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George Fisher was a Hollywood gossip columnist and radio personality who worked for the Los Angeles Evening News and radio stations KCMJ, KFI, KFWB and KNX in his career. He also had columns in the movie magazines Modern Screen and Radio Mirror. He started his career in the newspaper business as a 15-year-old copy boy at the San Francisco Examiner, becoming a radio reporter broadcasting stories from the Examiner for radio station KYA. Both the newspaper and the radio station were owned by William Randolph Hearst. He continued as a radio broadcaster for 33 years. He has a star memorializing his radio career on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Birth Name
George William Fisher
Born
Saturday, 18 December 1909
Died
Wednesday, 09 December 1987
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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American Masters | Self | 1986 |
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
The Rockford Files | Talib's Muscle / Waugh | 1974 |
Mission: Impossible | Lieutenant | 1966 |
Two Rode Together | Bartender | 1961 |
A Star Is Born | George | 1954 |
The Whistler | Minor Role | 1954 |
Hard, Fast and Beautiful! | George Fisher - Announcer / George Fisher | 1951 |
Champagne for Caesar | Announcer | 1950 |
The Big Wheel | Announcer | 1949 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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American Masters | Self | 1986 |
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
The Rockford Files | Talib's Muscle / Waugh | 1974 |
Mission: Impossible | Lieutenant | 1966 |
Two Rode Together | Bartender | 1961 |
A Star Is Born | George | 1954 |
The Whistler | Minor Role | 1954 |
Hard, Fast and Beautiful! | George Fisher - Announcer / George Fisher | 1951 |
Champagne for Caesar | Announcer | 1950 |
The Big Wheel | Announcer | 1949 |
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight | Beauty Contest Announcer | 1949 |
The Corpse Came C.O.D. | George Fisher | 1947 |
Two Against the World | Radio Announcer | 1936 |