About

Known credits:
21
Birthday:
1926-06-22
Place of birth:
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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George Englund

Overview

George Englund (June 22, 1926 – September 14, 2017) was an American film editor, director, producer, and actor.

Englund was born George Howe Ripley in Washington, D.C., the son of actress Mabel Albertson and Harold Austin Ripley. His mother was Jewish. His uncle was actor Jack Albertson. After his parents divorced, his mother married Ken Englund, whose surname young George adopted.

Englund was married to actress Cloris Leachman from 1953 to 1978. They had five children: Adam, Bryan (1955-1986), George, Jr., Morgan, and Dinah. While he was married to Leachman he had an affair with actress Joan Collins, which was confirmed by Leachman. "He was very handsome, very urbane, incredibly witty. Fascinating. And eight years older than me," Collins said.

On April 10, 1980, he married actress Bonnie Graves. They had two children: Graves and Max (1982-1994). The couple divorced in 1992. For the last ten years of his life, his companion was Frances Bowes, art collector, patron, and vice-chair lady at Dia Center for the Arts. Max Englund died from complications from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a genetic disorder that starts in the central nervous system (CNS) and affects all the muscles in the body.

He was best friends with Marlon Brando, who starred in Englund's 1963 film The Ugly American, and wrote a memoir about their friendship.

Known for

Acting
2014 Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire Actor Self - Filmmaker 59
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2008 The Last Days of Marlon Brando Actor Self 58
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Directing
1984 The Vegas Strip War Directing Director 58
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1983 Dixie: Changing Habits Directing Director 59
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1978 A Christmas to Remember Directing Director N/A
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1972 Snow Job Directing Director 58
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1971 Zachariah Directing Director 58
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1964 Signpost to Murder Directing Director 59
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1963 The Ugly American Directing Director 59
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Writing
1990 Challenger Writing Writer 58
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1984 The Vegas Strip War Writing Writer 58
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Production
1984 The Vegas Strip War Production Executive Producer 58
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1983 Dixie: Changing Habits Production Producer 59
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1979 The Streets of L.A. Production Producer 59
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1978 A Christmas to Remember Production Producer N/A
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1978 See How She Runs Production Producer N/A
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1971 Zachariah Production Producer 58
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1968 The Shoes of the Fisherman Production Producer 59
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1968 Dark of the Sun Production Producer 59
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1963 The Ugly American Production Producer 59
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1959 The World, the Flesh and the Devil Production Producer 59
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