Filmography
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Known For
All About Eve Addison DeWitt (1950) -
Rebecca Jack Favell (1940) -
The Picture of Dorian Gray Lord Henry Wotton (1945) -
Known For
Man Hunt Major Quive-Smith (1941) -
Actor
The Death Wheelers Shadwell (1973) -
Endless Night Andrew Lippincott (1972) -
Doomwatch The Admiral - Sir Geoffrey (1972) -
The BOO Show (1971) -
Mission: Impossible Armand Anderssarian (1971) -
The Night of the Assassin Gen. Downes (1970) -
ITV Sunday Night Theatre James Fortune (1970) -
The Kremlin Letter Warlock (1970) -
The Best House in London Sir Francis Leybourne (1969) -
The Body Stealers Gen. Armstrong (1969) -
![The Girl from Rio]( "The Girl from Rio")
The Girl from Rio Masius (1969) -
![The Candy Man]( "The Candy Man")
The Candy Man Sidney Carter (1969) -
![King of Africa]( "King of Africa")
King of Africa Capt. Walter Phillips (1968) -
Laura Waldo Lydecker (1968)
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![The Jungle Book]( "The Jungle Book")
The Jungle Book Shere Khan the Tiger (1967) -
![Good Times]( "Good Times")
Good Times Mordicus / Knife McBlade (1967) -
![Warning Shot]( "Warning Shot")
Warning Shot Calvin York (1967) -
![The Quiller Memorandum]( "The Quiller Memorandum")
The Quiller Memorandum Gibbs (1966) -
![Batman]( "Batman")
Batman Mister Freeze (1966) -
![Daniel Boone]( "Daniel Boone")
Daniel Boone Col. Roger Barr (1966) -
![Trunk to Cairo]( "Trunk to Cairo")
Trunk to Cairo Prof. Schlieben (1965) -
![The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]( "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.")
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. G. Emory Partridge (1965) -
![Riso e Ritmo]( "Riso e Ritmo")
Riso e Ritmo (1965) -
![The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders]( "The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders")
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders The Banker (1965) -
![Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]( "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea")
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Fenton (1965) -
![The Rogues]( "The Rogues")
The Rogues Leonard Carvel (1965) -
![The Golden Head]( "The Golden Head")
The Golden Head Basil Palmer (1964) -
![Last Plane to Baalbeck]( "Last Plane to Baalbeck")
Last Plane to Baalbeck Prince Makowski (1964) -
![A Shot in the Dark]( "A Shot in the Dark")
A Shot in the Dark Benjamin Ballon (1964) -
![Dark Purpose]( "Dark Purpose")
Dark Purpose Raymond Fontaine (1964) -
![The Cracksman]( "The Cracksman")
The Cracksman The Guv'nor (1963) -
![Cairo]( "Cairo")
Cairo The Major (1963) -
![In Search of the Castaways]( "In Search of the Castaways")
In Search of the Castaways Thomas Ayerton (1962) -
![Operation Snatch]( "Operation Snatch")
Operation Snatch Maj. Hobson (1962) -
![Checkmate]( "Checkmate")
Checkmate Richard Gilmore (1962) -
![Rendezvous]( "Rendezvous")
Rendezvous J.K. / Kellermann (1961) -
![General Electric Theater]( "General Electric Theater")
General Electric Theater Major Watkins (1956-1961) -
![Call Me Genius]( "Call Me Genius")
Call Me Genius Sir Charles Brewer (1961) -
![Five Golden Hours]( "Five Golden Hours")
Five Golden Hours Mr. Bing (1961) -
![Village of the Damned]( "Village of the Damned")
Village of the Damned Gordon Zellaby (1960) -
![Trouble in the Sky]( "Trouble in the Sky")
Trouble in the Sky Sir Arnold Hobbes (1960) -
![Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons]( "Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons")
Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons Henri Landru (1960) -
![The Last Voyage]( "The Last Voyage")
The Last Voyage Captain Robert Adams (1960) -
![Goodyear Theatre]( "Goodyear Theatre")
Goodyear Theatre (1960) -
![Alcoa Theatre]( "Alcoa Theatre")
Alcoa Theatre (1960) -
![A Touch of Larceny]( "A Touch of Larceny")
A Touch of Larceny Sir Charles Holland (1960) -
![Solomon and Sheba]( "Solomon and Sheba")
Solomon and Sheba Adonijah (1959) -
![That Kind of Woman]( "That Kind of Woman")
That Kind of Woman A.L. (1959) -
![From the Earth to the Moon]( "From the Earth to the Moon")
From the Earth to the Moon Stuyvesant Nicholl (1958) -
![Decision]( "Decision")
Decision (1958) -
![The Whole Truth]( "The Whole Truth")
The Whole Truth Carliss (1958) -
![Rock-a-Bye Baby]( "Rock-a-Bye Baby")
Rock-a-Bye Baby Danny Poole (1958) -
![Studio 57]( "Studio 57")
Studio 57 Oliver Chantry (1956-1958) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse John York (1958) -
![The Seventh Sin]( "The Seventh Sin")
The Seventh Sin Tim Waddington (1957) -
![Death of a Scoundrel]( "Death of a Scoundrel")
Death of a Scoundrel Clementi Sabourin (1956) -
![Screen Directors Playhouse]( "Screen Directors Playhouse")
Screen Directors Playhouse Charles Ferris (1956) -
![That Certain Feeling]( "That Certain Feeling")
That Certain Feeling Larry Larkin (1956) -
![While the City Sleeps]( "While the City Sleeps")
While the City Sleeps Mark Loving (1956) -
![The Ford Television Theatre]( "The Ford Television Theatre")
The Ford Television Theatre Jay Rossiter (1956) -
![Never Say Goodbye]( "Never Say Goodbye")
Never Say Goodbye Victor (1956) -
![The 20th Century-Fox Hour]( "The 20th Century-Fox Hour")
The 20th Century-Fox Hour Waldo Lydecker (1955) -
![The King's Thief]( "The King's Thief")
The King's Thief Charles II (1955) -
![The Scarlet Coat]( "The Scarlet Coat")
The Scarlet Coat Dr. Jonathan Odell (1955) -
![Moonfleet]( "Moonfleet")
Moonfleet Lord Ashwood (1955) -
![Jupiter's Darling]( "Jupiter's Darling")
Jupiter's Darling Fabius Maximus (1955) -
![Journey to Italy]( "Journey to Italy")
Journey to Italy Alex Joyce (1954) -
![King Richard and the Crusaders]( "King Richard and the Crusaders")
King Richard and the Crusaders King Richard I (1954) -
![Witness to Murder]( "Witness to Murder")
Witness to Murder Albert Richter (1954) -
![Call Me Madam]( "Call Me Madam")
Call Me Madam General Cosmo Constantine (1953) -
![Assignment: Paris]( "Assignment: Paris")
Assignment: Paris Nicholas Strang (1952) -
![Ivanhoe]( "Ivanhoe")
Ivanhoe De Bois-Guilbert (1952) -
![The Light Touch]( "The Light Touch")
The Light Touch Felix Guignol (1951) -
![I Can Get It for You Wholesale]( "I Can Get It for You Wholesale")
I Can Get It for You Wholesale J.F. Noble (1951) -
![Captain Blackjack]( "Captain Blackjack")
Captain Blackjack Mike Alexander (1950) -
![All About Eve]( "All About Eve")
All About Eve Addison DeWitt (1950) -
![Samson and Delilah]( "Samson and Delilah")
Samson and Delilah The Saran of Gaza (1949) -
![The Fan]( "The Fan")
The Fan Lord Robert Darlington (1949) -
![Forever Amber]( "Forever Amber")
Forever Amber King Charles II (1947) -
![Lured]( "Lured")
Lured Robert Fleming (1947) -
![The Ghost and Mrs. Muir]( "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir")
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Miles Fairley (1947) -
![The Private Affairs of Bel Ami]( "The Private Affairs of Bel Ami")
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami Georges Duroy (1947) -
![The Strange Woman]( "The Strange Woman")
The Strange Woman John Evered (1946) -
![A Scandal in Paris]( "A Scandal in Paris")
A Scandal in Paris Eugéne François Vidocq (1946) -
![The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry]( "The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry")
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry Harry Quincey (1945) -
![The Picture of Dorian Gray]( "The Picture of Dorian Gray")
The Picture of Dorian Gray Lord Henry Wotton (1945) -
![Hangover Square]( "Hangover Square")
Hangover Square Dr. Allan Middleton (1945) -
![Summer Storm]( "Summer Storm")
Summer Storm Fedor Mikhailovich Petroff (1944) -
![Action in Arabia]( "Action in Arabia")
Action in Arabia Michael Gordon (1944) -
![The Lodger]( "The Lodger")
The Lodger Inspector John Warwick (1944) -
![Paris After Dark]( "Paris After Dark")
Paris After Dark Dr. Andre Marbel (1943) -
![Appointment in Berlin]( "Appointment in Berlin")
Appointment in Berlin Wing Cmdr. Keith Wilson (1943) -
![This Land Is Mine]( "This Land Is Mine")
This Land Is Mine George Lambert (1943) -
![They Came to Blow Up America]( "They Came to Blow Up America")
They Came to Blow Up America Carl Steelman / Ernst Reiter (1943) -
![Quiet Please: Murder]( "Quiet Please: Murder")
Quiet Please: Murder Jim Fleg (1942) -
![The Black Swan]( "The Black Swan")
The Black Swan Capt. Billy Leech (1942) -
![The Moon and Sixpence]( "The Moon and Sixpence")
The Moon and Sixpence Charles Strickland (1942) -
![The Falcon's Brother]( "The Falcon's Brother")
The Falcon's Brother Gay Lawrence (1942) -
![Tales of Manhattan]( "Tales of Manhattan")
Tales of Manhattan Williams (1942) -
![Her Cardboard Lover]( "Her Cardboard Lover")
Her Cardboard Lover Tony Barling (1942) -
![The Falcon Takes Over]( "The Falcon Takes Over")
The Falcon Takes Over Gay Lawrence (1942) -
![Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake]( "Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake")
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake Sir Arthur Blake (1942) -
![A Date with the Falcon]( "A Date with the Falcon")
A Date with the Falcon Gay Lawrence / The Falcon (1942) -
![The Gay Falcon]( "The Gay Falcon")
The Gay Falcon Gay Laurence / The Falcon (1941) -
![Sundown]( "Sundown")
Sundown Maj. A. L. 'Herbie' Coombes (1941) -
![Man Hunt]( "Man Hunt")
Man Hunt Major Quive-Smith (1941) -
![Rage in Heaven]( "Rage in Heaven")
Rage in Heaven Ward Andrews (1941) -
![The Saint in Palm Springs]( "The Saint in Palm Springs")
The Saint in Palm Springs Simon Templar / The Saint (1941) -
![The Son of Monte Cristo]( "The Son of Monte Cristo")
The Son of Monte Cristo Gen. Gurko Lanen (1940) -
![Bitter Sweet]( "Bitter Sweet")
Bitter Sweet Baron von Tranisch (1940) -
![Foreign Correspondent]( "Foreign Correspondent")
Foreign Correspondent Scott ffolliott (1940) -
![The Saint Takes Over]( "The Saint Takes Over")
The Saint Takes Over Simon Templar / The Saint (1940) -
![Rebecca]( "Rebecca")
Rebecca Jack Favell (1940) -
![The House of the Seven Gables]( "The House of the Seven Gables")
The House of the Seven Gables Jaffrey Pyncheon (1940) -
![The Saint's Double Trouble]( "The Saint's Double Trouble")
The Saint's Double Trouble Simon Templar aka The Saint / 'Boss' Duke Bates (1940) -
![Green Hell]( "Green Hell")
Green Hell Forrester (1940) -
![Allegheny Uprising]( "Allegheny Uprising")
Allegheny Uprising Captain Swanson (1939) -
![Nurse Edith Cavell]( "Nurse Edith Cavell")
Nurse Edith Cavell Capt. Heinrichs (1939) -
![The Saint in London]( "The Saint in London")
The Saint in London Simon Templar / The Saint (1939) -
![Confessions of a Nazi Spy]( "Confessions of a Nazi Spy")
Confessions of a Nazi Spy Franz Schlager (1939) -
![So This Is London]( "So This Is London")
So This Is London Dr. de Reseke (1939) -
![The Saint Strikes Back]( "The Saint Strikes Back")
The Saint Strikes Back Simon Templar aka The Saint (1939) -
![The Outsider]( "The Outsider")
The Outsider Anton Ragatzy (1939) -
![Mr. Moto's Last Warning]( "Mr. Moto's Last Warning")
Mr. Moto's Last Warning Eric Norvel (1939) -
![Four Men and a Prayer]( "Four Men and a Prayer")
Four Men and a Prayer Wyatt Leigh (1938) -
![International Settlement]( "International Settlement")
International Settlement Del Forbes (1938) -
![Lancer Spy]( "Lancer Spy")
Lancer Spy Baron Kurt von Rohback / Lt. Michael Bruce (1937) -
![The Lady Escapes]( "The Lady Escapes")
The Lady Escapes Rene Blanchard (1937) -
![Slave Ship]( "Slave Ship")
Slave Ship Lefty (1937) -
![Love Is News]( "Love Is News")
Love Is News Count Andre de Guyon (1937) -
![Lloyd's of London]( "Lloyd's of London")
Lloyd's of London Lord Everett Stacy (1936) -
![Dishonour Bright]( "Dishonour Bright")
Dishonour Bright Lisle (1936) -
![The Man Who Could Work Miracles]( "The Man Who Could Work Miracles")
The Man Who Could Work Miracles Indifference (1936) -
Strange Cargo Roddy Burch (1936)
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Find the Lady Curly Randall (1936)
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![Things to Come]( "Things to Come")
Things to Come Pilot (1936) -
![Love, Life & Laughter]( "Love, Life & Laughter")
Love, Life & Laughter Singer in Public Bar (1934) -
Actor
![The George Sanders Mystery Theater]( "The George Sanders Mystery Theater")
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Soundtrack
![Call Me Madam]( "Call Me Madam")
Call Me Madam (1953) -
![The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry]( "The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry")
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![The Picture of Dorian Gray]( "The Picture of Dorian Gray")
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) -
Soundtrack
![The Falcon Takes Over]( "The Falcon Takes Over")
The Falcon Takes Over (1942) -
Writer
![The Unholy Four]( "The Unholy Four")
The Unholy Four (1954) -
Archive footageReframed: Marilyn Monroe (2022)
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![The Top Ten Revealed]( "The Top Ten Revealed")
The Top Ten Revealed (2020) -
![Cineficción Radio]( "Cineficción Radio")
Cineficción Radio (2019) -
![The Academic Agent]( "The Academic Agent")
The Academic Agent (2018) -
![The Ben Shapiro Show]( "The Ben Shapiro Show")
The Ben Shapiro Show (2017) -
Compression (2015-2016)
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![Stars of the Silver Screen]( "Stars of the Silver Screen")
Stars of the Silver Screen (2011) -
Diálogos de cine (2008)
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![Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen]( "Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen")
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![Living Famously]( "Living Famously")
Living Famously (2003) -
![Roberto Rossellini: Frammenti e battute]( "Roberto Rossellini: Frammenti e battute")
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![Ex-S]( "Ex-S")
Ex-S (2000) -
Film Breaks (1999)
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![Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years]( "Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years")
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![Sprockets]( "Sprockets")
Sprockets (1995) -
![Arena]( "Arena")
Arena (1995) -
![Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths]( "Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths")
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![Death in Hollywood]( "Death in Hollywood")
Death in Hollywood (1990) -
![Batmania from Comics to Screen]( "Batmania from Comics to Screen")
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![Disney Sing-Along-Songs: You Can Fly]( "Disney Sing-Along-Songs: You Can Fly")
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![Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend]( "Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend")
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![The Magical World of Disney]( "The Magical World of Disney")
The Magical World of Disney (1977-1978) -
Archive footage
![Bob Hope's World of Comedy]( "Bob Hope's World of Comedy")
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) -
![The Dick Cavett Show]( "The Dick Cavett Show")
The Dick Cavett Show (1971)
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Did You Know
Trivia
After being convinced by a woman he had taken up with, Sanders sold his beloved house in Majorca, Spain. Soon afterward he checked into a hotel in Barcelona, and two days later his body was discovered next to five empty tubes of Nembutal.
Quotes
I was beastly but never coarse. A high-class sort of heel.
Trademark
Often played elegant and cynical dandies.
Star Sign
Cancer
Personal Details
Born
George Henry Sanders
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Died
(age 65)
Castelldefels, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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