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Fear spreads through Hawaii after rumors of an imminent tidal wave, but McGarrett discovers the true threat; villainous Red Chinese agent Wo Fat
An angel comes to Earth to see if the human race is worth saving.
Guest stars include Will Geer, Arte Johnson, Tom Poston, Pat Morita, Anson Williams, Bayn Johnson

Overview

Date of Death:
22 April 1978, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Will Geer admired his grandfather, a man who said hello to trees by their... more
Trivia:
His fervant, active interest in liberal politics resulted in his Hollywood... more
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations more
Alternate Names:
High Ghere | Will 'High' Ghere

Filmography

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Actor:
  1. A Woman Called Moses (1978) (TV) .... Thomas Garrett
  2. The Mafu Cage (1978) .... Zom
    ... aka Deviation
    ... aka Don't Ring the Doorbell (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka My Sister, My Love
    ... aka The Cage
  3. "The Waltons" .... 'Grandpa' Zebulon Walton (141 episodes, 1972-1978)
        - Grandma Comes Home (1978) TV episode .... 'Grandpa' Zebulon Walton
        - The Revelation (1978) TV episode .... 'Grandpa' Zebulon Walton
        - The Return (1978) TV episode .... 'Grandpa' Zebulon Walton
        - The Ordeal (1978) TV episode .... 'Grandpa' Zebulon Walton
        - The Family Tree (1978) TV episode .... 'Grandpa' Zebulon Walton
          (136 more)
  4. "The Love Boat" .... Franklyn Bootherstone (1 episode, 1977)
        - The Old Man and the Runaway/The Painters/A Fine Romance (1977) TV episode .... Franklyn Bootherstone
  5. "Eight Is Enough" (2 episodes, 1977)
        - Yes Nicholas, There Is a Santa Claus: Part 1 (1977) TV episode
        - Yes Nicholas, There Is a Santa Claus: Part 2 (1977) TV episode
  6. The Billion Dollar Hobo (1977) .... Choo-Choo Trayne
  7. Bunco (1977) (TV)
  8. "Starsky and Hutch" .... Commodore Atwater (1 episode, 1976)
        - Murder at Sea (1976) TV episode .... Commodore Atwater
  9. The Sad and Lonely Sundays (1976) (TV) .... Lucas Wembley
  10. Moving Violation (1976) .... Rockfield
  11. Law and Order (1976) (TV) .... Pat Crowley
  12. The Blue Bird (1976) .... Grandfather
    ... aka Sinyaya ptitsa (Soviet Union: Russian title)
  13. The Night That Panicked America (1975) (TV) .... Reverend Davis
  14. The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (1975) .... Dr. Simpson
  15. Hurricane (1974) (TV) .... Dr. McCutcheon
    ... aka Hurricane Hunters
  16. Memory of Us (1974) .... Motel Manager
  17. Silence (1974) .... Crazy Jack
    ... aka Crazy Jack and the Boy
  18. Honky Tonk (1974) (TV) .... Judge Cotton
  19. "Medical Center" .... Coughlin / ... (3 episodes, 1970-1974)
        - Hexed (1974) TV episode .... Loriss
        - No Way Out (1972) TV episode .... Coughlin
        - The Rebel in White (1970) TV episode .... Jess Calhoun
  20. The Hanged Man (1974) (TV) .... Nameless
  21. Executive Action (1973) .... Ferguson
  22. "Doc Elliot" .... Paul Bartlett (1 episode, 1973)
        - A Man of Importance (1973) TV episode .... Paul Bartlett
  23. Isn't It Shocking? (1973) (TV) .... Lemuel Lovell
  24. "Kung Fu" .... Judge Marcus (1 episode, 1973)
        - The Ancient Warrior (1973) TV episode .... Judge Marcus
  25. "The ABC Afternoon Playbreak" .... Ben (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka ABC Matinee Today (USA)
        - The Gift of Terror (1973) TV episode .... Ben
  26. Savage (1973) (TV) .... Joel Ryker
    ... aka The Savage File (USA)
    ... aka Watch Dog
  27. "Harry O" .... Len McNeil (1 episode, 1973)
        - Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On (1973) TV episode .... Len McNeil
  28. Brock's Last Case (1973) (TV) .... J. Smiley Krenshaw
  29. Columbo: A Stitch in Crime (1973) (TV) .... Dr. Edmund Hidemann
  30. "Night Gallery" .... Walt Peckinpah (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA)
        - Die Now, Pay Later (1973) TV episode .... Walt Peckinpah
  31. Jeremiah Johnson (1972) .... Bear Claw
  32. Napoleon and Samantha (1972) .... Grandpa
  33. The Rowdyman (1972) .... Stan
  34. "The Sixth Sense" .... Rev. Jordan (2 episodes, 1972)
        - Shadow in the Well (1972) TV episode .... Rev. Jordan
        - With This Ring, I Thee Kill! (1972) TV episode .... Rev. Jordan
  35. "Bewitched" .... President George Washington (2 episodes, 1972)
        - George Washington Zapped Here: Part 2 (1972) TV episode .... President George Washington
        - George Washington Zapped Here: Part 1 (1972) TV episode .... President George Washington
  36. The Scarecrow (1972) (TV) .... Justice Gilead Merton
    ... aka Hollywood Television Theatre: The Scarecrow (USA: series title)
    ... aka Scarecrow (USA: DVD box title)
  37. Dear Dead Delilah (1972) .... Roy Jurroe
  38. "The Bold Ones: The Lawyers" .... Elliot Leveridge / ... (3 episodes, 1970-1971)
    ... aka The Lawyers
        - The Letter of the Law (1971) TV episode .... Elliot Leveridge
        - The Verdict (1970) TV episode .... Judge Scanlon
        - The Shattered Image (1970) TV episode .... Ralph Turner
  39. "Bonanza" .... Calvin Butler / ... (3 episodes, 1969-1971)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - A Home for Jamie (1971) TV episode .... Ferris Callahan
        - The Love Child (1970) TV episode .... Zach Randolph
        - The Running Man (1969) TV episode .... Calvin Butler
  40. "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury" (1 episode, 1971)
        - Operation: Moonshine (1971) TV episode
  41. "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" (1 episode, 1971)
        - Voice from a Nightmare (1971) TV episode
  42. "The Jimmy Stewart Show" .... Uncle Everett (1 episode, 1971)
        - A Bunk for Unc (1971) TV episode .... Uncle Everett
  43. "Alias Smith and Jones" .... Seth (1 episode, 1971)
        - Smiler with a Gun (1971) TV episode .... Seth
  44. "Cade's County" .... Hurley Gaines (1 episode, 1971)
        - Company Town (1971) TV episode .... Hurley Gaines
  45. Brother John (1971) .... Doc Thomas
  46. "Love, American Style" .... Desk Clerk (segment 'Love and the Pulitzer Prize') (1 episode, 1971)
        - Love and the Arctic Station/Love and the Pulitzer Prize/Love and the Tattoo (1971) TV episode .... Desk Clerk (segment 'Love and the Pulitzer Prize')
  47. Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr. Foster? (1971) (TV) .... Simon Anderson
    ... aka Sam Hill: Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
  48. "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" .... Harry I. Madison (1 episode, 1970)
        - Who Wants to Sail Down the Amazon, Anyway? (1970) TV episode .... Harry I. Madison
  49. "The Young Rebels" .... Mayor Larkin (3 episodes, 1970)
        - The Age of Independence (1970) TV episode .... Mayor Larkin
        - The Ring of Freedom (1970) TV episode .... Mayor Larkin
        - Father and I Went Down to Camp (1970) TV episode .... Mayor Larkin
  50. "The Bill Cosby Show" (1 episode, 1970)
        - The Old Man of 4-C (1970) TV episode
  51. "The Bold Ones: The Senator" .... Senator Homer Bryant Wydell (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka The Senator
        - The Day the Lion Died (1970) TV episode .... Senator Homer Bryant Wydell
  52. Pieces of Dreams (1970) .... The Bishop
  53. The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970) (TV) .... Mike Patterson
  54. The Moonshine War (1970) .... Mr. Baylor
  55. "The Name of the Game" .... Mac (1 episode, 1970)
        - One of the Girls in Research (1970) TV episode .... Mac

  56. The Reivers (1969) .... Boss
    ... aka The Yellow Winton Flyer (UK: video title)
  57. "Daniel Boone" .... Adam Jarrett (1 episode, 1969)
        - Target Boone (1969) TV episode .... Adam Jarrett
  58. "Then Came Bronson" .... Oliver Hidemann (1 episode, 1969)
        - Old Tigers Never Die--They Just Run Away (1969) TV episode .... Oliver Hidemann
  59. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Professor Harold Lochner (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
        - Forty Feet High and It Kills! (1969) TV episode .... Professor Harold Lochner
  60. "My Friend Tony" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Kidnap (1969) TV episode
  61. "Here Come the Brides" .... Benjamin Pruitt (1 episode, 1969)
        - A Dream That Glitters (1969) TV episode .... Benjamin Pruitt
  62. "Mayberry R.F.D." .... Captain Wolford (2 episodes, 1969)
        - Aunt Bee's Cruise: Part 2 (1969) TV episode .... Captain Wolford
        - Aunt Bee's Cruise: Part 1 (1969) TV episode .... Captain Wolford
  63. "Gunsmoke" .... Ben C. Slocum (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - Slocum (1968) TV episode .... Ben C. Slocum
  64. Certain Honorable Men (1968) (TV)
  65. Bandolero! (1968) .... Pop Chaney
  66. "The Invaders" .... Hank Willis (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Pursued (1968) TV episode .... Hank Willis
  67. "Mission: Impossible" .... Doc (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Town (1968) TV episode .... Doc
  68. "Run for Your Life" .... Judge Andrews (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Killing Scene (1968) TV episode .... Judge Andrews
  69. Of Mice and Men (1968) (TV) .... Candy
  70. "I Spy" .... Uncle Harry (1 episode, 1968)
        - Home to Judgment (1968) TV episode .... Uncle Harry
  71. The President's Analyst (1967) .... Dr. Lee-Evans
  72. In Cold Blood (1967) .... Prosecutor
    ... aka Truman Capote's In Cold Blood (USA: complete title)
  73. "Garrison's Gorillas" .... Laski (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Deadly Masquerade (1967) TV episode .... Laski
  74. The Crucible (1967) (TV) .... Giles
  75. Seconds (1966) .... Old Man
  76. "The Trials of O'Brien" .... Judge Lindemann / ... (2 episodes, 1966)
        - The Only Game in Town (1966) TV episode .... Judge Lindemann
        - The 10-Foot, 6-Inch Pole (1966) TV episode .... Sheldon
  77. Black Like Me (1964) .... Truckdriver
  78. "East Side/West Side" .... Brian Lincoln (1 episode, 1964)
        - Here Today (1964) TV episode .... Brian Lincoln
  79. Advise & Consent (1962) .... Senate Minority Leader Warren Strickland

  80. Salt of the Earth (1954) .... Sheriff
  81. The Barefoot Mailman (1951) .... Dan Paget - Miami Mayor/Postmaster
  82. "Racket Squad" .... Robinson (1 episode, 1951)
        - The Case of the Miracle Mud (1951) TV episode .... Robinson
  83. The Tall Target (1951) .... Homer Crowley, Train Conductor
  84. Bright Victory (1951) .... Mr. Nevins
    ... aka Lights Out (UK)
  85. Double Crossbones (1951) .... Tom Botts
  86. To Please a Lady (1950) .... Jack Mackay
    ... aka Red Hot Wheels (USA: reissue title)
  87. Convicted (1950) .... Convict Mapes
  88. Broken Arrow (1950) .... Ben Slade, Rancher
  89. Winchester '73 (1950) .... Wyatt Earp
  90. Comanche Territory (1950) .... Dan'l Seeger
  91. The Kid from Texas (1950) .... O'Fallon
    ... aka Texas Kid, Outlaw (UK)
  92. It's a Small World (1950) .... William Musk - Father

  93. Intruder in the Dust (1949) .... Sheriff Hampton
  94. Anna Lucasta (1949) .... Noah
  95. Lust for Gold (1949) .... Deputy Ray Covin
    ... aka For Those Who Dare (UK: new title)
  96. Johnny Allegro (1949) .... Schultzy
    ... aka Hounded (UK)
  97. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" .... Sam Hobbs (1 episode, 1948)
    ... aka Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA)
    ... aka The Broadway Playhouse
        - Mirage in Manhattan (1948) TV episode .... Sam Hobbs
  98. Deep Waters (1948) .... Nick Driver
  99. The Fight for Life (1940) .... 2nd Teacher

  100. Union Pacific (1939) (uncredited) .... Foreman
  101. Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935) (as Will 'High' Ghere) .... Village Lamplighter
    ... aka Charles Dickens' 'Mystery of Edwin Drood' (USA: complete title)
  102. Wild Gold (1934) (uncredited) .... Poker Player
  103. Spitfire (1934) (as High Ghere) .... West Fry
  104. Misleading Lady (1932) .... McMahon - Asylum Guard
Soundtrack:
  1. "The Waltons" (11 episodes, 1972-1977)
        - The Children's Carol (1977) TV episode (performer: "Jingle Bells" (portion))
        - The Battle of Drucilla's Pond (1977) TV episode (performer: "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (1863))
        - The Ferris Wheel (1977) TV episode (performer: "(The Man On) The Flying Trapeze")
        - The Best Christmas (1976) TV episode (performer: "Jingle Bells", "We Wish You A Merry Christmas")
        - The Quilting (1976) TV episode (performer: "The Camptown Races")
          (6 more)
  2. The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974) (TV) (performer: "The Cradle Will Rock Medley")
Thanks:
  1. "The Waltons" (dedicated to the memory of) (1 episode, 1978)
        - The Empty Nest (1978) TV episode (dedicated to the memory of)
  2. Bound for Glory (1976) (thanks)
Self:
  1. "CBS: On the Air" (1978) TV mini-series
  2. Unknown Powers (1978) .... Host
  3. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 19 August 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "Hee Haw" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
        - Episode #4.1 (1976) TV episode .... Himself
  5. Hollywood on Trial (1976) .... Himself
  6. The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
  7. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode dated 26 December 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
  8. Shooting the Moonshine War (1970) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Classified X (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  2. The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons (1980) (TV) .... Grandpa Zebulon 'Zeb' Walton
  3. "The Waltons"
        - Founder's Day (1979) TV episode .... 'Grandpa' Zebulon Walton
        - The Empty Nest (1978) TV episode .... 'Grandpa' Zebulon Walton
  4. "Disneyland"
        - Napoleon and Samantha (1975) TV episode .... Grandpa
  5. Mobs, Inc. (1956) .... Harry Robinson, banker


Additional Details

Other Works:
Originated the role of Mr. Mister in the legendary FTP production of "The Cradle Will Rock" directed by Orson Welles. more
Publicity Listings:
2 Portrayals | 3 Magazine Cover Photos more
Genres:
Drama | Romance | Family | Comedy more
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