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Acting

George Cleveland

Born
Sep 16, 1885 · Aged 71
Died
Jul 15, 1957
Place of birth
Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
Gender
Male
Movie credits
157
TV credits
2
Also known as (1)
  • George Alan Cleveland

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Alan Cleveland (September 17, 1885 – July 15, 1957) was a Canadian film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1933 and 1954. Cleveland is perhaps best remembered today as George "Gramps" Miller in the early years of the long running US series Lassie. The early seasons in which Cleveland appeared were retitled Jeff's Collie for syndicated reruns and DVD release. He played the grumpy but-kind hearted father-in-law of farm woman Ellen Miller (Jan Clayton), and grandfather of Lassie's owner, Jeff (Tommy Rettig). Cleveland appeared in the…