1961 ★ 6.0
Mr. Bing
Village of the Damned
Village of the Damned
1960 ★ 7.2
Gordon Zellaby
Cone of Silence
Cone of Silence
1960 ★ 6.7
Sir Arnold Hobbes
World by Night
World by Night
1960
Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons
Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons
1960 ★ 6.1
Henri Landru
The Last Voyage
The Last Voyage
1960 ★ 6.2
Capitaine Robert Adams
A Touch of Larceny
A Touch of Larceny
1960 ★ 5.9
Sir Charles Holland
Solomon and Sheba
Solomon and Sheba
1959 ★ 6.4
Adonijah
That Kind of Woman
That Kind of Woman
1959 ★ 5.9
A.L.
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon
1958 ★ 5.1
Stuyvesant Nicholl
The Whole Truth
The Whole Truth
1958 ★ 5.7
Carliss
The Seventh Sin
The Seventh Sin
1957 ★ 4.8
Tim Waddington
Death of a Scoundrel
Death of a Scoundrel
1956 ★ 5.8
Clementi Sabourin
The Bitter Waters
The Bitter Waters
1956
Charles Ferris
That Certain Feeling
That Certain Feeling
1956 ★ 5.3
Larry Larkin
The Dream
The Dream
1956
Baron
While the City Sleeps
While the City Sleeps
1956 ★ 6.9
Mark Loving
Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye
1956 ★ 6.5
Victor
Laura
Laura
1955 ★ 10.0
Waldo Lydecker
The King's Thief
The King's Thief
1955 ★ 6.3
King Charles II
The Scarlet Coat
The Scarlet Coat
1955 ★ 6.4
Dr. Jonathan Odell
Moonfleet
Moonfleet
1955 ★ 6.5
Lord James Ashwood
Jupiter's Darling
Jupiter's Darling
1955 ★ 4.3
Fabius Maximus
Journey to Italy
Journey to Italy
1954 ★ 7.3
Alexander 'Alex' Joyce
King Richard and the Crusaders
King Richard and the Crusaders
1954 ★ 6.3
King Richard I
Witness to Murder
Witness to Murder
1954 ★ 6.2
Albert Richter
Call Me Madam
Call Me Madam
1953 ★ 6.2
Cosmo Constantine
Assignment: Paris
Assignment: Paris
1952 ★ 5.5
Nicholas Strang
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
1952 ★ 6.8
Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert
The Light Touch
The Light Touch
1951 ★ 6.2
Felix Guignol
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
1951 ★ 5.8
J F Noble
Black Jack
Black Jack
1950 ★ 5.8
Mike Alexander
All About Eve
All About Eve
1950 ★ 8.1
Addison DeWitt
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah
1949 ★ 6.5
The Saran of Gaza
The Fan
The Fan
1949 ★ 5.7
Lord Robert Darlington
Forever Amber
Forever Amber
1947 ★ 6.0
King Charles II
Lured
Lured
1947 ★ 6.3
Robert Fleming
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947 ★ 7.5
Miles Fairley
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
1947 ★ 6.1
Georges Duroy
The Strange Woman
The Strange Woman
1946 ★ 6.1
John Evered
A Scandal in Paris
A Scandal in Paris
1946 ★ 6.4
Eugéne François Vidocq
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945 ★ 6.2
Harry Melville Quincey
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945 ★ 7.1
Lord Henry Wotton
Hangover Square
Hangover Square
1945 ★ 6.9
Dr. Allan Middleton
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 ★ 5.3
Fedja Michailovitch Petroff
Action in Arabia
Action in Arabia
1944 ★ 5.9
Michael Gordon
The Lodger
The Lodger
1944 ★ 6.4
Inspector John Warwick
Paris After Dark
Paris After Dark
1943 ★ 5.6
Dr. Andre Marbel
Appointment in Berlin
Appointment in Berlin
1943 ★ 6.7
Keith Wilson
This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine
1943 ★ 7.2
George Lambert
They Came to Blow Up America
They Came to Blow Up America
1943 ★ 6.2
Carl Steelman / Ernst Reiter
Quiet Please, Murder
Quiet Please, Murder
1943 ★ 6.8
Jim Fleg
The Black Swan
The Black Swan
1942 ★ 6.5
Captain Billy Leech
The Moon and Sixpence
The Moon and Sixpence
1942 ★ 6.1
Charles Strickland
The Falcon's Brother
The Falcon's Brother
1942 ★ 6.3
Gaylord "Gay" Lawrence
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan
1942 ★ 6.2
Williams
Her Cardboard Lover
Her Cardboard Lover
1942 ★ 4.4
Tony Barling
The Falcon Takes Over
The Falcon Takes Over
1942 ★ 6.2
Gay Lawrence
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942 ★ 7.2
Sir Arthur Blake
A Date with the Falcon
A Date with the Falcon
1942 ★ 6.5
Gay Lawrence / The Falcon
Sundown
Sundown
1941 ★ 5.4
Major A.L. Coombes
The Gay Falcon
The Gay Falcon
1941 ★ 6.3
Gay Laurence / The Falcon
Man Hunt
Man Hunt
1941 ★ 6.9
Major Quive-Smith
Rage in Heaven
Rage in Heaven
1941 ★ 6.3
Ward Andrews
The Saint In Palm Springs
The Saint In Palm Springs
1941 ★ 5.8
Simon Templar
The Son of Monte Cristo
The Son of Monte Cristo
1940 ★ 5.9
Gurko Lanen
Bitter Sweet
Bitter Sweet
1940 ★ 5.8
Baron Von Tranisch
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
1940 ★ 7.0
Scott ffolliott
The Saint Takes Over
The Saint Takes Over
1940 ★ 6.4
Simon Templar
The House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables
1940 ★ 6.9
Jaffrey Pyncheon
Rebecca
Rebecca
1940 ★ 7.9
Jack Favell
The Saint's Double Trouble
The Saint's Double Trouble
1940 ★ 5.7
Simon Templar
Green Hell
Green Hell
1940 ★ 3.9
Forrester
Allegheny Uprising
Allegheny Uprising
1939 ★ 5.6
Captain Swanson
Nurse Edith Cavell
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939 ★ 6.4
Capt. Heinrichs
The Saint in London
The Saint in London
1939 ★ 5.6
Simon Templar
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939 ★ 6.0
Franz Schlager
The Saint Strikes Back
The Saint Strikes Back
1939 ★ 5.6
Simon Templar
So This Is London
So This Is London
1939
Dr. de Reseke
The Outsider
The Outsider
1939 ★ 5.0
Anton Ragatzy
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
1939 ★ 5.5
Eric Norvel
Four Men and a Prayer
Four Men and a Prayer
1938 ★ 6.3
Wyatt Leigh
International Settlement
International Settlement
1938 ★ 5.6
Del Forbes
Lancer Spy
Lancer Spy
1937 ★ 5.7
Baron Kurt von Rohback / Lt. Michael Bruce
The Lady Escapes
The Lady Escapes
1937
Rene Blanchard
Slave Ship
Slave Ship
1937 ★ 4.5
Lefty
Love Is News
Love Is News
1937 ★ 6.0
Count Andre de Guyon
Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's of London
1936 ★ 7.2
Everett Stacy
Dishonour Bright
Dishonour Bright
1936 ★ 5.0
Lisle
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936 ★ 5.8
Indifference - a God
Things to Come
Things to Come
1936 ★ 6.5
Celestial Body (uncredited)
Love, Life and Laughter
Love, Life and Laughter
1934 ★ 7.5
Singer in Public Bar (uncredited)

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