Biography
John George was a Syrian actor who came to the United States in 1912 via France. He appeared in numerous films beginning in 1916. Much later in his career he appeared in several television series. The vast majority of his roles throughout the years were uncredited bit parts.
Mr. George's original name was Tufei Filhela; on his 1925 United States citizenship naturalization Declaration of Intention document, he signed his name "Tufei Filhela known as John George". His surname was neither Filthela nor Fatella, as today sometimes is claimed.
Filmography
all 177
Movies 167
TV Shows 10
Townsman (uncredited)

One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
Movie
Vendor (uncredited)

Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Movie
Cheyenne Audience Member

Heller in Pink Tights (1960)
Movie
Bullfight Spectator

The Miracle (1959)
Movie
Spectator Outside Arena (uncredited) / Reporter at Hearing (uncredited)

The Untouchables (1959)
TV
5.29
Townsman (uncredited)

The Rebel (1959)
TV
Townsman (uncredited) / Miner (uncredited) / Roustabout (uncredited)

Bonanza (1959)
TV
1
Club Patron (uncredited)

The Blue Angel (1959)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)

The Horse Soldiers (1959)
Movie
6
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

I Want to Live! (1958)
Movie
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Perry Mason (1957)
TV
4.33
Townsman (uncredited) / Barfly (uncredited) / Padre (uncredited) / Marcher (uncredited) / Hotel Carlton Shoe Shiner (uncredited) / Score Keeper (uncredited)

Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
TV
6
Marcher in Parade (uncredited)

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Movie
4.67
Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
Movie
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

The Killing (1956)
Movie
4.33
Drummer (uncredited)

The Conqueror (1956)
Movie
Barfly (uncredited) / Townsman (uncredited) / Trial Spectator (uncredited) / Longbranch Customer (uncredited)

Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Vendor (uncredited)

We're No Angels (1955)
Movie
Citizen (uncredited)

The Prodigal (1955)
Movie
Popcorn Vendor (uncredited)

Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Movie
4.67
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)

East of Eden (1955)
Movie
1
Audience Member (uncredited)

The Silver Chalice (1954)
Movie
Street Vendor (uncredited)

Deep in My Heart (1954)
Movie
Man in Street (uncredited)

The Egyptian (1954)
Movie
Shoeshine Man (uncredited)

Apache (1954)
Movie
4
Worker at Show (uncredited)

Annie Oakley (1954)
TV
Cart Vendor

Flight to Tangier (1953)
Movie
Audience Member (uncredited)

Here Come the Girls (1953)
Movie
Spectator at Speech (uncredited)

The President's Lady (1953)
Movie
Dwarf (uncredited)

Desert Legion (1953)
Movie
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

Off Limits (1952)
Movie
Pirate at Auction (uncredited)

Against All Flags (1952)
Movie
Dwarf in Pool Hall (uncredited)

Adventures of Superman (1952)
TV
Passerby (uncredited)

The Big Sky (1952)
Movie
Johnny (uncredited)

Son of Paleface (1952)
Movie
Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)

Pat and Mike (1952)
Movie
Vendor (uncredited)

Glory Alley (1952)
Movie
Show Spectator (uncredited)

Scaramouche (1952)
Movie
Audience Member (uncredited)

Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Movie
6
Race Spectator (uncredited)

Rancho Notorious (1952)
Movie
Merchant (uncredited)

My Favorite Spy (1951)
Movie
Derelict (uncredited)

Dragnet (1951)
TV
7
Tovic (uncredited)

Ten Tall Men (1951)
Movie
Passerby (uncredited)

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Movie
3
Townsman (uncredited)

The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
Movie
Man In Street Crowd (uncredited)

Crisis (1950)
Movie
Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)

The Gunfighter (1950)
Movie
Peasant (uncredited)

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
Movie
6
Onlooker at Murder Scene

The Undercover Man (1949)
Movie
Midget (uncredited)

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)
Movie
1
Waiter

The Creeper (1948)
Movie
Little Man at Newstand (uncredited)

I Walk Alone (1947)
Movie
Man at Gym (uncredited)

Killer McCoy (1947)
Movie
Miner (uncredited)

California (1947)
Movie
Miner (uncredited)

Canyon Passage (1946)
Movie
Man Operating Winking-Eye Poster (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
Movie
Mug (uncredited)

The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
Movie
News Vendor (uncredited)

Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945)
Movie
Pirate (uncredited)

The Spanish Main (1945)
Movie
Dwarf at Table in Inn

A Thousand and One Nights (1945)
Movie
Hunchback (uncredited)

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
Movie
Servant (uncredited)

A Song to Remember (1945)
Movie
Bum (Uncredited)

The Whistler (1944)
Movie
4.33
Riff (uncredited)

The Desert Song (1943)
Movie
Villager (uncredited)

Du Barry was a Lady (1943)
Movie
Citizen (uncredited)

Reunion in France (1942)
Movie
Food Vendor (uncredited)

Road to Morocco (1942)
Movie
4.56
Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)

Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Movie
5.36
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

Ringside Maisie (1941)
Movie
Carnival Crowd Extra (uncredited)

Road to Zanzibar (1941)
Movie
4.22
Newsboy Outside Opera House (uncredited)

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)
Movie
Second Peddler Asked to Delay Inspector (uncredited)

Dark Streets of Cairo (1940)
Movie
Sailor (uncredited)

Captain Caution (1940)
Movie
Man in Cafe (uncredited)

Phantom Raiders (1940)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Movie
6
Spy (uncredited)

Tower of London (1939)
Movie
6
Victor the Gypsy, gangland bistro patron (cameo extra)

City in Darkness (1939)
Movie
3.63
Man Leaving Diner (uncredited)

At the Circus (1939)
Movie
3.5
Flower Man (uncredited)

Lucky Night (1939)
Movie
Railroad Worker (uncredited)

Let Freedom Ring (1939)
Movie
Man at Studio Gate (uncredited)

Stand-In (1937)
Movie
Man On Street (uncredited)

Man Of The People (1937)
Movie
Native (uncredited)

The Jungle Princess (1936)
Movie
Waiter (uncredited)

The Garden of Allah (1936)
Movie
(uncredited)

Two in a Crowd (1936)
Movie
Custodian at Blackie Norton's (uncredited)

San Francisco (1936)
Movie
Small Man with Entourage (uncredited)

Trouble for Two (1936)
Movie
Arab (uncredited)

Under Two Flags (1936)
Movie
The Gnome (Uncredited)

The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
Movie
Barfly (uncredited)

Rose Marie (1936)
Movie
Fisherman (uncredited)

Riffraff (1936)
Movie
Crewman

East of Java (1935)
Movie
Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)

I Live My Life (1935)
Movie
Abdullah (uncredited)

Dante's Inferno (1935)
Movie
Inn Waiter (uncredited)

The Black Room (1935)
Movie
6.75
Harip, The Grave Opener (uncredited)

Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
Movie
5.19
Convict (uncredited)

Public Hero Number 1 (1935)
Movie
Street Beggar (uncredited)

The Devil Is a Woman (1935)
Movie
Gypsy (uncredited)

Mark of the Vampire (1935)
Movie
6
Villager (uncredited)

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Movie
5.73
Barnaby's Minion (uncredited)

Babes in Toyland (1934)
Movie
8
Court Jester

The Spectacle Maker (1934)
Movie
Gangster (uncredited)

The Cat's-Paw (1934)
Movie
Cultist (uncredited)

The Black Cat (1934)
Movie
6.17
Vendor (uncredited)

Bombay Mail (1934)
Movie
Protester in Montage

Voltaire (1933)
Movie
Bum (uncredited)

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
Movie
Hindu (uncredited)

The Monkey's Paw (1933)
Movie
Beast (uncredited)

Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Movie
4
Bird Shop Thug (uncredited)

Sherlock Holmes (1932)
Movie
(uncredited)

Devil and the Deep (1932)
Movie
Bidder at Slave Market (uncredited)

Chandu the Magician (1932)
Movie
Roustabout

The Circus Show-Up (1932)
Movie
Barfly (uncredited)

Hell Divers (1932)
Movie
Al, Tony's Midget Henchman

Trapped (1931)
Movie
First Prisoner

The Phantom of Paris (1931)
Movie
Beggar (uncredited)

Son of India (1931)
Movie
Extra on Train (uncredited)

Smart Money (1931)
Movie
Card Player (uncredited)

Iron Man (1931)
Movie
Scientist (uncredited)

Drácula (1931)
Movie
5.15
Small Scientist (uncredited)

Dracula (1931)
Movie
6.4
(uncredited)

Way for a Sailor (1930)
Movie
(uncredited)

Under a Texas Moon (1930)
Movie
Convict

Condemned! (1929)
Movie
Count Merlin's Assistant (uncredited)

The Charlatan (1929)
Movie
Dwarf (uncredited)

The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Movie
The Arab

The Big City (1928)
Movie
Newspaper Seller (uncredited)

My Best Girl (1927)
Movie
Arab on Ship (uncredited)

Two Arabian Knights (1927)
Movie
(uncredited)

The King of Kings (1927)
Movie
Hunchback (uncredited)

Don Juan (1926)
Movie
1
Mesmerist Announcer (uncredited)

The Bells (1926)
Movie
6
Soldier (uncredited) / Red Army Soldier

The Volga Boatman (1926)
Movie
Servant (uncredited)

Mare Nostrum (1926)
Movie
Doorkeeper (uncredited)

The Red Lily (1924)
Movie
6.36
Demon (uncredited)

Code of the Sea (1924)
Movie
Polichinelle

Scaramouche (1923)
Movie
(uncredited)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Movie
4.58
Napuka Joe, His Servant

Where the Pavement Ends (1923)
Movie
Dwarf-Assassin

The Prisoner of Zenda (1922)
Movie
See'er of All

Miracles of the Jungle (1921)
Movie
Villager (uncredited)

The Conquering Power (1921)
Movie
Argentine Ranch Resident (uncredited)

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
Movie
Humpy (uncredited)

Outside the Law (1921)
Movie
Prisoner in Jail

The Mark of Zorro (1920)
Movie
Ruffian

Some Shimmiers (1920)
Movie
Borno - The Ape Man

The Trail of the Octopus (1919)
Movie
Prisoner

Frauds and Frenzies (1918)
Movie
Hunchback

Bound in Morocco (1918)
Movie
Backstage Extra (uncredited)

Triumph (1917)
Movie
Bar Patron

Pay Me! (1917)
Movie
Little Man Dancing

The Flower of Doom (1917)
Movie
Ali Bara

Black Orchids (1917)
Movie
Department Store Customer

Shoes (1916)
Movie
Tenement Dweller

Bobbie of the Ballet (1916)
Movie
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1898-01-20
Deathday1968-08-25 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceAleppo, Syria
CitizenshipsOttoman Empire, Syria, United States
Also Known AsTufei Filhela, Tufei Fatella, جون جورج
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