G.D. Spradlin

Career timeline

1. 1920 · Born

   Born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, USA

2. 1951 · Screen debut

   Hallmark Hall of Fame (TV)

3. 1971 · Breakthrough

   Columbo (TV)

4. 1972 · Directing debut

   Outside In (Movie)

5. 1972 · First production

   The Only Way Home (Movie)

6. 1999 · Latest release

   Dick (Movie)

7. 2011 · Died

   July 24, 2011

Career in numbers

2 1950s

11 1960s

24 1970s

12 1980s

15 1990s

• Drama44
• Crime17
• Tv Movie13
• Western12
• Comedy11
• Mystery7

Highest-rated title The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 1992 8.9 Most popular title Columbo 1971 8.1

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside G.D. Spradlin in our catalogue.

Lee Strasberg

2 titles together

John Cazale

2 titles together

Al Pacino

2 titles together

Robert Duvall

2 titles together

1. 1999 Dick as Ben Bradlee 6.0 Movie
2. 1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight as President 6.6 Movie
3. 1996 Dark Skies 7.2 TV
4. 1996 Dark Skies as Elliot P. Grantham / Patient Zero Movie
5. 1996 Riders of the Purple Sage as Pastor Dyer Movie
6. 1995 Nick of Time as Mystery Man 6.2 Movie
7. 1995 Canadian Bacon as R.J. Hacker 5.7 Movie
8. 1994 Ed Wood as Reverend Lemon 7.5 Movie
9. 1994 Clifford as Parker Davis 5.2 Movie
10. 1993 Telling Secrets as Walter Jefferson Movie
11. 1992 The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 as Senator Pat Geary 8.9 Movie
12. 1992 Intruders as General Hanley 6.8 TV
13. 1992 Cruel Doubt as George Bates TV
14. 1991 Carolina Skeletons as Hiram Stoker Movie
15. 1991 Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance as Chief Hogan Movie
16. 1989 The War of the Roses as Harry Thurmont 6.9 Movie
17. 1988 War and Remembrance as Raymond A. Spruance 7.8 TV
18. 1987 Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder as Franklin Bradshaw TV
19. 1986 Houston: The Legend of Texas as President Andrew Jackson Movie
20. 1986 Resting Place as Sam Jennings Movie
21. 1984 Call to Glory as General Thornton Movie
22. 1984 Tank as Sheriff Buelton 5.7 Movie
23. 1983 The Lords of Discipline as Gen. Bentley Durrell 6.6 Movie
24. 1982 Wrong Is Right as Philindros 5.6 Movie
25. 1981 The Greatest American Hero 7.2 TV
26. 1980 The Formula as Arthur Clements 5.5 Movie
27. 1980 The Jayne Mansfield Story as Gerald Conway 6.0 Movie
28. 1979 North Dallas Forty as B. A. Strothers 6.7 Movie
29. 1979 Apocalypse Now as General Corman 8.3 Movie
30. 1978 And I Alone Survived as Bob Elder Movie
31. 1978 Maneaters Are Loose! as Gordon Hale Movie
32. 1977 Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television as Sen. Patrick Geary 8.6 TV
33. 1977 MacArthur as General Eichelberger 6.2 Movie
34. 1977 One on One as Coach Smith 5.9 Movie
35. 1977 The November Plan as Gen. Winfield Movie
36. 1976 Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II as Sen. Dillon TV
37. 1976 City of Angels TV
38. 1975 Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley as Military Judge Movie
39. 1974 The Godfather Part II as Senator Pat Geary 8.6 Movie
40. 1972 Kung Fu as Lucas Bass 7.7 TV
41. 1972 Search TV
42. 1972 The Only Way Home as Philip Movie
43. 1971 Columbo as Martin Hammond 8.1 TV
44. 1971 The Hunting Party as Sam Bayard 6.2 Movie
45. 1971 Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? as Reverend Foster Movie
46. 1971 Alias Smith and Jones 6.9 TV
47. 1970 Monte Walsh as Hal Henderson 6.3 Movie
48. 1970 Zabriskie Point as Lee's Associate 7.0 Movie
49. 1970 Dial Hot Line as Dr. Stone Movie
50. 1970 Tora! Tora! Tora! as Cmdr. Maurice E. Curts (uncredited) 7.2 Movie
51. 1969 Hell's Angels '69 as Detective Movie
52. 1969 Number One as Doctor Tristler Movie
53. 1968 Adam-12 as Joe Johnson 7.0 TV
54. 1968 The Outsider TV
55. 1968 It Takes a Thief as Col. Collins 7.2 TV
56. 1968 El juicio as Kermin Movie
57. 1967 Will Penny as Anse Howard 6.7 Movie
58. 1967 Cimarron Strip TV
59. 1966 Pistols 'n' Petticoats TV
60. 1965 The Big Valley as Rhodes 6.2 TV
61. 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV
62. 1959 Bonanza as Chip 7.5 TV
63. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Sam TV

1. 1972 The Only Way Home Movie
2. 1972 Outside In Movie

1. 1972 The Only Way Home Movie

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