George Chesebro

George Chesebro

actor, director

George Chesebro was born on Jul 29, 1888 in USA. George Chesebro's big-screen debut came with Mignon directed by Alexander E. Beyfuss in 1915, strarring . George Chesebro is known for The Lone Ranger Story directed by George B. Seitz Jr., Clayton Moore stars as The Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels as Tonto. The upcoming new movie George Chesebro plays is The Lone Ranger Story which will be released on Feb 12, 1955.

George Chesebro was an American character actor who, after a few leading roles in silent films, became an omnipresent bit player in "B" westerns. A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Chesebro became involved in traveling stock theater productions before the age of 20, and by 1911 was a seasoned performer. He played in a musical spectacular that toured Asia for two years, then returned to America and played in stock and vaudeville. Moving to Los Angeles in 1915, Chesebro began to supplement his vaudeville career with movie work and quickly began moving up the ladder of film success. World War I interrupted his work (sources differ as to whether he served in the US Navy or US Army). Following the war he resumed his movie career, starring in several popular serials. His popularity and the size of his roles waned during the 1920s, and with the arrival of talkies he was most often seen as heavies, henchmen and cops in a huge number of westerns and crime dramas, most of them low-budget. He became a fixture in "B" westerns, rarely billed but always familiar, and finished out his career in the 1950s with the demise of the B-Western. Occasional TV appearances marked his retirement, and he died in 1959, two months prior to his 71st birthday.

  • Birthday

    Jul 29, 1888
  • Place of Birth

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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