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G.D. Spradlin

G.D. Spradlin

Born August 31, 1920· Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, USA

† Died July 24, 2011

35Roles★ 6.9Average rating

Oil money came before acting for G. D. Spradlin (1920-2011): the Oklahoma schoolteachers' son earned a law degree, practiced in Venezuela, founded his own Rouge Oil Company and campaigned for John F. Kennedy before joining the Oklahoma Repertory Theatre in 1964, in his forties. Casting director Fred Roos put him in 1960s television, from I Spy to Gomer Pyle, and later recommended him for the role…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The Godfather Part II★ 8.6
The Godfather Part II1974
Senator Pat Geary
Apocalypse Now★ 8.3
Apocalypse Now1979
General Corman
ColumboSeries★ 8.1
Columbo1971
Martin Hammond
Ed Wood★ 7.5
Ed Wood1994
Reverend Lemon
Tora! Tora! Tora!★ 7.2
Tora! Tora! Tora!1970
Cmdr. Maurice E. Curts (uncredited)
The War of the Roses★ 6.9
The War of the Roses1989
Harry Thurmont