Biography
George Englund (June 22, 1926 – September 14, 2017) was an American film editor, director, producer, and actor. Englund was born George Howe Ripley in Washington, D.C., the son of actress Mabel Albertson and Harold Austin Ripley. His mother was Jewish. His uncle was actor Jack Albertson. After his parents divorced, his mother married Ken Englund, whose surname young George adopted. Englund was married to actress Cloris Leachman from 1953 to 1978. They had five children: Adam, Bryan (1955-1986)...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
as Self - Filmmaker
In his early days as an actor, Marlon Brando (1924-2004) was a shy young man with theatrical ambitions, like many others; but his charisma and superb ...
The Last Days of Marlon Brando
2008
as Self
July 1, 2004, Hollywood lost one of its biggest stars - Marlon Brando. He succumbs to pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 80. Even during his lifetime, t...
Challenger
1990
Writer
A profile of the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship, Challenger, that resulted in its e...
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
1988
Executive Producer
There is no question that the Arab terrorist portrayed by Robert Davi is guilty of killing five US citizens in Barcelona. Even his lawyers have zero r...
The Vegas Strip War
1984
Executive Producer, Director, Writer
Neil Chaine, a charming Las Vegas hotel/casino owner, tries to turn his decaying building into the Strip's top attraction to avenge his outing by his ...
Dixie: Changing Habits
1983
Director, Producer
Dixie is caught operating a whorehouse, and is sentenced to 90 days house arrest in a convent! Can Dixie bend to the ways of the convent nuns to avoid...
The Streets of L.A.
1979
Producer
A woman embarks on a lone pursuit of three teenaged hoods in the Los Angeles barrio after becoming incensed at their malicious tire-slashing on parked...
A Christmas to Remember
1978
Director, Producer
A city-bred grandson moves to his grandparents' farm during the Great Depression and grows up enough under their tough care to help his grandfather de...
See How She Runs
1978
Producer
A middle-aged housewife and mother, after spending a lifetime giving to others, decides to claim a piece for herself and enters the grueling 26-mile B...
Snow Job
1972
Director
A famous skier, his mistress and a ski instructor rob a bank in the Alps and hide the loot in a crevasse.
Zachariah
1971
Director, Producer
A blacksmith and an amateur gunslinger embark on journey through the west together but soon separate and have surreal experiences of their own.
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968
Producer
Ukrainian bishop Kiril Lakota, a political prisoner in a Soviet gulag for twenty years, is unexpectedly released and sent to the Vatican, where, upon ...
Dark of the Sun
1968
Producer
A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut d...
Signpost to Murder
1964
Director
An escaped mental patient, reported to be homicidal, hides out in a woman's rural home.
The Ugly American
1963
Director, Producer
An intelligent, articulate scholar, Harrison MacWhite, survives a hostile Senate confirmation hearing at the hands of conservatives to become ambassad...
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
1959
Producer
Ralph Burton is a miner who is trapped for several days as a result of a cave-in. When he finally manages to dig himself out, he realizes that all of ...