Anthony George (Burke Devlin) passed away

[Midnite]

Thank you for posting the instructions to access Saturday's news.  Hopefully this will work, too:
http://www.pressconnects.com/saturday/news/stories/ne031905s155178.shtml

The other link worked all day, I swear.    They must move articles to the archives after 24 hours.

[Jackie]

another great asset to DS gone. He will be missed.

This is a beautiful collage of AG.  WOW!!

[EmeraldRose]

I am sorry to hear of the death of Anthony George.    I recently saw his first episodes on DS on my tapes.  It is weird to see him in the role of Burke Devlin, but I'm sure I will get used to seeing him as I watch more episodes. 

It has been YEARS since I saw those episodes.  I am waiting to receive the first two DS DVD sets which I ordered last week from deepdiscountdvd.com.   

Yes, I agree - that was a GREAT collage!   Gee, Frank Schofield is still alive, at 83 years old.  I did not know that. 

I also remember Anthony George for his excellent job in his role as Dr. Will Vernon on "One Life to Live".  I  always thought he was younger - I was surprised to see his age recently when I checked iMDB.   He lived a good long life.  May he rest in peace.

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[dsgal1979]

Hi,

This is my first post as a member.  I was moved to post by the passing Anthony George.  It strikes me that we have lost two very important and dear DS actors this year.  Time is fleeting and we all need to enjoy every minute of life including cherishing the DS actors we have.  I can't wait for the festival and the opportunity to see and appreciate those who have given us so much joy.  May Don Briscoe and Anthony George feel all of our love and know the impact they have all made.

[Annie]

Hi everyone  Anthony George lived here locally in Endicott, NY and i don't live too
far from there at all.    He will be missed alot.
                                  Love Anne  

[Midnite]

This obit was posted late yesterday on a message board.  Take from it what you will...
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I love the photo of AG.  Thanks, Kosmo! 


This one is brief; it's 3/4 down the page of Entertainment obituaries for March, 2005:
http://www.einsiders.com/features/columns/mar05obituaries.php

It doesn't mention The Untouchables or Checkmate.


Welcome, dsgal1979!

[Stuart]

This obit was posted late yesterday on a message board.  Take from it what you will...

That one's pasted from the bio page on my site... ho hum.

[Midnite]

That one's pasted from the bio page on my site... ho hum.

Oh my gosh!  My apologies, Stuart.  I was hesitant about it because I'm not familiar with the board or the poster, but I didn't recognize it as plagiarized.  The link has been removed, and Vera's biography of Anthony George can be accessed through the DS Journal Online.

So that makes the photo suspicious too, but it was pretty easy to find because it's the first image that comes up on Google; it's here:
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/checkmate.htm

[Stuart]

No worries Midnite

[Midnite]

Thanks, dear.

The scifilm.org webmaster has since added "From:" followed by a direct link to the biography page on your Journal site.

It would've been nice if the hyperlink had replaced the text in the post instead of following it, but at least it's something.   :-

[Miss_Winthrop]

I'm so sad to hear this news.  Although Mitch Ryan was wonderful as Burke, I thought Anthony George's scenes with Vicki were much better. He just portrayed Burke as a more sensitive, understanding man, the type of man that Vicki would fall in love with.  Sorry but I just can't picture Mitch Ryan's Burke and Vicki being in love. Anthony George had some really good scenes with Jonathan Frid.  I thought he worked particulary well with David Henesey, Joan Bennett and Louis Edmonds.

[Midnite]

Anthony George had some really good scenes with Jonathan Frid.

Frid wrote about about working with AG on his website and expressed only high praise for him.  The 3 scenes he described as having given him the happiest memories are all, ironically, opposite him.  It's in his intro to Essay #10, accessible through the home page of www.jonathanfrid.com under Tony George's picture.  Thanks, Nancy!

[Midnite]

Anthony George, 84; Starred in 'Checkmate,' 'Untouchables'

[Free] registration is required.  DS is NOT mentioned, yet "The Ten Commandments" is.  

The print edition includes a photo not seen on the website (not that I can find, anyway).  The writeup in the paper also appears next to the obituary for actor Jason Evers, best known in "The Brain That Wouldn't Die," which was filmed in Tarrytown.  Of course, that last bit of DS-related trivia didn't make it into the Times either.

[Midnite]

The print edition includes a photo not seen on the website (not that I can find, anyway).

The photo was added to the site. 

There's another published mention of his passing-- in the [new] April 8th ed. of Entertainment Weekly, the news + notes section, p. 19:
"DEATHS ... TV actor Anthony George (The Untouchables), 84, of lung disease, March 16, in L.A."

[Julia99]

This is the obit from Variety
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This article was updated on Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Actor Anthony George died March 16 in Newport Beach, Calif. of complications from emphysema. He was 84.

Born Ottavio George in Endicott, N.Y., George began his acting career for Fo, appearing in films including "Where the Sidewalk Engds," "Under My Skin" and "You Never Can Tell."

He starred with Rosalind Russell in the General Electric Theater TV production "The Night Goes On," and went on to appear in TV shows including "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Sea Hunt" and "Death Valley Days."

He had a recurring role as agent Cam Allison in "The Untouchables" and as Don Corey on "Checkmate."

George also toured the country in the musical "Funny Girl" as Fanny Brice's husband.

Moving back to television, he appeared on "Dark Shadows" for two years and then played Dr. Tony Vincente in "Search for Tomorrow" from 1970 to 1975 and Dr. Will Vernon in "One Life to Live" from 1977 to 1984.

He is survived by his partner Robert Watson, two brothers and a sister.

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