George Nichols (actor)

George Nichols
Nichols from an ad for The Flirt (1922)
Born	1864 Rockford, Illinois, USA
Died	September 20, 1927 (aged 62–63) Hollywood, California, USA
Occupation	Actor, film director
Years active	1908–1927

George Nichols (1864 – September 20, 1927) was an American actor and film director. He appeared in 221 films between 1908 and 1928. He also directed 103 films between 1911 and 1916. He was born in Rockford, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California. He, along with Pathe Lehrman, became an arch-enemy of Charlie Chaplin, who would take direction from nobody while at Keystone.'Pops' as he was known, was often cast as father to Mabel Normand.