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George Macready

1899–1973 · Actor

Biography

George Peabody Macready, Jr. (August 29, 1899 – July 2, 1973) was an American stage, film, and television actor often cast in roles as polished villains.

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Notable Noir Roles

Gilda

1946Dir. Charles Vidor · Ballin Mundson

A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.

The Big Clock

1948Dir. John Farrow · Steve Hagen

George Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor, has to postpone a vacation with his wife - again - when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned by his publishing boss to find the killer.…

Johnny Allegro

1949Dir. Ted Tetzlaff · Morgan Vallin

Treasury Department officials recruit a florist (Raft) to lead them to a wanted criminal (Macready); but once he gets too close, he finds he's the hunted.

A Lady Without Passport

1950Dir. Joseph H. Lewis · Palinov, Gulf Stream Cafe Havana

An undercover U.S. Immigration agent falls in love with an immigrant attempting to enter the United States through Havana, Cuba in an illegal smuggling ring.

Full Noir Filmography

5 films · 1946–1956