G.D. Spradlin

Known for

Acting

Born

August 31, 1920

Birthplace

Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, USA

Died

July 24, 2011 (aged 90)

Biography

Gervase Duan Spradlin (August 31, 1920 – July 24, 2011) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive accent and voice, he often played devious authority figures.

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Best known work

The Godfather Part II

1974

Apocalypse Now

1979

Ed Wood

1994

The Long Kiss Goodnight

1996

The War of the Roses

1989

Columbo

1971

Nick of Time

1995

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

Bonanza

1959

Zabriskie Point

1970

Filmography

1999
Dick
as Ben Bradlee
1996
The Long Kiss Goodnight
as President
1996
Dark Skies
as Elliot P. Grantham / Patient Zero
1996
Dark SkiesTV
1996
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Pastor Dyer
1995
Nick of Time
as Mystery Man
1995
Canadian Bacon
as R.J. Hacker
1994
Ed Wood
as Reverend Lemon
1994
Clifford
as Parker Davis
1993
Telling Secrets
as Walter Jefferson
1992
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
as Senator Pat Geary
1992
Cruel DoubtTV
as George Bates (2 episodes)
1992
IntrudersTV
as General Hanley (2 episodes)
1991
Carolina Skeletons
as Hiram Stoker
1991
Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance
as Chief Hogan
1989
The War of the Roses
as Harry Thurmont
1988
War and RemembranceTV
as Raymond A. Spruance (1 episode)
1987
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & MurderTV
as Franklin Bradshaw (3 episodes)
1986
Houston: The Legend of Texas
as President Andrew Jackson
1986
Resting Place
as Sam Jennings
1984
Call to Glory
as General Thornton
1984
Tank
as Sheriff Buelton
1983
The Lords of Discipline
as Gen. Bentley Durrell
1982
Wrong Is Right
as Philindros
1981
The Greatest American HeroTV