Actor
George Sawaya
August 14, 1923 · Los Angeles, California, USA
George Sawaya (August 14, 1923 – September 17, 2003) was an American stuntman and actor. He acted in almost one hundred different films and television episodes, but always as minor characters. His careerwas relatively consistent from the 1950s to the 1980s. Sawaya acted in the original Star Trek several times, first as Chief Humboldt in "The Menagerie, Part I" and then as Klingons in "Errand of Mercy" and "Day of the Dove".
Notable work
7.2Blazing Saddles (1974)
as Townsman (uncredited)
8Star Trek (1966)
as Second Soldier
6.4Batman (1966)
as Quetch
8.1Columbo (1971)
as Man and as Legation Guard (uncredited)
6.7Repo Man (1984)
as First Repo Victim
7.3Batman (1966)
as Templar
8Get Smart (1965)
as Brawler (uncredited) and as Edgar (uncredited) and as Jack the Ripper / Werewolf and as Kopek
6.2Earthquake (1974)
as Deputy Sherriff (uncredited)
7.6Mission: Impossible (1966)
as Guard (uncredited) and as Weapons Guard (uncredited)
Often works with
Lee Meriwether
3 titles together
Batman, Mission: Impossible, The Time Tunnel
George Kennedy
3 titles together
Earthquake, The Boston Strangler, The Concorde... Airport '79
George Furth
2 titles together
Blazing Saddles, The Boston Strangler
Leonard Nimoy
2 titles together
Star Trek, Mission: Impossible
Adam West
2 titles together
Batman, Batman
Burt Ward
2 titles together
Batman, Batman
Full filmography · 81
Voyagers!
cast
19827.6
Kingston: Confidential
as Willi
1977
Quincy, M.E.
as Jason Talmadge (uncredited)
19767.5
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
as Mike
1976
When Things Were Rotten
as The Courier
1975
The Snoop Sisters
as Scarface
1973
Barnaby Jones
as Ted and as Driver
19737.1
The Streets of San Francisco
cast and as Police Officer
19727.1
The Rookies
cast
19726.9
Emergency!
as Injured Stuntman (uncredited) and as Dr. Duncan (uncredited)
19728
McMillan & Wife
as Al
19717.1
Monty Nash
as Fitzgerald and as Phil
1971