George Furth

George Furth ( born December 14, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois; † August 11, 2008 in Santa Monica, California ) was an American actor, author and Tony Award - winner.

Biography

George Furth was born in 1932 when George Schweinfurth in Chicago, the son of Evelyn Tuelk and George Schweinfurth Sen.. He studied drama and theater at Northwestern University, after which he made ​​his master's degree at Columbia University in New York. 1961 Furth gave his debut as an actor on Broadway in the play A Cook for Mr. General, and in the musical hot spot. Later Furth was known by numerous appearances in television programs. Among others, he starred in television series such as Bonanza, All in the Family, LA Law, Dr. Quinn - Medicine Woman and Murder, She Wrote with. He also appeared in the movies Two bandits (1969) and The Cannonball Run ( German Title: On the highway to hell is going on ) from 1980 on.

George Furth died on 11 August 2008 of pneumonia.