George O'Hanlon - Turner Classic Movies

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December 07, 1953

Biography

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A veteran actor, writer, and voice performer, George O'Hanlon broke into show business during the Great Depression of the 1930s, appearing in uncredited roles in a variety of films and shorts. The following decade, O'Hanlon found huge success as the co-writer and star of the "So You Think" series, a set of some 60 farcical how-to shorts in which O'Hanlon portrayed the comedically put-upo...

Filmography

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The Rookie (1959)

Battleship (2012)

Jetsons: The Movie (1990)

Rockin' with Judy Jetson (1988)

Charley and the Angel (1973)

Biography

A veteran actor, writer, and voice performer, George O'Hanlon broke into show business during the Great Depression of the 1930s, appearing in uncredited roles in a variety of films and shorts. The following decade, O'Hanlon found huge success as the co-writer and star of the "So You Think" series, a set of some 60 farcical how-to shorts in which O'Hanlon portrayed the comedically put-upon Joe McDoakes. As television became an increasingly more popular medium for scripted entertainment, the charmingly inflected O'Hanlon auditioned for the voice role of Fred Flintstone on Hanna-Barbera's animated Stone-Age comedy series "The Flintstones." Although he narrowly lost the part to his fellow voice actor Alan Reed, O'Hanlon made enough of an impression to garner the role of George Jetson on the companion series "The Jetsons," vocally portraying a family man with modern problems despite living in a postmodern world. After importing his writing abilities to the small-screen and scripting episodes of such series "Gilligan's Island," "77 Sunset Strip," and even "The Flintstones" (in addition to appearing on shows such as "Mister Ed" and "The Partridge Family"), O'Hanlon returned to his celebrated role as George Jetson in a 1985 revival of the eponymous series. Having suffered a stroke, the actor had to have his lines read back to him one at time so he could repeat them back while performing. O'Hanlon died while recording his part for "Jetsons: The Movie" (1990), which was dedicated to his memory.

Filmography

Director (Feature Film)

The Rookie (1959)

Cast (Feature Film)

Battleship (2012)

Jetsons: The Movie (1990)

Rockin' with Judy Jetson (1988)

Charley and the Angel (1973)

Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)

The Million Dollar Duck (1971)

Parking attendant

Bop Girl Goes Calypso (1957)

Battle Stations (1956)

Cattle Town (1952)

The Lion and the Horse (1952)

Park Row (1952)

The Tanks Are Coming (1951)

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949)

June Bride (1948)

Are You with It? (1948)

Heading for Heaven (1948)

The Counterfeiters (1948)

The Spirit of West Point (1947)

The Hucksters (1947)

Freddie Callahan

Corvette K-225 (1943)

RCAL wireless operator

Ladies' Day (1943)

Hers to Hold (1943)

Coast guardsman

Two Tickets to London (1943)

All by Myself (1943)

Nearly Eighteen (1943)

Action in the North Atlantic (1943)

Yokel Boy (1942)

Remember Pearl Harbor (1942)

Criminal Investigator (1942)

Man from Headquarters (1942)

The Bride Wore Crutches (1941)

New Wine (1941)

Moon Over Her Shoulder (1941)

Navy Blues (1941)

A Child Is Born (1940)

Women in the Wind (1939)

Off the Record (1939)

The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939)

Hell's Kitchen (1939)

Hollywood Hotel (1938)

Casting assistant

Blondes at Work (1938)

Brother Rat (1938)

Writer (Feature Film)

I Sailed to Tahiti With an All Girl Crew (1969)

For Those Who Think Young (1964)

The Rookie (1959)

Music (Feature Film)

The Rookie (1959)

The Lion and the Horse (1952)

Cast (Special)

Real George (1956)

Cast (Short)

So You Think the Grass is Greener (1956)

So You Want to Be Pretty (1956)

So You Want to Play the Piano (1956)

So Your Wife Wants to Work (1956)

So You Want to Be a Gladiator (1955)

So You Don't Trust Your Wife (1955)

So You Want to Be a V.P. (1955)

So You Want to Be on a Jury (1955)

So You Want to Be a Policeman (1955)

So You Want to Build a Model Railroad (1955)

So You're Having Neighbor Trouble (1954)

So You Want to Be a Banker (1954)

So You're Taking in a Roomer (1954)

So You Want to Be Your Own Boss (1954)

So You Want to Go to a Night Club (1954)

So You Want to Know Your Relatives (1954)

So You Want to Be an Heir (1953)

So You Love Your Dog (1953)

So You Think You Can't Sleep (1953)

So You Want to Learn to Dance (1953)

So You Want to Go to a Convention (1952)

So You Want to Wear the Pants (1952)

So You Want to Enjoy Life (1952)

So You Want to Be a Musician (1952)

So You're Going to the Dentist (1952)

So You Never Tell a Lie (1952)

So You Want to Get It Wholesale (1952)

So You Want to Buy a Used Car (1951)

So You Want to Be a Bachelor (1951)

So You Want to Be a Plumber (1951)

So You Want to Throw a Party (1950)

So You Want to Be a Handyman (1950)

So You Want a Raise (1950)

So You Want to Move (1950)

So You Think You're Not Guilty (1950)

So You Want to Hold Your Husband (1950)

So You Want to Be a Cowboy (1950)

So You're Going to Have an Operation (1950)

So You Want a Television Set (1950)

So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger (1950)

So You're Having In-Law Trouble (1949)

So You Want To Be On The Radio (1948)

So You Want to Be a Gambler (1948)

So You Want an Apartment (1948)

So You Want to Build a House (1948)

So You Want to Be a Detective (1948)

So You Want to Be a Salesman (1947)

So You Want to Hold Your Wife (1947)

So You're Going to Be a Father (1947)

So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947)

So You Want to Play the Horses (1946)

So You're Going on a Vacation (1946)

So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck (1946)

So You Want to Keep Your Hair (1946)

So You Think You're Allergic (1945)

So You Think You Need Glasses (1942)

So You Want to Give Up Smoking (1942)

Writer (Short)

So Your Wife Wants to Work (1956)

So You Don't Trust Your Wife (1955)

So You Want to Build a House (1948)

Writer (Uncredited)

So You Want an Apartment (1948)

Writer (Uncredited)

So You Want to Be a Salesman (1947)

Writer (Uncredited)

So You Want to Hold Your Wife (1947)

Writer (Uncredited)

So You Want to Play the Horses (1946)

So You Want to Keep Your Hair (1946)

Writer (Uncredited)

So You Think You're Allergic (1945)

So You Want to Give Up Smoking (1942)

Writer (Uncredited)

So You Think You Need Glasses (1942)

Writer (Uncredited)

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

Escape From Atlantis (1997)

The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987)

Blood and Orchids (1986)

Forrest Kimmelman

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