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George Sanders
George Henry Sanders, born on 3rd July 1906, was a successful British actor and singer. His career spanned over four decades, marked by his distinct, upper-class English accent and his smoothly powerful bass voice. Sanders is most remembered for his roles as villainous, sophisticated characters. His claim to fame was the Oscar he snagged for his role as theatre critic Addison DeWitt in All About Eve (1950). Besides this acclaimed performance, notable roles included Jack Favell in Rebecca (1940), King Richard the Lionheart in King Richard and the Crusaders (1954), and the voice of Shere Khan in Disney's The Jungle Book (1967).
Sanders was born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, to rope manufacturer Henry Sanders and horticulturist Margaret Kolbe. He attended Bedales School and Brighton College before furthering his studies at Manchester Technical College. After managing a tobacco plantation in South America and working at an advertising agency in Britain, Sanders pursued acting at the suggestion of a colleague, actress Greer Garson. George Sanders left an indelible mark on the film industry with his unique filmography, dress sense, and flamboyant lifestyle.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: George Henry Sanders
Born: Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Citizenship: British
Birthday: July 3, 1906
Occupations: Actor, Singer
Years Active: 1929-1972
Spouses: Susan Larson, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Benita Hume, Magda Gabor
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Awards and Nominations Received by George Sanders
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Movies Featuring George Sanders
Rebecca
A Shot in the Dark
Village of the Damned
All About Eve
Ivanhoe
Voyage to Italy (re-release)
Footsteps on the Ceiling
Death In Hollywood
Thrill Kill Video Club
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
They Came to Blow Up America
Trunk to Cairo
The Gay Falcon
Tales of Manhattan
Action in Arabia
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Love, Life and Laughter
In Search of the Castaways
The Kremlin Letter
The Strange Woman
Sundown
The Last Voyage
A Touch of Larceny
The Saint’s Double Trouble
The Falcon’s Brother
Five Golden Hours
Green Hell
Forever Amber
The House of the Seven Gables
The Scarlet Coat
While the City Sleeps
The Golden Head
Assignment: Paris
Black Jack
Call Me Madam
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
The Son of Monte Cristo
Jupiter’s Darling
A Date with the Falcon
The Quiller Memorandum
The Best House in London
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Ecco
Hold That Line
The Saint In Palm Springs
Summer Storm
The Candy Man
Doomwatch
Cairo
The Cracksman
Lancer Spy
Journey to Italy
A Scandal in Paris
Bitter Sweet
The Saint Takes Over
Love Is News
This Land Is Mine
King Richard and the Crusaders
Moonfleet
The Whole Truth
That Kind of Woman
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Witness to Murder
Lured
Lloyd’s of London
The King’s Thief
From the Earth to the Moon
Paris After Dark
The Fan
The Falcon Takes Over
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Good Times
Nurse Edith Cavell
Samson and Delilah
The Rebel
Endless Night
Laura
Allegheny Uprising
Appointment in Berlin
Bluebeard’s 10 Honeymoons
The Saint Strikes Back
Cone of Silence
Psychomania
Her Cardboard Lover
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Things to Come
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
The Body Stealers
That Certain Feeling
The Girl from Rio
Disney’s Greatest Villains
Solomon and Sheba
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Saint in London
Quiet Please, Murder
The Lodger
Mr. Moto’s Last Warning
Never Say Goodbye
Rage in Heaven
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Hangover Square
Career Timeline
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1969
The Best House in London
Sir Francis Leybourne
The Candy Man
Sidney Carter
The Body Stealers
Gen. Armstrong
The Girl from Rio
Sir Masius
1960
Village of the Damned
The Last Voyage
Capitaine Robert Adams
A Touch of Larceny
Sir Charles Holland
Bluebeard’s 10 Honeymoons
Henri Landru
Cone of Silence
Sir Arnold Hobbes
1955
The Scarlet Coat
Dr. Jonathan Odell
Jupiter’s Darling
Fabius Maximus
Moonfleet
Lord James Ashwood
The King’s Thief
King Charles II
Laura
Waldo Lydecker
1954
Journey to Italy
Alexander 'Alex' Joyce
King Richard and the Crusaders
King Richard I
Witness to Murder
Albert Richter
1947
Forever Amber
King Charles II
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Miles Fairley
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Georges Duroy
Lured
Robert Fleming
1945
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Harry Melville Quincey
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Lord Henry Wotton
Hangover Square
Dr. Allan Middleton
1944
Action in Arabia
Michael Gordon
Summer Storm
Fedja Michailovitch Petroff
The Lodger
Inspector John Warwick
1943
They Came to Blow Up America
Carl Steelman / Ernst Reiter
This Land Is Mine
George Lambert
Paris After Dark
Dr. Andre Marbel
Appointment in Berlin
Keith Wilson
1942
Tales of Manhattan
Williams
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Sir Arthur Blake
The Falcon’s Brother
Gaylord "Gay" Lawrence
A Date with the Falcon
Gay Lawrence / The Falcon
The Falcon Takes Over
Gay Lawrence
Her Cardboard Lover
Tony Barling
Quiet Please, Murder
Jim Fleg
1941
The Gay Falcon
Gay Laurence / The Falcon
Sundown
Major A.L. Coombes
The Saint In Palm Springs
Simon Templar
Rage in Heaven
Ward Andrews
1940
Rebecca
The Saint’s Double Trouble
Simon Templar
Green Hell
Forrester
The House of the Seven Gables
Jaffrey Pyncheon
The Son of Monte Cristo
Gurko Lanen
Bitter Sweet
Baron Von Tranisch
The Saint Takes Over
Simon Templar
1939
Nurse Edith Cavell
Capt. Heinrichs
Allegheny Uprising
Captain Swanson
The Saint Strikes Back
Simon Templar
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Franz Schlager
The Saint in London
Simon Templar
Mr. Moto’s Last Warning
Eric Norvel
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