George Maharis
| George Maharis | |
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Maharis in the Route 66 publicity photo, 1962
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| Born |
September 1, 1928 Astoria, Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, singer, artist |
| Years active | 1953–1993 |
George Maharis (born September 1, 1928, Astoria, Queens, New York City) is 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.
Maharis was one of seven children born to Greek immigrants in Astoria, Queens. He studied at the Actors Studio and appeared in off-Broadway productions of Jean Genet's Deathwatch and Edward Albee's The Zoo Story. He appeared on Studio One, Kraft Television Theater, Goodyear Television Playhouse, Stirling Silliphant's Naked City and Otto Preminger's Exodus, and in the soap opera Search for Tomorrow as Bud Gardner, one of Joanne Gardner's relatives who married Janet Bergman Collins.
He attended Flushing High School and served in the United States Marine Corps for 18 months.
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