George Waggner Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

George Waggner

George Waggner

Directing

Biography

George Waggner  (September 7, 1894 - December 11, 1984) was an American film director, producer and actor. Born in New York City, he made his film debut as Yousayef in The Sheik (1921). He later went on to appearances in Western films. The first film he directed was Western Trails (1938) and his most well-known directorial effort arguably remains The Wolf Man (1941). In the 1960s, he directed episodes of the television series Maverick, Batman, The Green Hornet, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. He also directed John Wayne and Oliver Hardy wearing coonskin caps in The Fighting Kentuckian (1949), in which his daughter, Shy Waggner, appeared in a cameo. Waggner's career in film declined in the 1950s, due to the popularity of television, and he eventually moved to television late in the decade. Many of his television credits, such as Maverick and Batman, have his name spelled as "george waGGner." He also directed Red Nightmare, a Cold War propaganda film produced by the Department of Defense and narrated by Jack Webb. Waggner wrote the film Queen of the Yukon with Jack London. His wife was Danny Shannon. The couple had only one child, Shy, born in 1924. and two grandchildren Sherry and Robert. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Waggner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography Movies

Acting

The Great Alone movie poster
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The Great Alone

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The Great Alone
Bradley Carstairs (as George Waggoner)
His Hour movie poster
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His Hour

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His Hour
Sasha Basmanoff
The Iron Horse movie poster
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The Iron Horse

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The Iron Horse
Buffalo Bill
Love's Blindness movie poster
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Love's Blindness

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Love's Blindness
Oscar Issacson
Desert Driven movie poster
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Desert Driven

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Desert Driven
Craydon
Branded ManMOVIE
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Branded Man

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Branded Man
The Sheik movie poster
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The Sheik

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The Sheik
Yousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener)

Production

The Ghost of Frankenstein movie poster
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The Ghost of Frankenstein

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The Ghost of Frankenstein
Producer
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man movie poster
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Producer
Phantom of Chinatown movie poster
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Phantom of Chinatown

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Phantom of Chinatown
Screenplay
Sealed Lips movie poster
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Sealed Lips

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Sealed Lips
Director
Sealed Lips movie poster
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Sealed Lips

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Sealed Lips
Screenplay
The Wolf Man movie poster
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The Wolf Man

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The Wolf Man
Producer
The Wolf Man movie poster
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The Wolf Man

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The Wolf Man
Director
Operation Pacific movie poster
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Operation Pacific

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Operation Pacific
Screenplay
Operation Pacific movie poster
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Operation Pacific

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Operation Pacific
Director
The Fighting Kentuckian movie poster
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The Fighting Kentuckian

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The Fighting Kentuckian
Director

Gallery

George Waggner portrait