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George Sanders

George Sanders

Acting

Born: July 3, 1906Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

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.

Known For
Filmography
Footsteps on the Ceiling

Footsteps on the Ceiling

Addison DeWitt (archive footage)

2013
Ingrid Bergman Remembered

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

Self (archive footage)

1996
Disney's Greatest Villains

Disney's Greatest Villains

Shere Khan (voice) (archive footage)

1977
Psychomania

Psychomania

Shadwell

1973
Endless Night

Endless Night

Andrew Lippincott

1972
Doomwatch

Doomwatch

The Admiral

1972
The Night of the Assassin

The Night of the Assassin

General Downes

1970
The Kremlin Letter

The Kremlin Letter

Warlock

1970
The Best House in London

The Best House in London

Sir Francis Leybourne

1969
The Body Stealers

The Body Stealers

Gen. Armstrong

1969
The Girl from Rio

The Girl from Rio

Sir Masius

1969
The Candy Man

The Candy Man

Sidney Carter

1969
One Step to Hell

One Step to Hell

Captain Walter Phillips

1968
Laura

Laura

Waldo Lydecker

1968
The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

Shere Khan the Tiger (voice)

1967
Good Times

Good Times

Mordicus

1967
Warning Shot

Warning Shot

Calvin York

1967
The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum

Gibbs

1966
Trunk to Cairo

Trunk to Cairo

Professor Schlieben

1966
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

The Banker

1965
The Golden Head

The Golden Head

Basil Palmer

1964
F.B.I. Operation Baalbeck

F.B.I. Operation Baalbeck

Principe Makowski

1964
A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

Benjamin Ballon

1964
Dark Purpose

Dark Purpose

Raymond Fontaine

1964
Ecco

Ecco

Narrator

1963
Cairo

Cairo

The Major

1963
The Cracksman

The Cracksman

Guv'nor

1963
In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways

Thomas Ayerton

1962
Operation Snatch

Operation Snatch

Maj. Hobson

1962
Rendezvous

Rendezvous

Kellermann

1961
The Rebel

The Rebel

Sir Charles Broward

1961
Five Golden Hours

Five Golden Hours

Mr. Bing

1961
Village of the Damned

Village of the Damned

Gordon Zellaby

1960
Cone of Silence

Cone of Silence

Sir Arnold Hobbes

1960
World by Night

World by Night

1960
Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons

Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons

Henri Landru

1960
The Last Voyage

The Last Voyage

Capitaine Robert Adams

1960
A Touch of Larceny

A Touch of Larceny

Sir Charles Holland

1960
Solomon and Sheba

Solomon and Sheba

Adonijah

1959
That Kind of Woman

That Kind of Woman

A.L.

1959
From the Earth to the Moon

From the Earth to the Moon

Stuyvesant Nicholl

1958
The Whole Truth

The Whole Truth

Carliss

1958
The Seventh Sin

The Seventh Sin

Tim Waddington

1957
Death of a Scoundrel

Death of a Scoundrel

Clementi Sabourin

1956

The Bitter Waters

Charles Ferris

1956
That Certain Feeling

That Certain Feeling

Larry Larkin

1956

The Dream

Baron

1956
While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

Mark Loving

1956
Never Say Goodbye

Never Say Goodbye

Victor

1956
Laura

Laura

Waldo Lydecker

1955
The King's Thief

The King's Thief

King Charles II

1955
The Scarlet Coat

The Scarlet Coat

Dr. Jonathan Odell

1955
Moonfleet

Moonfleet

Lord James Ashwood

1955
Jupiter's Darling

Jupiter's Darling

Fabius Maximus

1955
Journey to Italy

Journey to Italy

Alexander 'Alex' Joyce

1954
King Richard and the Crusaders

King Richard and the Crusaders

King Richard I

1954
Witness to Murder

Witness to Murder

Albert Richter

1954
A Brief Encounter with the Rossellini Family

A Brief Encounter with the Rossellini Family

Self

1953
Call Me Madam

Call Me Madam

Cosmo Constantine

1953
Assignment: Paris

Assignment: Paris

Nicholas Strang

1952
Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert

1952
The Light Touch

The Light Touch

Felix Guignol

1951
I Can Get It for You Wholesale

I Can Get It for You Wholesale

J F Noble

1951
Black Jack

Black Jack

Mike Alexander

1950
All About Eve

All About Eve

Addison DeWitt

1950
Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

The Saran of Gaza

1949
The Fan

The Fan

Lord Robert Darlington

1949
Forever Amber

Forever Amber

King Charles II

1947
Lured

Lured

Robert Fleming

1947
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

Miles Fairley

1947
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

Georges Duroy

1947
The Strange Woman

The Strange Woman

John Evered

1946
A Scandal in Paris

A Scandal in Paris

Eugéne François Vidocq

1946
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

Harry Melville Quincey

1945
The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Lord Henry Wotton

1945
Hangover Square

Hangover Square

Dr. Allan Middleton

1945
Summer Storm

Summer Storm

Fedja Michailovitch Petroff

1944
Action in Arabia

Action in Arabia

Michael Gordon

1944
The Lodger

The Lodger

Inspector John Warwick

1944
Paris After Dark

Paris After Dark

Dr. Andre Marbel

1943
Appointment in Berlin

Appointment in Berlin

Keith Wilson

1943
They Came to Blow Up America

They Came to Blow Up America

Carl Steelman / Ernst Reiter

1943
This Land Is Mine

This Land Is Mine

George Lambert

1943
Quiet Please, Murder

Quiet Please, Murder

Jim Fleg

1943
The Black Swan

The Black Swan

Captain Billy Leech

1942
The Moon and Sixpence

The Moon and Sixpence

Charles Strickland

1942
The Falcon's Brother

The Falcon's Brother

Gaylord "Gay" Lawrence

1942
Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan

Williams

1942
Her Cardboard Lover

Her Cardboard Lover

Tony Barling

1942
The Falcon Takes Over

The Falcon Takes Over

Gay Lawrence

1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Sir Arthur Blake

1942
A Date with the Falcon

A Date with the Falcon

Gay Lawrence / The Falcon

1942
Sundown

Sundown

Major A.L. Coombes

1941
The Gay Falcon

The Gay Falcon

Gay Laurence / The Falcon

1941
Man Hunt

Man Hunt

Major Quive-Smith

1941
Rage in Heaven

Rage in Heaven

Ward Andrews

1941
The Saint In Palm Springs

The Saint In Palm Springs

Simon Templar

1941
The Son of Monte Cristo

The Son of Monte Cristo

Gurko Lanen

1940
Bitter Sweet

Bitter Sweet

Baron Von Tranisch

1940
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

Scott ffolliott

1940
The Saint Takes Over

The Saint Takes Over

Simon Templar

1940
The House of the Seven Gables

The House of the Seven Gables

Jaffrey Pyncheon

1940
Rebecca

Rebecca

Jack Favell

1940
Green Hell

Green Hell

Forrester

1940
The Saint's Double Trouble

The Saint's Double Trouble

Simon Templar

1940
Allegheny Uprising

Allegheny Uprising

Captain Swanson

1939
Nurse Edith Cavell

Nurse Edith Cavell

Capt. Heinrichs

1939
The Saint in London

The Saint in London

Simon Templar

1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Franz Schlager

1939
The Saint Strikes Back

The Saint Strikes Back

Simon Templar

1939
So This Is London

So This Is London

Dr. de Reseke

1939
The Outsider

The Outsider

Anton Ragatzy

1939
Mr. Moto's Last Warning

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

Eric Norvel

1939
Four Men and a Prayer

Four Men and a Prayer

Wyatt Leigh

1938
International Settlement

International Settlement

Del Forbes

1938
Lancer Spy

Lancer Spy

Baron Kurt von Rohback / Lt. Michael Bruce

1937
The Lady Escapes

The Lady Escapes

Rene Blanchard

1937
Slave Ship

Slave Ship

Lefty

1937
Love Is News

Love Is News

Count Andre de Guyon

1937
Lloyd's of London

Lloyd's of London

Everett Stacy

1936
Dishonour Bright

Dishonour Bright

Lisle

1936
The Man Who Could Work Miracles

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

Indifference - a God

1936
Things to Come

Things to Come

Celestial Body (uncredited)

1936
Love, Life and Laughter

Love, Life and Laughter

Singer in Public Bar (uncredited)

1934