George Alan Cleveland

George Cleveland TV and Film Character Actor Born George Alan Cleveland September 17, 1885 Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada Died July 15, 1957 (aged 71) Burbank, California, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1933–1957 Spouse(s) Helen Cleveland (1905-?) Victory Bateman (1910-19?) (her death) Dorothy Melleck (1955-1957) (his death) George Cleveland, Jean Parker, Sarah Padden, and Marjorie Main, in Romance of the Limberlost (1938) George Alan Cleveland (September 17, 1885 – July 15, 1957) was a Canadian film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1933 and 1954. Cleveland was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. Cleveland moved to Hollywood in 1936 and went on to work in films via acting, producing and directing. Cleveland is perhaps best remembered today as George "Gramps" Miller in the early years of the long running US series Lassie.[4] The early seasons in which Cleveland appeared were re-titled Jeff's Collie for syndicated reruns and DVD release. He played the grumpy, kind-hearted father-in-law of farm woman Ellen Miller (Jan Clayton), and grandfather of Lassie's owner, Jeff (Tommy Rettig). Cleveland appeared in the first three seasons (1954–1956) and in the first 12 episodes of the fourth season (1957). His death in July 1957 was written into the 13th episode of the fourth season (1957) and became the story line motive for the selling of the farm and the departure of the Millers for Capitol City. Death Cleveland died of a heart attack on July 15, 1957, in Burbank, California at age 71. Blue Steel (1934) The Man from Utah (1934) Flash Gordon (1936) Revolt of the Zombies (1936) Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936) I Conquer the Sea! (1936) Adventure's End (1937) Boy of the Streets (1937) Prescription for Romance (1937) The Lone Ranger (1938) Rose of the Rio Grande (1938) The Phantom Stage (1939) Queen of the Yukon (1940) Pioneers of the West (1940) Hi-Yo Silver (1940) The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941) Obliging Young Lady (1942) The Spoilers (1942) The Big Street (1942) Highways by Night (1942) Army Surgeon (1942) Seven Miles from Alcatraz (1942) Pillow of Death (1945) Song of the Sarong (1945) Dakota (1945) Senorita from the West (1945) Angel on My Shoulder (1946) The Runaround (1946) Little Giant (1946) Courage of Lassie (1946) as Old Man, Bill's original owner The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947) Albuquerque (1948) Rimfire (1949) Fort Defiance (1951) Carson City (1952) Walking My Baby Back Home (1953) Racing Blood (1954)