Actor
George Macready
Born 29 August 1899 · Providence, Rhode Island, USA — died 3 July 1973
George Macready (1899–1973) was an American stage, film and television actor, best remembered for playing cultured, menacing villains. He was memorable as the scarred casino owner in Gilda and as General Mireau in Paths of Glory, and later appeared in horror films such as Count Yorga, Vampire.
Key films
Gilda (1946)
His chilling turn as the possessive casino owner Ballin Mundson is his most iconic film-noir villain.
Paths of Glory (1957)
Played the ambitious General Mireau in Stanley Kubrick's anti-war classic.
The Big Clock (1948)
Played the ruthless publisher in a tense noir thriller.
My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
Played a sinister schemer in a well-regarded B-movie thriller.
Count Yorga, Vampire (1970)
A late-career lead role in a cult horror hit.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 73
- 1942Commandos Strike at Dawn · as SchoolteacherActor
- 1944The Seventh Cross · as Bruno SauerActor
- 1944Wilson · as William McCombs (uncredited)Actor
- 1944The Story of Dr. Wassell · as Dutch Army Captain (uncredited)Actor
- 1944The Conspirators · as Schmitt's Special Agent (uncredited)Actor
- 1944Follow the Boys · as Walter BruceActor
- 1944The Soul of a Monster · as Dr. George WinsonActor
- 1944The Missing Juror · as Harry WhartonActor
- 1945My Name Is Julia Ross · as Ralph HughesActor
- 1945A Song to Remember · as Alfred DeMusset (uncredited)Actor
- 1945Counter-Attack · as Colonel SemenovActor
- 1945I Love a Mystery · as Jefferson MonkActor
- 1945The Monster and the Ape · as Prof. ErnstActor
- 1945The Fighting Guardsman · as GastonActor
- 1945Don Juan Quilligan · as District Attorney (uncredited)Actor
- 1946Gilda · as Ballin MundsonActor
- 1946The Bandit of Sherwood Forest · as Fitz-HerbertActor
- 1946The Walls Came Tumbling Down · as Matthew StokerActor
- 1946The Man Who Dared · as Donald WayneActor
- 1946The Return of Monte Cristo · as Henri de la RocheActor
- 1947Down to Earth · as Joe ManionActor
- 1948The Big Clock · as Steve HagenActor
- 1948Coroner Creek · as Younger MilesActor
- 1948The Black Arrow · as Sir Daniel BrackleyActor
- 1948Beyond Glory · as Maj. Gen. BondActor
- 1948The Gallant Blade · as Gen. CadeauActor
- 1948The Swordsman · as Robert GlowanActor
- 1949Knock on Any Door · as Dist. Atty. KermanActor
- 1949Alias Nick Beal · as Thomas GarfieldActor
- 1949Johnny Allegro · as Morgan VallinActor
- 1949The Doolins of Oklahoma · as Marshal Sam HughesActor
- 1949The Art Director · as Self - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1950A Lady Without Passport · as Palinov, Gulf Stream Cafe HavanaActor
- 1950The Nevadan · as Edward GaltActor
- 1950Rogues of Sherwood Forest · as King JohnActor
- 1950The Desert Hawk · as Prince MuradActor
- 1950Fortunes of Captain Blood · as Marquis de RiconeteActor
- 1951Detective Story · as Karl SchneiderActor
- 1951The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel · as Gen. Fritz BayerleinActor
- 1951Tarzan's Peril · as RadijeckActor
- 1951The Golden Horde · as Raven the ShamanActor
- 1952The Green Glove · as Count Paul RonaActor
- 1953Julius Caesar · as MarullusActor
- 1953The Stranger Wore a Gun · as Jules MourretActor
- 1953The Golden Blade · as JafarActor
- 1953Treasure of the Golden Condor · as Marquis de St. MaloActor
- 1953I Beheld His Glory · as CorneliusActor
- 1954Vera Cruz · as Emperor MaximilianActor
- 1954Duffy of San Quentin · as John C. WinantActor
- 1956A Kiss Before Dying · as Leo KingshipActor
- 1956Thunder Over Arizona · as Mayor PlummerActor
- 1957Paths of Glory · as Gen. Paul MireauActor
- 1957Gunfire at Indian Gap · as Mr. JeffersonActor
- 1957The Abductors · as Jack LangleyActor
- 1959The Alligator People · as Dr. Mark SinclairActor
- 1959Jet Over The Atlantic · as Lord Robert LeverettActor
- 1959Plunderers of Painted Flats · as Ed SampsonActor
- 1960In the Presence of Mine Enemies · as Captain RichterActor
- 1962Taras Bulba · as The GovernorActor
- 1962Two Weeks in Another Town · as Lew JordanActor
- 1964Seven Days in May · as Christopher ToddActor
- 1964Dead Ringer · as Paul HarrisonActor
- 1964Where Love Has Gone · as Gordon HarrisActor
- 1965The Great Race · as General KuhsterActor
- 1965The Human Duplicators · as Prof. Vaughn DornheimerActor
- 1965Asylum for a Spy · as Graham JutlandActor
- 1966Fame Is the Name of the Game · as Glenn HowardActor
- 1969Night Gallery · as HendricksActor
- 1969Daughter of the Mind · as Dr. Frank FergusonActor
- 1969The Young Lawyers · as Jay SpoffordActor
- 1970Tora! Tora! Tora! · as Cordell HullActor
- 1970Count Yorga, Vampire · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1971The Return of Count Yorga · as Professor RightstatActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.