George Mathews: George Mathews. Actor: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Burly, craggy-faced tough guy actor George Mathews was brought up in Manhattan and educated in Brooklyn. He had an extensive career on stage, which began in the early 1930s, after he failed to get a job with the US Post Office. Instead, he joined the WPA (Works Progress Administration) Theatre Program, a government agency that provided jobs for the unemployed on public...
Known For: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (John Shanssey), The Last Wagon (Sheriff Bull Harper), Pat and Mike (Spec Cauley), The DuPont Show of the Month (Black Dog)