George Hearn was born on June 18, 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an actor, known for The Devil's Own (1997), Flags of Our Fathers (2006) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982). He has been married to Leslie Simons since 1985. They have two children. He was previously married to Betsy Joslyn, Dixie Carter, Mary Harrell ...
Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance - Variety Or Music Program, Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Nominations
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical
Movies
The Devil's Own, Barney's Great Adventure, Annie: A Royal Adventure!, Sweeney Todd in Concert, The Vanishing, The Pagemaster, All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End, See You in the Morning, A Piano for Mrs. Cimino, Flags of Our Fa...
TV Shows
Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Ryan's Hope, Great Performances
Star Sign
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Fact
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Playing the "Wizard of Oz" in "Wicked" on Broadway, originated by Joel Grey. [July 2004]
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Performed the role of Anton Schell in Kander & Ebb's The Visit at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia.
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He was nominated for the 1974 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actor in a Principal Role for his performance in "Henry IV" at the Goodman Theare in Chicago, Illinois.
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Has an older son (b. 1962) old enough to be the father of his two younger sons (b. 1997 and 1999).
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Recreated his role as Sweeney Todd in 2001 for _Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001)_ as a last-minute replacement for Bryn Terfel, the baritone, who couldn't make it at the last minute, due to a back injury.
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Has won Broadway's Tony Award twice: in 1984 as Best Actor (Musical) for "La Cage aux Folles," and in 1995 as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for playing the role of Max the Chauffeur in "Sunset Boulevrd," a role originally created by Erich von Stroheim in Billy Wilder 's Sunset Blvd. (1950). He also received three other Tony nominations: one time as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play), in 1980 for a revival of "Watch on the Rhine," and two additional times as Best Actor (Musical), in 1983 for "A Doll's Life" and in 2000 for "Putting It Together."
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Accomplished actor/singer in numerous Broadway plays since 1966.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Flags of Our Fathers
2006
Walter Gust
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
2001
TV Movie
Sweeney Todd
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2001
TV Series
Charles Southerland
Putting It Together
2000
TV Movie
The Husband
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
1999
TV Movie
Dr. Sam Hartley
Durango
1999
TV Movie
Rector
Homicide: Life on the Street
1999
TV Series
Independent Counsel William Dell
Law & Order
1999
TV Series
Independent Counsel William Dell
Barney's Great Adventure
1998
Grandpa
The Devil's Own
1997
Peter Fitzsimmons
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
1996
Red (voice)
Annie: A Royal Adventure!
1995
TV Movie
Oliver 'Daddy' Warbucks
Daisy-Head Mayzie
1995
TV Short
Mayor (voice)
Garfield and Friends
1994
TV Series
The Pagemaster
1994
Captain Ahab (voice)
Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993-1994
TV Series
Professor Hackle
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1993
TV Series
Wheeler's Dad
Cheers
1993
TV Series
George
Sisters
1993
TV Series
Henry Windermere
Jonny's Golden Quest
1993
TV Movie
President (voice)
Major Dad
1993
TV Series
Thurgood Dewitt
The Vanishing
1993
Arthur Bernard
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
1993
TV Series
Murder, She Wrote
1990-1992
TV Series
Sean Culhane / Elliott Von Stuben
Sneakers
1992
Gregor
Lifestories: Families in Crisis
1992
TV Series
Dr. Bierer
Fish Police
1992
TV Series
W.K. the Weenie King
Queen Esther
1992
Video short voice
False Arrest
1991
TV Movie
Fire in the Dark
1991
TV Movie
Arthur
The Golden Girls
1991
TV Series
Frank Nann
Gabriel's Fire
1991
TV Series
Dr. Stark
Down Home
1991
TV Series
Dr. Gary Jacobs
Dear John
1991
TV Series
Frank Hollander
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1991
TV Series
Dr. Berel
L.A. Law
1990
TV Series
Dr. Westbrook
See You in the Morning
1989
Martin
The Equalizer
1985
TV Series
Senator Jim Blanding
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1982
TV Movie
Sweeney Todd
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
1982
TV Movie
George Cimino
Visions
1980
TV Series
Sanctuary of Fear
1979
TV Movie
Monsignor Kerrigan
Ryan's Hope
1978
TV Series
Dan Davis
The Best of Families
1977
TV Mini-Series
Rev. Dupee
The Money
1976
Banker
Sea Marks
1976
TV Movie
Colm Primrose
Bound for Freedom
1976
TV Movie
Captain Foster
The Adams Chronicles
1976
TV Mini-Series
Henry Clay
The Silence
1975
TV Movie
Captain Nichols
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Six by Sondheim
2013
TV Movie documentary performer: "A Little Priest"
Great Performances
2004
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
2001
TV Movie performer: "No Place Like London", "The Barber And His Wife", "My Friends", "Pirelli's Miracle Elexir", "Pretty Women", "Epiphany", "A Little Priest", "God, That's Good!", "Johanna", "By the Sea"
Putting It Together
2000
TV Movie performer: "Putting It Together", "Rich and Happy", "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "Lovely", "Hello Little Girl", "Have I Got a Girl for You", "Pretty Women", "Country House", "Back in Business", "It's Hot Up Here", "The Road You Didn't Take", "Not Getting Married Today", "Good Thing Going", "Being Alive", "Finale/Old Friends"
Barney's Great Adventure
1998
performer: "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", "I Love You"
MGM Sing-Alongs: Having Fun
1997
Video short performer: "It Feels So Good to Be Bad"
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
1996
performer: "It Feels So Good To Be Bad"
The 39th Annual Tony Awards
1985
TV Special performer: "Rainbows End"
The 38th Annual Tony Awards
1984
TV Special performer: "I Am What I Am"
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1982
TV Movie performer: "Ballad Of Sweeney Todd", "No Place Like London", "The Barber And His Wife", "My Friends", "Pirellis Miracle Elixir", "Pretty Women", "Epiphany", "Little Priest", "God Thats Good!", "Johanna Reprise", "By The Sea", "Wigmaker Sequence", "The Judges Return", "Final Sequence"
The 33rd Annual Tony Awards
1979
TV Special performer: "A Little Bit More"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Great Performances
1986-2010
TV Series
Himself - Performer / Benjamin Stone
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The 54th Annual Tony Awards
2000
TV Special
Himself - Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Musical
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1996
TV Movie
Himself - Performer
The 49th Annual Tony Awards
1995
TV Special
Himself - Presenter: Best Book of a Musical / Best Original Score & Winner: Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994
TV Special
Himself
The 39th Annual Tony Awards
1985
TV Special
Himself - Presenter: Best Original Score
The 38th Annual Tony Awards
1984
TV Special
Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Actor in a Musical
The 34th Annual Tony Awards
1980
TV Special
Himself - Nominee: Best Featured Actor in a Play
The 33rd Annual Tony Awards
1979
TV Special
Himself - Performer
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Six by Sondheim
2013
TV Movie documentary
Sweeney Todd
Broadway: The American Musical
2004
TV Mini-Series documentary
Sweeney Todd (in 'Sweeney Todd') / Albin (in 'La Cage aux folles')
Great Performances
2004
TV Series
The 52nd Annual Tony Awards
1998
TV Special
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1985
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)
1983
ACE
CableACE Awards
Actor in a Theatrical or Musical Program
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)
Known for movies
The Devil's Own (1997) as Peter Fitzsimmons
Flags of Our Fathers (2006) as Walter Gust
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982) as Sweeney Todd
$6 Million
