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George Maharis

Cast & creator

George Maharis

1928-09-01 (died at 94) Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USAIMDb

Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, The Merv Griffin Show

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.

Also known as: George Maharias

Movies

27

film credits

Series

41

television credits

Career

68

1953–1993 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self · 1962

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self · 1961

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Self · 1962

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Alex Burton · 1984

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Charlie Emmet Cosmo, Esq. · 1984

Across film & television

Filmography (68)

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Alex Burton

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Charlie Emmet Cosmo, Esq.

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Thomas Bachman

Cannon

Cannon

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Michael Kolinos

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Miles Catlan

Naked City

Naked City

Stroke Strokirch

Naked City

Naked City

Lundy

Naked City

Naked City

Johnny Gary

Naked City

Naked City

Tony Bacallas

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Self

Route 66

Route 66

Buz Murdock

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Curtis Haynes

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

Warren Davis

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

Joe Capos

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

Peter Lacland (segment "The Hand of Borgus Weems")

Kojak

Kojak

Ringer

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Self

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

Dr. Charles Brockway

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

Switch

Switch

Clouston

Police Story

Police Story

The Phil Silvers Show

The Phil Silvers Show

Seaman at Craps Game (uncredited)

Vicki!

Self

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

Dr. Anthony Bender

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

Walter Webley

Thriller

Thriller

Mark Fields

Shindig!

Shindig!

Self - Singer

Alcoa Theatre

Alcoa Theatre

Johnny Cesare

Rich Man, Poor Man

Rich Man, Poor Man

Joey Quayles

Logan's Run

Logan's Run

Gavin

Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown

Stephen Drake

The Master

The Master

Simon Garrett

The Judy Garland Show

The Judy Garland Show

Self

The Danny Thomas Hour

The Danny Thomas Hour

Phil Pearson

Good Heavens

Good Heavens

The Snoop Sisters

The Snoop Sisters

Robert Duware

The Most Deadly Game

The Most Deadly Game

Jonathan Croft

The Sword and the Sorcerer

The Sword and the Sorcerer

Machelli

Exodus

Exodus

Yoav

The Satan Bug

The Satan Bug

Lee Barrett

Doppelganger

Doppelganger

Mike Wallace

Murder on Flight 502

Murder on Flight 502

Robert Davenport

Death to Sister Mary

Death to Sister Mary

Mark Fields

Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby

Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby

Guy Woodhouse

The Crash of Flight 401

The Crash of Flight 401

Evan Walsh

Come Die with Me

Come Die with Me

Walter Burr

Land Raiders

Land Raiders

Paul Cardenas

SST: Death Flight

SST: Death Flight

Les Phillips

The Happening

The Happening

Taurus

Death in Space

Death in Space

Dr. Dan Summit

The Monk

The Monk

Gus Monk

Quick, Before It Melts

Quick, Before It Melts

Peter Santelli

Return to Fantasy Island

Return to Fantasy Island

Lowell Benson

Of Men and Women

Of Men and Women

A Covenant with Death

A Covenant with Death

Ben Lewis

The Victim

The Victim

Ben Chappel

The Desperados

The Desperados

Jacob Galt

Sylvia

Sylvia

Alan Macklin

Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing

Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing

The Last Day of the War

The Last Day of the War

Sgt. Chips Slater

The Mugger

The Mugger

Nicholas Grecco

Escape to Mindanao

Escape to Mindanao

Joe Walden

Marty

Marty

Dancer at the Club (uncredited)

A Small Rebellion

A Small Rebellion

Michael Kolinos