From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 d ... ebut 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, played Candy in John Steinbeck's theatrical adaptation of his novella Of Mice and Men, and appeared in numerous plays and revues throughout the 1940s. From 1948 to 1951, he appeared in more than a dozen movies, including Winchester '73 (as Wyatt Earp), Broken Arrow, Comanche Territory (all 1950) and Bright Victory (1951). Geer became a member of the Communist Party of the United States in 1934. Geer was also influential in introducing Harry Hay to organizing in the Communist Party. In 1934, Geer and Hay gave support to a labor strike of the port of San Francisco; the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike which lasted 83 days. Though marred by violence, it was an organizing triumph, one that became a model for future union strikes Geer became a reader of the West Coast Communist newspaper People's World. Geer became a dedicated activist, touring government work camps in the 1930s with folk singers like Burl Ives and Woody Guthrie (whom he introduced to the People's World and the Daily Worker; Guthrie would go on to write a column for the latter paper). In 1956, the duo released an album together on Folkways Records, titled Bound for Glory: Songs and Stories of Woody Guthrie. In his biography, fellow organizer and homosexual rights pioneer Harry Hay described Geer's activism and outlined their activities while organizing for the strike. Geer is credited with introducing Guthrie to Pete Seeger at the 'Grapes of Wrath' benefit Geer organized in 1940 for migrant farm workers. Geer acted with the Group Theatre (New York) studying under Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg. Geer also acted in radio, appearing as Mephistopheles (the Devil) in the 1938 and 1944 productions of Norman Corwin's The Plot to Overthrow Christmas. He also acted in the radio soap opera Bright Horizon. Geer was blacklisted in the early 1950s for refusing to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. As a result, Geer appeared in very few films over the next decade. Among them was Salt of the Earth (1954) which was produced, directed, written, and starring blacklisted Hollywood personnel and told the story of a miners' strike in New Mexico from a pro-union standpoint. The film was denounced as "subversive" and faced difficulties in its production and distribution as a consequence. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Geer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Waltons
as Grandfather Walton
Episodes: 142
First Aired: Sep 14, 1972
Night Gallery
as Walt Peckinpah
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 16, 1970
Mayberry R.F.D.
as Captain Charles Wolford
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 23, 1968
A Woman Called Moses
as Thomas Garrett
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 11, 1978
Starsky & Hutch
as Commodore Atwater
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 10, 1975
The Love Boat
as Franklyn Bootherstone
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1977
Hawaii Five-O
as Professor Harold Lochner
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1968
Alias Smith and Jones
as Seth
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 05, 1971
The Bill Cosby Show
as Mr. Kane
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1969
Gunsmoke
as Slocum
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Mission: Impossible
as Doc
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 05, 1968
Run for Your Life
as Judge David P. Andrews
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1965
Daniel Boone
as Adam Jarrett
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1964
Columbo
as Edmund Hidemann
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1971
Bonanza
as Zach Randolph
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1959
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
as Harry I. Madison
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1969
Bonanza
as Ferris Callahan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1959
The Trials of O'Brien
as Judge Lindemann
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1965
Doc Elliot
as Paul Bartlett
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 10, 1973
The Invaders
as Hank Willis
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 10, 1967
Bonanza
as Calvin Butler
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1959
The Bold Ones: The Senator
as Senator Homer Bryant Wydell
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1970
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Nov 21, 1974
Medical Center
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 24, 1969
Bewitched
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 17, 1964
Eight Is Enough
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 15, 1977
Dinah!
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 21, 1974
Garrison's Gorillas
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 1967
Kung Fu
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 14, 1972
Then Came Bronson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1969
The Sixth Sense
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 15, 1972
Racket Squad
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 07, 1951
Tony Orlando and Dawn
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 04, 1974
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 01, 1956
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 11, 1961
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