George O'Hanlon

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George Samuel O'Hanlon (November 23, 1912 – February 11, 1989) was an American actor, comedian, writer and director. He was best known for his role as Joe McDoakes in the Warner Bros.' live-action Joe McDoakes short subjects from 1942 to 1956 and as the voice of George Jetson in Hanna-Barbera's 1962 prime-time animated television series The Jetsons and its 1985 revival.

Known For

Rocky

TV Commentator

The Jetsons

George Jetson (voice)

Mission: Impossible

Captain Douglas

I Love Lucy

Charlie Appleby (uncredited)

Jetsons: The Movie

George Jetson (voice)

The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones

George Jetson (voice)

Sanford and Son

Self

The Million Dollar Duck

Parking Attendant

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Year	Title	Role
1990	Jetsons: The Movie MOVIE	George Jetson (voice)
1988	Rockin' with Judy Jetson MOVIE	George Jetson (voice)
1987	The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones MOVIE	George Jetson (voice)
1977	The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries TV	Self
1976	Rocky MOVIE	TV Commentator
1974	The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton MOVIE	Herb Evans
1973	Charley and the Angel MOVIE	Police Chief
1972	Now You See Him, Now You Don't MOVIE	Ted
1972	Sanford and Son TV	Self
1971	The Million Dollar Duck MOVIE	Parking Attendant
1970	The Partridge Family TV	Bear Man
1970	The Odd Couple TV	Drunk
1969	Love, American Style TV	Sid Doff
1969	Marcus Welby, M.D. TV	Mrs. Pate
1968	Adam-12 TV	Drunk
1968	The Name of the Game TV	Manager
1968	The Movie Orgy MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1966	Mission: Impossible TV	Captain Douglas
1964	Reporter TV	Self
1963	Petticoat Junction TV	Harry Harmon
1963	The Lieutenant TV	Jeweler
1962	The Gallant Men TV	Self
1962	The Jetsons TV	George Jetson (voice)
1961	Mister Ed TV	George Harper
1960	The Roaring 20's TV	Self
1958	The Ann Sothern Show TV	Ace
1958	Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV	Howie
1958	Bronco TV	Self
1958	The Vanishing Duck MOVIE	George (voice) (uncredited)
1957	Maverick TV	Caldwell
1957	Maverick TV	Cousin Elmo
1957	Maverick TV	Morton Connors
1957	Sugarfoot TV	Yamp Dooley
1957	Sugarfoot TV	Dick
1957	Bop Girl Goes Calypso MOVIE	Barney
1957	Kronos MOVIE	Dr. Arnold Culver
1956	So Your Wife Wants to Work MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1956	So You Want to Play the Piano MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1956	So You Want to Be Pretty MOVIE	Joe McDoakes aka Roger
1956	Battle Stations MOVIE	Patrick Mosher
1956	So You Think the Grass Is Greener MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1956	Your Safety First MOVIE	Man (voice)
1955	So You Want to Be a Policeman MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1955	So You Want to Be a V.P. MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1955	So You Want a Model Railroad MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1955	So You Want to Be on a Jury MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1955	So You Want to Be a Gladiator MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1955	So You Don't Trust Your Wife MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1954	So You Want to Know Your Relatives MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1954	So You're Taking in a Roomer MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1954	The Wonderful World of Disney TV	Herb Evans
1954	So You Want to Be a Banker MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1954	So You Want to Go to a Nightclub MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1954	So You Want to Be Your Own Boss MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1954	So You're Having Neighbor Trouble MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1953	So You Want to Be an Heir MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1953	So You Think You Can't Sleep MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1953	Letter to Loretta TV	Sam Brown
1953	So You Love Your Dog MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1953	So You Want a Television Set MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1953	So You Want to Learn to Dance MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1953	So You Want to Be a Musician MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1953	The Life Of Riley TV	Calvin
1953	The Life Of Riley TV	Calvin Dudley
1952	So You Want to Wear the Pants MOVIE	Corporal Joe McDoakes
1952	So You're Going to the Dentist MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1952	Cattle Town MOVIE	Shiloh
1952	Park Row MOVIE	Steve Brodie
1952	So You Never Tell a Lie MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1952	So You Want to Go to a Convention MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1952	The Lion and the Horse MOVIE	'Shorty' Cameron
1952	So You Want to Enjoy Life MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1952	So You Want to Get It Wholesale MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1952	Room for One More MOVIE	Minor Role (uncredited)
1951	So You Want to Be a Plumber MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1951	The Tanks Are Coming MOVIE	Sgt. Tucker
1951	I Love Lucy TV	Charlie Appleby (uncredited)
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars TV	Dave, pawnbroker
1951	The Red Skelton Show TV	US Corporal
1951	So You Want to Be a Bachelor MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1951	So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1951	So You Want to Be a Cowboy MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1951	So You Want to Be a Handyman MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1950	So You're Going to Have an Operation MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1950	So You Want a Raise MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1950	So You Want to Move MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1950	So You Want to Hold Your Husband MOVIE	Joe McDoakes / Baby McDoakes
1950	So You Think You're Not Guilty MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1950	So You Want to Throw a Party MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1949	So You Want to Be an Actor MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1949	So You Want to Get Rich Quick MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1949	Zamba MOVIE	Marvin
1949	So You're Having In-Law Trouble MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1949	So You Want to Be a Muscle Man MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1949	So You Want to Be Popular MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1949	Joe Palooka in the Big Fight MOVIE	Louie
1949	So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1948	So You Want to Be on the Radio MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1948	June Bride MOVIE	Scott Davis
1948	So You Want to Be in Politics MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1948	So You Want to Be a Detective MOVIE	Joe McDoakes (a.k.a. Phillip Snarlow)
1948	The Counterfeiters MOVIE	Frankie Dodge
1948	So You Want to Build a House MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1948	Are You With It? MOVIE	Buster
1948	So You Want to Be a Gambler MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1948	So You Want an Apartment MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1947	Heading for Heaven MOVIE	Alvin Ponacress
1947	So You Want to Hold Your Wife MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1947	The Spirit of West Point MOVIE	Joe Wilson
1947	So You Want to Be a Salesman MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1947	Hollywood Wonderland MOVIE	Dancing Townsman (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
1947	The Hucksters MOVIE	Freddie Callahan (uncredited)
1947	So You're Going on a Vacation MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1947	So You Want to Be in Pictures MOVIE	Joe McDoakes / Self
1947	So You're Going to Be a Father MOVIE	Joe McDoakes / Josephine McDoakes
1946	So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1946	So You Want to Keep Your Hair MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1946	So You Want to Play the Horses MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1945	So You Think You're Allergic MOVIE	Joe McDoakes/MacGregor McDoakes
1944	Once Over Lightly MOVIE	Narrator
1944	Resisting Enemy Interrogation MOVIE	American Pilot at Headquarters
1943	Nearly Eighteen MOVIE	Eddie
1943	Corvette K-225 MOVIE	RCAL Wireless Operator
1943	Two Tickets to London MOVIE	Sailor (uncredited)
1943	Action in the North Atlantic MOVIE	Navy Pilot (uncredited)
1943	All by Myself MOVIE	Buck
1943	Reconnaissance Pilot MOVIE	Jocular Officer
1942	So You Think You Need Glasses MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1942	So You Want to Give Up Smoking MOVIE	Joe McDoakes
1942	Criminal Investigator MOVIE	Powers
1942	Man From Headquarters MOVIE	Weeks, Reporter
1941	New Wine MOVIE	Peppi
1940	Spring Parade MOVIE	Peasant (uncredited)
1940	City for Conquest MOVIE	Newsboy (uncredited)
1940	Sailor's Lady MOVIE	Sailor
1940	Saturday's Children MOVIE	Office Worker at Party (uncredited)
1940	The Fighting 69th MOVIE	Eddie Kearney (uncredited)
1939	Swanee River MOVIE	Ticket Taker
1939	A Child is Born MOVIE	Young Husband (uncredited)
1939	Dust Be My Destiny MOVIE	Man at Bank After Robbery (uncredited)
1939	Hell's Kitchen MOVIE	Usher (uncredited)
1939	Daughters Courageous MOVIE	Dancer (uncredited)
1938	Brother Rat MOVIE	Orderly
1938	Secrets of an Actress MOVIE	Flower Delivery Boy (uncredited)
1938	Women Are Like That MOVIE	Page (uncredited)
1938	Blondes at Work MOVIE	Third Newsboy (uncredited)
1938	Hollywood Hotel MOVIE	Casting Assistant (uncredited)
1932	The Death Kiss MOVIE	Bystander / Man Sitting on Curb

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