Will Geer

Actor

Born: March 9, 1902
Died: April 22, 1978 (age 76)
From: Frankfort, Indiana, USA

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. Geer made his Broadway debut as Pistol in a 1928 production of Much Ado About Nothing, created the role of Mr. Mister in Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock,…

Filmography (75)

Will Geer: America's Grandpa (2019)
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970 (2019)
Narrator
In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s (2017)
Self
Mysterious Miracles: World Beyond Death (2005)
Host
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
Self (archive footage)
The New Deal for Artists (1981)
Self
The Man Who Loved Bears
The Man Who Loved Bears (1979)
Narrator
Rip Van Winkle (1978)
Narrator (voice)
The Mafu Cage (1978)
Zom
Unknown Powers (1978)
Host
The Billion Dollar Hobo (1977)
Choo-Choo Trayne
Bunco (1977)
Moving Violation (1976)
Rockfield
Law and Order (1976)
Pat Crowley
The Blue Bird (1976)
Grandfather
The Night That Panicked America (1975)
Reverend Davis
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (1975)
Dr. Simpson
Hurricane (1974)
Dr. McCutcheon
Memory of Us (1974)
Motel Manager
Silence
Silence (1974)
Crazy Jack
Honky Tonk (1974)
Judge Cotton
The Hanged Man (1974)
Nameless
Executive Action (1973)
Ferguson
Isn't It Shocking? (1973)
Lemuel Lovell
A Gift of Terror (1973)
Ben
Savage! (1973)
Joel Ryker
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On (1973)
Len McNeil
Brock's Last Case (1973)
J. Smiley Krenshaw
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
Bear Claw
Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
Grandpa