George Sanders

George Sanders

Acting
Born 1906-07-03 - Died 1972-04-25Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Biography

George Henry Sanders (3 July 1906 – 25 April 1972) was a British film and television actor, singer-songwriter, music composer, and author. His career as an actor spanned over forty years. His heavy upper-class English accent and smooth bass voice often led him to be cast as sophisticated but villainous characters. He is perhaps best known as Jack Favell in Rebecca (1940), Scott ffolliott in Foreign Correspondent (1940, a rare heroic part), The Saran of Gaza in Samson and Delilah (1949), the most popular film of the year, Addison DeWitt in All About Eve (1950, for which he won an Oscar), Sir Brian De Bois-Guilbert in Ivanhoe (1952), King Richard the Lionheart in King Richard and the Crusaders (1954), Mr. Freeze in a two-parter episode of Batman (1966), the voice of the malevolent man-hating tiger Shere Khan in Disney's The Jungle Book (1967), the suave crimefighter The Falcon during the 1940s (a role eventually bequeathed to his elder brother, Tom Conway), and Simon Templar, The Saint, in five films made in the 1930s and 1940s.

Movies (126)

The Jungle Book
7.3

The Jungle Book

1967Movie7.3
Rebecca
7.9

Rebecca

1940Movie7.9
All About Eve
8.1

All About Eve

1950Movie8.1
Foreign Correspondent
7.0

Foreign Correspondent

1940Movie7.0
A Shot in the Dark
7.2

A Shot in the Dark

1964Movie7.2
The Black Swan
6.5

The Black Swan

1942Movie6.5
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
7.5

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

1947Movie7.5
The Kremlin Letter
5.9

The Kremlin Letter

1970Movie5.9
Ivanhoe
6.8

Ivanhoe

1952Movie6.8
The Lodger
6.5

The Lodger

1944Movie6.5
Doomwatch
6.1

Doomwatch

1972Movie6.1
The Picture of Dorian Gray
7.1

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1945Movie7.1
Samson and Delilah
6.6

Samson and Delilah

1949Movie6.6
The Strange Woman
6.2

The Strange Woman

1946Movie6.2
Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976Movie
Solomon and Sheba
6.4

Solomon and Sheba

1959Movie6.4
Village of the Damned
7.2

Village of the Damned

1960Movie7.2
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
6.1

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939Movie6.1
Never Say Goodbye
6.4

Never Say Goodbye

1956Movie6.4
Forever Amber
6.0

Forever Amber

1947Movie6.0
Journey to Italy
7.2

Journey to Italy

1954Movie7.2
A Date with the Falcon
6.5

A Date with the Falcon

1942Movie6.5
Sundown
5.5

Sundown

1941Movie5.5
A Scandal in Paris
6.4

A Scandal in Paris

1946Movie6.4
The Seventh Sin
5.4

The Seventh Sin

1957Movie5.4
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
5.7

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

1965Movie5.7
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
6.7

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

1996Movie6.7
Man Hunt
6.9

Man Hunt

1941Movie6.9
Hangover Square
7.0

Hangover Square

1945Movie7.0
Things to Come
6.5

Things to Come

1936Movie6.5
The Quiller Memorandum
5.9

The Quiller Memorandum

1966Movie5.9
Witness to Murder
6.3

Witness to Murder

1954Movie6.3
Death In Hollywood
6.8

Death In Hollywood

1990Movie6.8
International Settlement
6.0

International Settlement

1938Movie6.0
The Girl from Rio
4.8

The Girl from Rio

1969Movie4.8
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
5.7

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

1939Movie5.7
King Richard and the Crusaders
6.4

King Richard and the Crusaders

1954Movie6.4
Moonfleet
6.5

Moonfleet

1955Movie6.5
Call Me Madam
6.2

Call Me Madam

1953Movie6.2
Love Is News
6.3

Love Is News

1937Movie6.3
Lloyd's of London
7.3

Lloyd's of London

1936Movie7.3
Ecco
4.7

Ecco

1963Movie4.7
Endless Night
6.1

Endless Night

1972Movie6.1
While the City Sleeps
6.9

While the City Sleeps

1956Movie6.9
The Falcon's Brother
6.4

The Falcon's Brother

1942Movie6.4
Lured
6.3

Lured

1947Movie6.3
Warning Shot
6.4

Warning Shot

1967Movie6.4
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
7.2

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942Movie7.2
Action in Arabia
6.0

Action in Arabia

1944Movie6.0
In Search of the Castaways
6.5

In Search of the Castaways

1962Movie6.5
The Fan
6.0

The Fan

1949Movie6.0
Tales of Manhattan
6.4

Tales of Manhattan

1942Movie6.4
Rage in Heaven
6.4

Rage in Heaven

1941Movie6.4
The Saint's Double Trouble
6.0

The Saint's Double Trouble

1940Movie6.0
The Son of Monte Cristo
6.2

The Son of Monte Cristo

1940Movie6.2
The Gay Falcon
6.3

The Gay Falcon

1941Movie6.3
Bitter Sweet
6.0

Bitter Sweet

1940Movie6.0
The Moon and Sixpence
6.3

The Moon and Sixpence

1942Movie6.3
This Land Is Mine
7.1

This Land Is Mine

1943Movie7.1
The Scarlet Coat
6.6

The Scarlet Coat

1955Movie6.6
The King's Thief
6.2

The King's Thief

1955Movie6.2
Assignment: Paris
5.9

Assignment: Paris

1952Movie5.9
A Touch of Larceny
6.0

A Touch of Larceny

1960Movie6.0
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
6.2

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

1947Movie6.2
Four Men and a Prayer
6.5

Four Men and a Prayer

1938Movie6.5
Jupiter's Darling
4.9

Jupiter's Darling

1955Movie4.9
Disney's Greatest Villains

Disney's Greatest Villains

1977Movie
Green Hell
4.5

Green Hell

1940Movie4.5
The Falcon Takes Over
6.3

The Falcon Takes Over

1942Movie6.3
Nurse Edith Cavell
6.6

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939Movie6.6
Death of a Scoundrel
6.0

Death of a Scoundrel

1956Movie6.0
Her Cardboard Lover
4.9

Her Cardboard Lover

1942Movie4.9
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
6.2

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

1945Movie6.2
Allegheny Uprising
5.9

Allegheny Uprising

1939Movie5.9
Summer Storm
5.7

Summer Storm

1944Movie5.7
The Last Voyage
6.2

The Last Voyage

1960Movie6.2
The Body Stealers
4.8

The Body Stealers

1969Movie4.8
Slave Ship
5.1

Slave Ship

1937Movie5.1
The Saint Takes Over
6.7

The Saint Takes Over

1940Movie6.7
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
6.0

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

1936Movie6.0
The Night of the Assassin
7.0

The Night of the Assassin

1970Movie7.0
Quiet Please, Murder
7.0

Quiet Please, Murder

1943Movie7.0
Black Jack
6.0

Black Jack

1950Movie6.0
Cone of Silence
6.8

Cone of Silence

1960Movie6.8
The Rebel
7.8

The Rebel

1961Movie7.8
The Best House in London
4.0

The Best House in London

1969Movie4.0
The House of the Seven Gables
7.0

The House of the Seven Gables

1940Movie7.0
The Whole Truth
5.8

The Whole Truth

1958Movie5.8
From the Earth to the Moon
5.3

From the Earth to the Moon

1958Movie5.3
Dark Purpose
6.3

Dark Purpose

1964Movie6.3
The Outsider
6.0

The Outsider

1939Movie6.0
That Kind of Woman
6.2

That Kind of Woman

1959Movie6.2
Trunk to Cairo
6.3

Trunk to Cairo

1966Movie6.3
So This Is London
9.0

So This Is London

1939Movie9.0
Operation Snatch
7.0

Operation Snatch

1962Movie7.0
Rendezvous
6.3

Rendezvous

1961Movie6.3
Laura
9.7

Laura

1955Movie9.7
Five Golden Hours
7.3

Five Golden Hours

1961Movie7.3
Lancer Spy
6.0

Lancer Spy

1937Movie6.0
Good Times
5.2

Good Times

1967Movie5.2
The Cracksman
6.6

The Cracksman

1963Movie6.6
One Step to Hell
7.5

One Step to Hell

1968Movie7.5
That Certain Feeling
5.6

That Certain Feeling

1956Movie5.6
The Saint In Palm Springs
6.1

The Saint In Palm Springs

1941Movie6.1
They Came to Blow Up America
6.8

They Came to Blow Up America

1943Movie6.8
Footsteps on the Ceiling

Footsteps on the Ceiling

2013Movie
The Light Touch
6.3

The Light Touch

1951Movie6.3
Laura
5.7

Laura

1968Movie5.7
Cairo
5.1

Cairo

1963Movie5.1
The Bitter Waters

The Bitter Waters

1956Movie
The Saint Strikes Back
5.8

The Saint Strikes Back

1939Movie5.8
A Brief Encounter with the Rossellini Family
10.0

A Brief Encounter with the Rossellini Family

1953Movie10.0
The Lady Escapes
7.0

The Lady Escapes

1937Movie7.0
Psychomania
5.5

Psychomania

1973Movie5.5
Love, Life and Laughter
7.0

Love, Life and Laughter

1934Movie7.0
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
6.0

I Can Get It for You Wholesale

1951Movie6.0
Appointment in Berlin
7.1

Appointment in Berlin

1943Movie7.1
The Dream

The Dream

1956Movie
The Saint in London
5.8

The Saint in London

1939Movie5.8
The Golden Head
6.0

The Golden Head

1964Movie6.0
Paris After Dark
6.1

Paris After Dark

1943Movie6.1
Dishonour Bright
6.5

Dishonour Bright

1936Movie6.5
F.B.I. Operation Baalbeck
6.0

F.B.I. Operation Baalbeck

1964Movie6.0
Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons
6.4

Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons

1960Movie6.4
World by Night
7.0

World by Night

1960Movie7.0
The Candy Man
5.0

The Candy Man

1969Movie5.0

TV Shows (17)

Mission: Impossible
7.6

Mission: Impossible

1966Series7.6
Batman
7.3

Batman

1966Series7.3
What's My Line?
7.0

What's My Line?

1950Series7.0
Daniel Boone
7.0

Daniel Boone

1964Series7.0
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948Series6.8
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964Series7.2
The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955Series6.0
The Bob Hope Show
7.0

The Bob Hope Show

1950Series7.0
Studio 57
7.5

Studio 57

1954Series7.5
Checkmate
4.8

Checkmate

1960Series4.8
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
6.4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956Series6.4
Screen Director's Playhouse
7.0

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955Series7.0
The Rogues
8.0

The Rogues

1964Series8.0
The Jimmy Durante Show
10.0

The Jimmy Durante Show

1954Series10.0
General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

1953Series6.8
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951Series7.2
The George Sanders Mystery Theater
8.0

The George Sanders Mystery Theater

1957Series8.0