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George Sawaya

Acting · Born August 14, 1923 · Los Angeles, California, USA

George Sawaya (August 14, 1923 – September 17, 2003) was an American stuntman and actor. He acted in almost one hundred different films and television episodes, but always as minor characters. His careerwas relatively consistent from the 1950s to the 1980s. Sawaya acted in the original Star Trek several times, first as Chief Humboldt in "The Menagerie, Part I" and then as Klingons in "Errand of Mercy" and "Day of the Dove".

Movies with George Sawaya

• Blazing Saddles (1974) — Townsman (uncredited)
• Batman (1966) — Quetch
• Earthquake (1974) — Deputy Sherriff (uncredited)
• The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979) — Girard
• Repo Man (1984) — First Repo Victim
• The Boston Strangler (1968) — Police Officer (uncredited)
• The Devil’s Rain (1975) — Steve Preston
• Moon of the Wolf (1972) — Attendant
• The Don Is Dead (1973) — Garcia (uncredited)
• Sam Whiskey (1969)
• Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962) — Nomad Chief (uncredited)
• St. Ives (1976) — Arab Bagman

TV shows with George Sawaya

• Dragnet (1951)