- Born
- Birth nameGeorge Edward Wyner
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- A native of Boston and graduate of Syracuse University, George has worked extensively in TV and film since 1972. Notable film work includes the Coen Brothers' best-picture nominee A Serious Man (2009) as Rabbi Nachtner, Mel Brooks' Spaceballs (1987) as Colonel Sandurz, and his To Be or Not to Be (1983). Among other dozens of film credits are the classic Fletch (1985) and Fletch Lives (1989), The Devil's Advocate (1997), and Trouble with the Curve (2012). George has guest starred on over 150 TV shows, and has been a series regular on nine. He is perhaps best known for his six seasons as Deputy D.A. Irwin Bernstein on Hill Street Blues (1981).- IMDb Mini Biography By: GW
- SpouseKathleen Jacobs(August 25, 1973 - present) (2 children)
- Bald head and glasses
- Distantly related to Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is also a close friend.
- Appeared on The Rockford Files (1974) four times, in four different roles, between 1975 and 1977.
- First major title role was in The Odd Couple (1968) in 1971.
- Appeared in the final episodes of All in the Family (1971) and Soap (1977).
- Has played rabbis in many movies and TV shows, including Do Unto Others (1999), Circumdecision (2008), I Don't (2007), A Serious Man (2009), Chapter 3: A Prostate Enlarges (2018), Three Dots (2018), and The Circumcision (2021).
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