Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

145

Gender

Male

Birthday

1906-07-03

Day of Death

1972-04-25 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Also Known As

George Sanders

Biography

George Henry Sanders (3 July 1906 – 25 April 1972) was a British film and television actor, singer-songwriter, music composer, and author. His career as an actor spanned over forty years. His heavy upper-class English accent and smooth bass voice often led him to be cast as sophisticated but villainous characters. He is perhaps best known as Jack Favell in Rebecca (1940), Scott ffolliott in Foreign Correspondent (1940, a rare heroic part), The Saran of Gaza in Samson and Delilah (1949), the most popular film of the year, Addison DeWitt in All About Eve (1950, for which he won an Oscar), Sir Brian De Bois-Guilbert in Ivanhoe (1952), King Richard the Lionheart in King Richard and the Crusaders (1954), Mr. Freeze in a two-parter episode of Batman (1966), the voice of the malevolent man-hating tiger Shere Khan in Disney's The Jungle Book (1967), the suave crimefighter The Falcon during the 1940s (a role eventually bequeathed to his elder brother, Tom Conway), and Simon Templar, The Saint, in five films made in the 1930s and 1940s.

Known For

Acting

Rebecca

1940

Rebecca

as

Jack Favell

A Shot in the Dark

1964

A Shot in the Dark

as

Benjamin Ballon

All About Eve

1950

All About Eve

as

Addison DeWitt

Things to Come

1936

Things to Come

as

Celestial Body (uncredited)

Journey to Italy

1954

Journey to Italy

as

Alexander 'Alex' Joyce

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

1996

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

as

Self (archive footage)

Lured

1947

Lured

as

Robert Fleming

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

1947

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

as

Miles Fairley

Man Hunt

1941

Man Hunt

as

Major Quive-Smith

Village of the Damned

1960

Village of the Damned

as

Gordon Zellaby

Rage in Heaven

1941

Rage in Heaven

as

Ward Andrews

Foreign Correspondent

1940

Foreign Correspondent

as

Scott ffolliott

The Jungle Book

1967

The Jungle Book

as

Shere Khan the Tiger (voice)

Ivanhoe

1952

Ivanhoe

as

De Bois-Guilbert

The Strange Woman

1946

The Strange Woman

as

John Evered

Tales of Manhattan

1942

Tales of Manhattan

as

Williams

In Search of the Castaways

1962

In Search of the Castaways

as

Thomas Ayerton

Endless Night

1972

Endless Night

as

Andrew Lippincott

The House of the Seven Gables

1940

The House of the Seven Gables

as

Jaffrey Pyncheon

The Lodger

1944

The Lodger

as

Inspector John Warwick

Hangover Square

1945

Hangover Square

as

Dr. Allan Middleton

Quiet Please, Murder

1943

Quiet Please, Murder

as

Jim Fleg

The Black Swan

1942

The Black Swan

as

Captain Billy Leech

Moonfleet

1955

Moonfleet

as

Lord James Ashwood

Samson and Delilah

1949

Samson and Delilah

as

The Saran of Gaza

Solomon and Sheba

1959

Solomon and Sheba

as

Adonijah

While the City Sleeps

1956

While the City Sleeps

as

Mark Loving

The Girl from Rio

1969

The Girl from Rio

as

Sir Masius

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

1945

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

as

Harry Melville Quincey

Witness to Murder

1954

Witness to Murder

as

Albert Richter

A Date with the Falcon

1942

A Date with the Falcon

as

Gay Lawrence / The Falcon

Allegheny Uprising

1939

Allegheny Uprising

as

Captain Swanson

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

as

Sir Arthur Blake

The Last Voyage

1960

The Last Voyage

as

Capitaine Robert Adams

Death of a Scoundrel

1956

Death of a Scoundrel

as

Clementi Sabourin

The Falcon's Brother

1942

The Falcon's Brother

as

Gaylord "Gay" Lawrence

The Gay Falcon

1941

The Gay Falcon

as

Gay Laurence / The Falcon

The Falcon Takes Over

1942

The Falcon Takes Over

as

Gay Lawrence

From the Earth to the Moon

1958

From the Earth to the Moon

as

Stuyvesant Nicholl

This Land Is Mine

1943

This Land Is Mine

as

George Lambert

The Saint's Double Trouble

1940

The Saint's Double Trouble

as

Simon Templar

The Kremlin Letter

1970

The Kremlin Letter

as

Warlock

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1945

The Picture of Dorian Gray

as

Lord Henry Wotton

Call Me Madam

1953

Call Me Madam

as

Cosmo Constantine

The Quiller Memorandum

1966

The Quiller Memorandum

as

Gibbs

The Saint Strikes Back

1939

The Saint Strikes Back

as

Simon Templar

Psychomania

1973

Psychomania

as

Shadwell

Appointment in Berlin

1943

Appointment in Berlin

as

Keith Wilson

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

1939

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

as

Eric Norvel

The Son of Monte Cristo

1940

The Son of Monte Cristo

as

Gurko Lanen

King Richard and the Crusaders

1954

King Richard and the Crusaders

as

King Richard I

Summer Storm

1944

Summer Storm

as

Fedja Michailovitch Petroff

Lloyd's of London

1936

Lloyd's of London

as

Everett Stacy

Five Golden Hours

1961

Five Golden Hours

as

Mr. Bing

The Saint Takes Over

1940

The Saint Takes Over

as

Simon Templar

I Can Get It for You Wholesale

1951

I Can Get It for You Wholesale

as

J F Noble

The Moon and Sixpence

1942

The Moon and Sixpence

as

Charles Strickland

The Saint In Palm Springs

1941

The Saint In Palm Springs

as

Simon Templar

The Saint in London

1939

The Saint in London

as

Simon Templar

Sundown

1941

Sundown

as

Major A.L. Coombes

Assignment: Paris

1952

Assignment: Paris

as

Nicholas Strang

A Touch of Larceny

1960

A Touch of Larceny

as

Sir Charles Holland

Action in Arabia

1944

Action in Arabia

as

Michael Gordon

Warning Shot

1967

Warning Shot

as

Calvin York

The King's Thief

1955

The King's Thief

as

King Charles II

Her Cardboard Lover

1942

Her Cardboard Lover

as

Tony Barling

The Rebel

1961

The Rebel

as

Sir Charles Broward

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

1965

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

as

The Banker

Bitter Sweet

1940

Bitter Sweet

as

Baron Von Tranisch

Forever Amber

1947

Forever Amber

as

King Charles II

Dark Purpose

1964

Dark Purpose

as

Raymond Fontaine

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

as

Franz Schlager

The Night of the Assassin

1970

The Night of the Assassin

as

General Downes

Lancer Spy

1937

Lancer Spy

as

Baron Kurt von Rohback / Lt. Michael Bruce

The Body Stealers

1969

The Body Stealers

as

Gen. Armstrong

Doomwatch

1972

Doomwatch

as

The Admiral

Jupiter's Darling

1955

Jupiter's Darling

as

Fabius Maximus

Four Men and a Prayer

1938

Four Men and a Prayer

as

Wyatt Leigh

The Whole Truth

1958

The Whole Truth

as

Carliss

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

1947

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

as

Georges Duroy

A Scandal in Paris

1946

A Scandal in Paris

as

Eugéne François Vidocq

Laura

1968

Laura

as

Waldo Lydecker

The Fan

1949

The Fan

as

Lord Robert Darlington

Green Hell

1940

Green Hell

as

Forrester

Cairo

1963

Cairo

as

The Major

That Certain Feeling

1956

That Certain Feeling

as

Larry Larkin

Slave Ship

1937

Slave Ship

as

Lefty

Never Say Goodbye

1956

Never Say Goodbye

as

Victor

The Seventh Sin

1957

The Seventh Sin

as

Tim Waddington

Trunk to Cairo

1966

Trunk to Cairo

as

Professor Schlieben

The Scarlet Coat

1955

The Scarlet Coat

as

Dr. Jonathan Odell

The Light Touch

1951

The Light Touch

as

Felix Guignol

One Step to Hell

1968

One Step to Hell

as

Captain Walter Phillips

That Kind of Woman

1959

That Kind of Woman

as

A.L.

Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons

1960

Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons

as

Henri Landru

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

1986

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as

Self (from All About Eve [1950]) (archive footage)

International Settlement

1938

International Settlement

as

Del Forbes

Paris After Dark

1943

Paris After Dark

as

Dr. Andre Marbel

Cone of Silence

1960

Cone of Silence

as

Sir Arnold Hobbes

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939

Nurse Edith Cavell

as

Capt. Heinrichs

The Best House in London

1969

The Best House in London

as

Sir Francis Leybourne

The Cracksman

1963

The Cracksman

as

Guv'nor

They Came to Blow Up America

1943

They Came to Blow Up America

as

Carl Steelman / Ernst Reiter

F.B.I. Operation Baalbeck

1964

F.B.I. Operation Baalbeck

as

Principe Makowski

Dishonour Bright

1936

Dishonour Bright

as

Lisle

Good Times

1967

Good Times

as

Mordicus

Black Jack

1950

Black Jack

as

Mike Alexander

Love, Life and Laughter

1934

Love, Life and Laughter

as

Singer in Public Bar

The Lady Escapes

1937

The Lady Escapes

as

Rene Blanchard

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

1936

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

as

Indifference - a God

Ecco

1963

Ecco

as

Narrator

So This Is London

1939

So This Is London

as

Dr. de Reseke

The Golden Head

1964

The Golden Head

as

The Outsider

1939

The Outsider

as

Anton Ragatzy

Love Is News

1937

Love Is News

as

Count Andre de Guyon

Operation Snatch

1962

Operation Snatch

as

Maj. Hobson

The Candy Man

1969

The Candy Man

as

Sidney Carter

Rendezvous

1961

Rendezvous

as

Kellermann

A Brief Encounter with the Rossellini Family

1953

A Brief Encounter with the Rossellini Family

as

Self

Laura

1955

Laura

as

Waldo Lydecker

Footsteps on the Ceiling

2013

Footsteps on the Ceiling

as

Addison DeWitt (archive footage)

The Dream

1956

The Dream

as

Baron

The Bitter Waters

1956

The Bitter Waters

as

Charles Ferris

Disney's Greatest Villains

1977

Disney's Greatest Villains

as

Shere Khan (voice) (archive footage)

Batman

Batman

as

Mister Freeze

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Dr. Grissom

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as

Armand Anderssarian

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Col. Roger Barr

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

John York

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as

Self

The George Sanders Mystery Theater

The George Sanders Mystery Theater

as

Host

The Jimmy Durante Show

The Jimmy Durante Show

as

Self

The Rogues

The Rogues

as

Leonard Carvel

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

William Clark

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Major Watkins

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

as

Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

Checkmate

Checkmate

as

Richard Gilmore

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as

G. Emory Partridge

Screen Director's Playhouse

Screen Director's Playhouse

as

Charles Ferris

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Panelist

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as

Waldo Lydecker

Studio 57

Studio 57

as

Dr. Grissom

Production

Crew

Directing