
George Maharis
Known for Acting · 62 credits
- Born
- 1928-09-01
- Died
- 2023-05-24
- Place of birth
- Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- George Maharias
Biography
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.
Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Alex Burton / Charlie Emmet Cosmo, Esq.

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Thomas Bachman

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Miles Catlan / Michael Kolinos
TV Shows (35)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Alex Burton / Charlie Emmet Cosmo, Esq.

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Thomas Bachman

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Miles Catlan / Michael Kolinos

Naked City
1958
as Stroke Strokirch / Tony Bacallas / Johnny Gary / Lundy

Cannon
1971

Barnaby Jones
1973
as Warren Davis

Route 66
1960
as Buz Murdock

Night Gallery
1970
as Peter Lacland (segment "The Hand of Borgus Weems")

Kojak
1973
as Ringer

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Curtis Haynes

Matt Houston
1982
as Dr. Charles Brockway

Switch
1975
as Clouston

The Bionic Woman
1976
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self

Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Johnny Cesare

Police Story
1973

McMillan & Wife
1971
as Walter Webley

Thriller
1973
as Mark Fields

Ellery Queen
1975
as Dr. Anthony Bender
Vicki!
1992
as Self

The Phil Silvers Show
1955
as Seaman at Craps Game (uncredited)

Logan's Run
1977
as Gavin

Shindig!
1964
as Self - Singer

Journey to the Unknown
1968
as Stephen Drake

Rich Man, Poor Man
1976
as Joey Quayles

The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
as Phil Pearson

Good Heavens
1976

The Snoop Sisters
1973
as Robert Duware

The Master
1984
as Simon Garrett

The Judy Garland Show
1963
as Self

The Most Deadly Game
1970
as Jonathan Croft
Movies (27)

Exodus
1960
as Yoav

The Sword and the Sorcerer
1982
as Machelli

The Happening
1967
as Taurus

Doppelganger
1993
as Mike Wallace

The Monk
1969
as Gus Monk

The Victim
1972
as Ben Chappel

Sylvia
1965
as Alan Macklin

The Satan Bug
1965
as Lee Barrett

Land Raiders
1969
as Paul Cardenas

Murder on Flight 502
1975
as Robert Davenport

The Desperados
1969
as Jacob Galt

Return to Fantasy Island
1978
as Lowell Benson

Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
1976
as Guy Woodhouse

SST: Death Flight
1978
as Les Phillips

A Covenant with Death
1967
as Ben Lewis

The Crash of Flight 401
1978
as Evan Walsh

The Mugger
1958
as Nicholas Grecco

Escape to Mindanao
1968
as Joe Walden

Marty
1953
as Dancer at the Club (uncredited)

The Last Day of the War
1970
as Sgt. Chips Slater

Quick, Before It Melts
1965
as Peter Santelli

Come Die with Me
1974
as Walter Burr

Death to Sister Mary
1974
as Mark Fields

Death in Space
1974
as Dr. Dan Summit

A Small Rebellion
1966
as Michael Kolinos
Of Men and Women
1972

Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962
About George Maharis
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. With 62 credits spanning from 1953 to 1993, George Maharis has appeared in 27 films and 35 TV shows.
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Most Popular George Maharis Movies
- Exodus (1960) — as Yoav
- The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) — as Machelli
- The Happening (1967) — as Taurus
- Doppelganger (1993) — as Mike Wallace
- The Monk (1969) — as Gus Monk
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