Will Geer

★ Acting #12,325

1902 - 1978 (age 76) • Acting

Born: 3/9/1902 in Frankfort, Indiana, USA

Died: 4/22/1978 (age 76)

Known for: Acting

Will Geer

★ Acting #12,325

Will Geer (March 9, 1902 – April 22, 1978) was an American actor and social activist. His original name was William Aughe Ghere. He is remembered for his portrayal of Grandpa Zebulon Tyler Walton in the 1970s TV series, The Waltons.

Known For

Columbo

81%

Edmund Hidemann

1971

Bewitched

78%

George Washington /

1964

Jeremiah Johnson

73%

Bear Claw

1972

Bonanza

75%

Ferris Callahan / Zach Randolph / Calvin Butler

1959

Seconds

74%

Old Man

1966

Mission: Impossible

76%

Doc

1966

Kung Fu

77%

Judge Emmitt Marcus

1972

Broken Arrow

67%

Ben Slade

1950

Will Geer: America's Grandpa

20%

2019

Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970

Narrator

2019

In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s

Self

2017

Mysterious Miracles: World Beyond Death

Host

2005

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

65%

Self (archive footage)

1987

The New Deal for Artists

Self

1981

The Man Who Loved Bears

40%

Narrator

1979

A Woman Called Moses

70%

Thomas Garrett

1978

Rip Van Winkle

57%

Narrator (voice)

1978

The Mafu Cage

59%

Zom

1978

Unknown Powers

62%

Host

1978

The Billion Dollar Hobo

58%

Choo-Choo Trayne

1977

The Love Boat

63%

Franklyn Bootherstone

1977

Eight Is Enough

62%

Unknown

1977

Bunco

70%

1977

Moving Violation

52%

Rockfield

1976

Law and Order

80%

Pat Crowley

1976

The Blue Bird

55%

Grandfather

1976

The Night That Panicked America

69%

Reverend Davis

1975

Starsky & Hutch

73%

Commodore Atwater

1975

The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery

55%

Dr. Simpson

1975

Tony Orlando and Dawn

35%

Self

1974

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

90%

Unknown

1974

Dinah!

70%

Self

1974

Hurricane

54%

Dr. McCutcheon

1974

Memory of Us

80%

Motel Manager

1974

Silence

90%

Crazy Jack

1974

Honky Tonk

80%

Judge Cotton

1974