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William Aughe Ghere (March 9, 1902 – April 22, 1978)—known as Will Geer—was an American actor and social activist, best known for his portrayal of Grandpa Zebulon Tyler Walton in the 1970s TV series The Waltons.
| Net Worth | $100,000 |
| Date Of Birth | March 9, 1902 |
| Died | 1978-04-22 |
| Place Of Birth | Frankfort, Indiana, USA |
| Height | 6' 2" (1.88 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Soundtrack |
| Spouse | Herta Ware |
| Children | Kate Geer, Thad Geer |
| Nicknames | Will Geer, Geer, Will |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
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| 1 | I'm a lifelong agitator, a radical. A rebel is just against things for rebellion's sake. By radical, I mean someone who goes to the roots. |
| 2 | For well over half a century I have never gone a day without getting acquainted with some other person, and in those times I've only had my face slapped once and been called a few names. |
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| 1 | Grandfather of Kelly Linville. |
| 2 | Ex-father-in-law of Larry Linville, and Ed Flanders. |
| 3 | Was briefly considered for the part of "Amos McCoy" for The Real McCoys (1957) when original choice, Walter Brennan, was unavailable. However, since show creator Irving Pincus created the part with Walter Brennan in mind, he decided to wait until Brennan was available. |
| 4 | Had a degree in horticulture. Later became a vegetarian. |
| 5 | Claimed that he was cast as "Slim" in the Broadway play version of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men (1939)" by Steinbeck himself because he showed up to the audition in bluejeans and Steinbeck thought he looked the part. Steinbeck was sitting outside the stage door on a chair when he made the decision as Geer filed past him. |
| 6 | Received a 1964 Tony nomination as Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his role in "110 In The Shade", a musical version of the film The Rainmaker (1956). The leading lady in the musical was Inga Swenson, who was also nominated. |
| 7 | Was a member of Orson Welles' and John Houseman's Project 891 theatre company...sponsored by the Federal Theatre Project. |
| 8 | Changed his last name from Ghere to Geer because it was simpler to spell. |
| 9 | His fervent, active interest in liberal politics resulted in his Hollywood blacklisting in 1951. He built the Will Geer Theatrical Botanicum during those hard times in order to find an acting haven for himself and his many blacklisted friends. |
| 10 | Geer was an early boyfriend of Harry Hay, the Los Angeles Communist and radical who founded America's first large-scale gay activist organization, the Mattachine Society. |
| 11 | Member of Lambda Chi Alpha. |
| 12 | Had a most unusual hobby of raising all the plants mentioned in the works of Shakespeare. |
| 13 | Father of Kate Geer, Thad Geer and Ellen Geer. |
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Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Rip Van Winkle | 1978 | Short | Narrator (voice) |
| The Mafu Cage | 1978 | | Zom |
| The Waltons | 1972-1978 | TV Series | The Grandfather |
| A Woman Called Moses | 1978 | TV Series | Thomas Garrett |
| Bunco | 1977 | TV Movie | |
| The Love Boat | 1977 | TV Series | Franklyn Bootherstone |
| Eight Is Enough | 1977 | TV Series | Sam |
| The Billion Dollar Hobo | 1977 | | Choo-Choo Trayne |
| Starsky and Hutch | 1976 | TV Series | Commodore Atwater |
| The Sad and Lonely Sundays | 1976 | TV Movie | Lucas Wembley |
| Moving Violation | 1976 | | Rockfield |
| Law and Order | 1976 | TV Movie | Pat Crowley |
| The Blue Bird | 1976 | | Grandfather |
| The Night That Panicked America | 1975 | TV Movie | Reverend Davis |
| The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery | 1975 | | Dr. Simpson |
| The Lives of Benjamin Franklin | 1974-1975 | TV Mini-Series | |
| Hurricane | 1974 | TV Movie | Dr. McCutcheon |
| Memory of Us | 1974 | | Motel Manager |
| Honky Tonk | 1974 | TV Movie | Judge Cotton |
| Medical Center | 1970-1974 | TV Series | Loriss / Coughlin / Jess Calhoun |
| Silence | 1974 | | Crazy Jack |
| The Hanged Man | 1974 | TV Movie | Nameless |
| Executive Action | 1973 | | Harold Ferguson |
| Doc Elliot | 1973 | TV Series | Paul Bartlett |
| Isn't It Shocking? | 1973 | TV Movie | Lemuel Lovell |
| Kung Fu | 1973 | TV Series | Judge Emmitt Marcus |
| The ABC Afternoon Playbreak | 1973 | TV Series | Ben |
| Savage | 1973 | TV Movie | Joel Ryker |
| Harry O | 1973 | TV Series | Len McNeil |
| Brock's Last Case | 1973 | TV Movie | J. Smiley Krenshaw |
| Columbo | 1973 | TV Series | Dr. Edmund Hidemann |
| Night Gallery | 1973 | TV Series | Walt Peckinpah |
| Napoleon and Samantha | 1972 | | Grandpa |
| The Rowdyman | 1972 | | Stan |
| Jeremiah Johnson | 1972 | | Bear Claw |
| The Sixth Sense | 1972 | TV Series | Rev. Jordan |
| Bewitched | 1972 | TV Series | President George Washington |
| The Scarecrow | 1972 | TV Movie | Justice Gilead Merton |
| Dear Dead Delilah | 1972 | | Roy Jurroe |
| The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | 1970-1971 | TV Series | Elliot Leveridge / Judge Scanlon / Ralph Turner |
| Bonanza | 1969-1971 | TV Series | Ferris Callahan / Zach Randolph / Calvin Butler |
| O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | 1971 | TV Series | Singlefoot |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | 1971 | TV Series | |
| The Jimmy Stewart Show | 1971 | TV Series | Uncle Everett |
| Alias Smith and Jones | 1971 | TV Series | Seth |
| Cade's County | 1971 | TV Series | Hurley Gaines |
| Brother John | 1971 | | Doc Thomas |
| Love, American Style | 1971 | TV Series | Desk Clerk (segment "Love and the Pulitzer Prize") |
| Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? | 1971 | TV Movie | Simon Anderson |
| The Courtship of Eddie's Father | 1970 | TV Series | Harry I. Madison |
| The Young Rebels | 1970 | TV Series | Mayor Larkin |
| The Bill Cosby Show | 1970 | TV Series | Mr. Kane |
| The Bold Ones: The Senator | 1970 | TV Series | Senator Homer Bryant Wydell |
| Pieces of Dreams | 1970 | | The Bishop |
| The Brotherhood of the Bell | 1970 | TV Movie | Mike Patterson |
| The Moonshine War | 1970 | | Mr. Baylor |
| The Name of the Game | 1970 | TV Series | Mac |
| The Reivers | 1969 | | Boss |
| Daniel Boone | 1969 | TV Series | Adam |
| Then Came Bronson | 1969 | TV Series | Oliver Hidemann |
| Hawaii Five-O | 1969 | TV Series | Professor Harold Lochner |
| My Friend Tony | 1969 | TV Series | |
| Here Come the Brides | 1969 | TV Series | Benjamin Pruitt |
| Mayberry R.F.D. | 1969 | TV Series | Captain Wolford |
| Gunsmoke | 1968 | TV Series | Slocum |
| Certain Honorable Men | 1968 | TV Movie | Malcolm Stoddard |
| Bandolero! | 1968 | | Pop Chaney |
| The Invaders | 1968 | TV Series | Hank Willis |
| Mission: Impossible | 1968 | TV Series | Doc |
| Of Mice and Men | 1968 | TV Movie | Candy |
| Run for Your Life | 1968 | TV Series | Judge David P. Andrews |
| I Spy | 1968 | TV Series | Uncle Harry |
| The President's Analyst | 1967 | | Dr. Lee-Evans |
| In Cold Blood | 1967 | | Prosecutor |
| Garrison's Gorillas | 1967 | TV Series | Laski |
| The Crucible | 1967 | TV Movie | Giles |
| Seconds | 1966 | | Old Man |
| The Trials of O'Brien | 1966 | TV Series | Judge Lindemann / Sheldon |
| Black Like Me | 1964 | | Truckdriver |
| East Side/West Side | 1964 | TV Series | Brian Lincoln |
| Advise & Consent | 1962 | | Senate Minority Leader |
| Salt of the Earth | 1954 | | Sheriff |
| The Barefoot Mailman | 1951 | | Dan Paget - Miami Mayor / Postmaster |
| Racket Squad | 1951 | TV Series | Harry Robinson |
| The Tall Target | 1951 | | Homer Crowley - Train Conductor |
| Bright Victory | 1951 | | Mr. Lawrence Nevins |
| Double Crossbones | 1951 | | Tom Botts |
| To Please a Lady | 1950 | | Jack Mackay |
| Convicted | 1950 | | Convict Mapes |
| Broken Arrow | 1950 | | Ben Slade |
| It's a Small World | 1950 | | William Musk - Father |
| Winchester '73 | 1950 | | Wyatt Earp |
| Comanche Territory | 1950 | | Dan'l Seeger |
| The Kid from Texas | 1950 | | O'Fallon |
| Intruder in the Dust | 1949 | | Sheriff Hampton |
| Anna Lucasta | 1949 | | Noah |
| Lust for Gold | 1949 | | Deputy Ray Covin |
| Johnny Allegro | 1949 | | Schultzy |
| The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre | 1948 | TV Series | Sam Hobbs |
| Deep Waters | 1948 | | Nick Driver |
| The Fight for Life | 1940 | | 2nd Teacher |
| Union Pacific | 1939 | | Foreman (uncredited) |
| Mystery of Edwin Drood | 1935 | | Village Lamplighter (uncredited) |
| Wild Gold | 1934 | | Poker Player (uncredited) |
| Spitfire | 1934 | | West Fry (as High Ghere) |
| The Misleading Lady | 1932 | | McMahon - Asylum Guard |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| The Waltons | 1972-1977 | TV Series performer - 10 episodes | |
| The 28th Annual Tony Awards | 1974 | TV Special performer: "The Cradle Will Rock Medley" | |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| The Waltons | 1978 | TV Series dedicated to the memory of - 1 episode | |
| Bound for Glory | 1976 | thanks | |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| The Man Who Loved Bears | 1979 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
| Unknown Powers | 1978 | Documentary | Host |
| CBS: On the Air | 1978 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1976-1977 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1973-1976 | TV Series | Himself - Actor / Himself |
| Hee Haw | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The New Deal for Artists | 1976 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood on Trial | 1976 | Documentary | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Medieval Theater: The Play of Abraham and Isaac | 1974 | Short documentary | Henry Pink, Abraham |
| The 28th Annual Tony Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| Shooting the Moonshine War | 1970 | Documentary short | Himself (uncredited) |
| Camera Three | 1965 | TV Series | Himself - Narrator |
| Men and Dust | 1940 | Documentary short | Narrator (voice) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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| 1975 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | The Waltons (1971) |
| 1972 | Bronze Wrangler | Western Heritage Awards | Theatrical Motion Picture | Jeremiah Johnson (1972) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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| 1978 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | The Waltons (1971) |
| 1978 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series | The Love Boat (1977) |
| 1978 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series | Eight Is Enough (1977) |
| 1977 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | The Waltons (1971) |
| 1976 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | The Waltons (1971) |
| 1975 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Supporting Actor - Television | The Waltons (1971) |
| 1974 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Supporting Actor - Television | The Waltons (1971) |
| 1974 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Best Supporting Actor in Drama | The Waltons (1971) |
| 1973 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama | The Waltons (1971) |
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