George Macready was born on August 29, 1908 in Providence,
Rhode Island. On July 2, 1973 George Macready passed away
in Los Angeles, California from emphysema.
It has been reported that George Macready claims to be a descendant
of the great 19th-century Shakespearean actor William Macready.
George is the Grandfather of U.S. gymnast John Macready, and the
Father of actor and producer Michael Macready.
In a 1946 movie George Macready played Ballin Mundson the
casino owner and Rita Hayworth's husband in GILDA. This was
a great movie for both Macready and Hayworth, one that fans
will always remember.
As a result of a road accident, George Macready has a distinctive
scar on his cheek, working for him in several of his films
and it was covered up in others.
Playing the French general Paul Mireau in a terrific WWI
film, George Macready has his own battalion in the PATHS OF
GLORY.
A well remembered series for George Macready is when he played
Martin Peyton on the hit TV series PEYTON PLACE in the late
1960s.
Educated and well cultured George Macready was a art collector,
owning a Los Angeles art gallery with Vincent Price.
Throughout George Macready's career, he was in over 70 movies
and had over 70 TV guest appearances on shows like THE FORD
TELEVISION THEATRE, FAMILY THEATRE, JUSTICE, REBOUND, PERRY
MASON, and GUNSMOKE.
George Macready's other notable credits include...
THE RETURN OF COUNT YORGA (1971)
TORA! TORA! TORA! (1970)
JET OVER THE ATLANTIC (1960)
A KISS BEFORE DYING (1956)
TARZAN'S PERIL (1951)
THE RETURN OF MONTE CRISTO (1946)
