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George Furth

Acting

Born December 14, 1932 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died August 11, 2008

Also known as George Schweinfurth

Biography

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

Awards & recognition

  • Tony AwardBest Book of a Musical · 1971

Filmography38 titles

The Third Girl from the Left

1973as Zimmy

The Nanny

1993as Minister

Little House on the Prairie

1974as Hannibal Godfrey

All in the Family

1971as Whitney Fitzroy IV

The Odd Couple

1970as Harvey

Night Gallery

1969as Gillings (segment "The Little Black Bag")

I Dream of Jeannie

1965as Farnum

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962as Jack Terola

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

1993as Jedediah Bancroft

Happy Days

1974as Mr. Pinney

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969as Woodcock

Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...

2016as Self (archive footage)

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Farley Pressman

Batman

1966as Gallus

The Best Man

1964as Tom

Blazing Saddles

1974as Van Johnson

Original Cast Album: Company

1970as Self

Green Acres

1965

Sisters

L.A. Law

1986as Archie Briggs

Adam-12

1968as Tyler Finch

Merrily We Roll Along

2025Book, Musical, Writer

Wings

1990as Frank

The Boston Strangler

1968as Lyonel Brumley

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

1968as Murgatroyd

Oh, God!

1977as Briggs

Bulworth

1998as Older Man

Hooper

1978as Bidwell

F Troop

1965

The Man with Two Brains

1983as Timon

Games

1967as Terry

That Girl

1966

Shampoo

1975as Mr. Pettis

Goodbye Lover

1998as Mr. Merritt

Airport '77

1977as Gerald Lucas

Doctor Detroit

1983as Arthur Skridlow

A Rage to Live

1965as Paul Rutherford

MegaForce

1982as Professor Eggstrum