Portrait of George Maharis

George Maharis

Bio: George Maharis was an American actor who portrayed Buz Murdock in the first three seasons of the TV series Route 66. Maharis also recorded numerous pop music albums at the height of his fame, and later starred in the short-lived TV series The Most Deadly Game
Born: Sat, Sep 01 1928
Birthplace: Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Death: Wed, May 24 2023
George Maharis is 94 years old
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Movies (Acting Roles)

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Poster of Doppelganger
Doppelganger
George Maharis was
64 in Doppelganger
as 'Mike Wallace'.
Mon, Mar 01 1993
Poster of The Sword and the Sorcerer
The Sword and the Sorcerer
George Maharis was
53 in The Sword and the Sorcerer
as 'Machelli'.
Thu, Apr 01 1982
Poster of The Crash of Flight 401
The Crash of Flight 401
George Maharis was
50 in The Crash of Flight 401
as 'Evan Walsh'.
Sun, Oct 29 1978
Poster of Return to Fantasy Island
Return to Fantasy Island
George Maharis was
49 in Return to Fantasy Island
as 'Lowell Benson'.
Fri, Jan 20 1978
Poster of SST: Death Flight
SST: Death Flight
George Maharis was
48 in SST: Death Flight
as 'Les Phillips'.
Fri, Feb 25 1977
Poster of Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
George Maharis was
48 in Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
as 'Guy Woodhouse'.
Fri, Oct 29 1976
Poster of Murder on Flight 502
Murder on Flight 502
George Maharis was
47 in Murder on Flight 502
as 'Robert Davenport'.
Fri, Nov 21 1975
Poster of Death in Space
Death in Space
George Maharis was
45 in Death in Space
as 'Dr. Dan Summit'.
Mon, Jun 17 1974
Poster of Death to Sister Mary
Death to Sister Mary
George Maharis was
45 in Death to Sister Mary
as 'Mark Fields'.
Tue, May 21 1974
Poster of Come Die With Me
Come Die With Me
George Maharis was
45 in Come Die With Me
Tue, May 14 1974
Poster of The Victim
The Victim
George Maharis was
44 in The Victim
as 'Ben Chappel'.
Tue, Nov 14 1972
Poster of The Last Day of the War
The Last Day of the War
George Maharis was
41 in The Last Day of the War
as 'Sgt. Chips Slater'.
Mon, Aug 10 1970
Poster of The Monk
The Monk
George Maharis was
41 in The Monk
as 'Gus Monk'.
Wed, Oct 22 1969
Poster of Land Raiders
Land Raiders
George Maharis was
40 in Land Raiders
as 'Paul Cardenas'.
Sun, Jul 27 1969
Poster of The Desperados
The Desperados
George Maharis was
40 in The Desperados
as 'Jacob Galt'.
Fri, Feb 28 1969
Poster of Escape to Mindanao
Escape to Mindanao
George Maharis was
40 in Escape to Mindanao
as 'Joe Walden'.
Sat, Dec 07 1968
Poster of The Happening
The Happening
George Maharis was
38 in The Happening
as 'Taurus'.
Wed, May 17 1967
Poster of A Covenant with Death
A Covenant with Death
George Maharis was
38 in A Covenant with Death
as 'Ben Lewis'.
Wed, Feb 15 1967
Poster of A Small Rebellion
A Small Rebellion
George Maharis was
37 in A Small Rebellion
as 'Michael Kolinos'.
Wed, Feb 09 1966
Poster of The Satan Bug
The Satan Bug
George Maharis was
36 in The Satan Bug
as 'Lee Barrett'.
Fri, Mar 26 1965
Poster of Sylvia
Sylvia
George Maharis was
36 in Sylvia
as 'Alan Macklin'.
Wed, Feb 10 1965
Poster of Quick, Before It Melts
Quick, Before It Melts
George Maharis was
36 in Quick, Before It Melts
as 'Peter Santelli'.
Wed, Jan 20 1965
Poster of Mon Petit Chou
Mon Petit Chou
George Maharis was
33 in Mon Petit Chou
Fri, Nov 24 1961
Poster of Exodus
Exodus
George Maharis was
32 in Exodus
as 'Yoav'.
Thu, Dec 15 1960
Poster of The Mugger
The Mugger
George Maharis was
30 in The Mugger
as 'Nicholas Grecco'.
Sat, Nov 01 1958
Poster of Marty
Marty
George Maharis was
24 in Marty
as 'Dancer at the Club (uncredited)'.
Sun, May 24 1953

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages
Poster of Vicki!
Vicki!
George Maharis was
63+ in Vicki!
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Mon, Aug 31 1992
Poster of Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
George Maharis was
56+ in Murder, She Wrote
as 'Alex Burton, Charlie Emmet Cosmo, Esq.'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984
Poster of The Master
The Master
George Maharis was
55+ in The Master
First Air Date
Fri, Jan 20 1984
Poster of Matt Houston
Matt Houston
George Maharis was
54+ in Matt Houston
as 'Dr. Charles Brockway'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 26 1982
Poster of Logan's Run
Logan's Run
George Maharis was
49+ in Logan's Run
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 16 1977
Poster of Good Heavens
Good Heavens
George Maharis was
47+ in Good Heavens
First Air Date
Sun, Feb 29 1976
Poster of Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man
George Maharis was
47+ in Rich Man, Poor Man
as 'Joey Quayles'.
First Air Date
Sun, Feb 01 1976
Poster of The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman
George Maharis was
47+ in The Bionic Woman
First Air Date
Wed, Jan 14 1976
Poster of Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
George Maharis was
47+ in Ellery Queen
as 'Dr. Anthony Bender'.
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 11 1975
Poster of Switch
Switch
George Maharis was
47+ in Switch
as 'Clouston'.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 09 1975
Poster of The Snoop Sisters
The Snoop Sisters
George Maharis was
45+ in The Snoop Sisters
as 'Robert Duware'.
First Air Date
Wed, Dec 19 1973
Poster of Kojak
Kojak
George Maharis was
45+ in Kojak
as 'Ringer'.
First Air Date
Wed, Oct 24 1973
Poster of Thriller
Thriller
George Maharis was
44+ in Thriller
as 'Mark Fields'.
First Air Date
Sat, Apr 14 1973
Poster of Police Story
Police Story
George Maharis was
44+ in Police Story
First Air Date
Tue, Mar 20 1973
Poster of Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
George Maharis was
44+ in Barnaby Jones
as 'Warren Davis'.
First Air Date
Sun, Jan 28 1973
Poster of McMillan and Wife
McMillan and Wife
George Maharis was
43+ in McMillan and Wife
as 'Walter Webley'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 29 1971
Poster of Cannon
Cannon
George Maharis was
43+ in Cannon
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 14 1971
Poster of Night Gallery
Night Gallery
George Maharis was
42+ in Night Gallery
as 'Peter Lacland (segment "The Hand of Borgus Weems")'.
First Air Date
Wed, Dec 16 1970
Poster of The Most Deadly Game
The Most Deadly Game
George Maharis was
42+ in The Most Deadly Game
as 'Jonathan Croft'.
First Air Date
Sat, Oct 10 1970
Poster of Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
George Maharis was
41+ in Marcus Welby, M.D.
as 'Curtis Haynes'.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 23 1969
Poster of Journey to the Unknown
Journey to the Unknown
George Maharis was
40+ in Journey to the Unknown
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 26 1968
Poster of The Danny Thomas Hour
The Danny Thomas Hour
George Maharis was
39+ in The Danny Thomas Hour
as 'Phil Pearson'.
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 11 1967
Poster of Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
George Maharis was
38+ in Mission: Impossible
as 'Thomas Bachman'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 17 1966
Poster of Shindig!
Shindig!
George Maharis was
36+ in Shindig!
as 'Self - Singer'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 16 1964
Poster of The Judy Garland Show
The Judy Garland Show
George Maharis was
35+ in The Judy Garland Show
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Sun, Dec 08 1963
Poster of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
George Maharis was
35+ in Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as 'Michael Kolinos, Miles Catlan'.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 04 1963
Poster of The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
George Maharis was
34+ in The Merv Griffin Show
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Mon, Oct 01 1962
Poster of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
George Maharis was
34+ in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Mon, Oct 01 1962
Poster of The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
George Maharis was
33+ in The Mike Douglas Show
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Mon, Dec 11 1961
Poster of Route 66
Route 66
George Maharis was
32+ in Route 66
as 'Buz Murdock'.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 07 1960
Poster of Naked City
Naked City
George Maharis was
30+ in Naked City
as 'Stroke Strokirch, Lundy, Johnny Gary, Tony Bacallas'.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 30 1958
Poster of Alcoa Theatre
Alcoa Theatre
George Maharis was
29+ in Alcoa Theatre
as 'Johnny Cesare'.
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 30 1957
Poster of Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
George Maharis was
28+ in Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Mon, Jul 29 1957
Poster of The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
George Maharis was
28+ in The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1956
Poster of The Phil Silvers Show
The Phil Silvers Show
George Maharis was
27+ in The Phil Silvers Show
as 'Seaman at Craps Game (uncredited)'.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 20 1955