George N. Neise (February 16, 1917 – April 14, 1996) was an American character actor. He made over 120 film and television appearances between 1942 and 1978.
Career
Born in Chicago, Neise began his career playing soldiers in war-themed films. After serving in World War II, Neise became an in-demand character actor, playing eveything from Greek kings to angry bosses to airline pilots.
He may be best-remembered for the dual role as the patronizing pharmacist Ralph Dimsal and powerful King Odius in the Three Stooges feature The Three Stooges Meet Hercules. He also appeared as Martian Ogg and an unnamed airline pilot in the trio's next feature The Three Stooges in Orbit.
His television appearances in Westerns were The Lone Ranger, Death Valley Days, Cheyenne, Zorro, Have Gun–Will Travel, The Rifleman and Maverick.
In addition to his film work, Neise was featured on television drama series' like Perry Mason for which he made five appearances. Mostly because of the dishonest character roles he played, he was the murder victim in three of the episodes: Albert Tydings in the 1957 episode, "The Case of the Baited Hook," Wilfred Borden in the 1959 episode, "The Case of the Calendar Girl," and Morley Theilman in the 1962 episode, "The Case of the Shapely Shadow." He also appeared on sitcoms like Green Acres, The Andy Griffith Show, Mister Ed, The Addams Family, Hogan's Heroes, Adam-12, and Get Smart.
Death
Neise passed away from cancer on April 14, 1996 at age seventy-nine. His surviving family included three children from his first wife, Danielle Gentile and two children of his second ex-wife, Lorna Thayer.
Source: Wikipedia