Christopher George in the 1966-1968 television series The Rat Patrol.

Christopher George (b. February 25, 1929, Royal Oak, Michigan - d. November 28, 1983, Los Angeles) was an American television and film actor who was best known for his starring role in the 1966-1968 TV series The Rat Patrol. He was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1967 as Best TV Star for his performance in the series. George was also the long-time husband of actress of Lynda Day George. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Star Dream by Marshall Fredericks in downtown Royal Oak Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ... Opening title. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Lynda Day George (b. ...

George first rose to prominence in 1966 playing a supporting role in the Howard Hawks-directed western film El Dorado, which starred John Wayne. George and Wayne became friends while shooting the film and would co-star in two additional westerns including Chisum in 1970 and The Train Robbers in 1973. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... i like western films The Western is an American genre in literature and film. ... El Dorado (Spanish for the gilded one) is a legend that began with the story of a South American tribal chief who covered himself with gold dust and would dive into a lake of pure mountain water. ... John Wayne (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979) was an iconic, Academy Award-winning, American film actor. ... i like western films The Western is an American genre in literature and film. ... Chisum is a 1970 western movie directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring John Wayne and Forrest Tucker. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Train Robbers is a 1973 Western film starring John Wayne and Ann-Margret. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ...

For two seasons and 58 episodes, George played the lead role of Sergeant Sam Troy in The Rat Patrol. The show followed the exploits of four allied soldiers who were part of a long range desert patrol group in the North African campaign during World War II. Following cancellation of the series, George played the lead role in several B-movies of the 1960s including Tiger by the Tail (1968), Project X (1968) and The Devil’s 8 (1969). In 1969, George portrayed Ben Richards in the pilot movie for The Immortal. The film was picked up as a TV series and ran for 15 episodes from 1970-1971. Opening title. ... The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers during the Second World War. ... This article is about arid terrain. ... During World War II, the North African Campaign, also known as the Desert War, took place in the North African desert from September 13, 1940 to May 13, 1943. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The term B-movie originally referred to a film designed to be distributed as the lower half of a double feature, often a genre film featuring cowboys, gangsters or vampires. ... The Immortal was an American television series which aired on ABC from September 1970 to January 1971. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ...

George first met actress Lynda Day when they starred together in the 1966 independent film The Gentle Rain. They would star together again four years later in Chisum, where they fell in love and soon married. Thereafter, Lynda became Lynda Day George and co-starred with Christopher in multiple television films over the next 10 years including House on Greenapple Road (1970), Mayday at 40,000 Feet (1976) and Cruise Into Terror (1978). They also worked together in episodes of The F.B.I. (1970), Mission: Impossible (1971), McCloud (1975), Wonder Woman (1976), Love Boat (1977) and Vega$ (1978). An independent film, or indie film, is usually a low-budget film that is produced by a small movie studio. ... Chisum is a 1970 western movie directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring John Wayne and Forrest Tucker. ... Lynda Day George (b. ... The F.B.I. was a television series broadcast on ABC in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Mission: Impossible is the name of an American television series which aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to September 1973. ... McCloud featuring Dennis Weaver McCloud was an American television police drama that aired on NBC from 1970 to 1977. ... DVD release of the first season. ... For the television show, see The Love Boat The Overseas Chinese Youth Language Training and Study Tour to the Republic of China is a three month summer program for about 500 college-age overseas Chinese, which is much more commonly known among its participants as the Love Boat. ... Vega$ was a TV show that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. ...

Christopher continued his television work throughout the 1970s with guest roles on many popular series including Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, Police Story, S.W.A.T., Charlie's Angels and Fantasy Island. He also surprised fans by posing nude for Playgirl magazine in the June, 1974 issue. This article is about the American TV series Police Story, for the Jackie Chan film see Police Story (movie) Police Story was an anthology television drama on the NBC broadcast network from the years 1973 through 1977. ... A 1970s American television series about the adventures of the Los Angeles Police Departments Special Weapons And Tactics (S.W.A.T.) team. ... This article is about the television series. ... Fantasy Island refers to two separate but related American fantasy television series, both originally airing on the ABC television network. ... Playgirl is a monthly erotic lifestyle magazine published in the United States that features seminude or fully nude men. ...

In 1976, Christopher played a supporting role in the all-star World War II epic Midway. That same year, he would play the lead role of Ranger Michael Kelly in the Film Ventures International independent film Grizzly. A thinly-veiled Jaws clone, the animal horror thriller became one of the most popular films of Christopher's career earning more than $39 million at the box office. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Midway is a war film released in 1976. ... Film Ventures International (FVI) was one of the most notorious production companies in the motion picture industry. ... Grizzly (also known as Killer Grizzly) is a 1976 horror film directed by the late William Girdler. ... Jaws is a 1975 horror thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on Peter Benchleys best-selling novel of the same name, which was inspired in turn by the Jersey Shore Shark Attacks of 1916. ... DVD cover showing horror characters as depicted by Universal Studios. ... The thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, and television. ...

Christopher followed that success with a busy string of B-movie excursions over the next seven years including Dixie Dynamite (1976) co-starring Warren Oates; The Day of the Animals (1977) co-starring Lynda Day George and Leslie Nielsen; Whiskey Mountain (1977); the notoriously violent zombie thriller City of the Living Dead (1980); The Exterminator (1980); the slasher film Graduation Day (1981); Enter the Ninja (1981); Pieces (1982) co-starring Lynda Day George; and the horror film Mortuary (1983) co-starring Lynda Day George and Bill Paxton. Many of these works have since achieved cult film status. The term B-movie originally referred to a film designed to be distributed as the lower half of a double feature, often a genre film featuring cowboys, gangsters or vampires. ... Warren Oates (July 5, 1928 - April 3, 1982) was an American character actor. ... The Day of the Animals is a 1977 American horror film thriller directed by William Girdler based on a story written by Edward L. Montoro. ... Lynda Day George (b. ... Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11, 1926) is a Canadian/American actor. ... A group of actors portraying zombies in a film A zombie is an animated human body devoid of a soul. ... City of the Living Dead is an Italian zombie film from director Lucio Fulci. ... The Exterminator is a 1980 action movie directed by James Glickenhaus and starring Robert Ginty as the leading role. ... Graduation Day is a horror film that was released in 1981. ... Enter the Ninja is a 1981 martial arts film directed by Menahem Golan and starring Franco Nero, Susan George and Shô Kosugi. ... Pieces (also known as Mil gritos tiene la noche, Rompecabezas and One Thousand Cries Has the Night) is a cult classic horror film / slasher film originally released in 1982. ... Lynda Day George (b. ... Lynda Day George (b. ... William Paxton (born May 17, 1955) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actor and film director. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Soon after the completion of Mortuary, Christopher died unexpectedly of a heart attack on November 28, 1983 at the age of 54. A contributing factor to his death is believed to have been a 1967 mishap suffered on the set of The Rat Patrol when his jeep flipped over and pinned him beneath the vehicle. The accident caused Christopher to sustain a cardiac contusion. His death devastated wife Lynda, and afterwards she only worked sporadically in television guest roles until retirement in the early 1990s. He is interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), more commonly known as a heart attack, is a disease state that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted. ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Opening title. ... Cemetery view looking South-East. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

Christopher's niece is Wheel of Fortune hostess Vanna White. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Vanna White (born Vanna Marie Rosich on February 18, 1957 is a American television personality, best known as the hostess and puzzle board operator on the long-running game show Wheel of Fortune. ...

External link

• Christopher George at the Internet Movie Database