Portrait of George Maharis

Acting

George Maharis

Career

Active from 1960 to 1993, with a break from 1983 to 1992, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Death to Sister Mary
Death to Sister Mary
GoodWatch score81/100

Characters

1

The characters George Maharis played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
George Maharis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    4.0, average 4.9
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Dilemmas 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Western 2
  • Violence 2
  • Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 43
Doppelganger
Doppelganger (1993)
GoodWatch score 43

as Mike Wallace

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 60
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Charlie Emmet Cosmo, Esq. / Alex Burton

The Master
The Master (1984)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Simon Garrett

The Sword and the Sorcerer
The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
GoodWatch score 53

as Machelli

Matt Houston
Matt Houston (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Dr. Charles Brockway

1970s

26 titles ยท average score 64
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island (1978)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Joe Capos

The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

Death to Sister Mary
Death to Sister Mary (1974)
GoodWatch score 81

as Mark Fields

Come Die with Me
Come Die with Me (1974)

as Walter Burr

Death in Space
Death in Space (1974)

as Dr. Dan Summit

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Ringer

Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Warren Davis

The Victim
The Victim (1972)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ben Chappel

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

The Most Deadly Game
The Most Deadly Game (1970)

TV show ยท as Jonathan Croft

The Last Day of the War
The Last Day of the War (1970)

as Sgt. Chips Slater

Night Gallery
Night Gallery (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Peter Lacland (segment "The Hand of Borgus Weems")

1960s

17 titles ยท average score 59
Land Raiders
Land Raiders (1969)
GoodWatch score 40

as Paul Cardenas

The Monk
The Monk (1969)

as Gus Monk

Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Curtis Haynes

The Desperados
The Desperados (1969)
GoodWatch score 38

as Jacob Galt

Escape to Mindanao
Escape to Mindanao (1968)

as Joe Walden

A Covenant with Death
A Covenant with Death (1967)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ben Lewis

The Happening
The Happening (1967)
GoodWatch score 57

as Taurus

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Thomas Bachman

The Satan Bug
The Satan Bug (1965)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lee Barrett

Sylvia
Sylvia (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

as Alan Macklin

Quick, Before It Melts
Quick, Before It Melts (1965)

as Peter Santelli

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Buz Murdock

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 71
Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Lundy / Johnny Gary

The Mugger
The Mugger (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

as Nicholas Grecco

Alcoa Theatre
Alcoa Theatre (1957)

TV show ยท as Johnny Cesare

The Phil Silvers Show
The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Seaman at Craps Game (uncredited)

Marty
Marty (1953)
GoodWatch score 79

as Dancer at the Club (uncredited)