George Cisar
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George Cisar (July 28, 1912 — June 13, 1979) was an American actor who performed in more than one hundred roles in two decades as a character actor in film and television, often in prominent Hollywood productions. He frequently played background parts such as policemen or bartenders.
In 1949, Cisar co-starred with a young Mike Wallace in the short-lived police drama Stand By for Crime. Among Cisar's more frequent roles was from 1960 to 1963 as Sgt. Theodore Mooney in thirty-one episodes of CBS's Dennis the Menace. Oddly, series co-star Gale Gordon took the name "Theodore Mooney" and added the middle initial "J." for his character, Theodore J. Mooney, a tough-minded banker on Lucille Ball's second sitcom, The Lucy Show.[1]
Cisar portrayed character Donald Hollinger's father in That Girl, the Marlo Thomas sitcom which aired on ABC, and Cyrus Tankersley on CBS's The Andy Griffith Show and its sequel Mayberry, R.F.D.
Unbilled in his first film, 1948's Call Northside 777, he was credited at the bottom of the cast list in his next feature, 1949's Johnny Holiday. His final film appearance, also near the end of the list, was as Joe the barber in the 1970 Southern racial drama, ...tick...tick...tick....
Nine years later, Cisar died in Los Angeles, at the age of 66 CLR
Known for
Perry Mason
Neighbor
Perry Mason
Bartender
Perry Mason
Mr. Wickett
Bonanza
Watch Salesman (uncredited)
The Andy Griffith Show
Sheriff Mitchell
The Andy Griffith Show
Cyrus Tankersley
Lassie
Mr. Bates
The Beverly Hillbillies
Police Sergeant
Maverick
Bartender (uncredited)
Ironside
George Tubbs
Mannix
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Hogan's Heroes
General Boland
The Virginian
George
Have Gun, Will Travel
Matt Perk
Have Gun, Will Travel
Marshal
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
White
Leave It to Beaver
The Postman
Dragnet
Tad Whitney
Dragnet
George Ammen
The Addams Family
Montrose
My Three Sons
Giles
Petticoat Junction
Mr. Blake
Petticoat Junction
Boo Boo Webster
Gunsmoke
Townsman (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
Whiskey Drummer
The Untouchables
Sgt. Gallivan (uncredited)
The Untouchables
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Untouchables
George Sherburn
The Donna Reed Show
Baxter
Surfside 6
Cable
Dennis the Menace
Sgt. Theodore Mooney
Bat Masterson
Sheriff
My Favorite Martian
Patrolman #1
My Favorite Martian
Policeman
The Monkees
Reporter #1
The Monkees
Reporter
Tombstone Territory
Jeb Crowley
The Detectives
Mac
The Ford Television Theatre
Mr. McCabe
The Ford Television Theatre
Santa Claus
The Ford Television Theatre
The Abductors
Officers of the Law
The Werewolf
Hoxie
Lock-Up
Joe the Bartender
Mayberry R.F.D.
Cyrus Tankersley
Chicago Confidential
Manager of the Green Dragon Nightclub (uncredited)
Call Northside 777
Policeman (uncredited)
State Trooper
Hotel Manager
Public Defender
Attorney
The Gale Storm Show
Johnny Cool
George, a Bartender
Black Saddle
Kelly
The Life Of Riley
Sparky
87th Precinct
Mr. Starr
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Doctor
Broken Arrow
Bud Holmes
The Lieutenant
Jerry Walters
Some Came Running
Hubie Nelson (uncredited)
The Walter Winchell File
Patrolman Robert Kislak
The Walter Winchell File
Cannon
The Walter Winchell File
The Brothers Rico
Viva Las Vegas
Manager of Swingers (uncredited)
Peter Loves Mary
First Official
Edge of Eternity
Used Car Salesman
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Joe - Barber
Elmer Gantry
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Emergency Hospital
Mr. Fanmorn (uncredited)
Vice Raid
Mob Boss Marty Heffner
Batman
Rumpot in Window (uncredited)
5 Against the House
Casino Guard (uncredited)
Married Too Young
Miltie
The Wonderful World of Disney
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of Disney
Herman (uncredited)
Harbor Command
Danner
The Cara Williams Show
Policeman
Casey Jones
Passenger (uncredited)
Nightfall
Bus Driver (uncredited)
The Harder They Fall
Fight Manager (uncredited)
The Buckskin Lady
Cranston
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Fence (uncredited)
The Giant Claw
Admonishing Man on Airliner (uncredited)
Designing Woman
Card Player (uncredited)
Teacher's Pet
Bongo Club Patron (uncredited)
Passport to Danger
Cliff Harding
Attack of the Giant Leeches
Lem Sawyer
The Glass Bottom Boat
Fat Man (uncredited)
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Drunken Townsman (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
The Split
Charlie (uncredited)
I, Mobster
Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Shadow on the Window
Proprietor (uncredited)
Teen-Age Crime Wave
Fred
Jet Attack
Col. Catlett
The Crooked Web
Don Gillen (uncredited)
Inside Detroit
A Very Special Favor
Conventioneer at Hotel (uncredited)
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
Joe Flake
Terror At Black Falls
Crowley
Don't Knock The Rock
Tom Everett - Influential Citizen
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Cop (uncredited)
A House Is Not a Home
Dr. Saunders
Johnny Holiday
Barney Duggan
Cell 2455 Death Row
Police Captain
The Banker Buys a Car
Prospect