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. Description above from the Wikipedia article G. D. Spradlin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Godfather Part II

as Senator Pat Geary

Apocalypse Now

as General Corman

Ed Wood

as Reverend Lemon

The Long Kiss Goodnight

as President

The War of the Roses

as Harry Thurmont

Nick of Time

as Mystery Man

Columbo

as Martin Hammond

Tora! Tora! Tora!

as Cmdr. Maurice E. Curts (uncredited)

Bonanza

as Chip

Bonanza

as Jenks