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Will Geer (TV Actor) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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Will Geer
Will Geer was an American actor, musician, and social activist, who was active in labor organizing and other movements in New York and Southern California in the 1930s and 1940s. In California he befriended rising singer Woody Guthrie. They both lived in New York for a time in the 1940s. He was blacklisted in the 1950s by Hollywood after refusing, in testimony before Congress, to name persons who had joined the Communist Party.
BornWilliam Aughe Ghere, March 9, 1902, Frankfort, Indiana, U.S.
DiedApril 22, 1978, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor, musician, social activist
Years active1927–1978
Partner(s)Harry Hay (1934–?)
Children3, including Ellen Geer
RelativesWillow Geer (granddaughter)

About Will Geer

TV Actor Will Geer was born in Frankfort, Indiana, United States on March 9, 1902. He dies at the age of 76, on April 22, 1978.

In the 1970s CBS series The Waltons, he played Grandpa Zebulon Tyler Walton.

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Will Geer before becoming famous

Will Geer was born in the Zodiac sign Pisces (The Fish), and 1902 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He earned a bachelor's and master's degree in botany, following in his grandfather's footsteps, but then decided to pursue acting.

Achievement of Will Geer

He toured the United States' work camps with Folk Singer Woody Guthrie during the Great Depression as a notable socialist, and he was blacklisted by Hollywood during the McCarthy era.

Will Geer's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He idolized his grandfather, who possessed a vast knowledge of plants and amassed a small fortune during the California Gold Rush.

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On The Waltons, TV Actress Ellen Corby portrayed his wife, Grandma Esther Walton.

Will Geer Income & Net worth

Will Geer's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a tv actor. Networth of Will Geer in 2024 is 200,000$+.

Will Geer Height and Weight

How tall is Will Geer? At the age of 76, Will Geer height is 6'3" (1.89m).

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Latest information about Will Geer updated on March 16 2023.