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As I often point out, a great number of actors, actresses, and the like from the bygone era don't have as many genre citations as contemporary faces mostly because there just wasn't a great deal of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror being produced back in their time. Still, I persevere to shine a little light on these smilers if for no other reason that I think it's a shame that their body of works would be forgotten.
Such is the case with the much revered George Sanders. Even though most of his resume falls in mainstream efforts, he does have a few items deserving of mention in this space.
Though he's no longer with us, Sanders was born on this day in 1906.
[Source: IMDB.com]
ExtraExtra Alert:
In 2025, I received an all-new home video release of The Strange Woman (1946) -- in which Sanders played a role -- from the fine folks at Allied Vaughn in exchange for review coverage on SciFiHistory.Net. Interested readers can find my review right here.
-- EZ
As I often point out, a great number of actors, actresses, and the like from the bygone era don't have as many genre citations as contemporary faces mostly because there just wasn't a great deal of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror being produced back in their time. Still, I persevere to shine a little light on these smilers if for no other reason that I think it's a shame that their body of works would be forgotten.
Such is the case with the much revered George Sanders. Even though most of his resume falls in mainstream efforts, he does have a few items deserving of mention in this space.
- In 1936, he had an uncredited role aboard Things To Come for London Film Productions.
- That same year, he enjoyed a bit of screen time in The Man Who Could Work Miracles also for London Film.
- In 1939, he found work in The Saint Strikes Back and The Saint In London for RKO Radio Pictures as well as The Saint's Double Trouble in 1940.
- In 1945, he truly entered the realms of the Fantastic with a big role in The Picture Of Dorian Gray for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
- In 1947, things turned a bit spooky -- in a charming way -- for his part in The Ghost And Mrs. Muir for Twentieth Century Fox.
- In 1958, he explored the final frontier with work in From The Earth To The Moon again working with RKO Radio Pictures.
- At this point, the actor enjoyed some TV appearances, including stops to Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Batman, and Mission: Impossible.
- Late in his career, he was gainfully employed in such projects as The Body Stealers (1969), Doomwatch (1972), and The Death Wheelers (1973).
Though he's no longer with us, Sanders was born on this day in 1906.
[Source: IMDB.com]
ExtraExtra Alert:
In 2025, I received an all-new home video release of The Strange Woman (1946) -- in which Sanders played a role -- from the fine folks at Allied Vaughn in exchange for review coverage on SciFiHistory.Net. Interested readers can find my review right here.
-- EZ
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