Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-08-31

Deathday

2011-07-24 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, USA

Also Known As

G.D. Spradlin

G. D. Spradlin

Biography

Gervase Duan Spradlin (August 31, 1920 – July 24, 2011) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive accent and voice, he often played devious authority figures.

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Known For

8.6%

The Godfather Part II

Dec 20, 1974

8.3%

Apocalypse Now

May 19, 1979

7.5%

Ed Wood

Sep 28, 1994

6.6%

The Long Kiss Goodnight

Oct 11, 1996

6.9%

The War of the Roses

Dec 8, 1989

6.2%

Nick of Time

Nov 22, 1995

8.1%

Columbo

Sep 15, 1971

7.1%

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Jan 26, 1970

7.5%

Bonanza

Sep 12, 1959

7.5%

Bonanza

Sep 12, 1959

7.1%

Zabriskie Point

Mar 26, 1970

5.9%

Dick

Aug 4, 1999

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Acting

1999

Dick as Ben Bradlee

1996		The Long Kiss Goodnight as President
1996		Dark Skies
1996		Dark Skies as Elliot P. Grantham / Patient Zero
1996		Riders of the Purple Sage as Pastor Dyer

1995		Nick of Time as Mystery Man
1995		Canadian Bacon as R.J. Hacker

1994		Ed Wood as Reverend Lemon
1994		Clifford as Parker Davis

1993

Telling Secrets as Walter Jefferson

1992		Intruders as General Hanley
1992		Cruel Doubt as George Bates

1991		Carolina Skeletons as Hiram Stoker
1991		Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance as Chief Hogan

1989

The War of the Roses as Harry Thurmont

1988

War and Remembrance

1987

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder as Franklin Bradshaw

1986		Houston: The Legend of Texas as President Andrew Jackson
1986		Resting Place as Sam Jennings

1984		Call to Glory as General Thornton
1984		Tank as Sheriff Buelton

1983

The Lords of Discipline as Gen. Bentley Durrell

1982

Wrong Is Right as Philindros

1981		The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic as Sen. Patrick Geary
1981		The Greatest American Hero

1980		The Formula as Arthur Clements
1980		The Jayne Mansfield Story as Gerald Conway

1979		North Dallas Forty as B. A. Strothers
1979		Apocalypse Now as General Corman

1978		And I Alone Survived as Bob Elder
1978		Maneaters Are Loose! as Gordon Hale

1977		Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television as Sen. Patrick Geary
1977		The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald as Witness / Doctor
1977		MacArthur as General Eichelberger
1977		One on One as Coach Smith
1977		The November Plan as Gen. Winfield

1976		Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II as Sen. Dillon
1976		City of Angels

1975

Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley as Military Judge

1974

The Godfather Part II as Senator Pat Geary

1972		Kung Fu
1972		Search
1972		The Only Way Home as Philip

1971		Columbo as Martin Hammond
1971		The Hunting Party as Sam Bayard
1971		Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? as Reverend Foster
1971		Alias Smith and Jones

1970		Monte Walsh as Hal Henderson
1970		Zabriskie Point as Lee's Associate
1970		Dial Hot Line as Dr. Stone
1970		Tora! Tora! Tora! as Cmdr. Maurice E. Curts (uncredited)

1969		Hell's Angels '69 as Detective
1969		Number One as Doctor Tristler

1968		Adam-12 as Joe Johnson
1968		The Outsider
1968		It Takes a Thief as Col. Collins
1968		El juicio as Kermin

1967		Will Penny as Anse Howard
1967		Mannix
1967		Cimarron Strip

1966

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1965

The Big Valley as Rhodes

1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1959		Bonanza as Chip
1959		Bonanza as Jenks

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Sam

Directing

1972		The Only Way Home as Director
1972		Outside In as Director

Production

1972

The Only Way Home as Producer