Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-12-14

Deathday

2008-08-11 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

George Schweinfurth

George Furth

Biography

George Furth (born George Schweinfurth; December 14, 1932 – August 11, 2008) was an American librettist, playwright, and actor.

Known For

7.6%

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Sep 23, 1969

7.2%

Blazing Saddles

Feb 7, 1974

7.9%

Little House on the Prairie

Sep 11, 1974

7.8%

I Dream of Jeannie

Sep 18, 1965

6.2%

The Cannonball Run

Jun 19, 1981

7.3%

Batman

Jan 12, 1966

6.2%

The Man with Two Brains

Jun 10, 1983

7.6%

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Jan 1, 1993

7.5%

Murder, She Wrote

Sep 30, 1984

7.5%

Murder, She Wrote

Sep 30, 1984

7.5%

Murder, She Wrote

Sep 30, 1984

5.6%

Airport '77

Mar 11, 1977

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Acting

2016

Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened... as Self (archive footage)

2001

The Broad Side

1999

Goodbye Lover as Mr. Merritt

1998

Bulworth as Older Man

1993

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Jedediah Bancroft

1991

Sisters

1990

Wings as Frank

1988

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz as George Furth

1987

CBS Summer Playhouse as Rip

1986

L.A. Law as Archie Briggs

1984		Murder, She Wrote as Farley Pressman
1984		Murder, She Wrote as Fred Owens
1984		Murder, She Wrote as Jerry Bozell

1983		The Man with Two Brains as Timon
1983		Doctor Detroit as Arthur Skridlow

1982		Young Doctors in Love as The Patients - Disgusting Looking Patient
1982		MegaForce as Professor Eggstrum

1981

The Cannonball Run as A.F. Foyt

1980

The Scarlett O'Hara War as George Cukor

1978

Hooper as Bidwell

1977		Oh, God! as Briggs
1977		Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging as Conroy
1977		Airport '77 as Gerald Lucas

1976		Norman... Is That You? as Mr. Sukara
1976		The Dumplings as Frederic Steele

1975		Ellery Queen
1975		Shampoo as Mr. Pettis
1975		Let's Switch! as Sidney King
1975		For the Use of the Hall as Martin

1974		Little House on the Prairie
1974		Blazing Saddles as Van Johnson
1974		Happy Days as Mr. Pinney

1973		What Are Best Friends For? as Barry Chambers
1973		The Third Girl from the Left as Zimmy

1971		Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? as Fletcher
1971		All in the Family as Whitney Fitzroy IV

1970		Night Gallery as Gillings (segment "The Little Black Bag")
1970		Tales of Washington Irving as Ichabod Crane (voice)
1970		Original Cast Album: Company as Self
1970		The Odd Couple as Harvey
1970		The Odd Couple as Belkin
1970		Myra Breckinridge as Charlie Flager Jr.

1969		Love, American Style as Phil
1969		Love, American Style as George
1969		Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as Woodcock
1969		The Debbie Reynolds Show

1968		The Boston Strangler as Lyonel Brumley
1968		The Good Guys
1968		Adam-12 as Tyler Finch
1968		What's So Bad About Feeling Good? as Murgatroyd
1968		P.J. as Sonny Silene
1968		How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life as Roger
1968		Nobody's Perfect as Hamner

1967		Games as Terry
1967		Tammy and the Millionaire as Dwayne Whitt
1967		The Cool Ones as Howie

1966		Fame Is the Name of the Game as Morgue Attendant
1966		The Monkees as Ronnie Farnsworth
1966		Felony Squad
1966		That Girl
1966		Batman as Gallus

1965		A Rage to Live as Paul Rutherford
1965		I Dream of Jeannie as Farnum
1965		Honey West as Sandy Corbin
1965		Tammy
1965		Laredo
1965		Green Acres
1965		F Troop
1965		Run for Your Life as Osborne Parquette III
1965		Run for Your Life as Arthur Neely
1965		A Very Special Favor as Pete

1964		Profiles in Courage as Stanley
1964		The New Interns as Dr. Phil Osterman
1964		The Best Man as Tom

1963

Arrest and Trial

1962		Going My Way
1962		The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Jack Terola
1962		The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Charlie

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Nominee

Writing

—		Merrily We Roll Along as Musical
—		Merrily We Roll Along as Writer

2013		Merrily We Roll Along as Book
2013		Merrily We Roll Along as Writer

2011		Company as Writer
2011		Company as Musical

2008		Company: A Musical Comedy as Writer
2008		Company: A Musical Comedy as Musical

1996		Company as Musical
1996		Company as Writer

1975

Twigs as Writer