George Sanders
George Henry Sanders (3 July 1906 – 25 April 1972) was a British film and television actor, singer-songwriter, music composer, and author. His career as an actor spanned over forty years. His heavy upper-class English accent and smooth bass voice often led him to be cast as sophisticated but villainous characters. He is perhaps best known as Jack Favell in Rebecca (1940), Scott ffolliott in Foreign Correspondent (1940, a rare heroic part), The Saran of Gaza in Samson and Delilah (1949), the most popular film of the year, Addison DeWitt in All About Eve (1950, for which he won an Oscar), Sir Brian De Bois-Guilbert in Ivanhoe (1952), King Richard the Lionheart in King Richard and the Crusaders (1954), Mr. Freeze in a two-parter episode of Batman (1966), the voice of the malevolent man-hating tiger Shere Khan in Disney's The Jungle Book (1967), the suave crimefighter The Falcon during the 1940s (a role eventually bequeathed to his elder brother, Tom Conway), and Simon Templar, The Saint, in five films made in the 1930s and 1940s.
Filmography
Footsteps on the Ceiling
as Addison DeWitt (archive footage)
Footsteps on the Ceiling
as Addison DeWitt (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood
Death In Hollywood
Disney's Greatest Villains
as Shere Khan (voice) (archive footage)
Disney's Greatest Villains
as Shere Khan (voice) (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
Psychomania
as Shadwell
Psychomania
as Shadwell
Endless Night
as Andrew Lippincott
Endless Night
as Andrew Lippincott
Doomwatch
as The Admiral
Doomwatch
as The Admiral
The Night of the Assassin
as General Downes
The Night of the Assassin
as General Downes
The Kremlin Letter
as Warlock
The Kremlin Letter
as Warlock
The Best House in London
as Sir Francis Leybourne
The Best House in London
as Sir Francis Leybourne
The Body Stealers
as Gen. Armstrong
The Body Stealers
as Gen. Armstrong
The Girl from Rio
as Sir Masius
The Girl from Rio
as Sir Masius
The Candy Man
as Sidney Carter
The Candy Man
as Sidney Carter
One Step to Hell
as Captain Walter Phillips
One Step to Hell
as Captain Walter Phillips
Laura
as Waldo Lydecker
Laura
as Waldo Lydecker
The Jungle Book
as Shere Khan the Tiger (voice)
The Jungle Book
as Shere Khan the Tiger (voice)
Good Times
as Mordicus
Good Times
as Mordicus
Warning Shot
as Calvin York
Warning Shot
as Calvin York
The Quiller Memorandum
as Gibbs
The Quiller Memorandum
as Gibbs
Trunk to Cairo
as Professor Schlieben
Trunk to Cairo
as Professor Schlieben
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
as The Banker
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
as The Banker
The Golden Head
as Basil Palmer
The Golden Head
as Basil Palmer
F.B.I. Operation Baalbeck
as Principe Makowski
F.B.I. Operation Baalbeck
as Principe Makowski
A Shot in the Dark
as Benjamin Ballon
A Shot in the Dark
as Benjamin Ballon
Dark Purpose
as Raymond Fontaine
Dark Purpose
as Raymond Fontaine
Ecco
as Narrator
Ecco
as Narrator
Cairo
as The Major
Cairo
as The Major
The Cracksman
as Guv'nor
The Cracksman
as Guv'nor
In Search of the Castaways
as Thomas Ayerton
In Search of the Castaways
as Thomas Ayerton
Operation Snatch
as Maj. Hobson
Operation Snatch
as Maj. Hobson
Rendezvous
as Kellermann
Rendezvous
as Kellermann
The Rebel
as Sir Charles Broward
The Rebel
as Sir Charles Broward
Five Golden Hours
as Mr. Bing
Five Golden Hours
as Mr. Bing
Village of the Damned
as Gordon Zellaby
Village of the Damned
as Gordon Zellaby
Cone of Silence
as Sir Arnold Hobbes
Cone of Silence
as Sir Arnold Hobbes
World by Night
World by Night
Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons
as Henri Landru
Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons
as Henri Landru
The Last Voyage
as Capitaine Robert Adams
The Last Voyage
as Capitaine Robert Adams
A Touch of Larceny
as Sir Charles Holland
A Touch of Larceny
as Sir Charles Holland
Solomon and Sheba
as Adonijah
Solomon and Sheba
as Adonijah
That Kind of Woman
as A.L.
That Kind of Woman
as A.L.
From the Earth to the Moon
as Stuyvesant Nicholl
From the Earth to the Moon
as Stuyvesant Nicholl
The Whole Truth
as Carliss
The Whole Truth
as Carliss
The Seventh Sin
as Tim Waddington
The Seventh Sin
as Tim Waddington
Death of a Scoundrel
as Clementi Sabourin
Death of a Scoundrel
as Clementi Sabourin
The Bitter Waters
as Charles Ferris
The Bitter Waters
as Charles Ferris
That Certain Feeling
as Larry Larkin
That Certain Feeling
as Larry Larkin
The Dream
as Baron
The Dream
as Baron
While the City Sleeps
as Mark Loving
While the City Sleeps
as Mark Loving
Never Say Goodbye
as Victor
Never Say Goodbye
as Victor
Laura
as Waldo Lydecker
Laura
as Waldo Lydecker
The King's Thief
as King Charles II
The King's Thief
as King Charles II
The Scarlet Coat
as Dr. Jonathan Odell
The Scarlet Coat
as Dr. Jonathan Odell
Moonfleet
as Lord James Ashwood
Moonfleet
as Lord James Ashwood
Jupiter's Darling
as Fabius Maximus
Jupiter's Darling
as Fabius Maximus
Journey to Italy
as Alex Joyce
Journey to Italy
as Alex Joyce
King Richard and the Crusaders
as King Richard I
King Richard and the Crusaders
as King Richard I
Witness to Murder
as Albert Richter
Witness to Murder
as Albert Richter
Call Me Madam
as Cosmo Constantine
Call Me Madam
as Cosmo Constantine
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
as J F Noble
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
as J F Noble
Black Jack
as Mike Alexander
Black Jack
as Mike Alexander
All About Eve
as Addison DeWitt
All About Eve
as Addison DeWitt
Samson and Delilah
as The Saran of Gaza
Samson and Delilah
as The Saran of Gaza
The Fan
as Lord Robert Darlington
The Fan
as Lord Robert Darlington
Forever Amber
as King Charles II
Forever Amber
as King Charles II
Lured
as Robert Fleming
Lured
as Robert Fleming
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
as Miles Fairley
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
as Miles Fairley
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
as Georges Duroy
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
as Georges Duroy
The Strange Woman
as John Evered
The Strange Woman
as John Evered
A Scandal in Paris
as Eugéne François Vidocq
A Scandal in Paris
as Eugéne François Vidocq
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
as Harry Melville Quincey
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
as Harry Melville Quincey
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Lord Henry Wotton
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Lord Henry Wotton
Hangover Square
as Dr. Allan Middleton
Hangover Square
as Dr. Allan Middleton
Summer Storm
as Fedja Michailovitch Petroff
Summer Storm
as Fedja Michailovitch Petroff
The Lodger
as Inspector John Warwick
The Lodger
as Inspector John Warwick
Paris After Dark
as Dr. Andre Marbel
Paris After Dark
as Dr. Andre Marbel
Appointment in Berlin
as Keith Wilson
Appointment in Berlin
as Keith Wilson
This Land Is Mine
as George Lambert
This Land Is Mine
as George Lambert
They Came to Blow Up America
as Carl Steelman / Ernst Reiter
They Came to Blow Up America
as Carl Steelman / Ernst Reiter
Quiet Please, Murder
as Jim Fleg
Quiet Please, Murder
as Jim Fleg
The Black Swan
as Captain Billy Leech
The Black Swan
as Captain Billy Leech
The Moon and Sixpence
as Charles Strickland
The Moon and Sixpence
as Charles Strickland
The Falcon's Brother
as Gaylord "Gay" Lawrence
The Falcon's Brother
as Gaylord "Gay" Lawrence
Tales of Manhattan
as Williams
Tales of Manhattan
as Williams
Her Cardboard Lover
as Tony Barling
Her Cardboard Lover
as Tony Barling
The Falcon Takes Over
as Gay Lawrence
The Falcon Takes Over
as Gay Lawrence
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Sir Arthur Blake
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Sir Arthur Blake
A Date with the Falcon
as Gay Lawrence / The Falcon
A Date with the Falcon
as Gay Lawrence / The Falcon
Sundown
as Major A.L. Coombes
Sundown
as Major A.L. Coombes
The Gay Falcon
as Gay Laurence / The Falcon
The Gay Falcon
as Gay Laurence / The Falcon
Man Hunt
as Major Quive-Smith
Man Hunt
as Major Quive-Smith
Rage in Heaven
as Ward Andrews
Rage in Heaven
as Ward Andrews
The Saint In Palm Springs
as Simon Templar
The Saint In Palm Springs
as Simon Templar
The Son of Monte Cristo
as Gurko Lanen
The Son of Monte Cristo
as Gurko Lanen
Bitter Sweet
as Baron Von Tranisch
Bitter Sweet
as Baron Von Tranisch
Foreign Correspondent
as Scott ffolliott
Foreign Correspondent
as Scott ffolliott
The Saint Takes Over
as Simon Templar
The Saint Takes Over
as Simon Templar
The House of the Seven Gables
as Jaffrey Pyncheon
The House of the Seven Gables
as Jaffrey Pyncheon
Rebecca
as Jack Favell
Rebecca
as Jack Favell
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Simon Templar
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Simon Templar
Green Hell
as Forrester
Green Hell
as Forrester
Allegheny Uprising
as Captain Swanson
Allegheny Uprising
as Captain Swanson
Nurse Edith Cavell
as Capt. Heinrichs
Nurse Edith Cavell
as Capt. Heinrichs
The Saint in London
as Simon Templar
The Saint in London
as Simon Templar
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Franz Schlager
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Franz Schlager
The Saint Strikes Back
as Simon Templar
The Saint Strikes Back
as Simon Templar
So This Is London
as Dr. de Reseke
So This Is London
as Dr. de Reseke
The Outsider
as Anton Ragatzy
The Outsider
as Anton Ragatzy
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
as Eric Norvel
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
as Eric Norvel
Four Men and a Prayer
as Wyatt Leigh
Four Men and a Prayer
as Wyatt Leigh
International Settlement
as Del Forbes
International Settlement
as Del Forbes
Lancer Spy
as Baron Kurt von Rohback / Lt. Michael Bruce
Lancer Spy
as Baron Kurt von Rohback / Lt. Michael Bruce
The Lady Escapes
as Rene Blanchard
The Lady Escapes
as Rene Blanchard
Slave Ship
as Lefty
Slave Ship
as Lefty
Love Is News
as Count Andre de Guyon
Love Is News
as Count Andre de Guyon
Lloyd's of London
as Everett Stacy
Lloyd's of London
as Everett Stacy
Dishonour Bright
as Lisle
Dishonour Bright
as Lisle
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
as Indifference - a God
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
as Indifference - a God
Things to Come
as Celestial Body (uncredited)
Things to Come
as Celestial Body (uncredited)
Love, Life and Laughter
as Singer in Public Bar (uncredited)
Love, Life and Laughter
as Singer in Public Bar (uncredited)