Biography
Frequently cast as cads or hopeless romantics in films during the late 1950s and early 1960s, he enjoyed success in lightweight roles, but yearned for more substantive parts. His attempts to achieve such roles in the mid-1960s, such as his turn as Hank Williams in "Your Cheatin' Heart" (1964), were met largely with dismissal. He floundered through the 1970s until striking gold with "Love at First Bite" (1979), a winning comedy which cast him …
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Career Milestones
| Won Best Actor Award for state of Florida high school contest | ||
1959 | Feature debut, "Crime and Punishment" | |
1960 | Played a smooth Ivy Leaguer in the film, "Where the Boys Are" | |
1963 | Co-starred with George Peppard as a soldier in the World War II film, "The Victors" | |
1964 | Portrayed the country-western music legend Hank Williams in the biopic, "Your Cheatin' Heart" | |
1966 | Made headlines as the companion and potential husband of then President Lyndon Johnson's daughter, Lynda Bird | |
1967 | Played a Confederate captain, opposite Glenn Ford, in "A Time for Killing" | |
1967 | Toured as Nick Arnstein, opposite Barbara Cook as Fanny Brice, in "Funny Girl" | |
1971 | First feature as co-producer (also star), "Evel Knievel" | |
1979 | Played a modern day Dracula in the surprise hit, "Love At First Bite"; also co-executive produced; earned a Golden Globe nomination | |
1981 | Offered a comic portrayal of a famed swordsman in "Zorro, the Gay Blade"; earned a Golden Globe nomination | |
1985 | Joined the sixth season of the Aaron Spelling-produced, "Dynasty" (ABC) | |
1990 | Cast as the Corleone family's lawyer in a much-anticipated sequel, "The Godfather, Part III" | |
1991 | Had a small role in "Doc Hollywood" | |
1995 | Co-hosted, with ex-wife Alana Stewart, the short-lived syndicated talk show, "George and Alana" | |
1997 | Cast as a regular on the NBC sitcom, "Jenny," playing Jenny McCarthy's dead movie star father | |
1998 | Became regular panelist on the syndicated revival of "Match Game" | |
2002 | Appeared as a studio executive in Woody Allen's "Hollywood Ending" | |
2003 | Hosted the ABC reality television series "The Family" | |
2006 | Joined the second season of ABC's reality competition, "Dancing with the Stars" | |
2007 | Cast as Billy Flynn in the Broadway company of "Chicago" | |
2009 | Joined the ITV series, "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!"; quit five days before the show's final | |
Awards
1959 | Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actor |
1960 | BAFTA Award for Foreign Actor in Crime and Punishment |
1962 | BAFTA Award for Foreign Actor in Light in the Piazza |
1979 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Love At First Bite |
1981 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Zorro, The Gay Blade |