Acting
George Sawaya
EN cinema · 47 credits
Born
14 August 1923
Died
17 September 2003 (aged 80)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as George C. Sawaya · George Sawaja
George Sawaya (August 14, 1923 – September 17, 2003) was an American stuntman and actor. He acted in almost one hundred different films and television episodes, but always as minor characters. His careerwas relatively consistent from the 1950s to the 1980s. Sawaya acted in the original Star Trek several times, first as Chief Humboldt in "The Menagerie, Part I" and then as Klingons in "Errand of Mercy" and "Day of the Dove".
Known for
Filmography
Repo Man
as First Repo Victim
Blade Runner
Stunts
The Concorde... Airport '79
as Girard, Stunt Coordinator
Cops and Robin
Stunt Coordinator
FM
Stunts
St. Ives
as Arab Bagman
The Devil’s Rain
as Steve Preston
The Four Deuces
Stunt Coordinator
Blazing Saddles
as Townsman (uncredited)
Earthquake
as Deputy Sherriff (uncredited), Stunts
The Don Is Dead
as Garcia (uncredited)
Magnum Force
Stunts
Moon of the Wolf
as Attendant
Private Duty Nurses
as Ahmed
Dirty Harry
Stunts
Panic in the City
as Karl Sinden (Mr. X)
Sol Madrid
as 3rd Dietrich Gunman
The Boston Strangler
as Police Officer (uncredited), Stunts
Bonnie and Clyde
Stand In
Batman
as Quetch
Convict Stage
as Adam Scott
The Money Trap
as Angelo
Fort Courageous
as Indian
The Lollipop Cover
as The Fighter
Drums of Africa
as Arab
Hands of a Stranger
as Tony Wilder
Five Weeks in a Balloon
as Nomad Chief (uncredited)
Everything's Ducky
as Simmons
Curse of the Faceless Man
as Tony (uncredited)
The Black Sleep
as Sailor-Subject
Hot Cars
as Det. Fred Holmes
Emergency Hospital
as Jack Larson, ambulance driver (uncredited)
The Prodigal
as Kavak
Dragnet
as McQueen
Day of Triumph
as James the Less
The Narrow Margin
as Reporter (uncredited), Stunt Double