Biography
George Shephard Houghton (June 4, 1914 – December 15, 2016) was an American actor and dancer, who appeared mainly in small uncredited roles in films from 1927 until 1976, but also guested on numerous TV series. He had small roles in Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz. At the time of his death in 2016 he was the oldest known surviving cast or crew member from both movies.
Filmography
all 67
Movies 63
TV Shows 4
Audience Member (uncredited)
Silent Movie (1976)
Movie
4
Party Guest (uncredited)
Columbo (1971)
TV
5.78
Bystander (uncredited)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
Movie
5.42
Student (uncredited)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
TV
6.67
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Topaz (1969)
Movie
6
Dancer / Singer (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Movie
1
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Hellfighters (1968)
Movie
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Movie
8
Dr. Denton
Batman (1966)
TV
5
Intern (uncredited)
Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
Movie
Sam Scheffing (uncredited)
Send Me No Flowers (1964)
Movie
Fisherman (uncredited)
Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
Movie
6
Agent
Espionage Target: You (1964)
Movie
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)
Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
Sammy, the Way-Out Seal (1962)
Movie
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Lover Come Back (1961)
Movie
6
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Movie
5
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)
Movie
Slave (uncredited)
Spartacus (1960)
Movie
4
Townsman (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Movie
5.75
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Seven Thieves (1960)
Movie
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Movie
6.59
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah (1958)
Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey (1957)
Movie
The Devil's Hairpin (1957)
Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
Portland Exposé (1957)
Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
Movie
Union Member (uncredited)
The Garment Jungle (1957)
Movie
Bit Role (uncredited)
Man Afraid (1957)
Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)
Movie
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Movie
4.67
Party Guest (uncredited)
High Society (1956)
Movie
6
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
Movie
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Customer
So You Want a Model Railroad (1955)
Movie
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Phffft (1954)
Movie
Club Patron (uncredited)
The Stooge (1951)
Movie
Pedestrian (uncredited)
He Ran All the Way (1951)
Movie
Buccaneer's Girl (1950)
Movie
Casino Patron (uncredited)
The Lady Gambles (1949)
Movie
Moonrise (1948)
Movie
Dude Ranch Guest (uncredited)
The Golden Eye (1948)
Movie
5.3
Orderly (uncredited)
Tap Roots (1948)
Movie
Nightclub Patron
Lured (1947)
Movie
Casino Patron (uncredited)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Movie
3.5
Specialty Dancer (Uncredited)
Black Angel (1946)
Movie
Doorman (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
Movie
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Movie
3.17
Dancer / Soldier (uncredited)
For Me and My Gal (1942)
Movie
German Soldier (uncredited)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Movie
3.5
Officer Dancer (uncredited)
In the Navy (1941)
Movie
3.5
Chorus Boy (Uncredited)
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
Movie
Chorus Boy
Too Many Girls (1940)
Movie
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Boom Town (1940)
Movie
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James (1940)
Movie
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
Movie
Southern Dandy (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Movie
5.55
Circus Patron (uncredited)
At the Circus (1939)
Movie
3.5
Young Recruit
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
Movie
Burgundian Knight
If I Were King (1938)
Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Topper (1937)
Movie
4.25
Stand In
Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)
Movie
Club Patron (uncredited)
Libeled Lady (1936)
Movie
6.33
Cadet (uncredited)
Flirtation Walk (1934)
Movie
Russian Youth (uncredited)
The Last Command (1928)
Movie
Underworld (1927)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.36
Based on 1.48 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1927
1942
1955
1947
1976
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1914-06-04
Deathday2016-12-15 (102 years old)
Birth PlaceSalt Lake City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsGeorge Shephard "Shep" Houghton, George Shephard Houghton
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