Occupation Actor Years active 1948–1970 | Name George Cisar Role Actor | |
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Movies The Werewolf, Viva Las Vegas, Jet Attack, The Buckskin Lady, 5 Against the House Similar People Norman Taurog, George Seaton, George Sidney, Vincente Minnelli, Leslie H Martinson | ||
George cisar actor
George Cisar (July 28, 1912 — June 13, 1979) was an American actor who performed in more than one hundred roles in two decades as a character actor in film and television, often in prominent Hollywood productions. He frequently played background parts such as policemen or bartenders.
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Career
In 1949, Cisar co-starred with a young Mike Wallace in the short-lived police drama Stand By for Crime. Among Cisar's more frequent roles was from 1960 to 1963 as Sgt. Theodore Mooney in thirty-one episodes of CBS's Dennis the Menace. Oddly, series co-star Gale Gordon took the name "Theodore Mooney" and added the middle initial "J." for his character, Theodore J. Mooney, a tough-minded banker on Lucille Ball's second sitcom, The Lucy Show.
Cisar portrayed character Donald Hollinger's father in That Girl, the Marlo Thomas sitcom which aired on ABC, and Cyrus Tankersley on CBS's The Andy Griffith Show and its sequel Mayberry, R.F.D.
Unbilled in his first film, 1948's Call Northside 777, he was credited at the bottom of the cast list in his next feature, 1949's Johnny Holiday. His final film appearance, also near the end of the list, was as Joe the barber in the 1970 Southern racial drama, ...tick...tick...tick....
Nine years later, Cisar died in Los Angeles, at the age of 66.
Filmography
Actor
1969
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Party Guest / Herman
- The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City: Part 2 (1970) - Party Guest (uncredited)
- My Dog, the Thief: Part 1 (1969) - Herman (uncredited)
1970
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Watch Salesman
- The Big Jackpot (1970) - Watch Salesman (uncredited)
1970
Tick, Tick, Tick as
Barber
1969
Ironside (TV Series) as
George Tubbs
- Five Miles High (1969) - George Tubbs
1968
Mayberry R.F.D. (TV Series) as
Cyrus Tankersley
- The Caper (1969) - Cyrus Tankersley
- Youth Takes Over (1968) - Cyrus Tankersley
- The Panel Show (1968) - Cyrus Tankersley
- The Copy Machine (1968) - Cyrus Tankersley
1969
Hogan's Heroes (TV Series) as
General Boland
- The Big Dish (1969) - General Boland
1968
Skidoo as
Charlie - Crime Committee Witness (uncredited)
1968
The Split as
Charlie - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
1968
Speedway as
Portly Bald-Headed Man (uncredited)
1961
The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) as
Cyrus Tankersley / Cyrus Tankersly / Sheriff Mitchell
- Goober the Executive (1967) - Cyrus Tankersley
- The Statue (1967) - Cyrus Tankersly
- Floyd's Barbershop (1967) - Cyrus Tankersly
- The Lodge (1966) - Cyrus Tankersley
- Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter (1961) - Sheriff Mitchell
1967
Mannix (TV Series) as
Hotel Clerk
- Turn Every Stone (1967) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1966
That Girl (TV Series) as
Harold Hollinger
- Thanksgiving Comes But Once a Year, Hopefully (1967) - Harold Hollinger
- Soap Gets in Your Eyes (1966) - Harold Hollinger
1967
Cimarron Strip (TV Series) as
Storekeeper
- The Battle of Bloody Stones (1967) - Storekeeper
1967
Eight on the Lam as
Arthur, at Laundromat (uncredited)
1958
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
George Hewlett / Bender / Tildon
- Silver Tombstone (1967) - George Hewlett
- The Newspaper That Went to Jail (1959) - Bender
- The Jackass Mail (1958) - Tildon
1967
Hey, Landlord (TV Series) as
Lou Mergus
- How Do You Follow Hi-Lites from Hamlet? (1967) - Lou Mergus
1967
The Monkees (TV Series) as
Reporter #1
- Monkees in the Ring (1967) - Reporter #1
1966
Batman: The Movie as
Rumpot in Window (uncredited)
1966
The Glass Bottom Boat as
Fat Man (uncredited)
1966
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula as
Joe Flake
1966
The Addams Family (TV Series) as
Montrose
- Ophelia Visits Morticia (1966) - Montrose
1966
Made in Paris as
Barney - Bartender (uncredited)
1966
The Double Life of Henry Phyfe (TV Series) as
Foley
- Phyfe and a Filly (1966) - Foley
1958
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Bartender / Neighbor / Mr. Wickett
- The Case of the 12th Wildcat (1965) - Bartender
- The Case of the Bountiful Beauty (1964) - Neighbor
- The Case of the Hesitant Hostess (1958) - Mr. Wickett
1965
My Mother the Car (TV Series) as
Abernathy
- Lassie, I Mean Mother, Come Home (1965) - Abernathy
1965
A Very Special Favor as
Conventioneer at Hotel (uncredited)
1965
Girl Happy as
Bartender at the Kit Kat Club (uncredited)
1965
Karen (TV Series) as
Mailman
- Substitute Father (1965) - Mailman
1961
Dr. Kildare (TV Series) as
Larry Newman / Guard
- Do You Trust Your Doctor? (1965) - Larry Newman
- Hit and Run (1961) - Guard
1965
The Cara Williams Show (TV Series) as
Policeman
- Cara, the Bird Woman of Fenwick (1965) - Policeman
1965
Many Happy Returns (TV Series) as
Mr. Rogers
- The Diamond (1965) - Mr. Rogers
1963
Petticoat Junction (TV Series) as
Mr. Blake / Boo Boo Webster
- There's No Flame Like an Old Flame (1965) - Boo Boo Webster
- Kate's Recipe for Hot Rhubarb (1963) - Mr. Blake
- Please Buy My Violets (1963) - Mr. Blake
1964
Valentine's Day (TV Series) as
Captain Burbank
- The Seasick Sailor (1964) - Captain Burbank
1957
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Townsman / Whiskey Drummer
- Innocence (1964) - Townsman (uncredited)
- How to Kill a Woman (1957) - Whiskey Drummer
1964
The Candidate as
Senator Tully
1964
A House Is Not a Home as
Dr. Saunders
1964
The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) as
Police Sergeant
- The House of Granny (1964) - Police Sergeant
1964
Grindl (TV Series) as
Officer Gilmore
- There's No Such Thing as a Bad Barracuda (1964) - Officer Gilmore
1964
7 Faces of Dr. Lao as
Drunken Townsman (uncredited)
1964
The Lieutenant (TV Series) as
Jerry Walters
- In the Highest Tradition (1964) - Jerry Walters
1964
Viva Las Vegas as
Manager of Swingers (uncredited)
1963
My Favorite Martian (TV Series) as
Patrolman #1 / Policeman
- How to Be a Hero Without Really Trying (1963) - Patrolman #1
- Raffles No. 2 (1963) - Policeman
1963
Johnny Cool as
George - Bartender (uncredited)
1960
Dennis the Menace (TV Series) as
Sgt. Theodore Mooney / Sgt. Theodore J. Mooney / Sgt. Mooney
- A Man Among Men (1963) - Sgt. Mooney
- The Lost Dog (1963) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- Dennis Plays Robin Hood (1963) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- The Uninvited Guest (1963) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- A Tax on Cats (1963) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- Dennis and the Homing Pigeons (1963) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- Wilson's Allergy (1963) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- The Big Basketball Game (1963) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- The Creature with Big Feet (1963) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- Wilson's Little White Lie (1963) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- My Uncle Ned (1963) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- Jane Butterfield Says (1962) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- Wilson's Second Childhood (1962) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- Dennis in Gypsyland (1962) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- The Little Judge (1962) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- Dennis and the Witch Doctor (1962) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- John Wilson Wins a Chicken (1962) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- The Man Next Door (1962) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- The Treasure Chest (1962) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- Dennis' Documentary Film (1962) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- Frog Jumping Contest (1962) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- The School Play (1961) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- Haunted House (1961) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- Dennis and the Picnic (1961) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- Dennis' Obligation (1961) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- Dennis' Penny Collection (1961) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- Paint-Up, Clean-Up Week (1960) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- Dennis Runs Away (1960) - Sgt. Theodore J. Mooney
- Alice's Birthday (1960) - Sgt. Theodore Mooney
- Dennis and the Swing (1960) - Sgt. Theodore J. Mooney
- Dennis and the Rare Coin (1960) - Sgt. Theodore J. Mooney
1959
The Untouchables (TV Series) as
George Sherburn / Desk Sergeant / Sgt. Gallivan
- The Jazz Man (1963) - George Sherburn
- Syndicate Sanctuary (1960) - Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- Mexican Stake-Out (1959) - Sgt. Gallivan (uncredited)
1963
It Happened at the World's Fair as
Craps Shooter (uncredited)
1962
Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) as
The Postman
- More Blessed to Give (1963) - The Postman
- Beaver Joins a Record Club (1962) - The Postman
1962
Married Too Young as
Miltie
1962
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV Series) as
Will Potter
- Without a Song (1962) - Will Potter
1962
The Virginian (TV Series) as
George
- The Big Deal (1962) - George
1962
Surfside 6 (TV Series) as
Cable
- Midnight for Prince Charming (1962) - Cable
1962
Terror at Black Falls as
Crowley - Bartender
1962
Room for One More (TV Series) as
Workman
- Flip's Loyalty Test (1962) - Workman
1962
87th Precinct (TV Series) as
Mr. Starr
- The Last Stop (1962) - Mr. Starr
1959
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) as
Marshal / Matt Perk
- The Waiting Room (1962) - Marshal
- Maggie O'Bannion (1959) - Matt Perk
1962
Checkmate (TV Series) as
Motel Manager
- The Sound of Nervous Laughter (1962) - Motel Manager
1962
Laramie (TV Series) as
Blacksmith
- The Confederate Express (1962) - Blacksmith
1962
My Three Sons (TV Series) as
Giles
- Second Time Around (1962) - Giles
1961
Margie (TV Series)
- The Jazz Band (1961)
1961
The George Raft Story as
Markham (uncredited)
1961
The Jim Backus Show (TV Series) as
Drunk #1
- Sad Sack Santa (1961) - Drunk #1
1960
Peter Loves Mary (TV Series) as
First Official
- The Classic Car (1960) - First Official
1960
The Donna Reed Show (TV Series) as
Baxter
- Donna Decorates (1960) - Baxter
1960
One Foot in Hell as
Barfly (uncredited)
1960
Elmer Gantry as
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
1960
All the Fine Young Cannibals as
Cop (uncredited)
1959
The Alaskans (TV Series) as
Merchant
- The Devil Made Fire (1960) - Merchant
- The Blizzard (1959) - Merchant
1960
Lock Up (TV Series) as
Joe the Bartender
- So Shall Ye Reap (1960) - Joe the Bartender
1960
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) as
Whitey Lawson
- The English Woman (1960) - Whitey Lawson
1959
Vice Raid as
Marty Heffner
1959
Maverick (TV Series) as
Bartender
- A Cure for Johnny Rain (1959) - Bartender (uncredited)
1959
The Betty Hutton Show (TV Series)
- Jenny (1959)
1959
The Detectives (TV Series) as
Mac
- The Bait (1959) - Mac
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series)
- Lepke (1959)
- My Father, the Fool (1958)
1959
Edge of Eternity as
Dealer (uncredited)
1959
Attack of the Giant Leeches as
Lem Sawyer
1959
Colt .45 (TV Series) as
Man
- Queen of Dixie (1959) - Man
1956
Dragnet (TV Series) as
George Ammen / Tad Whitney
- The Big Counterfeit (1959) - George Ammen
- The Big Deal (1956) - Tad Whitney
1959
The Big Circus as
Bill - Reporter (uncredited)
1959
Bat Masterson (TV Series) as
Sheriff
- The Death of Bat Masterson (1959) - Sheriff
1959
Bachelor Father (TV Series) as
Painter
- Bentley, the Organizer (1959) - Painter
1959
Black Saddle (TV Series) as
Kelly
- Client: Banks (1959) - Kelly
1958
Lassie (TV Series) as
Mr. Bates
- Beholden (1959) - Mr. Bates
- The Storm (1958) - Mr. Bates (as George Cizar)
1959
I Mobster as
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1959
Man with a Camera (TV Series) as
Hotel Clerk
- Mute Evidence (1959) - Hotel Clerk
1958
Andy Hardy Comes Home as
Bailiff (uncredited)
1958
Some Came Running as
Hubie Nelson (uncredited)
1958
Tales of the Texas Rangers (TV Series) as
Sheriff Locker
- Jace and Clay (1958) - Sheriff Locker
1958
The Party Crashers as
Willy (uncredited)
1958
The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (TV Series)
- Hayride Ahoy (1958)
1958
State Trooper (TV Series) as
Hotel Manager
- No, My Darling Daughter (1958) - Hotel Manager
1958
Teacher's Pet as
Bongo Club Patron (uncredited)
1957
The Walter Winchell File (TV Series) as
Cannon / Patrolman Robert Kislak
- Frame-Up (1958)
- Stay Away from Guns (1958) - Cannon
- Thou Shalt Not Kill (1957) - Patrolman Robert Kislak
1958
Broken Arrow (TV Series) as
Bud Holmes
- Hired Killer (1958) - Bud Holmes
1958
Jet Attack as
Col. Catlett
1958
The Thin Man (TV Series) as
Lt. Voss
- Robot Client (1958) - Lt. Voss
1958
Tombstone Territory (TV Series) as
Jeb Crowley
- Outlaw's Bugle (1958) - Jeb Crowley
1958
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) as
Pete Balsam
- Rodeo (1958) - Pete Balsam
1958
Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) as
White
- License to Kill (1958) - White
1958
The World Was His Jury as
Afterdeck Bos'n (uncredited)
1957
Navy Log (TV Series) as
BMC Paul Ederheimer / Narrator / Lt. Hart / ...
- The Big White Albatross (1957) - BMC Paul Ederheimer / Narrator
- Nightmare Off Brooklyn (1957) - Lt. Hart
- Operation Lend Lease Adti: Amscray (1957) - Commander Emrick
1957
Casey Jones (TV Series) as
Passenger
- Way Station (1957) - Passenger (uncredited)
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) as
Smiling Sam
- Charivari (1957) - Smiling Sam
1957
Harbor Command (TV Series) as
Danner
- Fisherman's League (1957) - Danner
1957
Fury (TV Series) as
Matt
- Community Chest (1957) - Matt
1957
Jailhouse Rock as
Jake - Bartender (uncredited)
1957
My Gun Is Quick as
Customs Inspector (uncredited)
1957
Chicago Confidential as
Manager of the Green Dragon Nightclub (uncredited)
1957
The Brothers Rico as
Dude Cowboy (uncredited)
1957
The Abductors as
Officers of the Law
1957
The Buckskin Lady as
Cranston
1957
Man on Fire as
Bailiff (uncredited)
1957
The Giant Claw as
Admonishing Man on Airliner (uncredited)
1957
The Life of Riley (TV Series) as
Sparky
- Babs Comes Home (1957) - Sparky
1957
Panic! (TV Series) as
Eddie Lynch
- Two Martinis (1957) - Eddie Lynch
1957
Designing Woman as
Fred Seixas, Card Playing Crony (uncredited)
1957
The Shadow on the Window as
Proprietor (uncredited)
1957
Hot Summer Night as
Manager (uncredited)
1956
I Led 3 Lives (TV Series) as
Bailiff
- Heart Attack (1956) - Bailiff
1956
Don't Knock the Rock as
Tom Everett - Influential Citizen
1956
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV Series) as
George Walton
- Turnabout (1956) - George Walton
1956
The Great American Pastime as
Bailiff (uncredited)
1956
Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (TV Series) as
Hickey
- Father Forgets (1956) - Hickey
1956
Emergency Hospital as
Mr. Fanmorn (uncredited)
1956
The Opposite Sex as
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
1956
Nightfall as
Bus Driver (uncredited)
1956
Highway Patrol (TV Series) as
Hal Bishop
- Trailer Story (1956) - Hal Bishop
1956
Scandal Incorporated as
Willie Anderson
1956
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) as
Doctor
- Jingles Gets the Bird (1956) - Doctor
1955
The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as
Mr. McCabe / Santa Claus
- Catch at Straws (1956) - Mr. McCabe
- Remembrance Day (1956) - Santa Claus
- A Kiss for Santa (1955)
1956
The Werewolf as
Hoxie
1956
Somebody Up There Likes Me as
Fence (uncredited)
1956
The Harder They Fall as
Fight Manager (uncredited)
1956
Over-Exposed as
Club Customer Photographed by Lila (uncredited)
1956
Jungle Jim (TV Series) as
Allen
- The Avenger (1956) - Allen
1956
Inside Detroit as
Druggist (uncredited)
1956
Damon Runyon Theater (TV Series)
- The Face of Johnny Dolliver (1956)
1955
Teen-Age Crime Wave as
Fred (uncredited)
1955
The Crooked Web as
Don Gillen (uncredited)
1955
Passport to Danger (TV Series) as
Cliff Harding
- Teheran (1955) - Cliff Harding
1955
Public Defender (TV Series) as
Attorney
- Failure (1955) - Attorney
1955
5 Against the House as
Casino Guard (uncredited)
1955
Cell 2455, Death Row as
Captain (uncredited)
1953
Mr. & Mrs. North (TV Series) as
Sheriff
- Stranger Than Fiction (1953) - Sheriff
1951
Hollywood Junior Circus (TV Series) as
Boffo the Clown (1951-1952)
1949
Johnny Holiday as
Barney Duggan
1949
Batman and Robin as
Policeman in Alley [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
1949
Stand by for Crime (TV Series) as
Sgt. Kramer
- Episode dated 7 May 1949 (1949) - Sgt. Kramer
1948
Call Northside 777 as
Policeman (uncredited)
Self
1946
History of Boxing (TV Special) as
Man in living room
References
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