Background
Chandler, George was born on June 30, 1898 in Waukegan, Illinois, United States. Son of George William and Abigail Mary (Beck) Chandler.
Chandler, George was born on June 30, 1898 in Waukegan, Illinois, United States. Son of George William and Abigail Mary (Beck) Chandler.
Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1922.
Chandler served in the United States Army during World War I.
Chandler appeared six times in Bill Williams"s western series The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951–1955) in episodes entitled "Law of Boot Hill", "Lost Treasure of the Panamints", "Trails Westward", "The Wrong Manitoba", "Trail to Bordertown", and "Gunsmoke Justice". He guest starred on the Reed Hadley Columbia Broadcasting System legal drama The Public Defender. He appeared as the character Ames in the two-part episode "King of the Dakotas" in the 1955 National Broadcasting Company western anthology series Frontier.
In 1954-1955, he was cast in two episodes of the National Broadcasting Company sitcom lieutenant"s a Great Life.
He appeared in the 1956 episode "Joey and the Stranger" of the National Broadcasting Company children"s western series, Fury. He was cast as Clay Hunnicutt in the 1957 episode "The Giveaway" of Jackie Cooper"s National Broadcasting Company sitcom, The People"s Choice.
In 1958, Chandler appeared as Cleveland McMasters opposite Marjorie Main as the frontierswoman Cassie Tanner in the episode "The Cassie Tanner Story" on National Broadcasting Company"s Wagon Train. In the 1960-1961 television season, Chandler guest starred on an episode of Frank Aletter"s one-season Columbia Broadcasting System sitcom, Bringing Up Buddy.
In the 1961-1962 television season, Chandler co-starred with Robert Sterling, Reta Shaw, Jimmy Hawkins, Burt Mustin, and Christine White in another Columbia Broadcasting System one-season sitcom, Ichabod and Maine.
He died in Panorama City, California of cancer, on June 10, 1985, at the age of eighty-six.
Served as Second lieutenant, Field Artillery, 1918-1919. Member Screen Actors Guild (president 1960-1963, first vice president from 1964-1965), Delta Upsilon, Beta Gamma Sigma, Alpha Kappa Psi, Pierrots.
Married Catherine Marie Ward, January 15, 1936. Children: George Gary, Ward Leslie, Michael Charles.