George Maharis

actor • soundtrack

George Maharis was 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.

Born: September 1, 1928 in Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Died: May 24, 2023 (age 94)

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Known For

4.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Movies & TV Credits

65 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Doppelganger Movie	4.6	Actor	Mike Wallace	1993
Vicki! TV Show	5.6	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1992
The Master TV Show	4.3	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1984
Murder, She Wrote TV Show	7.4	Actor	Charlie Emmet Cosmo, Esq.(1 Episode)	1984
Murder, She Wrote TV Show	7.4	Actor	Alex Burton(1 Episode)	1984
The Sword and the Sorcerer Movie	5.7	Actor	Machelli	1982
Matt Houston TV Show	6.3	Actor	Dr. Charles Brockway(1 Episode)	1982
Return to Fantasy Island Movie	5.7	Actor	Lowell Benson	1978
Crash Movie	5.4	Actor	Evan Walsh	1978
Logan's Run TV Show	6.9	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1977
SST: Death Flight Movie	4.0	Actor	Les Phillips	1977
Good Heavens TV Show	6.6	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1976
The Bionic Woman TV Show	6.9	Actor	—(2 Episodes)	1976
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby Movie	3.4	Actor	Guy Woodhouse	1976
Rich Man, Poor Man Limited Series	8.0	Actor	Joey Quayles(12 Episodes)	1976
Ellery Queen TV Show	8.1	Actor	Dr. Anthony Bender(1 Episode)	1975
Switch TV Show	6.9	Actor	Clouston(2 Episodes)	1975
Murder on Flight 502 Movie	5.1	Actor	Robert Davenport	1975
Death to Sister Mary Movie	6.1	Actor	Mark Fields	1974
Come Die With Me Movie	7.5	Actor	—	1974
Death in Space Movie	5.0	Actor	Dr. Dan Summit	1974
Police Story TV Show	7.3	Actor	—(3 Episodes)	1973
Thriller TV Show	7.6	Actor	Mark Fields(1 Episode)	1973
Barnaby Jones TV Show	6.8	Actor	Warren Davis(1 Episode)	1973
Kojak TV Show	7.2	Actor	Ringer(1 Episode)	1973
The Snoop Sisters TV Show	7.6	Actor	Robert Duware(1 Episode)	1972
The Victim Movie	6.0	Actor	Ben Chappel	1972
Cannon TV Show	6.6	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1971
McMillan & Wife TV Show	7.0	Actor	Walter Webley(1 Episode)	1971
The Last Day of the War Movie	5.0	Actor	Sgt. Chips Slater	1970
The Most Deadly Game TV Show	6.6	Actor	Jonathan Croft(12 Episodes)	1970
Land Raiders Movie	5.1	Actor	Paul Cardenas	1969
The Desperados Movie	4.6	Actor	Jacob Galt	1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. TV Show	6.8	Actor	Curtis Haynes(1 Episode)	1969
Night Gallery TV Show	8.0	Actor	Peter Lacland (segment "The Hand of Borgus Weems")(1 Episode)	1969
The Monk Movie	5.3	Actor	Gus Monk	1969
Journey to the Unknown TV Show	7.4	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1968
Escape to Mindanao Movie	5.0	Actor	Joe Walden	1968
The Happening Movie	4.9	Actor	Taurus	1967
A Covenant with Death Movie	5.8	Actor	Ben Lewis	1967
The Danny Thomas Hour TV Show	6.9	Actor	Phil Pearson(1 Episode)	1967
Mission: Impossible TV Show	7.7	Actor	Thomas Bachman(1 Episode)	1966
A Small Rebellion Movie	6.5	Actor	Michael Kolinos	1966
The Satan Bug Movie	6.3	Actor	Lee Barrett	1965
Quick, Before It Melts Movie	5.1	Actor	Peter Santelli	1965
Sylvia Movie	6.5	Actor	Alan Macklin	1965
Shindig! TV Show	6.9	Actor	Self - Singer(1 Episode)	1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV Show	7.2	Actor	Miles Catlan(1 Episode)	1963
The Judy Garland Show TV Show	8.7	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV Show	7.2	Actor	Michael Kolinos(1 Episode)	1963
The Merv Griffin Show TV Show	6.4	Actor	Self(3 Episodes)	1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Show	8.3	Actor	Self(17 Episodes)	1962
The Mike Douglas Show TV Show	6.9	Actor	Self(5 Episodes)	1961
Exodus Movie	6.8	Actor	Yoav	1960
Route 66 TV Show	7.5	Actor	Buz Murdock(81 Episodes)	1960
The Mugger Movie	5.7	Actor	Nicholas Grecco	1958
Naked City TV Show	8.0	Actor	Tony Bacallas(1 Episode)	1958
Naked City TV Show	8.0	Actor	Johnny Gary(1 Episode)	1958
Naked City TV Show	8.0	Actor	Stroke Strokirch(1 Episode)	1958
Naked City TV Show	8.0	Actor	Lundy(1 Episode)	1958
The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar TV Show	8.1	Actor	Self(2 Episodes)	1957
Alcoa Theatre TV Show	7.4	Actor	Johnny Cesare(1 Episode)	1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show TV Show	7.8	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1956
The Phil Silvers Show TV Show	8.2	Actor	Seaman at Craps Game (uncredited)(1 Episode)	1955
Marty Movie	7.6	Actor	Dancer at the Club (uncredited)	1953

George Maharis

Known For

Doppelganger

Exodus

The Sword and the Sorcerer

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Movies & TV Credits