George Davis

• Born: Nov 07, 1889 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Died: Apr 19, 1965 in Woodland Hills, California
• Occupation: Actor
• Active: '30s-'50s
• Major Genres: Romance, Drama
• Career Highlights: I Met Him in Paris, L'Athlete Incomplet, Not So Dumb
• First Major Screen Credit: The Awakening (1928)

Biography

In films from 1919, Dutch vaudeville comic George Davis played one of the featured clowns in Lon Chaney's He Who Gets Slapped (1924) and was also in Buster Keaton's Sherlock, Jr. that same year. In the sound era, Davis specialized in playing waiters but would also turn up as bus drivers, counter men, and circus performers, often assuming a French accent. When told that Davis' business as a hotel porter included carrying Greta Garbo's bags, the soviet envoy opined: "That's no business. That's social injustice." "Depends on the tip," replied Davis. He continued to play often humorous bits well into the '50s, appearing in such television shows as Cisco Kid and Perry Mason. The veteran performer died of cancer at the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide

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