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George Keymas

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George Keymas Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA
Death
17 Jan 2008 (aged 82)
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
Burial
Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 35, Site 331
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Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the headstrong George Curry in "Wyoming Renegades" (1955). Born into a traditional working-class family, after serving in the United States Army during World War II, upon returning to civilian life following the end of the war, he settled in California and under the G.I. Bill, he attained his degree in theatrical arts from the UCLA and began his career as a leading man in stock companies. While attending a casting call for bit players, he was discovered by director William Berke. Impressed by his dark good looks, slim physique, and distinctive voice, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a supporting role in "I Shot Billy the Kid" (1950). From there, he would go on to flourish as a recognizable character actor appearing in over 150 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, politicians, bartenders, landlords, neighbors, eccentrics, servants, chauffeurs, doormen, waiters, historical figures, curmudgeons, clergymen, blue-collared guys, doctors, indigenous people, cowboys, sheriffs, policemen, jailbirds, guards, city slickers, gigolos, playboys, boyfriends, detectives, reporters, educators, sidekicks, foreigners, aristocrats, retail clerks, businessmen, bankers, sailors, soldiers, authority figures, and, in his later years, patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Border Rangers" (1950), "Mask of the Avenger" (1951), "The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima" (1952), "The Robe" (1953), "Bait" (1954), "Stanger on Horseback" (1955), "Walk the Proud Land" (1956), "Utah Blaine" (1957), "Gunsmoke in Tucson" (1958), "Studs Lonigan" (1960), "Lonely Are the Brave" (1962), "He Rides Tall" (1964), "Arizona Raiders" (1965), "Beau Geste" (1966), "Journey to Shiloh" (1968), and "The Other Side of Midnight" (1977). On television, he became an even more familiar face appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "The Lone Wolf," "Stories of the Century," "Soldiers of Fortune," "The Unexpected," "Crusader," "Star Stage," "Big Town," "Playhouse 90," "Studio 57," "Navy Log," "Circus Boy," "Broken Arrow," "Zorro," "Cheyenne," "The Adventures of Jim Bowie," "Schlitz Playhouse," "Mike Hammer," "General Electric Theatre," "The Magical World of Disney," "Trackdown," "Yancy Derringer," "The Loretta Young Show," "26 Men," "The Twilight Zone," "Markham," "Black Saddle," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Man with a Camera," "The Deputy," "M Squad," "Overland Trail," "Peter Gunn," "Shotgun Slade," "Johnny Ringo," "Maverick," "The Brothers Brannigan," "Checkmate," "Bronco," "Hawaiian Eye," "Laramie," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "The Bob Cummings Show," "Combat!," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "The Virginian," "Wagon Train," "The Untouchables," "Rawhide," "Honey West," "Bonanza," "Laredo," "Shane," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "Pistols 'n' Petticoats," "Custer," "The Wild Wild West," "Mannix," "The Big Valley," "Daniel Boone," "Death Valley Days," "Lancer," "Ironside," "Night Gallery," "Alias Smith and Jones," "The Six Million Dollar Man," "Gunsmoke," "Police Woman," and "The French Atlantic Affair". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, was a member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, had been one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, had been a male model for the Forbes Agency, and had been the celebrity spokesman for Schweppes Ginger Ale. Upon his 1977 retirement, Keymas, who never married nor had any children, spent the final years of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, as well as being involved in charitable and religious ventures, until his death.
Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the headstrong George Curry in "Wyoming Renegades" (1955). Born into a traditional working-class family, after serving in the United States Army during World War II, upon returning to civilian life following the end of the war, he settled in California and under the G.I. Bill, he attained his degree in theatrical arts from the UCLA and began his career as a leading man in stock companies. While attending a casting call for bit players, he was discovered by director William Berke. Impressed by his dark good looks, slim physique, and distinctive voice, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a supporting role in "I Shot Billy the Kid" (1950). From there, he would go on to flourish as a recognizable character actor appearing in over 150 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, politicians, bartenders, landlords, neighbors, eccentrics, servants, chauffeurs, doormen, waiters, historical figures, curmudgeons, clergymen, blue-collared guys, doctors, indigenous people, cowboys, sheriffs, policemen, jailbirds, guards, city slickers, gigolos, playboys, boyfriends, detectives, reporters, educators, sidekicks, foreigners, aristocrats, retail clerks, businessmen, bankers, sailors, soldiers, authority figures, and, in his later years, patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Border Rangers" (1950), "Mask of the Avenger" (1951), "The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima" (1952), "The Robe" (1953), "Bait" (1954), "Stanger on Horseback" (1955), "Walk the Proud Land" (1956), "Utah Blaine" (1957), "Gunsmoke in Tucson" (1958), "Studs Lonigan" (1960), "Lonely Are the Brave" (1962), "He Rides Tall" (1964), "Arizona Raiders" (1965), "Beau Geste" (1966), "Journey to Shiloh" (1968), and "The Other Side of Midnight" (1977). On television, he became an even more familiar face appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "The Lone Wolf," "Stories of the Century," "Soldiers of Fortune," "The Unexpected," "Crusader," "Star Stage," "Big Town," "Playhouse 90," "Studio 57," "Navy Log," "Circus Boy," "Broken Arrow," "Zorro," "Cheyenne," "The Adventures of Jim Bowie," "Schlitz Playhouse," "Mike Hammer," "General Electric Theatre," "The Magical World of Disney," "Trackdown," "Yancy Derringer," "The Loretta Young Show," "26 Men," "The Twilight Zone," "Markham," "Black Saddle," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Man with a Camera," "The Deputy," "M Squad," "Overland Trail," "Peter Gunn," "Shotgun Slade," "Johnny Ringo," "Maverick," "The Brothers Brannigan," "Checkmate," "Bronco," "Hawaiian Eye," "Laramie," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "The Bob Cummings Show," "Combat!," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "The Virginian," "Wagon Train," "The Untouchables," "Rawhide," "Honey West," "Bonanza," "Laredo," "Shane," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "Pistols 'n' Petticoats," "Custer," "The Wild Wild West," "Mannix," "The Big Valley," "Daniel Boone," "Death Valley Days," "Lancer," "Ironside," "Night Gallery," "Alias Smith and Jones," "The Six Million Dollar Man," "Gunsmoke," "Police Woman," and "The French Atlantic Affair". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, was a member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, had been one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, had been a male model for the Forbes Agency, and had been the celebrity spokesman for Schweppes Ginger Ale. Upon his 1977 retirement, Keymas, who never married nor had any children, spent the final years of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, as well as being involved in charitable and religious ventures, until his death.

Bio by: Lowell Thurgood


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90314477/george-keymas: accessed ), memorial page for George Keymas (18 Nov 1925–17 Jan 2008), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90314477, citing South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.