George Gerdes (February 23, 1948 – January 1, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter and character actor.
Early life and education He was born in Queens, New York City. He formed a group, the Alumicron Fab Tabs, with friend Loudon Wainwright III, before graduating from Carnegie Mellon University in 1969.
Career In the early 1970s, he recorded two albums, Obituary and Son of Obituary, for United Artists Records. His songs were praised by Joni Mitchell and Terre Roche, among others. His second album was produced by Nik Venet and featured session musicians including Charlie McCoy and Kenny Buttrey.Mike Barnes, "George Gerdes, Singer, Songwriter and Character Actor, Dies at 72", Hollywood Reporter, January 4, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021Liner notes, "George Gerdes", Wolfgangs.com, June 8, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2021
To supplement his income from performing, he started taking acting jobs in the 1980s. He appeared in Sam Shepard's play Fool for Love, and Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men, both on Broadway. He also appeared in many television and film roles, including parts in The Squeeze (1987), Miami Vice (1987), Single White Female (1992), Amistad (1997), Hidalgo (2004) and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011).
Personal life Gerdes died from a brain aneurysm in Glendale, California, on January 1, 2021, at the age of 72.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1968Come Back BabyThief1987The SqueezeJoe1988Call MeFred1989JacknifeTony1992Single White FemaleSuper1993Boiling PointHenderson1994Iron WillBorg Guillarson1996Playing Dangerous 2Mitch1997AmistadMarshal1998SparkEarl1998HijackLuke Besser1999Stealth FighterAlexander Chez / Clancy1999BatsChaswick2004HidalgoMajor Whitside2005Buckaroo: The MovieChalker2005Rumor Has ItCharity Dinner Guests2007TV VirusFrank2011The PassingGeorge Naibert2011Answers to NothingMr. Callahan2011The Girl with the Dragon TattooUdevalla Detective2013Saving LincolnCopperhead Democrat2020The 11th GreenDwight D. Eisenhower
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1985Our Family HonorPete TaylorEpisode: "Homecoming"1987Miami ViceFBI AgentEpisode: "Heroes of the Revolution"1987As the World TurnsChuckEpisode #1.82851987The EqualizerRussian Spy Episode: "Encounter in a Closed Room"1988Spenser: For HireEdEpisode: "Watercolors"1990HunterThe ChemistEpisode: "La Familia"1992Brooklyn BridgeRefereeEpisode: "On the Line"1992L.A. LawDetective NavieEpisode: "Silence of the Lambskins"1992SeinfeldMan #1Episode: "The Bubble Boy"1993Attack of the 50 Ft. WomanPilot #1Television film1994NYPD BlueLouis ForemanEpisode: "Jumpin' Jack Fleishman"1994The X-FilesReverend Calvin HartleyEpisode: "Miracle Man"1994Amelia Earhart: The Final FlightItasca Radio OperatorTelevision film1994Rebel HighwayLt. ClarkEpisode: "Jailbreakers / Rebelles"1994Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing GovernorDonovanTelevision film1995Vanishing SonBilly BakerEpisode: "Holy Ghosts"1995Renegade'Preacher' LomaxEpisode: "Ace in the Hole"1996Nowhere ManSheriff Wilkes2 episodes1996Picket FencesHomeless VictimEpisode: "Liver Let Die"1996, 1999Chicago HopeAlex / Anton Zona2 episodes1997Brooklyn SouthDefense Attorney CallowayEpisode: "Touched by a Checkered Cab"1998Walker, Texas RangerScudderEpisode: "The Wedding: Part 2"1998The PracticeGun ManufacturerEpisode: "The Defender"19997th HeavenJeff PattersonEpisode: "With Honors"2000Nash BridgesDouglas BremerEpisode: "Liar's Poker"2000Pensacola: Wings of GoldCol. WaltersEpisode: "Article 32"2000Cover MeMr. HowardEpisode: "The Line"2001Family LawMark BrownEpisode: "Planting Seeds"2003The DistrictElevator Maintenance ManEpisode: "Blindsided"2004AliasAnalystEpisode: "Full Disclosure"2004Line of FireChief WoodEpisode: "The Senator"2004Cold CaseWarden WilburEpisode: "The House"2005NumbersRail Cop CaptainEpisode: "Sabotage"2006ThresholdMr. WheelerEpisode: "Outbreak"2006What About BrianBartenderEpisode: "What About Second Chances"2007ERJim Riley2 episodes2008General HospitalBodie SullivanEpisode #1.115722009The UnitDetectiveEpisode: "The Spear of Destiny"2009LostMr. SpringerEpisode: "The Incident"2009True BloodSid Matt LancasterEpisode: "Nothing But the Blood"2011BonesDan LambertEpisode: "The Sin in the Sisterhood"2011CastleMike YanavichEpisode: "Knockout"2011DexterLandlordEpisode: "The Angel of Death"2011Criminal MindsLieutenant Shockley TawesEpisode: "Self Fulfilling Prophecy"2012NCIS: Los AngelesFloyd HobbsEpisode: "Neighborhood Watch"2013The MentalistMiles MacCambridgeEpisode: "The Red Barn"2015NCISField Marshal RandEpisode: "Spinning Wheel"2017–2019BoschRay Scales3 episodes2020Grey's AnatomyNorman SholmanEpisode: "Save the Last Dance for Me"2020Perry MasonOld Polish ManEpisode: "Chapter Six"
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