Christopher George

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Christopher George in "Rat Patrol" 1960's Series
Christopher George in "Rat Patrol" 1960's Series

Christopher John George (b. February 25, 1929, Royal Oak, Michigan - d. November 28, 1983, Los Angeles) was an American actor.

He was best known for his role on the 1960's television series, The Rat Patrol; as the bounty hunter in the John Wayne movie Chisum, and as "Ben Richards" in The Immortal. He surprised fans later in his career by posing nude for Playgirl magazine in their June 1974 issue.

George was married to actress Lynda Day George and his niece is Wheel of Fortune hostess Vanna White.

Christopher George died at age 54 of a heart attack in 1983 and was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.

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