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George Cleveland

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedSep 16, 1885 (Died at 72)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthSydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
Career Span1930 – 1957
Known Credits157 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 1

George Cleveland

Also known as:George Alan Cleveland
Total Works

157

155 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

5.9 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Alan Cleveland (September 17, 1885 – July 15, 1957) was a Canadian film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1933 and 1954. Cleveland is perhaps best remembered today as George "Gramps" Miller in the early years of the long running US series Lassie. The early seasons in which Cleveland appeared were retitled Jeff's Collie for syndicated reruns and DVD release. He played the grumpy but-kind hearted father-in-law of farm woman Ellen Miller (Jan Clayton), and grandfather of Lassie's owner, Jeff (Tommy Rettig). Cleveland appeared in the first three seasons (1954–1956) and in the first 12 episodes of the fourth season (1957). His death in July 1957 was written into the 13th episode of the fourth season (1957) and became the storyline motive for the selling of the farm and the departure of the Millers for Capitol City.

Signature Roles & Milestones

All That Money Can Buy
7.0
as Cy Bibber
Lassie
6.3
Lassie
1954•series
as George 'Gramps' Miller
It Happened Tomorrow
6.8
as Mr. Gordon
The Spoilers
6.2
The Spoilers
1942•movie
as Banty

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 157 titles featuring George Cleveland

All That Money Can Buy
7.0

as Cy Bibber

Lassie
6.3
143 eps
Lassie
1954•series

as George 'Gramps' Miller

It Happened Tomorrow
6.8

as Mr. Gordon

The Spoilers
6.2
The Spoilers
1942•movie

as Banty

Flash Gordon
6.4
Flash Gordon
1936•movie

as Professor Hensley

Angel on My Shoulder
6.5

as Albert

Blue Steel
4.8
Blue Steel
1934•movie

as Hank - Innkeeper

The Ape
4.9
The Ape
1940•movie

as Mr. Howley

The Star Packer
4.5
The Star Packer
1934•movie

as Jake

Dakota
5.2
Dakota
1945•movie

as Mr. Plummer

Courage of Lassie
5.9
Courage of Lassie
1946•movie

as Old Man

Night Key
6.2
Night Key
1937•movie

as Sam Adams - Company Engineer (uncredited)

Revolt of the Zombies
3.4

as General Duval

The Man from Utah
4.8
The Man from Utah
1934•movie

as Nevada Sheriff

The Falcon Takes Over
6.3

as Jerry (Uncredited)

Two-Faced Woman
6.4
Two-Faced Woman
1941•movie

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Pillow of Death
6.6
Pillow of Death
1945•movie

as Samuel 'Sam' Kincaid

Little Giant
5.3
Little Giant
1946•movie

as Clarence Goodring

Albuquerque
6.5
Albuquerque
1948•movie

as John Armin

Johnny Come Lately
7.0
Johnny Come Lately
1943•movie

as Willie Ferguson

The Big Street
5.8
The Big Street
1942•movie

as Samuel Venus

A Date with Judy
6.1
A Date with Judy
1948•movie

as Gramps

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
6.2

as Judge Benbow

Carson City
6.2
Carson City
1952•movie

as Henry Dodson

Prison Break
6.4
Prison Break
1938•movie

as Ding

Fury at Furnace Creek
6.3

as Judge

Cripple Creek
6.0
Cripple Creek
1952•movie

as 'Hardrock' Hanson

Step by Step
6.2
Step by Step
1946•movie

as Capt. Caleb Simpson

The Toast of New York
6.2

as Perkins - Luke's Secretary in Boston (uncredited)

Affair with a Stranger
4.8

as Pop

The Yellow Rose of Texas
6.1

as Captain 'Cap' Joe

Fort Defiance
6.4
Fort Defiance
1951•movie

as Uncle Charlie Tallon

Frenchie
6.0
Frenchie
1950•movie

as Mayor Jefferson Harding

The Spanish Cape Mystery
5.6

as Jorum

Mother Wore Tights
5.7
Mother Wore Tights
1947•movie

as Grandfather McKinley

The Keeper of the Bees
6.0

as Judge

Forbidden Passage
6.4
Forbidden Passage
1941•movie

as Anna's Father (uncredited)

Her Highness and the Bellboy
6.5

as Dr. Elfson

House of Mystery
5.1
House of Mystery
1934•movie

as Detective Clancy (uncredited)

Can't Help Singing
6.0
Can't Help Singing
1944•movie

as Marshal

God Is My Co-Pilot
7.1
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945•movie

as Father of Catherine Scott (uncredited)

Haunted House
5.2
Haunted House
1940•movie

as Albert Henshaw

Flaming Feather
6.2
Flaming Feather
1952•movie

as Doc Fallon

Miss Grant Takes Richmond
5.6

as Judge Grant

Please Believe Me
5.1
Please Believe Me
1950•movie

as Mr. Cooper

Mystery Liner
4.7
Mystery Liner
1934•movie

as Simms, the Steward

The Plunderers
6.6
The Plunderers
1948•movie

as Sheriff Sam Borden

Monte Carlo Nights
5.9
Monte Carlo Nights
1934•movie

as Croupier

Army Surgeon
6.0
Army Surgeon
1942•movie

as Col. John Wishart

Rimfire
5.2
Rimfire
1949•movie

as Judge Gardner

Trigger, Jr.
5.3
Trigger, Jr.
1950•movie

as Colonel Harkrider

Convict's Code
5.3
Convict's Code
1939•movie

as Gas Station Attendant

My Wild Irish Rose
6.0
My Wild Irish Rose
1947•movie

as Captain Brennan

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
5.4

as Chief Customs Inspector

It's in the Bag!
6.3
It's in the Bag!
1945•movie

as Busby

Streets of New York
5.4

as Pop O'Toole

She Wouldn't Say Yes
6.4

as Ticket Seller (uncredited)

Seven Miles from Alcatraz
5.4

as "Cap" Porter

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
5.5

as Pop Duncan

The Devil Diamond
4.7
The Devil Diamond
1937•movie

as George Davis

The Thoroughbred
5.4
The Thoroughbred
1930•movie

as Detective

Mutiny in the Big House
5.3

as Convict 'Dad' Schultz

Drums of Fu Manchu
6.2
Drums of Fu Manchu
1940•movie

as Dr. James Parker

Klondike Kate
5.5
Klondike Kate
1943•movie

as Judge Horace Crawford

Valley of the Sun
6.3
Valley of the Sun
1942•movie

as Bill Yard

My Favorite Spy
5.7
My Favorite Spy
1942•movie

as Gus

Ladies' Day
5.8
Ladies' Day
1943•movie

as Doc

Boys' Ranch
7.0
Boys' Ranch
1946•movie

as Butch's Grandfather (uncredited)

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
7.3

as Goebel, Gang Scientist

Boy of the Streets
6.0
Boy of the Streets
1938•movie

as Tim 'Flannel-Mouth' Farley

Man from Music Mountain
5.4

as Sheriff Hal Darcey

Soak the Old
6.4
Soak the Old
1940•movie

as John Arnold

Wolf Call
4.4
Wolf Call
1939•movie

as Dr. MacTavish

Cheers of the Crowd
5.8

as Newsreel Man

Rocket Ship
6.3
Rocket Ship
1938•movie

as Professor Henson

Sucker List
7.0
Sucker List
1941•movie

as Old Man

The Woman of the Town
6.4

as Judge Blackburn

Powder Town
4.4
Powder Town
1942•movie

as Gus the Janitor

Adventure's End
5.5
Adventure's End
1937•movie

as Tom

Queen of the Yukon
6.0
Queen of the Yukon
1940•movie

as Grub

Paradise Express
5.8
Paradise Express
1937•movie

as Farmer Beasley

My Pal, Wolf
7.5
My Pal, Wolf
1944•movie

as Wilson

Wake Up and Dream
7.4
Wake Up and Dream
1946•movie

as Prof. Feverfew

Sunbonnet Sue
6.2
Sunbonnet Sue
1945•movie

as Casey, Tavern Owner

Miraculous Journey
5.2
Miraculous Journey
1948•movie

as The Hermit

Brilliant Marriage
5.8
Brilliant Marriage
1936•movie

as Bartender

Dick Tracy's G-Men
5.2
Dick Tracy's G-Men
1939•movie

as Gramps Williams

Make a Million
6.2
Make a Million
1935•movie

as Fake Blind Beggar

Chasing Trouble
5.5
Chasing Trouble
1940•movie

as Lester

Girl o' My Dreams
4.8
Girl o' My Dreams
1934•movie

as Newsreel Company man

Highways by Night
7.3
Highways by Night
1942•movie

as Judkins - Hotel Manager

When the Lights Go On Again
6.0

as Gramps

Abroad with Two Yanks
6.7

as Roderick Stuart

Black Gold
5.3
Black Gold
1936•movie

as Clemmons

Phantom Patrol
6.3
Phantom Patrol
1936•movie

as Inspector McCloud

Midnight Limited
6.3
Midnight Limited
1940•movie

as Professor Van Dillon

Under the Big Top
6.7
Under the Big Top
1938•movie

as Joe

The Lone Ranger
7.0
The Lone Ranger
1938•movie

as George Blanchard

Obliging Young Lady
6.0

as Clarence, manager of Lake Mohawk Lodge

The Show-Off
7.0
The Show-Off
1946•movie

as Pop Fisher

San Antone
6.7
San Antone
1953•movie

as Colonel Allerby

Spaceship to the Unknown
7.3

as Prof. Henson (archive footage)

Look Who's Laughing
6.7

as Kelsey

The Sky Raiders
5.3
The Sky Raiders
1931•movie

as John - The Air Dispatcher (uncredited)

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
6.5

as Thurber

Born to Be Wild
7.5
Born to Be Wild
1938•movie

as Stevens (uncredited)

Fireman Save My Child
8.0

as Chief Rorty

The Runaround
6.5
The Runaround
1946•movie

as Feenan the cabbie

Alaska
7.0
Alaska
1944•movie

as Pete

Walking My Baby Back Home
9.0

as Colonel Wallace

Port of Missing Girls
7.0

as Clinton

Romance of the Limberlost
6.5

as Nathan

Overland Mail
4.5
Overland Mail
1939•movie

as Frank Porter, aka Saunders

Stunt Pilot
6.0
Stunt Pilot
1939•movie

as Sheriff

Home on the Prairie
7.5

as Jim Wheeler

Nevada City
7.0
Nevada City
1941•movie

as Hank Liddell

Untamed Heiress
6.5
Untamed Heiress
1954•movie

as Andrew Clayton

Hi-Yo Silver
7.0
Hi-Yo Silver
1940•movie

as George Blanchard

Senorita from the West
6.0

as Cap

Wide Open Town
6.5
Wide Open Town
1941•movie

as Pete Carter

North of Nome
8.0
North of Nome
1936•movie

as Ship Captain

Song of the Sarong
7.0
Song of the Sarong
1945•movie

as Capt. William T. Reemis

Hidden Enemy
6.5
Hidden Enemy
1940•movie

as John MacGregor

School for Girls
7.5
School for Girls
1934•movie

as Reeves

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
7.5

as John McCullen

Cowboy in Manhattan
7.0

as Wild Bill

The Old Swimmin' Hole
7.0

as Grandpa Harper

Kazan
7.0
Kazan
1949•movie

as Trapper

The WAC from Walla Walla
10.0

as Gramps Canova

Trapped by G-Men
7.0
Trapped by G-Men
1937•movie

as Miner

Two-Fisted Gentleman
9.0

as Mr. Bainbridge

Sunset in Wyoming
7.0
Sunset in Wyoming
1941•movie

as Asa Wentworth aka Gramp

One Man's Law
10.0
One Man's Law
1940•movie

as Judge Wingate

I Conquer the Sea!
9.0
I Conquer the Sea!
1936•movie

as Caleb Ashley

Easy Come, Easy Go
7.0
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947•movie

as Gilligan

His Night Out
7.0
His Night Out
1935•movie

as Detective

Ghost Town Riders
9.0
Ghost Town Riders
1938•movie

as Judge Stillwell

Pioneers of the West
7.0

as Dr. Bailey

Konga, the Wild Stallion
10.0

as Tabor

The Phantom Stage
10.0
The Phantom Stage
1939•movie

as Sidekick Grizzly

The Outlaw's Daughter
8.0

as Lem Creel

Rose of the Rio Grande
7.0

as Pedro

The Traitor Within
10.0
The Traitor Within
1942•movie

as 'Pop' Betts

Blazing Six Shooters
8.0

as Mark Rawlins

West of Abilene
10.0
West of Abilene
1940•movie

as Bill Burnside

Wild Beauty
8.0
Wild Beauty
1946•movie

as Barney Skeets

Riders of the Purple Sage
7.0

as Doctor

Home in San Antone
7.0
Home in San Antone
1949•movie

as Grandpa Gibson

The Boy From Indiana
9.0

as Robert Bruce Mac Dougall

Behind the Mike
8.0
Behind the Mike
1937•movie

as Stable Man

The Sap Takes a Wrap
8.0

as Maloney

My Best Gal
9.0
My Best Gal
1944•movie

as Ralph Hodges

Forced Landing
8.0
Forced Landing
1935•movie

as Jolly

Racing Blood
10.0
Racing Blood
1954•movie

as Gramps

The Shadow Gang
The Shadow Gang
1934•movie

as Jake

Tomboy
Tomboy
1940•movie

as Uncle Matt