Portrait of George Chesebro

Acting

George Chesebro

Career

Active from 1916 to 1975, with a break from 1955 to 1974, busiest in 1935 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

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George Chesebro Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    3.2, average 4.9
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 11
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Action-Packed 4
  • Frontier Justice 3
  • Good vs Evil 3
  • Old West 3
  • Early Cinema 3
  • Simple Narrative 2
  • 1930s Setting 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • 1930s Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

280
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
The Man Who Would Not Die
The Man Who Would Not Die (1975)

Writer

1950s

26 titles ยท average score 62
Pals and Gals
Pals and Gals (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

as Quirt

Last of the Comanches
Last of the Comanches (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Pete (uncredited)

Woman They Almost Lynched
Woman They Almost Lynched (1953)
GoodWatch score 58

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

as Doc Drummond

Junction City
Junction City (1952)

as Sheriff Jeff Clinton

Snake River Desperadoes
Snake River Desperadoes (1951)

as Josh Haverly (uncredited)

The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Streets of Ghost Town
Streets of Ghost Town (1950)

as Bill Donner

Gunslingers
Gunslingers (1950)

as Jeff Nugent

Texas Dynamo
Texas Dynamo (1950)

as Kroger

Trail of Robin Hood
Trail of Robin Hood (1950)
GoodWatch score 62

as George Chesebro

Frisco Tornado
Frisco Tornado (1950)

as Stage Guard

1940s

108 titles ยท average score 58
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (1949)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Doc Drummond

West of Sonora
West of Sonora (1948)

as Sheriff Jeff Clinton

Stage to Mesa City
Stage to Mesa City (1947)

as Tom Padgett

Return of the Lash
Return of the Lash (1947)

as Big Jim Kirby

The Fighting Vigilantes
The Fighting Vigilantes (1947)

as Price Taylor

Gentlemen With Guns
Gentlemen With Guns (1946)

as Ed Slade

Santa Fe Saddlemates
Santa Fe Saddlemates (1945)

as Fred Loder

The Phantom
The Phantom (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

as Marsden (uncredited)

Death Rides the Plains
Death Rides the Plains (1943)

as Trent

Wrangler's Roost
Wrangler's Roost (1941)

as Miller (Saloon Owner, Posing as Black Bart)

The Trail of the Silver Spurs
The Trail of the Silver Spurs (1941)

as The Gunman

Wild Horse Valley
Wild Horse Valley (1940)

as Henchman Raymer

1930s

117 titles ยท average score 57
Law of the Wolf
Law of the Wolf (1939)

as Duke Williams

Lucky Terror
Lucky Terror (1936)

as Jim Thornton

Roarin' Lead
Roarin' Lead (1936)

as Captain Gardner

The Phantom Cowboy
The Phantom Cowboy (1935)

as Buck Houston

The Whirlwind Rider
The Whirlwind Rider (1934)

as Frank Kellogg

The Border Menace
The Border Menace (1934)

as Chuck Adams

Rawhide Mail
Rawhide Mail (1934)

as Henchman Porky

Western Racketeers
Western Racketeers (1934)

as Fargo Roberts

Lucky Larrigan
Lucky Larrigan (1932)

as Rustler Mike

Mark of the Spur
Mark of the Spur (1932)

as John Beckett

Dynamite Denny
Dynamite Denny (1932)

as Yardmaster

Air Police
Air Police (1931)

as Curley - Joe's Henchman

1920s

16 titles ยท average score 52
Handcuffed
Handcuffed (1929)

as Detective

The Valiant
The Valiant (1929)
GoodWatch score 40

as Liberty Bondsman (uncredited)

Should a Girl Marry?
Should a Girl Marry? (1928)

as Jarvin

The Silent Avenger
The Silent Avenger (1927)

as Bill Garton

The Block Signal
The Block Signal (1926)

as Bert Steele

Money to Burn
Money to Burn (1926)

as Manuel Ortego

Wolf Blood
Wolf Blood (1925)
GoodWatch score 54

as Dick Bannister

Blind Circumstances
Blind Circumstances (1922)

as Silent Morse

The Diamond Queen
The Diamond Queen (1921)

as Bruce Weston

The Hope Diamond Mystery
The Hope Diamond Mystery (1921)

as John Gregge / Jean-Baptiste Tavanier

The Jungle Princess
The Jungle Princess (1920)

as Stanley Morton

The Lost City
The Lost City (1920)

as Stanley Morton

1910s

12 titles
The She Wolf
The She Wolf (1919)

as The Stranger

Riders of the Night
Riders of the Night (1918)

as Milt Derr

Hands Up
Hands Up (1918)

as 'Hands-Up' [Ep. 1-5]

The Risky Road
The Risky Road (1918)

as Robert Grant

Modern Love
Modern Love (1918)

as Wilbur Henderson

The Spirit of '76
The Spirit of '76 (1917)

as Walter Butler

Wild Sumac
Wild Sumac (1917)

as Jacques Fontaine

Broadway Arizona
Broadway Arizona (1917)

as John Keys

Mr. Opp
Mr. Opp (1917)

as Willard Hinton

Because of a Woman
Because of a Woman (1917)

as Allan Barrett

Indiscreet Corinne
Indiscreet Corinne (1917)

as Nicholas Fenwick

The Land Just Over Yonder
The Land Just Over Yonder (1916)

as William King