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{{Short description|American actor (1928–2023)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = George Maharis
| name = George Maharis
| image = George Maharis Route 66 1962.JPG
| image = George Maharis Route 66 1962.JPG
| caption = Maharis in 1962 publicity photo
| caption = Maharis in a 1962 publicity photo
| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|9|1|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|9|1|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Astoria, Queens|Astoria]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Astoria, Queens|Astoria]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|5|24|1928|9|1}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|5|24|1928|9|1}}
| death_place = [[Beverly Hills, California]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Beverly Hills, California]], U.S.
| occupation = Actor, singer, artist
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Actor
| years_active = 1953–1993
* singer
* artist}}
| years_active = 1953–1993
}}
}}


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==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Maharis was born in [[Astoria, Queens]], the third of six children born to Vasidos Maharis and Demetra Stranis, both immigrants from Greece.<ref name=Gehman/><ref name=NPR>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/05/29/1178696361/george-maharis-route-66-dies |title=George Maharis, star of TV's 'Route 66' in the 1960s, has died at 94 |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=May 29, 2023|agency=AP}}</ref> He was raised in [[Hell's Kitchen]].<ref name=NPR/> His brother Robert was a production assistant on ''Route 66''<ref name=Gehman/> and became a film location manager.<ref name=peopleobit/> Maharis attended [[Flushing High School]], where he schoolmates recognized his talent as a singer. He left before graduating and served for 18 months in the [[United States Marine Corps]] and then earned his high school diploma.<ref name=Gehman>{{cite journal| date=April 14, 1961| url=http://www.ohio66.com/newspaper/tvguide/1962-04-14.asp|access-date = June 3, 2023 | title=George Maharis: TV's hard-driving rebel| journal=[[TV Guide]]| first=Richard| last=Gehman | author-link= Richard Gehman | via = ohio66.com}} This profile was published in two parts, in the April 14 and April 21, 1961, issues.</ref><ref name=Larson>{{cite news | first = John | last = Larson | access-date = June 2, 2023 | title = Under Twenty | date = March 9, 1962 | newspaper = [[Courier-News]] | location = Plainfield, New Jersey | url = https://www.newspapers.com/image/221810815/?clipping_id=125501523 | via=newspapers.com }}</ref> He worked odd jobs while trying to launch a singing career, and appeared in musicals outside of New York City. He got his first break as an actor on the television comedy series ''[[Mister Peepers]]'',<ref name=Larson/> playing a parody of [[Marlon Brando]].<ref name=hollywoodobit/> He subsequently studied at the [[Actors Studio]] with [[Sanford Meisner]] and [[Lee Strasberg]].<ref name=fromalbee/>
Maharis was born in [[Astoria, Queens]], the third of six children born to Vasidos (later William) Mahairas and Demetra Stranis, both immigrants from Greece.<ref name=Gehman/><ref name=NPR>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/05/29/1178696361/george-maharis-route-66-dies |title=George Maharis, star of TV's 'Route 66' in the 1960s, has died at 94 |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=May 29, 2023|agency=AP}}</ref> He was raised in [[Hell's Kitchen]].<ref name=NPR/> His brother Robert was a production assistant on ''Route 66''<ref name=Gehman/> and became a film location manager.<ref name=peopleobit/> Maharis attended [[Flushing High School]], where his schoolmates recognized his talent as a singer. He left before graduating and served for 18 months in the [[United States Marine Corps]] and then earned his high school diploma.<ref name=Gehman>{{cite journal| date=April 14, 1961| url=http://www.ohio66.com/newspaper/tvguide/1962-04-14.asp|access-date = June 3, 2023 | title=George Maharis: TV's hard-driving rebel| journal=[[TV Guide]]| first=Richard| last=Gehman | author-link= Richard Gehman | via = ohio66.com}} This profile was published in two parts, in the April 14 and April 21, 1961, issues.</ref><ref name=Larson>{{cite news | first = John | last = Larson | access-date = June 2, 2023 | title = Under Twenty | date = March 9, 1962 | newspaper = [[Courier-News]] | location = Plainfield, New Jersey | url = https://www.newspapers.com/image/221810815/?clipping_id=125501523 | via=newspapers.com }}</ref> He worked odd jobs while trying to launch a singing career, and appeared in musicals outside of New York City. He got his first break as an actor on the television comedy series ''[[Mister Peepers]]'',<ref name=Larson/> playing a parody of [[Marlon Brando]].<ref name=hollywoodobit/> He subsequently studied at the [[Actors Studio]] with [[Sanford Meisner]] and [[Lee Strasberg]].<ref name=fromalbee/>


==Early career==
==Early career==
After a short stint at the [[Cincinnati Playhouse]],<ref name=Larson/> Maharis returned to New York and won recognition in [[off-Broadway]] productions. In October 1958, a ''[[New York Times]]'' critic described his performance in [[Jean Genet]]'s ''[[Deathwatch (play)|Deathwatch]]'' as "correctly volatile, harsh, soft and cunning".<ref>{{cite news | newspaper = New York Times | access-date = May 28, 2023 | date = October 10, 1958 | url = https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1958/10/10/83418833.html?pageNumber=34 | title = Theatre: 'Deathwatch'; Jean Genet Play With a Cast of 4 Opens | first = Louis | last = Calta }}</ref> In 1960 he performed in the first U.S. production of a work by [[Edward Albee]], ''[[The Zoo Story]]''.<ref name=fromalbee>{{cite news | newspaper = New York Times | access-date = May 28, 2023 | url = https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1963/11/24/97906770.html?pageNumber=49 | date = November 24, 1963 | title = Maharis: From Albee to 'Route 66'; TV Actor, Resuming Film Career, Has Off Broadway Credits | first = Paul | last = Gardner }}</ref> [[Brooks Atkinson]] wrote that Maharis' performance as the "overwrought yet searching intruder" was "a first-rate piece of acting".<ref>{{cite news | access-date = June 2, 2023 | first = Brooks | last = Atkinson | newspaper = New York Times | title = Theatre: A Double Bill Off Broadway | date = January 15, 1960 | url = https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1960/01/15/99336934.html }}</ref> Maharis won the Performance award at the [[Theatre World Awards]] for his role in ''The Zoo Story''.<ref>{{cite web |title=George Maharis: Credits, Bio |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/George-Maharis/#bio |website=Broadway World |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Theatre World Award Recipients |url=https://www.theatreworldawards.org/past-recipients.html |website=Theatre World Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525163614/http://www.theatreworldawards.org/past-recipients.html |archive-date=May 25, 2023 |quote=George Maharis (The Zoo Story)}}</ref>
After a short stint at the [[Cincinnati Playhouse]],<ref name=Larson/> Maharis returned to New York and won recognition in [[off-Broadway]] productions. In 1955, Maharis received critical acclaim for his roles in [[John Van Druten]]'s play ''Dancing in the Chequered Shade'', and ''[[List of one-act plays by Tennessee Williams#27 Wagons Full of Cotton|27 Wagons Full of Cotton]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Calta |first=Louis |date=July 1, 1959|page=28 |title=Newcomer To Act La Guardia Role |url= |work=The New York Times |location= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=|first= |date=May 29, 1974|page=10 |title=George Maharis Coming To Saugus|url= |work=[[Winthrop Sun Transcript|The Sun Transcript]] |location= |access-date=}}</ref> In October 1958, a ''[[New York Times]]'' critic described his performance in [[Jean Genet]]'s ''[[Deathwatch (play)|Deathwatch]]'' as "correctly volatile, harsh, soft and cunning".<ref>{{cite news | newspaper = New York Times | access-date = May 28, 2023 | date = October 10, 1958 | url = https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1958/10/10/83418833.html?pageNumber=34 | title = Theatre: 'Deathwatch'; Jean Genet Play With a Cast of 4 Opens | first = Louis | last = Calta }}</ref> In 1960 he performed in the first U.S. production of a work by [[Edward Albee]], ''[[The Zoo Story]]''.<ref name=fromalbee>{{cite news | newspaper = New York Times | access-date = May 28, 2023 | url = https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1963/11/24/97906770.html?pageNumber=49 | date = November 24, 1963 | title = Maharis: From Albee to 'Route 66'; TV Actor, Resuming Film Career, Has Off Broadway Credits | first = Paul | last = Gardner }}</ref> [[Brooks Atkinson]] wrote that Maharis' performance as the "overwrought yet searching intruder" was "a first-rate piece of acting".<ref>{{cite news | access-date = June 2, 2023 | first = Brooks | last = Atkinson | newspaper = New York Times | title = Theatre: A Double Bill Off Broadway | date = January 15, 1960 | url = https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1960/01/15/99336934.html }}</ref> Maharis won the Performance award at the [[Theatre World Awards]] for his role in ''The Zoo Story''.<ref>{{cite web |title=George Maharis: Credits, Bio |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/George-Maharis/#bio |website=Broadway World |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Theatre World Award Recipients |url=https://www.theatreworldawards.org/past-recipients.html |website=Theatre World Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525163614/http://www.theatreworldawards.org/past-recipients.html |archive-date=May 25, 2023 |quote=George Maharis (The Zoo Story)}}</ref>


He later explained that his off-Broadway experience proved a handicap when seeking [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] roles: "Off Broadway had a stigma. It was like admitting you played the [[Borscht Circuit]]."<ref name=fromalbee/> Instead he found work in television. He appeared on ''[[Studio One (American TV series)|Studio One]]'', ''[[Kraft Television Theater]]'', ''[[Goodyear Television Playhouse]]'' and [[Stirling Silliphant]]'s ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]''.<ref name=Larson/> In ''[[Search for Tomorrow]]'', he played a gambler who mistreated his wife.<ref name=hollywoodobit/> He launched his film career with roles in [[William Berke]]'s ''[[The Mugger]]'' (1958)<!-- often misidentified as a tv series --><ref name=extra/><ref>{{cite book | page = 104 | title = Dark Page Two | first = Kevin | last =Johnson | date= 2009 | publisher = [[Oak Knoll Press]] }}</ref> and [[Otto Preminger]]'s ''[[Exodus (1960 film)|Exodus]]'' (1960).<ref>{{cite book | access-date = June 2, 2023 | title = Otto Preminger Interviews | date = 2021 | publisher = University Press of Mississippi | page = xxx | isbn = 9781496835215 | editor-first = Gary | editor-last = Bettinson | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=UUNOEAAAQBAJ&pg=PR30 }}</ref>
He later explained that his off-Broadway experience proved a handicap when seeking [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] roles: "Off Broadway had a stigma. It was like admitting you played the [[Borscht Circuit]]."<ref name=fromalbee/> Instead he found work in television. He appeared on ''[[Studio One (American TV series)|Studio One]]'', ''[[Kraft Television Theater]]'', ''[[Goodyear Television Playhouse]]'' and [[Stirling Silliphant]]'s ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]''.<ref name=Larson/> In ''[[Search for Tomorrow]]'', he played a gambler who mistreated his wife.<ref name=hollywoodobit/> He launched his film career with roles in [[William Berke]]'s ''[[The Mugger (film)|The Mugger]]'' (1958)<!-- often misidentified as a tv series --><ref name=extra/><ref>{{cite book | page = 104 | title = Dark Page Two | first = Kevin | last =Johnson | date= 2009 | publisher = [[Oak Knoll Press]] }}</ref> and [[Otto Preminger]]'s ''[[Exodus (1960 film)|Exodus]]'' (1960).<ref>{{cite book | access-date = June 2, 2023 | title = Otto Preminger Interviews | date = 2021 | publisher = University Press of Mississippi | page = xxx | isbn = 9781496835215 | editor-first = Gary | editor-last = Bettinson | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=UUNOEAAAQBAJ&pg=PR30 }}</ref>


One assessment of his early career put him in the "tough personality" tradition of [[Humphrey Bogart]] and [[John Garfield]]. [[Paul Gardner (writer)|Paul Gardner]] said:<ref name=fromalbee/>
One assessment of his early career put him in the "tough personality" tradition of [[Humphrey Bogart]] and [[John Garfield]]. [[Paul Gardner (writer)|Paul Gardner]] said:<ref name=fromalbee/>
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==''Route 66''==
==''Route 66''==
Beginning in 1960, Maharis co-starred with [[Martin Milner]] in the [[CBS]] television series ''Route 66''. His work earned him an [[Emmy Awards|Emmy nomination]] for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Series in 1962.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Emmys:The Ultimate, Unofficial Guide to the Battle of TV's Best Shows and Greatest Star|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JSwqImCeH8IC&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22george+maharis%22 | first =Thomas | last =O'Neil | date= 1998|publisher=Berkley Publishing|edition=illustrated, revised | page= 88|isbn=9780399524233}}</ref>
[[Image:Buzandvicky.jpg|thumb|upright=0.682|George Maharis with guest star [[Julie Newmar]] in ''[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]'' (1962)]]Beginning in 1960, Maharis co-starred with [[Martin Milner]] in the [[CBS]] television series ''Route 66''. His work earned him an [[Emmy Awards|Emmy nomination]] for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Series in 1962.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Emmys:The Ultimate, Unofficial Guide to the Battle of TV's Best Shows and Greatest Star|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JSwqImCeH8IC&q=%22george+maharis%22 | first =Thomas | last =O'Neil | date= 1998|publisher=Berkley Publishing|edition=illustrated, revised | page= 88|isbn=9780399524233}}</ref>


After appearing in 82 episodes,<ref name=peopleobit>{{cite news | access-date = May 28, 2023 | work = [[People magazine|People]] | url = https://people.com/george-maharis-dead-7505015 | date = May 29, 2023 | title = George Maharis, Star of 'Route 66,' Dead at 94 | first = Kelly | last = Wynne }}</ref> Maharis left the series during the third season, citing health problems, including [[hepatitis]].<ref name=genzlinger>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/20/arts/television/route-66-shows-50-year-old-issues-relevant-today.html |title=A Half-Century-Old Road to Today |date=May 18, 2012 |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Neil |last=Genzlinger | author-link= Neil Genzlinger |access-date = May 3, 2023}}</ref><ref name="tvsup">{{Citation|title=George Is Back on the Road| journal=Television Supplement to the Australian Women's Weekly| date=August 8, 1962| url=http://www.geocities.com/martin_milner/tvaww.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828012253/http://www.geocities.com/martin_milner/tvaww.html|archive-date=2004-08-28 | via= The Martin Milner Archives }}</ref> He attributed his prompt recovery to the fact that he did not drink.<ref name=tvsup/> He returned to work in the spring of 1962 and filmed several shows, but complained he was being made to work excessive hours and left again.<ref name=beatingtherap/> He told an interviewer: "If I keep going at the present pace, I'm a fool. Even if you have $4,000,000 in the bank, you can't buy another liver."<ref name="yearbook">{{Citation|title=They Come to Blows: Route 66|journal=Movie Screen Yearbook 1963|year=1963|url=http://www.geocities.com/martin_milner/yearbook63.html|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/marurutin_milner/yearbook63.html&date=2009-10-26+02:17:46|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 26, 2009}}</ref>
After appearing in 82 episodes,<ref name=peopleobit>{{cite news | access-date = May 28, 2023 | work = [[People magazine|People]] | url = https://people.com/george-maharis-dead-7505015 | date = May 29, 2023 | title = George Maharis, Star of 'Route 66,' Dead at 94 | first = Kelly | last = Wynne }}</ref> Maharis left the series during the third season, citing health problems, including [[hepatitis]].<ref name=genzlinger>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/20/arts/television/route-66-shows-50-year-old-issues-relevant-today.html |title=A Half-Century-Old Road to Today |date=May 18, 2012 |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Neil |last=Genzlinger | author-link= Neil Genzlinger |access-date = May 3, 2023}}</ref><ref name="tvsup">{{Citation|title=George Is Back on the Road| journal=Television Supplement to the Australian Women's Weekly| date=August 8, 1962| url=http://www.geocities.com/martin_milner/tvaww.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828012253/http://www.geocities.com/martin_milner/tvaww.html|archive-date=2004-08-28 | via= The Martin Milner Archives }}</ref> He attributed his swift recovery to the fact that he did not drink.<ref name=tvsup/> He returned to work in the spring of 1962 and filmed several shows, but complained he was being made to work excessive hours and left again.<ref name=beatingtherap/> He told an interviewer: "If I keep going at the present pace, I'm a fool. Even if you have $4,000,000 in the bank, you can't buy another liver."<ref name="yearbook">{{Citation|title=They Come to Blows: Route 66|journal=Movie Screen Yearbook 1963|year=1963|url=http://www.geocities.com/martin_milner/yearbook63.html}}{{dead link|date=May 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


A legal battle and harsh words followed. At first Maharis sought no other employment, but once the producers replaced him for the next season he began to book other engagements.<ref name=beatingtherap/> He was scheduled to sing on the ''[[Ed Sullivan Show]]'' on June 16, 1963,<ref>{{cite news | access-date = May 3, 2023 | via = newspapers.com | date = June 16, 1963 | newspaper = [[Santa Barbara News-Press]] | title = Sunday TV | url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-barbara-news-press-maharis-legal/125761880/ | location = Santa Barbara, California}}</ref> until the ''Route 66'' producers, claiming he was still under exclusive contract to them, prevented his appearance by legal action. They claimed he was feigning illness to get out of his contract.<ref name=beatingtherap/> One claimed Maharis cared only about a film career and had "no regard for this company, his co-star, Marty Milner, and the 50 or 60 other people on the show".<ref name=yearbook/> Maharis countered that they needed to learn that "There isn't any more Old Hollywood where a company can buy movie stars like pieces of meat." Maharis soon won the legal argument that his contract was void and although the ''Route 66'' producers attempted a reconciliation, he made his first post-''Route 66'' television appearance on July 2, 1963.<ref name=beatingtherap>{{cite news | via = newspapers.com | access-date = May 3, 2023 | newspaper = [[Akron Beacon-Journal]] | location = Akron, Ohio| title = Is George Beating the Rap? | date = July 14, 1963 | page = 14F | first = Jack | last = Major | url =https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-maharis-legal/125760926/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | via = newspapers.com |access-date = May 3, 2023 | title = The Glass Eye | newspaper = [[Vancouver Sun]] | date = July 3, 1963 | first = Les | last = Wedman | url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun-maharis-legal-july-3/125761326/ }}</ref> After Maharis' departure, the show's appeal declined. [[Glenn Corbett]] acted in the role of Milner's new sidekick, [[Lincoln Case|Linc Case]]. ''Route 66'' was canceled in March 1964.<ref name=hollywoodobit/>
A legal battle and harsh words followed. At first Maharis sought no other employment, but once the producers replaced him for the next season he began to book other engagements.<ref name=beatingtherap/> He was scheduled to sing on the ''[[Ed Sullivan Show]]'' on June 16, 1963,<ref>{{cite news | access-date = May 3, 2023 | via = newspapers.com | date = June 16, 1963 | newspaper = [[Santa Barbara News-Press]] | title = Sunday TV | url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-barbara-news-press-maharis-legal/125761880/ | location = Santa Barbara, California}}</ref> until the ''Route 66'' producers, claiming he was still under exclusive contract to them, prevented his appearance by legal action. They claimed he was feigning illness to get out of his contract.<ref name=beatingtherap/> One claimed Maharis cared only about a film career and had "no regard for this company, his co-star, Marty Milner, and the 50 or 60 other people on the show".<ref name=yearbook/> Maharis countered that they needed to learn that "There isn't any more Old Hollywood where a company can buy movie stars like pieces of meat." Maharis soon won the legal argument that his contract was void and although the ''Route 66'' producers attempted a reconciliation, he made his first post-''Route 66'' television appearance on July 2, 1963.<ref name=beatingtherap>{{cite news | via = newspapers.com | access-date = May 3, 2023 | newspaper = [[Akron Beacon-Journal]] | location = Akron, Ohio| title = Is George Beating the Rap? | date = July 14, 1963 | page = 14F | first = Jack | last = Major | url =https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-maharis-legal/125760926/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | via = newspapers.com |access-date = May 3, 2023 | title = The Glass Eye | newspaper = [[Vancouver Sun]] | date = July 3, 1963 | first = Les | last = Wedman | url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun-maharis-legal-july-3/125761326/ }}</ref> After Maharis' departure, the show's appeal declined. [[Glenn Corbett]] acted in the role of Milner's new sidekick, [[Lincoln Case|Linc Case]]. ''Route 66'' was canceled in March 1964.<ref name=hollywoodobit/>

Karen Blocher, who interviewed Maharis as well as the producers [[Stirling Silliphant]] and [[Herbert B. Leonard]] for a projected book on ''Route 66'', alleged that the producers lost trust in Maharis when they discovered he was gay, and that "in a less [[homophobic]] era, they might have communicated better, and worked things out", but for whatever reason, Maharis left.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaycultureland.blogspot.com/2016/11/george-maharis.html|title=George Maharis |date=November 12, 2016 |website =GayCultureLand |first=John |last=Yiannis | access-date = May 28, 2023}}</ref><ref name=nytobit>{{cite news | newspaper = New York Times | date = May 28, 2023 |first1=Anita|last1=Gates|first2=Alex|last2=Traub| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/arts/television/george-maharis-dead.html | url-status=live | access-date = May 28, 2023 | title = George Maharis, TV Heartthrob of 'Route 66,' Is Dead at 94 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529010806/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/arts/television/george-maharis-dead.html | archive-date=May 29, 2023 }}</ref>


In November 1963, Maharis described his work on ''Route 66'':<ref name=fromalbee/>
In November 1963, Maharis described his work on ''Route 66'':<ref name=fromalbee/>
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==Visual art and music==
==Visual art and music==
Maharis released albums and singles through [[Epic Records]] relatively early in his career.<ref name=JoelW>{{cite book|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|year=2013|title=Top Pop Singles 1955-2012|edition=14th|publisher=Record Research Inc.|location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin|isbn= 978-0-89820-205-2|page=528}}</ref> His debut album, "George Maharis Sings!", was on the Billboard's Album Chart for 29 weeks in 1962, peaking at number 10. It ended up as the number 41 album of 1962.<ref name="hidden history">{{cite book |last1=Panchyk |first1=Richard |title=Hidden History of Queens |date=September 30, 2019 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing|pages=137-138 |isbn=978-1-4396-6478-0 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hidden_History_of_Queens/d6hhDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22george+maharis%22&pg=PT137&printsec=frontcover |chapter=That Crooner From Astoria}}</ref> Maharis had moderate success with his single, "[[Teach Me Tonight]]", which was on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine's charts for 11 weeks in 1962, reaching number 25 on the Hot 100, and number 8 on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Easy Listening]] chart.<ref name="hidden history"/> His single "Love Me as I Love You" charted at number 17 on the Easy Listening chart in September 1962.<ref>{{cite book |title=Billboard Music Week Easy Listening Chart |date=September 1962 |publisher=Billboard|page=28 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VhcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT16&dq=%22george+maharis%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwipiKKxisH_AhWhkIkEHR5SCvI4ChDoAXoECAsQAg#v=onepage&q=%22george%20maharis%22&f=false}}</ref> He made his singing debut on television in 1963, appearing on the ''[[The Judy Garland Show]]'', singing "[[Side by Side (1927 song)|Side by Side]] with her.<ref name="hidden history"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Inman |first1=David M. |title=Television Variety Shows: Histories and Episode Guides to 57 Programs |date=3 December 2014 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0877-8 |page=342 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Television_Variety_Shows/ZOmoBQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22george+maharis%22&pg=PA342&printsec=frontcover}}</ref>
Maharis released albums and singles through [[Epic Records]] relatively early in his career.<ref name=JoelW>{{cite book|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|year=2013|title=Top Pop Singles 1955-2012|edition=14th|publisher=Record Research Inc.|location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin|isbn= 978-0-89820-205-2|page=528}}</ref> His debut album, "George Maharis Sings!", was on the Billboard's Album Chart for 29 weeks in 1962, peaking at number 10. It ended up as the number 41 album of 1962.<ref name="hidden history">{{cite book |last1=Panchyk |first1=Richard |title=Hidden History of Queens |date=September 30, 2019 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing|pages=137–138 |isbn=978-1-4396-6478-0 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d6hhDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22george+maharis%22&pg=PT137 |chapter=That Crooner From Astoria}}</ref> Maharis had moderate success with his single, "[[Teach Me Tonight]]", which was on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine's charts for 11 weeks in 1962, reaching number 25 on the Hot 100, and number 8 on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Easy Listening]] chart.<ref name="hidden history"/> His single "Love Me as I Love You" charted at number 17 on the Easy Listening chart in September 1962.<ref>{{cite book |title=Billboard Music Week Easy Listening Chart |date=September 1962 |publisher=Billboard|page=28 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VhcEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22george+maharis%22&pg=PT16}}</ref> He made his singing debut on television in 1963, appearing on ''[[The Judy Garland Show]]'', singing "[[Side by Side (1927 song)|Side by Side]]" with her.<ref name="hidden history"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Inman |first1=David M. |title=Television Variety Shows: Histories and Episode Guides to 57 Programs |date=3 December 2014 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0877-8 |page=342 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZOmoBQAAQBAJ&dq=%22george+maharis%22&pg=PA342}}</ref>


Later, he performed in nightclubs and pursued a secondary career as an [[impressionist]] painter. As of 2008, Maharis was still painting, splitting his time between [[New York City]] and [[Beverly Hills, California]].<ref name=back />
Later, he performed in nightclubs and pursued a secondary career as an [[impressionist]] painter. As of 2008, Maharis was still painting, splitting his time between [[New York City]] and [[Beverly Hills, California]].<ref name=back />

==Legal issues==
Maharis was arrested in 1967 on charges of lewd conduct, and in 1974 on charges of sex perversion for using men's bathrooms as venues to [[cruising for sex|cruise for sex]].<ref name=nytobit>{{cite news | newspaper = New York Times | date = May 28, 2023 |first1=Anita|last1=Gates|first2=Alex|last2=Traub| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/arts/television/george-maharis-dead.html | url-status=live | access-date = May 28, 2023 | title = George Maharis, TV Heartthrob of 'Route 66,' Is Dead at 94 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529010806/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/arts/television/george-maharis-dead.html | archive-date=May 29, 2023 }}</ref> However, both charges were later dismissed, and he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor offenses of disturbing the peace in 1967, and trespassing in 1975.<ref>{{cite news |title=Charge Dropped |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KIhEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VLUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3667%2C4053282 |work=The Albany Herald |agency=UPI |date=March 27, 1975 |page=5A}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Judge Hits Actor With $50 Fine |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-citizen-news-maharis/125604410/ |work=Los Angeles Evening Citizen News |date=December 21, 1967 |page=8|quote=The charge was dismissed...}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
Maharis died at his Beverly Hills home on May 24, 2023, at the age of 94.<ref name=hollywoodobit>{{cite web |last1=Barnes |first1=Mike |title=George Maharis, Star of 'Route 66,' Dies at 94 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/george-maharis-dead-route-66-star-1235502542/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=May 27, 2023 | date = May 27, 2023}}</ref><ref name=extra>{{cite web |title=George Maharis, ''Route 66'' Star, Dies at 94 |url=https://extratv.com/2023/05/27/george-maharis-route-66-star-dies-at-94/ | date = May 27, 2023 |website=[[Extra (American TV program)|Extra]] |access-date=May 27, 2023}}</ref> Survivors included his brother Robert and a sister.<ref name=peopleobit/><ref name=hollywoodobit/>
Maharis died at his Beverly Hills home on May 24, 2023, at the age of 94<ref name=hollywoodobit>{{cite web |last1=Barnes |first1=Mike |title=George Maharis, Star of 'Route 66,' Dies at 94 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/george-maharis-dead-route-66-star-1235502542/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=May 27, 2023 | date = May 27, 2023}}</ref><ref name=extra>{{cite web |title=George Maharis, ''Route 66'' Star, Dies at 94 |url=https://extratv.com/2023/05/27/george-maharis-route-66-star-dies-at-94/ | date = May 27, 2023 |website=[[Extra (American TV program)|Extra]] |access-date=May 27, 2023}}</ref> after contracting [[hepatitis]].<ref name=NPR/> Survivors included his brother Robert and a sister.<ref name=peopleobit/><ref name=hollywoodobit/>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Television shows===

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| 1957||''[[Goodyear Television Playhouse]]'' || || American anthology series || <ref name=Larson/>
| 1957||''[[Goodyear Television Playhouse]]'' || || American anthology series || <ref name=Larson/>
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| rowspan="2"|1959 || ''[[Brenner (TV series)|Brenner]]'' || Alex ||Episode: 'Word of Honor' || <ref>{{cite web |title=Brenner: Word Of Honor (TV) |url=https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=ernie+&p=18&item=T85:0660 |website=[[Paley Center for Media]] |quote=George Maharis … Cast, Alex}}</ref>
| 1958 || ''[[Deathwatch (play)|Deathwatch]]'' || Green Eyes || Off-broadway || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Novick |first1=Julius |title=Genet's Deathwatch in New York|url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1958/11/21/genets-deathwatch-in-new-york-pof/ |website=[[The Harvard Crimson]] |date=November 21, 1958 |quote=George Maharis (Green Eyes)}}</ref><ref name="metacritic">{{cite web |title=George Maharis |url=https://www.metacritic.com/person/george-maharis |website=[[Metacritic]] |quote=Maharis was very active in the off-Broadway scene, appearing in Jean Genet's Deathwatch and Edward Albee's The Zoo Story.}}</ref>
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| 1958 || ''[[The Mugger]]'' || Nicholas Grecco || 1958 noir-crime film || <ref name=extra/>
| ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]''||Johnny Gary ||Episode: 'Four Sweet Corners' || <ref name=hollywoodobit/>
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| 1960||''[[Alcoa Theatre]]'' || Johnny Cesare || Episode: 'Action Off Screen' || <ref name=Larson/>
| 1959 || ''[[Brenner (TV series)|Brenner]]'' || Alex ||Episode: 'Word of Honor' || <ref>{{cite web |title=Brenner: Word Of Honor (TV) |url=https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=ernie+&p=18&item=T85:0660 |website=[[Paley Center for Media]] |quote=George Maharis … Cast, Alex}}</ref>
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| 1959||''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]''||Johnny Gary ||Episode: 'Four Sweet Corners' || <ref name=hollywoodobit/>
| 1960–61||''[[Search for Tomorrow]]'' || Bud Gardner || American television soap opera || <ref name=hollywoodobit/>
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| 1960||''[[Alcoa Theatre]]'' || Johnny Cesare || Episode: 'Action Off Screen' || <ref name=Larson/>
| 1960–63||''[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]''||Buz Murdock||American adventure crime drama ||<ref name=hollywoodobit/>
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|1962 || ''[[PM East/PM West|PM West]]''|| Guest|| Interviewed by [[Mike Wallace]] ||<ref name="archival">{{cite web |last1=Gries |first1=Phil |title=George Maharis |url=https://www.atvaudio.com/ata_search.php?keywords=George+Maharis |website=Archival Television Audio}}</ref>
| 1960||''[[Exodus (1960 film)|Exodus]]'' || Yaov || American epic historical drama film about the founding of the State of Israel || <ref name=hollywoodobit/>
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|rowspan="2"|1963|| ''[[Hy Gardner|The Hy Gardner Show]]'' || Guest || Interviewed by [[Hy Gardner]]||<ref name="archival"/>
| 1960 || '' [[The Zoo Story]]'' || Jerry || [[Off-Broadway]] || <ref>{{cite book |date=2017 |editor1-last=Hischak |editor1-first=Thomas S. |title=100 greatest American plays |url=https://archive.org/details/100greatestameri0000unse/page/348/mode/2up?q=%22George+Maharis%22 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |location=Lanham, Maryland |isbn=978-1-4422-5605-7 |page=349 }}</ref>
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| ''[[The Judy Garland Show]]''||Himself|| Guest star||<ref>{{cite web |title=The Judy Garland Show |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_judy_garland_show/s01/e04 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=October 20, 1963 |quote=George Maharis, Jack Carter, the Dillards and baseball manager Leo Durocher join Judy; musical numbers include "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and "Side by Side."}}</ref>
| 1960–61||''[[Search for Tomorrow]]'' || Bud Gardner || American television soap opera || <ref name=hollywoodobit/>
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| 1965||''[[Hullabaloo (TV series)|Hullabaloo]]''||Himself|| Host and performer||<ref>{{cite web |title=Hullabaloo {George Maharis; Dionne Warwick} (TV) |url=https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=the&p=59&item=B:03011 |website=Paley Center for Media |date=October 11, 1965 |quote=George Maharis … Host, Performer}}</ref>
| 1960–63||''[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]''<ref name=hollywoodobit/>||Buz Murdock||American adventure crime drama
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| 1966||''[[Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]]''||Ex-athlete||Episode 14: The Eighth Day||<ref>{{cite web |title=Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/bob-hope-presents-the-chrysler-theatre/episodes-season-4/1030129100/ |website=[[TV Guide]] |date=December 21, 1966 |quote=Episode 14 The Eighth Day: An embittered ex-athlete (George Maharis) finds himself very much alone after stealing church jewels on Christmas Eve.}}</ref>
|1962 || ''[[PM East/PM West|PM West]]''<ref name="archival">{{cite web |last1=Gries |first1=Phil |title=George Maharis |url=https://www.atvaudio.com/ata_search.php?keywords=George+Maharis |website=Archival Television Audio}}</ref>|| Guest|| Interviewed by [[Mike Wallace]]
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| 1967||''[[The Danny Thomas Hour]]''||Phil Pearson||Episode: 'The Demon Under the Bed' ||<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Television: Oct. 6, 1967 |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,843992,00.html |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |quote=The Danny Thomas Hour (NBC, 9-10 p.m.). Mary Frances Crosby makes her acting debut opposite Daddy Bing in "The Demon Under the Bed," a drama about an aging singer seeking peace. George Maharis and Joan Collins costar.}}</ref>
|1963|| ''[[Hy Gardner|The Hy Gardner Show]]''<ref name="archival"/> || Guest || Interviewed by [[Hy Gardner]]
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| 1968||''[[Journey to the Unknown]]''||Drake||Episode: 'Miss Belle' ||<ref>{{cite web |last1=Screen |first1=Andrew |title=Hammer on Television: Journey To The Unknown (1968) – Horrified |url=https://www.horrifiedmagazine.co.uk/television/journey-to-the-unknown/ |website=Horrified Magazine |date=January 13, 2021 |quote=The arrival of Drake (George Maharis), hired as a handyman around the household, upsets the status quo when he discovers the true gender of Roberta.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Fellner |first1=Chris |title=The Encyclopedia of Hammer Films |date=31 July 2019 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-5381-2659-2 |page=289 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IVGfDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22george+maharis%22&pg=PA289}}</ref>
| 1963||''[[The Judy Garland Show]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=The Judy Garland Show |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_judy_garland_show/s01/e04 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=October 20, 1963 |quote=George Maharis, Jack Carter, the Dillards and baseball manager Leo Durocher join Judy; musical numbers include "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and "Side by Side."}}</ref>||Himself|| Guest star
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| rowspan="2"|1970 || ''[[The Dick Cavett Show]]''|| Guest || Interviewed by [[Dick Cavett]]||<ref name="archival"/>
| 1964||''[[Quick, Before It Melts]]''<ref name=hollywoodobit/>||Peter Santelli||Panavision and Metrocolor American comedy film
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| ''[[The Most Deadly Game]]'' || Jonathan Croft || Episode: 'War Games' || <ref name=hollywoodobit/>
| 1965||''[[Sylvia (1965 film)|Sylvia]]''<ref name=hollywoodobit/>||Alan Macklin||American drama film
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| rowspan="3"|1971 || ''[[Cade's County]]'' || Deck Minty || Episode: 'The Mustangers' || <ref name=forbesobit/>
| 1965||''[[The Satan Bug]]''<ref name=hollywoodobit/>||Lee Barrett||American crime science fiction suspense film
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| ''[[Medical Center (TV series)|Medical Center]]'' || Evan Kenbrook || Episode: 'The Pawn' || <ref name=forbesobit/>
| 1965||''[[Hullabaloo (TV series)|Hullabaloo]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Hullabaloo {George Maharis; Dionne Warwick} (TV) |url=https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=the&p=59&item=B:03011 |website=Paley Center for Media |date=October 11, 1965 |quote=George Maharis … Host, Performer}}</ref>||Himself|| Host and performer
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| ''[[Night Gallery]]'' || Peter Lacland || Segment: 'The Hand of Borgus Weems' || <ref name=hollywoodobit/>
| 1966||''A Small Rebellion''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burlingame |first1=Jon |title=Music for Prime Time: A History of American Television Themes and Scoring |date=March 3, 2023 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-061830-8 |page=181 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7DGqEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA181&lpg=PA181&dq=A+Small+Rebellion+tv+movie+george+maharis&source=bl&ots=HP1X46Ge9P&sig=ACfU3U0oQ6zLn8CXECVTY0pXo4p7lBl4pA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwirraHMyL__AhVMkIkEHfyHDjo4ChDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=A%20Small%20Rebellion%20tv%20movie%20george%20maharis&f=false |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=A Small Rebellion 1966 |url=https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/a-small-rebellion-1966 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |quote=Simone Signoret (Sara Lescaut), George Maharis (Michael Kolinos), Sam Levene (Noel Greb)}}</ref>
||Michael Kolinos||TV film
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| rowspan="2"|1972 || ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'' || Paul Stubber || Episode: 'The Rip Off' || <ref name=forbesobit/>
| 1966||''[[Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/bob-hope-presents-the-chrysler-theatre/episodes-season-4/1030129100/ |website=[[TV Guide]] |date=December 21, 1966 |quote=Episode 14 The Eighth Day: An embittered ex-athlete (George Maharis) finds himself very much alone after stealing church jewels on Christmas Eve.}}</ref>||Ex-athlete||Episode 14: The Eighth Day
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| ''The Victim'' || Ben Chappel || TV film || <ref name=hollywoodobit/>
| 1967||''[[A Covenant with Death]]''<ref name=hollywoodobit/>||Ben Lewis||American legal drama film
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| 1972-73||''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' || Guest || Interviewed by [[Johnny Carson]] || <ref name="archival"/>
| 1967||''[[The Happening (1967 film)|The Happening]]''<ref name=hollywoodobit/>||Taurus||American crime comedy film
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| rowspan="2"|1973 || ''[[Barnaby Jones]]'' || Warren Davis || Episode: 'The Deadly Prize' || <ref name=forbesobit/>
| 1967||''[[The Danny Thomas Hour]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Television: Oct. 6, 1967 |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,843992,00.html |website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |quote=The Danny Thomas Hour (NBC, 9-10 p.m.). Mary Frances Crosby makes her acting debut opposite Daddy Bing in "The Demon Under the Bed," a drama about an aging singer seeking peace. George Maharis and Joan Collins costar.}}</ref>||Phil Pearson||Episode: 'The Demon Under the Bed'
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| ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'' || Thomas Bachman || Episode: 'The Fountain' || <ref name=forbesobit/>
| 1968||''Escape to Mindanao''<ref>{{cite web | access-date = June 2, 2023 | url = https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b712d4144 | website = British Film Institute | title =Escape to Mindanao (1968) }}</ref>||Joe Walden||TV film
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| 1973–77 || ''[[Police Story (1973 TV series)|Police Story]]'' || Sgt. Hank Delany; J.R. Peters; Salter || 3 episodes, 1973, 1975, 1977 || <ref name=forbesobit/>
| 1968||''[[Journey to the Unknown]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Screen |first1=Andrew |title=Hammer on Television: Journey To The Unknown (1968) – Horrified |url=https://www.horrifiedmagazine.co.uk/television/journey-to-the-unknown/ |website=Horrified Magazine |date=January 13, 2021 |quote=The arrival of Drake (George Maharis), hired as a handyman around the household, upsets the status quo when he discovers the true gender of Roberta.}}</ref>
||Drake||Episode: 'Miss Belle'<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fellner |first1=Chris |title=The Encyclopedia of Hammer Films |date=31 July 2019 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-5381-2659-2 |page=289 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Encyclopedia_of_Hammer_Films/IVGfDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22george+maharis%22&pg=PA289&printsec=frontcover}}</ref>
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| rowspan="8"|1974 || ''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.]]'' || Curtis Haynes || Episode: 'Out of Control' || <ref name=hollywoodobit/>
| 1969||''[[The Desperados]]''<ref name=greenspun/>||Jacob Galt||American Western film
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| ''[[McMillan & Wife]]'' || Walter Webley || Episode: 'The Game of Survival' || <ref name=hollywoodobit/>
| 1969||''[[The Monk (1969 film)|The Monk]]''<ref>{{cite web | access-date = June 2, 2023 | url = https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b746daa1a | website = British Film Institute | title =The Monk (1969) }}</ref>||Gus Monk||TV film
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| ''[[Movin' On (TV series)|Movin' On]]'' || Harry Armour || Episode 7: The Good Life || <ref>{{cite web |title=Movin' On Season 1 Episodes |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/movin-on/episodes-season-1/1030271261/ |website=TV Guide |date=November 7, 1974 |quote=Episode 7 The Good Life: A confident businessman (George Maharis) offers Sonny and Will a huge salary to haul barrels of oil which he hasn't found yet.}}</ref>
|1970 || ''[[The Dick Cavett Show]]''<ref name="archival"/> || Guest || Interviewed by [[Dick Cavett]]
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| ''[[Nakia (TV series)|Nakia]]'' || Joe Arnold || Episode: 'Pete' || <ref>{{cite web |title=Nakia series regulars and episode guide |url=https://www.ultimate70s.com/actor/-/Nakia/823 |website=Ultimate70s.com |quote=December 21, 1974: Pete Season 1, episode 12 With Johnny Doran (Pete), George Maharis (Joe Arnold), Shirley Knight (Faye Arnold), Carmen Zapata (Emma Ironwood).}}</ref>
| 1970|| ''[[Land Raiders (film)|Land Raiders]]''<ref>{{cite web | website = American Film Institute | access-date = June 2, 2023 | title = Land Raiders (1970) | url = https://catalog.afi.com/Film/20627-LAND-RAIDERS }}</ref>
||Paul Cardenas ||American Western film
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| ''[[Shaft (TV series)|Shaft]]'' || Wally Doyle || Episode: 'Cop Killer' || <ref name=deadline>{{cite web| title=George Maharis Dies: 'Route 66' & 'Fantasy Island' Actor Was 94| url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/george-maharis-dead-route-66-fantasy-island-actor-1235381937/| website=Deadline| date=May 28, 2023}}</ref>
| 1970||''The Last Day of the War''<ref name=lastday>{{cite web | website = American Film Institute | access-date = June 2, 2023 | title = The Last Day of the War (1970) | url = https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/20223 }}</ref>||Sgt. Chip Slater||Premiered in Spain as ''El Último Día de la Guerra'' in August 1970; aired on US television in September 1970<ref name=lastday/>
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| 1970 || ''[[The Most Deadly Game]]'' || Jonathan Croft || Episode: 'War Games' || <ref name=hollywoodobit/>
| ''[[The Snoop Sisters]]'' || Robert Duware || Episode: 'The Devil Made Me Do It!' || <ref name=deadline/>
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| ''[[Thriller (British TV series)|Thriller]]'' || Mark Fields || Episode: 'Death To Sister Mary' || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Phillip-Jones |first1=Richard |title=Thriller (S3, E3): Death To Sister Mary Review |url=https://www.spookyisles.com/death-to-sister-mary/ |website=Spooky Isles |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129173323/https://www.spookyisles.com/death-to-sister-mary/ |archive-date=November 29, 2022 |date=October 24, 2020}}</ref>
| 1971 || ''[[Night Gallery]]'' || Peter Lacland || Segment: 'The Hand of Borgus Weems' || <ref name=hollywoodobit/>
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| ''[[ABC's Wide World of Entertainment|The Wide World of Mystery]]'' || Walter || Episode: 'Come Die with Me' || <ref>{{cite web |title=Wide World of Mystery, The: Come Die With Me (TV) |url=https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=the&advanced=1&p=569&item=103410 |website=Paley Center for Media |date=1974 |quote=George Maharis … Cast, Walter}}</ref>
| 1971 || ''[[Cade's County]]'' || Deck Minty || Episode: 'The Mustangers' || <ref name=forbesobit/>
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| rowspan="7"|1976||''[[Bert D'Angelo/Superstar]]''||Lee Mitchell||Episode: 'Scag'||<ref>{{cite web |title=Bert D'Angelo Superstar series regulars and episode guide |url=https://www.ultimate70s.com/actor/-/Bert_D%27Angelo_Superstar/483 |website=Ultimate70s.com |quote=June 26, 1976: Scag Season 1, episode 11: With George Maharis (Lee Mitchell)}}</ref>
| 1971 || ''[[Medical Center (TV series)|Medical Center]]'' || Evan Kenbrook || Episode: 'The Pawn' || <ref name=forbesobit/>
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| 1972 || ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'' || Paul Stubber || Episode: 'The Rip Off' || <ref name=forbesobit/>
| ''[[The Bionic Woman]]''||Sgt. Bob Welton||Episode: 'Jamie's Shield' ||<ref name=hollywoodobit/>
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| 1972 & 1973 || ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' || Guest || Interviewed by [[Johnny Carson]] || <ref name="archival"/>
|''[[Ellery Queen (TV series)|Ellery Queen]]''||Dr. Tony Bender||Episode: 'The Adventure Of The Judas Tree' ||<ref name=forbesobit/>
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| 1972||''The Victim'' || Ben Chapel || TV film || <ref name=TCM>{{cite web| title=George Maharis| url=https://prod-www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/119794%7C58977/George-Maharis#filmography| website=TCM}}</ref>
| ''[[Gibbsville (TV series)|Gibbsville]]''||||Episode: 'The Price of Everything' ||<ref>{{cite web |title=The Price of Everything, Gibbsville: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gibbsville/s01/e11 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |quote=George Maharis, Guest Star}}</ref>
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| ''[[Good Heavens]]''||Gary Lawrence||Episode: 'See Jane Run'||<ref>{{Cite episode |title=See Jane Run |episode-link=Good Heavens#Episodes |url= |access-date= |series= Good Heavens |series-link=Good Heavens |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |station= |date=March 29, 1976
| 1973 || ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'' || Thomas Bachman || Episode: 'The Fountain' || <ref name=forbesobit/>
|season=1 |number=5 |time=00:42 |quote= Special Guest Star: George Maharis}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=See Jane Run ,Good Heavens: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/good_heavens/s01/e05 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |quote=George Maharis Guest Star}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Jigsaw John (TV series)|Jigsaw John]]''||Robert Derek||Episode: 'Plastique' ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Jigsaw John series regulars and episode guide |url=https://www.ultimate70s.com/actor/-/Jigsaw_John/756 |website=Ultimate70s.com |quote=April 19, 1976: Plastique: Season 1, episode 12: With Carl Betz, Tony Young, Vincent Baggetta, Lee Bryant, George Maharis (Robert Derek), Marjorie Bennett, George Brenlin, Bo Brundin (Nielsen).}}</ref>
| 1973 || ''[[Barnaby Jones]]'' || Warren Davis || Episode: 'The Deadly Prize' || <ref name=forbesobit/>
|-
|-
| ''[[Rich Man, Poor Man (miniseries)|Rich Man, Poor Man]]''||Joey Quales||TV miniseries||<ref name=hollywoodobit/>
| 1973–77 || ''[[Police Story (1973 TV series)|Police Story]]'' || Sgt. Hank Delany; J.R. Peters; Salter || 3 episodes, 1973, 1975, 1977 || <ref name=forbesobit/>
|-
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Movin' On (TV series)|Movin' On]]'' || Harry Armour || Episode 7: The Good Life || <ref>{{cite web |title=Movin' On Season 1 Episodes |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/movin-on/episodes-season-1/1030271261/ |website=TV Guide |date=November 7, 1974 |quote=Episode 7 The Good Life: A confident businessman (George Maharis) offers Sonny and Will a huge salary to haul barrels of oil which he hasn't found yet.}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"|1977||''[[The Feather and Father Gang]]''||Sherwin||Episode: 'Flight to Mexico' ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Flight to Mexico, Feather and Father Gang: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/feather_and_father_gang/s01/e05 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |quote=Feather poses as a cat burglar fencing diamonds to nab a theater director (George Maharis) involved in gem theft.}}</ref>
|-
|-
|''[[Kojak]]''||Ringer||Episode: 'Lady In The Squadroom' ||<ref name=varietyobit/>
| 1974||''[[ABC's Wide World of Entertainment|The Wide World of Mystery]]'' || Walter || Episode: 'Come Die with Me' || <ref>{{cite web |title=Wide World of Mystery, The: Come Die With Me (TV) |url=https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=the&advanced=1&p=569&item=103410 |website=Paley Center for Media |date=1974 |quote=George Maharis … Cast, Walter}}</ref>
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| 1974||''[[Shaft (TV series)|Shaft]]'' || Wally Doyle || Episode: 'Cop Killer' || <ref name=deadline>{{cite web| title=George Maharis Dies: 'Route 66' & 'Fantasy Island' Actor Was 94| url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/george-maharis-dead-route-66-fantasy-island-actor-1235381937/| website=Deadline| date=May 28, 2023}}</ref>
| ''[[Switch (American TV series)|Switch]]''||Clouston||Episode: 'Legend of the Macunas' ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Legend of the Macunas Switch: Season 3 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/switch/s03/e03 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |quote=Pete and Mac head to Las Vegas to help a pilot learn the cause for her father's fatal plane crash; guest George Maharis.}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1978||''[[Logan's Run (TV series)|Logan's Run]]''||Gavin||Episode: 'Night Visitors' ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Logan's Run Season 1 Episodes |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/logans-run/episodes-season-1/1000293396/ |website=TV Guide |quote=Episode 12, Night Visitors, George Maharis plays the resident of a haunted house where Logan (Gregory Harrison), Jessica and Rem take refuge during a thunderstorm.}}</ref>
| 1974||''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.]]'' || Curtis Haynes || Episode: 'Out of Control' || <ref name=hollywoodobit/>
|-
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| 1974||''[[The Snoop Sisters]]'' || Robert Duware || Episode: 'The Devil Made Me Do It!' || <ref name=deadline/>
| 1979–82||''[[Fantasy Island]]''||Joe Capos; Prof. Alan Blair; Mario Ferini; Dr. Hal Workman; Jack Becker|| 6 episodes ||<ref name=varietyobit/><ref name=hollywoodobit/>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|1984||''[[Matt Houston]]''||Dr. Charles Brockway||Episode: 'The Bikini Murders' ||<ref>{{Cite episode |series=Matt Houston |title=The Bikini Murders |series-link=Matt Houston |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=February 3, 1984 |season=2 |number=18 |time=03:23 |quote=Special Guest Star George Maharis}}</ref>
| 1974||''[[Thriller (British TV series)|Thriller]]'' || Mark Fields || Episode: 'Death To Sister Mary' || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Phillip-Jones |first1=Richard |title=Thriller (S3, E3): Death To Sister Mary Review |url=https://www.spookyisles.com/death-to-sister-mary/ |website=Spooky Isles |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129173323/https://www.spookyisles.com/death-to-sister-mary/ |archive-date=November 29, 2022 |date=October 24, 2020}}</ref>
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| ''[[The Master (American TV series)|The Master]]''||Simon Garrett||Episode: 'The Good, the Bad, and the Priceless' ||<ref>{{cite web |title=The Master Season 1 Episodes |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-master/episodes-season-1/1030195461/ |website=TV Guide |date=March 23, 1984 |quote=Episode 8 The Good, the Bad and the Priceless, Garrett: George Maharis.}}</ref>
| 1974||''Death in Space'' || Dr. Dan Summit|| TV film || <ref name=NPR/>
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|-
| rowspan="2"| 1989||''[[Superboy (TV series)|Superboy]]''||Jack McAlister||Episode: 'Programmed For Death' ||<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jirak |first1=Jamie |title=George Maharis, Route 66 and Fantasy Island Actor, Dies at 94 |url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/george-maharis-route-66-and-fantasy-island-actor-dies-at-94/ |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |date=May 28, 2023 |quote=Superboy (1989)}}</ref>
| 1974||''[[McMillan & Wife]]'' || Walter Webley || Episode: 'The Game of Survival' || <ref name=hollywoodobit/>
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| 1974||''[[Nakia (TV series)|Nakia]]'' || Joe Arnold || Episode: 'Pete' || <ref>{{cite web |title=Nakia series regulars and episode guide |url=https://www.ultimate70s.com/actor/-/Nakia/823 |website=Ultimate70s.com |quote=December 21, 1974: Pete Season 1, episode 12 With Johnny Doran (Pete), George Maharis (Joe Arnold), Shirley Knight (Faye Arnold), Carmen Zapata (Emma Ironwood).}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"|''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''||Alec Burton||Episode: 'Appointment in Athens' ||<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web |title=George Maharis |url=https://www.metacritic.com/person/george-maharis |website=[[Metacritic]] |date=January 22, 1960 |quote=Maharis was very active in the off-Broadway scene, appearing in Jean Genet's Deathwatch and Edward Albee's The Zoo Story.}}</ref>
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| 1990||Charlie Cosmo||Episode: 'Trials and Tribulations' (last television role) ||<ref name="metacritic"/><ref name=NPR/>
| 1975||''[[Murder on Flight 502]]''<ref name=NPR/>||Robert Davenport||TV film
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|}
| 1976||''[[Ellery Queen (TV series)|Ellery Queen]]''<ref name=forbesobit/>||Dr. Tony Bender||Episode: 'The Adventure Of The Judas Tree'

===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year
| 1976||''[[Rich Man, Poor Man (miniseries)|Rich Man, Poor Man]]''<ref name=hollywoodobit/>||Joey Quales||TV miniseries
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Refs|References}}
|-
|-
| 1958 || ''[[The Mugger (film)|The Mugger]]'' || Nicholas Grecco || American noir-crime film || <ref name=extra/>
| 1976||''[[Good Heavens]]''<ref>{{Cite episode |title=See Jane Run |episode-link=Good Heavens#Episodes |url= |access-date= |series= Good Heavens |series-link=Good Heavens |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |station= |date=March 29, 1976
|season=1 |number=5 |time=00:42 |quote= Special Guest Star: George Maharis}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=See Jane Run ,Good Heavens: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/good_heavens/s01/e05 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |quote=George Maharis Guest Star}}</ref>||Gary Lawrence||Episode: 'See Jane Run'
|-
|-
| 1960||''[[Exodus (1960 film)|Exodus]]'' || Yaov || American film about the founding of the State of Israel || <ref name=hollywoodobit/>
| 1976||''[[Jigsaw John (TV series)|Jigsaw John]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Jigsaw John series regulars and episode guide |url=https://www.ultimate70s.com/actor/-/Jigsaw_John/756 |website=Ultimate70s.com |quote=April 19, 1976: Plastique: Season 1, episode 12: With Carl Betz, Tony Young, Vincent Baggetta, Lee Bryant, George Maharis (Robert Derek), Marjorie Bennett, George Brenlin, Bo Brundin (Nielsen).}}</ref>||Robert Derek||Episode: 'Plastique'
|-
|-
| 1964||''[[Quick, Before It Melts]]''||Peter Santelli||American comedy film ||<ref name=hollywoodobit/>
| 1976||''[[Bert D'Angelo/Superstar]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Bert D'Angelo Superstar series regulars and episode guide |url=https://www.ultimate70s.com/actor/-/Bert_D%27Angelo_Superstar/483 |website=Ultimate70s.com |quote=June 26, 1976: Scag Season 1, episode 11: With George Maharis (Lee Mitchell)}}</ref>||Lee Mitchell||Episode: 'Scag'
|-
|-
| 1965||''[[Sylvia (1965 film)|Sylvia]]''||Alan Macklin||American drama film || <ref name=hollywoodobit/>
| 1976||''[[Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby]]''<ref name=extra/>||Guy Woodhouse||TV film
|-
|-
| 1965||''[[The Satan Bug]]''||Lee Barrett||American crime suspense film ||<ref name=hollywoodobit/>
| 1976||''[[Gibbsville (TV series)|Gibbsville]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=The Price of Everything, Gibbsville: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gibbsville/s01/e11 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |quote=George Maharis, Guest Star}}</ref>||||Episode: 'The Price of Everything'
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| 1966||''A Small Rebellion''||Michael Kolinos||TV film ||<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burlingame |first1=Jon |title=Music for Prime Time: A History of American Television Themes and Scoring |date=March 3, 2023 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-061830-8 |page=181 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7DGqEAAAQBAJ&dq=A+Small+Rebellion+tv+movie+george+maharis&pg=PA181 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=A Small Rebellion 1966 |url=https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/a-small-rebellion-1966 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |quote=Simone Signoret (Sara Lescaut), George Maharis (Michael Kolinos), Sam Levene (Noel Greb)}}</ref>
| 1976||''[[The Bionic Woman]]''<ref name=hollywoodobit/>||Sgt. Bob Welton||Episode: 'Jamie's Shield'
|-
|-
| 1967||''[[A Covenant with Death]]''||Ben Lewis||American legal drama film ||<ref name=hollywoodobit/>
| 1977||''[[SST: Death Flight]]''<ref name=TCM/>||Les Phillips||TV film
|-
|-
| 1967||''[[The Happening (1967 film)|The Happening]]''||Taurus||American crime comedy film ||<ref name=hollywoodobit/>
| 1977||''[[Kojak]]''<ref name=varietyobit/>||Ringer||Episode: 'Lady In The Squadroom'
|-
|-
| 1968||''Escape to Mindanao''||Joe Walden||TV film ||<ref>{{cite web | access-date = June 2, 2023 | url = https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b712d4144 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190504024227/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b712d4144 | url-status = dead | archive-date = May 4, 2019 | website = British Film Institute | title =Escape to Mindanao (1968) }}</ref>
| 1977||''[[The Feather and Father Gang]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Flight to Mexico, Feather and Father Gang: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/feather_and_father_gang/s01/e05 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |quote=Feather poses as a cat burglar fencing diamonds to nab a theater director (George Maharis) involved in gem theft.}}</ref>||Sherwin||Episode: 'Flight to Mexico'
|-
|-
| 1969||''[[The Desperados]]''||Jacob Galt||American Western film ||<ref name=greenspun/>
| 1977||''[[Switch (American TV series)|Switch]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Legend of the Macunas Switch: Season 3 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/switch/s03/e03 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |quote=Pete and Mac head to Las Vegas to help a pilot learn the cause for her father's fatal plane crash; guest George Maharis.}}</ref>||Clouston||Episode: 'Legend of the Macunas'
|-
|-
| 1969||''[[The Monk (1969 film)|The Monk]]''||Gus Monk||TV film ||<ref>{{cite web | access-date = June 2, 2023 | url = https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b746daa1a | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171029190426/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b746daa1a | url-status = dead | archive-date = October 29, 2017 | website = British Film Institute | title =The Monk (1969) }}</ref>
| 1978||''Return to Fantasy Island''<ref name=TCM/>||Benson||TV film
|-
|-
| 1970|| ''[[Land Raiders (film)|Land Raiders]]''||Paul Cardenas ||American Western film ||<ref>{{cite web | website = American Film Institute | access-date = June 2, 2023 | title = Land Raiders (1970) | url = https://catalog.afi.com/Film/20627-LAND-RAIDERS }}</ref>
| 1978||''[[Logan's Run (TV series)|Logan's Run]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Logan's Run Season 1 Episodes |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/logans-run/episodes-season-1/1000293396/ |website=TV Guide |quote=Episode 12, Night Visitors, George Maharis plays the resident of a haunted house where Logan (Gregory Harrison), Jessica and Rem take refuge during a thunderstorm.}}</ref>||Gavin||Episode: 'Night Visitors'
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|-
| 1970||''The Last Day of the War''||Sgt. Chip Slater||Premiered in Spain as ''El Último Día de la Guerra'' in August 1970; aired on US television in September 1970 ||<ref name=lastday>{{cite web | website = American Film Institute | access-date = June 2, 2023 | title = The Last Day of the War (1970) | url = https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/20223 }}</ref>
| 1978||''[[The Crash of Flight 401]]''<ref name=NPR/>||Evan Walsh||TV docudrama
|-
|-
| 1972||''The Victim'' || Ben Chapel || TV film || <ref name=TCM>{{cite web| title=George Maharis| url=https://prod-www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/119794%7C58977/George-Maharis#filmography| website=TCM}}</ref>
| 1979–82||''[[Fantasy Island]]''<ref name=hollywoodobit/>||Joe Capos; Prof. Alan Blair; Mario Ferini; Dr. Hal Workman; Jack Becker|| 6 episodes<ref name=varietyobit/>
|-
| 1974||''Death in Space'' || Dr. Dan Summit|| TV film || <ref name=NPR/>
|-
|-
| 1975||''[[Murder on Flight 502]]''||Robert Davenport||TV film ||<ref name=NPR/>
| 1982||''[[The Sword and the Sorcerer]]''<ref name=hollywoodobit/>||Machelli, Cromwell War Chancellor||American sword and sorcery fantasy film
|-
|-
| 1976||''[[Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby]]''||Guy Woodhouse||TV film ||<ref name=extra/>
| 1984||''[[Matt Houston]]''<ref>{{Cite episode |series=Matt Houston |title=The Bikini Murders |series-link=Matt Houston |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=February 3, 1984 |season=2 |number=18 |time=03:23 |quote=Special Guest Star George Maharis}}</ref>||Dr. Charles Brockway||Episode: 'The Bikini Murders'
|-
|-
| 1977||''[[SST: Death Flight]]''||Les Phillips||TV film ||<ref name=TCM/>
| 1984||''[[The Master (American TV series)|The Master]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=The Master Season 1 Episodes |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-master/episodes-season-1/1030195461/ |website=TV Guide |date=March 23, 1984 |quote=Episode 8 The Good, the Bad and the Priceless, Garrett: George Maharis.}}</ref>||Simon Garrett||Episode: 'The Good, the Bad, and the Priceless'
|-
|-
| 1978||''Return to Fantasy Island''||Benson||TV film ||<ref name=TCM/>
|1989 || ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''<ref name="metacritic"/>||Alec Burton||Episode: 'Appointment in Athens'
|-
|-
| 1978||''[[The Crash of Flight 401]]''||Evan Walsh||TV film ||<ref name=NPR/>
| 1989||''[[Superboy (TV series)|Superboy]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jirak |first1=Jamie |title=George Maharis, Route 66 and Fantasy Island Actor, Dies at 94 |url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/george-maharis-route-66-and-fantasy-island-actor-dies-at-94/ |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |date=May 28, 2023 |quote=Superboy (1989)}}</ref>||Jack McAlister||Episode: 'Programmed For Death'
|-
|-
| 1982||''[[The Sword and the Sorcerer]]''||Machelli, Cromwell War Chancellor||American sword and sorcery fantasy film ||<ref name=hollywoodobit/>
| 1990||''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''<ref name="metacritic"/><ref name=NPR/>||Charlie Cosmo||Episode: 'Trials and Tribulations' (last television role)
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| 1993||''[[Doppelganger (1993 film)|Doppelganger]]''<ref name=forbesobit/>||Mike Wallace||American supernatural horror thriller film (also known as ''The Evil Within'')<ref name=hollywoodobit/>
| 1993||''[[Doppelganger (1993 film)|Doppelganger]]''||Mike Wallace||American supernatural horror film (also known as ''The Evil Within'') ||<ref name=hollywoodobit/><ref name=forbesobit/>
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'''Original releases'''
* 1962 – "[[After the Lights Go Down Low (song)|After the Lights Go Down Low]]" / "[[Teach Me Tonight]]" – Epic 5-9504<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Cash Box Top 100 |volume=23 |issue=35 |url= |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |location= |publisher= |date=May 12, 1962 |quote=45—Teach Me Tonight George Maharis-Epic-9504, 94—After The Lights Go Down Low George Maharis-Epic-9504}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |author=Maharis, George |title=Thank you, jukebox operators, for helping to make my first record "Teach Me Tonight" and "After the Lights Go Down Low”* the hit that it is.|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/60s/1962/CB-1962-05-12-OCR-Page-0035.pdf
* 1962 – "[[After the Lights Go Down Low (song)|After the Lights Go Down Low]]" / "[[Teach Me Tonight]]" – Epic 5-9504<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Cash Box Top 100 |volume=23 |issue=35 |url= |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |location= |publisher= |date=May 12, 1962 |quote=45—Teach Me Tonight George Maharis-Epic-9504, 94—After The Lights Go Down Low George Maharis-Epic-9504}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |author=Maharis, George |title=Thank you, jukebox operators, for helping to make my first record "Teach Me Tonight" and "After the Lights Go Down Low"* the hit that it is.|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/60s/1962/CB-1962-05-12-OCR-Page-0035.pdf
|volume=23 |issue=35 |page=35 |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |location= |publisher= |date=May 12, 1962 |quote=*(5-9504)}}</ref>
|volume=23 |issue=35 |page=35 |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |location= |publisher= |date=May 12, 1962 |quote=*(5-9504)}}</ref>
* 1962 – "They Knew About You" / "Love Me as I Love You" – Epic 5-9522<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Love Me as I Love You c/w They Knew About You 59522 |volume=23 |issue=44 |page=11 |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |location= |publisher= |date= July 7, 1962|quote=}}</ref>
* 1962 – "They Knew About You" / "Love Me as I Love You" – Epic 5-9522<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Love Me as I Love You c/w They Knew About You 59522 |volume=23 |issue=44 |page=11 |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |location= |publisher= |date= July 7, 1962|quote=}}</ref>
* 1962 – "I'll Never Smile Again" / "Can't Help Falling In Love" – Epic 5-9545{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
* 1962 – "I'll Never Smile Again" / "Can't Help Falling In Love" – Epic 5-9545{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
* 1962 – "[[Route 66 (song)|(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66]]" / "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby" – Epic 3-9548<ref>{{cite web |title=George Maharis - (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Album |url=https://dynaero.fr/George-Maharis/Get-Your-Kicks-Route/17581 |website=dynaero.fr |quote=3-9548, George Maharis, (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66/You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby ‎(7"), Epic 3-9548 US 1962}}</ref>
* 1962 – "[[Route 66 (song)|(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66]]" / "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby" – Epic 3-9548<ref>{{cite web |title=George Maharis - (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Album |url=https://dynaero.fr/George-Maharis/Get-Your-Kicks-Route/17581 |website=dynaero.fr |quote=3-9548, George Maharis, (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66/You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby (7"), Epic 3-9548 US 1962}}</ref>
* 1962 – "Baby Has Gone Bye Bye" / "After One Kiss" – Epic 5-9555<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Pick of the Week |volume=24 |issue=7 |page=14 |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |location= |publisher= |date=October 27, 1962 |quote="BABY HAS GONE BYE BYE” (2:52) [Dymor ASCAP—Allen, Roberts] “AFTER ONE KISS” (3:01) [Famous ASCAP—Heyman, Mancini] GEORGE MAHARIS (Epic 9555)}}</ref>
* 1962 – "Baby Has Gone Bye Bye" / "After One Kiss" – Epic 5-9555<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Pick of the Week |volume=24 |issue=7 |page=14 |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |location= |publisher= |date=October 27, 1962 |quote="BABY HAS GONE BYE BYE” (2:52) [Dymor ASCAP—Allen, Roberts] “AFTER ONE KISS” (3:01) [Famous ASCAP—Heyman, Mancini] GEORGE MAHARIS (Epic 9555)}}</ref>
* 1963 – "Don't Fence Me In" / "[[Alright, Okay, You Win]]" – Epic 5-9569<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Looking Ahead |volume=24 |issue= 26|page= 68|magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |location= |publisher= |date=March 9, 1963 |quote=DON'T FENCE ME IN George Maharis (Epic 9569)}}</ref>
* 1963 – "Don't Fence Me In" / "[[Alright, Okay, You Win]]" – Epic 5-9569<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Looking Ahead |volume=24 |issue= 26|page= 68|magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |location= |publisher= |date=March 9, 1963 |quote=DON'T FENCE ME IN George Maharis (Epic 9569)}}</ref>
* 1963 – "Where Can You Go (For a Broken Heart)" / "Kiss Me" – Epic 5-9600<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Looking Ahead |volume=24 |issue=44 |page= 16|magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |location= |publisher= |date=July 13, 1963 |quote=WHERE CAN YOU GO George Maharis (Epic 9600)}}</ref>
* 1963 – "Where Can You Go (For a Broken Heart)" / "Kiss Me" – Epic 5-9600<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Looking Ahead |volume=24 |issue=44 |page= 16|magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |location= |publisher= |date=July 13, 1963 |quote=WHERE CAN YOU GO George Maharis (Epic 9600)}}</ref>
* 1963 – "That's How It Goes" / "It Isn't There" – Epic 5-9613<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Juke Box Ops' Record Guide |volume=24 |issue=51 |page=38 |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |location= |publisher= |date=August 31, 1963 |quote=THAT'S HOW IT GOES George Maharis (Epic 9613)}}</ref>
* 1963 – "That's How It Goes" / "It Isn't There" – Epic 5-9613<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Juke Box Ops' Record Guide |volume=24 |issue=51 |page=38 |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |location= |publisher= |date=August 31, 1963 |quote=THAT'S HOW IT GOES George Maharis (Epic 9613)}}</ref>
* 1963 – "[[It's a Sin to Tell a Lie]]" / "Sara Darling" – Epic 5-9653<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Best Bets |volume=26 |issue= |page= 10|magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |location= |publisher= |date=November 1, 1964 |quote=GEORGE MAHARIS (Epic 9653) "IT'S A SIN TO TELL A LIE" (1:52) [Bregman, Vocco & Conn ASCAP-Mayhew]}}</ref>
* 1963 – "[[It's a Sin to Tell a Lie]]" / "Sara Darling" – Epic 5-9653<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Best Bets |volume=26 |issue= |page= 10|magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |location= |publisher= |date=November 1, 1964 |quote=GEORGE MAHARIS (Epic 9653) "IT'S A SIN TO TELL A LIE" (1:52) [Bregman, Vocco & Conn ASCAP-Mayhew]}}</ref>
* 1964 – "[[Tonight You Belong to Me]]" / "[[The Object of My Affection]]" – Epic 5-9696<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Pick of the Week |volume=25 |issue= 44|page=22 |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |location= |publisher= |date=July 11, 1964 |quote=TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME (1:43) [Johnny Mathis ASCAP-Rose, David] THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION (1:48) [Bourne ASCAP-Tomlin, Poe, Grier] GEORGE MAHARIS (Epic 9696)}}</ref>
* 1964 – "[[Tonight You Belong to Me]]" / "[[The Object of My Affection]]" – Epic 5-9696<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Pick of the Week |volume=25 |issue= 44|page=22 |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |location= |publisher= |date=July 11, 1964 |quote=TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME (1:43) [Johnny Mathis ASCAP-Rose, David] THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION (1:48) [Bourne ASCAP-Tomlin, Poe, Grier] GEORGE MAHARIS (Epic 9696)}}</ref>
* 1964 – "I'm Coming Back for You" / "Lonely People Do Foolish Things" – Epic 5-9753<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Hot Pop Spotlights |volume= |issue= |page=40 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |location= |publisher= |date=January 16, 1965 |quote=GEORGE MAHARIS -I'M COMING BACK FOR YOU (Wood, ASCAP) (2:11) -"Telstar" sound featuring George with four-track vocal. Plenty of pizzaz. Could be a big one. Flip: "Lonely People Do Foolish Things" (Valencia, ASCAP) (2:10). Epic 9753}}</ref>
* 1964 – "I'm Coming Back for You" / "Lonely People Do Foolish Things" – Epic 5-9753<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Hot Pop Spotlights |volume= |issue= |page=40 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |location= |publisher= |date=January 16, 1965 |quote=GEORGE MAHARIS -I'M COMING BACK FOR YOU (Wood, ASCAP) (2:11) -"Telstar" sound featuring George with four-track vocal. Plenty of pizzaz. Could be a big one. Flip: "Lonely People Do Foolish Things" (Valencia, ASCAP) (2:10). Epic 9753}}</ref>
* 1965 – "Where Does Happiness Go" / "More I Cannot Do" – Epic 5-9772<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Best Bets |volume=26 |issue=36 |page=22 |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |location= |publisher= |date=March 27, 1965 |quote=GEORGE MAHARIS (Epic 9772) WHERE DOES HAPPINESS GO? (2:37) }}</ref>
* 1965 – "Where Does Happiness Go" / "More I Cannot Do" – Epic 5-9772<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Best Bets |volume=26 |issue=36 |page=22 |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |location= |publisher= |date=March 27, 1965 |quote=GEORGE MAHARIS (Epic 9772) WHERE DOES HAPPINESS GO? (2:37) }}</ref>
* 1965 – "[[You Always Hurt the One You Love]]" / "Quien Sabe? (Who Knows? Who Knows?)" – Epic 5-9844{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
* 1965 – "[[You Always Hurt the One You Love]]" / "Quien Sabe? (Who Knows? Who Knows?)" – Epic 5-9844{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
* 1965 – "A World Without Sunshine" / "Ivy" – Epic 5-9858<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Pop Spotlights |volume= |issue= |page=16 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |location= |publisher= |date=October 23, 1965 |quote=GEORGE MAHARIS-A WORLD WITHOUT SUNSHINE (Robbins, ASCAP) -Fascinating Vance Pockriss composition and exciting Joe Sherman arrangement should race Maharis up the chart with great impact. Tremendous production work and strong Maharis vocal and chorus effort. Flip: "Ivy" (Saturday, BMI). Epic 9858}}</ref>
* 1965 – "A World Without Sunshine" / "Ivy" – Epic 5-9858<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Pop Spotlights |volume= |issue= |page=16 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |location= |publisher= |date=October 23, 1965 |quote=GEORGE MAHARIS-A WORLD WITHOUT SUNSHINE (Robbins, ASCAP) -Fascinating Vance Pockriss composition and exciting Joe Sherman arrangement should race Maharis up the chart with great impact. Tremendous production work and strong Maharis vocal and chorus effort. Flip: "Ivy" (Saturday, BMI). Epic 9858}}</ref>
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George Maharis
Maharis in a 1962 publicity photo
Born(1928-09-01)September 1, 1928
Astoria, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 24, 2023(2023-05-24) (aged 94)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • artist
Years active1953–1993

George Maharis (September 1, 1928 – May 24, 2023) was an American actor, singer, and visual artist who portrayed Buz Murdock in the first three seasons of the TV series Route 66. Maharis also recorded several pop music albums at the height of his fame, and later starred in the TV series The Most Deadly Game.

Early life and education

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Maharis was born in Astoria, Queens, the third of six children born to Vasidos (later William) Mahairas and Demetra Stranis, both immigrants from Greece.[1][2] He was raised in Hell's Kitchen.[2] His brother Robert was a production assistant on Route 66[1] and became a film location manager.[3] Maharis attended Flushing High School, where his schoolmates recognized his talent as a singer. He left before graduating and served for 18 months in the United States Marine Corps and then earned his high school diploma.[1][4] He worked odd jobs while trying to launch a singing career, and appeared in musicals outside of New York City. He got his first break as an actor on the television comedy series Mister Peepers,[4] playing a parody of Marlon Brando.[5] He subsequently studied at the Actors Studio with Sanford Meisner and Lee Strasberg.[6]

Early career

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After a short stint at the Cincinnati Playhouse,[4] Maharis returned to New York and won recognition in off-Broadway productions. In 1955, Maharis received critical acclaim for his roles in John Van Druten's play Dancing in the Chequered Shade, and 27 Wagons Full of Cotton.[7][8] In October 1958, a New York Times critic described his performance in Jean Genet's Deathwatch as "correctly volatile, harsh, soft and cunning".[9] In 1960 he performed in the first U.S. production of a work by Edward Albee, The Zoo Story.[6] Brooks Atkinson wrote that Maharis' performance as the "overwrought yet searching intruder" was "a first-rate piece of acting".[10] Maharis won the Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for his role in The Zoo Story.[11][12]

He later explained that his off-Broadway experience proved a handicap when seeking Broadway roles: "Off Broadway had a stigma. It was like admitting you played the Borscht Circuit."[6] Instead he found work in television. He appeared on Studio One, Kraft Television Theater, Goodyear Television Playhouse and Stirling Silliphant's Naked City.[4] In Search for Tomorrow, he played a gambler who mistreated his wife.[5] He launched his film career with roles in William Berke's The Mugger (1958)[13][14] and Otto Preminger's Exodus (1960).[15]

One assessment of his early career put him in the "tough personality" tradition of Humphrey Bogart and John Garfield. Paul Gardner said:[6]

He was the cad who left unwed mothers in rooming houses and socked his lady friends when they irritated him.... To mothers, he was an undisciplined kid they wanted to spank–and then give a piece of chocolate. To aging debutantes, he was the ideal Fourth of July date, especially when it came time for shooting firecrackers.

Route 66

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George Maharis with guest star Julie Newmar in Route 66 (1962)

Beginning in 1960, Maharis co-starred with Martin Milner in the CBS television series Route 66. His work earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Series in 1962.[16]

After appearing in 82 episodes,[3] Maharis left the series during the third season, citing health problems, including hepatitis.[17][18] He attributed his swift recovery to the fact that he did not drink.[18] He returned to work in the spring of 1962 and filmed several shows, but complained he was being made to work excessive hours and left again.[19] He told an interviewer: "If I keep going at the present pace, I'm a fool. Even if you have $4,000,000 in the bank, you can't buy another liver."[20]

A legal battle and harsh words followed. At first Maharis sought no other employment, but once the producers replaced him for the next season he began to book other engagements.[19] He was scheduled to sing on the Ed Sullivan Show on June 16, 1963,[21] until the Route 66 producers, claiming he was still under exclusive contract to them, prevented his appearance by legal action. They claimed he was feigning illness to get out of his contract.[19] One claimed Maharis cared only about a film career and had "no regard for this company, his co-star, Marty Milner, and the 50 or 60 other people on the show".[20] Maharis countered that they needed to learn that "There isn't any more Old Hollywood where a company can buy movie stars like pieces of meat." Maharis soon won the legal argument that his contract was void and although the Route 66 producers attempted a reconciliation, he made his first post-Route 66 television appearance on July 2, 1963.[19][22] After Maharis' departure, the show's appeal declined. Glenn Corbett acted in the role of Milner's new sidekick, Linc Case. Route 66 was canceled in March 1964.[5]

In November 1963, Maharis described his work on Route 66:[6]

Some actors wouldn't touch a series, but they're just like summer stock. A show a week jazz. The series taught how to maintain my integrity and not get sucked in by compromise. Guys wrote the show who had never seen it.... I worked with two-and-a-half years of directors but only five had talent. Usually they'd stick a camera in front of you and expect you to recite. You have to fight for your standards. Then what happens? They call you difficult. But that shouldn't make any difference. In the last analysis, it's your own standards, your own belief that you are doing something good, that sells a show.

Later career

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Maharis, circa 1972

A string of films followed, including Quick, Before It Melts (1964),[23] The Satan Bug and Sylvia (both 1965),[24] A Covenant with Death[25] and The Happening (both 1967),[26] and The Desperados (1969).[27]

Returning to series television in 1970, Maharis starred as criminologist Jonathan Croft in The Most Deadly Game. The series lasted 13 episodes, ending in January 1971.[24]

Maharis modeled fully nude for the centerfold of the July 1973 issue of Playgirl magazine, one of the first celebrities to do so.[28][29] It was the magazine's second issue.[24]

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Maharis had featured roles in several television movies and also guest-starred on numerous television series, including Mission: Impossible, Fantasy Island, Kojak, McMillan & Wife, Barnaby Jones, Police Story, Cannon, Night Gallery, and The Bionic Woman.[5][24][30] He also appeared in Murder, She Wrote.[2]

Maharis appeared as Count Machelli in the cult classic film The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982).[31] His occasional stage work included starring with the Kenley Players in productions of Barefoot in the Park (1967) and How the Other Half Loves (1973)[32] and in touring company productions of Company (1972) and Guys and Dolls (1976).[33] In the 1980s he performed in Las Vegas.[30] Doppelganger (1993), also known as The Evil Within, was his last appearance in motion pictures.[5][24]

Visual art and music

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Maharis released albums and singles through Epic Records relatively early in his career.[34] His debut album, "George Maharis Sings!", was on the Billboard's Album Chart for 29 weeks in 1962, peaking at number 10. It ended up as the number 41 album of 1962.[35] Maharis had moderate success with his single, "Teach Me Tonight", which was on the Billboard magazine's charts for 11 weeks in 1962, reaching number 25 on the Hot 100, and number 8 on the Easy Listening chart.[35] His single "Love Me as I Love You" charted at number 17 on the Easy Listening chart in September 1962.[36] He made his singing debut on television in 1963, appearing on The Judy Garland Show, singing "Side by Side" with her.[35][37]

Later, he performed in nightclubs and pursued a secondary career as an impressionist painter. As of 2008, Maharis was still painting, splitting his time between New York City and Beverly Hills, California.[28]

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Maharis was arrested in 1967 on charges of lewd conduct, and in 1974 on charges of sex perversion for using men's bathrooms as venues to cruise for sex.[38] However, both charges were later dismissed, and he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor offenses of disturbing the peace in 1967, and trespassing in 1975.[39][40]

Death

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Maharis died at his Beverly Hills home on May 24, 2023, at the age of 94[5][13] after contracting hepatitis.[2] Survivors included his brother Robert and a sister.[3][5]

Filmography

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Television shows

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Year Title Role Notes Refs
1953 The Philco Television Playhouse Dancer at the Dance Club Episode: 'Marty' [24]
1955 Mister Peepers Marlon Brando Episode: 'The Wally Cox Story' [5]
1957 Goodyear Television Playhouse American anthology series [4]
1959 Brenner Alex Episode: 'Word of Honor' [41]
Naked City Johnny Gary Episode: 'Four Sweet Corners' [5]
1960 Alcoa Theatre Johnny Cesare Episode: 'Action Off Screen' [4]
1960–61 Search for Tomorrow Bud Gardner American television soap opera [5]
1960–63 Route 66 Buz Murdock American adventure crime drama [5]
1962 PM West Guest Interviewed by Mike Wallace [42]
1963 The Hy Gardner Show Guest Interviewed by Hy Gardner [42]
The Judy Garland Show Himself Guest star [43]
1965 Hullabaloo Himself Host and performer [44]
1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Ex-athlete Episode 14: The Eighth Day [45]
1967 The Danny Thomas Hour Phil Pearson Episode: 'The Demon Under the Bed' [46]
1968 Journey to the Unknown Drake Episode: 'Miss Belle' [47][48]
1970 The Dick Cavett Show Guest Interviewed by Dick Cavett [42]
The Most Deadly Game Jonathan Croft Episode: 'War Games' [5]
1971 Cade's County Deck Minty Episode: 'The Mustangers' [24]
Medical Center Evan Kenbrook Episode: 'The Pawn' [24]
Night Gallery Peter Lacland Segment: 'The Hand of Borgus Weems' [5]
1972 Cannon Paul Stubber Episode: 'The Rip Off' [24]
The Victim Ben Chappel TV film [5]
1972-73 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Guest Interviewed by Johnny Carson [42]
1973 Barnaby Jones Warren Davis Episode: 'The Deadly Prize' [24]
Mission: Impossible Thomas Bachman Episode: 'The Fountain' [24]
1973–77 Police Story Sgt. Hank Delany; J.R. Peters; Salter 3 episodes, 1973, 1975, 1977 [24]
1974 Marcus Welby, M.D. Curtis Haynes Episode: 'Out of Control' [5]
McMillan & Wife Walter Webley Episode: 'The Game of Survival' [5]
Movin' On Harry Armour Episode 7: The Good Life [49]
Nakia Joe Arnold Episode: 'Pete' [50]
Shaft Wally Doyle Episode: 'Cop Killer' [51]
The Snoop Sisters Robert Duware Episode: 'The Devil Made Me Do It!' [51]
Thriller Mark Fields Episode: 'Death To Sister Mary' [52]
The Wide World of Mystery Walter Episode: 'Come Die with Me' [53]
1976 Bert D'Angelo/Superstar Lee Mitchell Episode: 'Scag' [54]
The Bionic Woman Sgt. Bob Welton Episode: 'Jamie's Shield' [5]
Ellery Queen Dr. Tony Bender Episode: 'The Adventure Of The Judas Tree' [24]
Gibbsville Episode: 'The Price of Everything' [55]
Good Heavens Gary Lawrence Episode: 'See Jane Run' [56][57]
Jigsaw John Robert Derek Episode: 'Plastique' [58]
Rich Man, Poor Man Joey Quales TV miniseries [5]
1977 The Feather and Father Gang Sherwin Episode: 'Flight to Mexico' [59]
Kojak Ringer Episode: 'Lady In The Squadroom' [30]
Switch Clouston Episode: 'Legend of the Macunas' [60]
1978 Logan's Run Gavin Episode: 'Night Visitors' [61]
1979–82 Fantasy Island Joe Capos; Prof. Alan Blair; Mario Ferini; Dr. Hal Workman; Jack Becker 6 episodes [30][5]
1984 Matt Houston Dr. Charles Brockway Episode: 'The Bikini Murders' [62]
The Master Simon Garrett Episode: 'The Good, the Bad, and the Priceless' [63]
1989 Superboy Jack McAlister Episode: 'Programmed For Death' [64]
Murder, She Wrote Alec Burton Episode: 'Appointment in Athens' [65]
1990 Charlie Cosmo Episode: 'Trials and Tribulations' (last television role) [65][2]

Films

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Year Title Role Notes Refs
1958 The Mugger Nicholas Grecco American noir-crime film [13]
1960 Exodus Yaov American film about the founding of the State of Israel [5]
1964 Quick, Before It Melts Peter Santelli American comedy film [5]
1965 Sylvia Alan Macklin American drama film [5]
1965 The Satan Bug Lee Barrett American crime suspense film [5]
1966 A Small Rebellion Michael Kolinos TV film [66][67]
1967 A Covenant with Death Ben Lewis American legal drama film [5]
1967 The Happening Taurus American crime comedy film [5]
1968 Escape to Mindanao Joe Walden TV film [68]
1969 The Desperados Jacob Galt American Western film [27]
1969 The Monk Gus Monk TV film [69]
1970 Land Raiders Paul Cardenas American Western film [70]
1970 The Last Day of the War Sgt. Chip Slater Premiered in Spain as El Último Día de la Guerra in August 1970; aired on US television in September 1970 [71]
1972 The Victim Ben Chapel TV film [72]
1974 Death in Space Dr. Dan Summit TV film [2]
1975 Murder on Flight 502 Robert Davenport TV film [2]
1976 Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby Guy Woodhouse TV film [13]
1977 SST: Death Flight Les Phillips TV film [72]
1978 Return to Fantasy Island Benson TV film [72]
1978 The Crash of Flight 401 Evan Walsh TV film [2]
1982 The Sword and the Sorcerer Machelli, Cromwell War Chancellor American sword and sorcery fantasy film [5]
1993 Doppelganger Mike Wallace American supernatural horror film (also known as The Evil Within) [5][24]

Selected discography

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Albums

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Original releases

  • 1962 – George Maharis Sings! – Epic LN 24001/BN 26001[73]
  • 1962 – Portrait in Music – Epic LN 24021/BN 26021[74]
  • 1963 – Just Turn Me Loose! – Epic LN 24037/BN 26037[75]
  • 1963 – Where Can You Go For a Broken Heart? – Epic LN 24064/BN 26064[76]
  • 1964 – Make Love to Me – Epic LN 24079/BN 26079[77]
  • 1964 – Tonight You Belong to Me – Epic LN 24111/BN 26111[3]
  • 1966 – New Route: George Maharis – Epic LN 24191/BN 26191[3]

Singles

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Original releases

Reissues

  • 1964 – "Teach Me Tonight"/"Baby Has Gone Bye Bye" – Memory Lane (Epic) 5-2223[citation needed]
  • 1965 – "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66!/Can't Help Falling In Love" – Memory Lane (Epic) 5-2227[91]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gehman, Richard (April 14, 1961). "George Maharis: TV's hard-driving rebel". TV Guide. Retrieved June 3, 2023 – via ohio66.com. This profile was published in two parts, in the April 14 and April 21, 1961, issues.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "George Maharis, star of TV's 'Route 66' in the 1960s, has died at 94". NPR. AP. May 29, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e Wynne, Kelly (May 29, 2023). "George Maharis, Star of 'Route 66,' Dead at 94". People. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Larson, John (March 9, 1962). "Under Twenty". Courier-News. Plainfield, New Jersey. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Barnes, Mike (May 27, 2023). "George Maharis, Star of 'Route 66,' Dies at 94". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e Gardner, Paul (November 24, 1963). "Maharis: From Albee to 'Route 66'; TV Actor, Resuming Film Career, Has Off Broadway Credits". New York Times. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  7. ^ Calta, Louis (July 1, 1959). "Newcomer To Act La Guardia Role". The New York Times. p. 28.
  8. ^ "George Maharis Coming To Saugus". The Sun Transcript. May 29, 1974. p. 10.
  9. ^ Calta, Louis (October 10, 1958). "Theatre: 'Deathwatch'; Jean Genet Play With a Cast of 4 Opens". New York Times. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  10. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (January 15, 1960). "Theatre: A Double Bill Off Broadway". New York Times. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  11. ^ "George Maharis: Credits, Bio". Broadway World.
  12. ^ "Theatre World Award Recipients". Theatre World Awards. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. George Maharis (The Zoo Story)
  13. ^ a b c d "George Maharis, Route 66 Star, Dies at 94". Extra. May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  14. ^ Johnson, Kevin (2009). Dark Page Two. Oak Knoll Press. p. 104.
  15. ^ Bettinson, Gary, ed. (2021). Otto Preminger Interviews. University Press of Mississippi. p. xxx. ISBN 9781496835215. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  16. ^ O'Neil, Thomas (1998). The Emmys:The Ultimate, Unofficial Guide to the Battle of TV's Best Shows and Greatest Star (illustrated, revised ed.). Berkley Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 9780399524233.
  17. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (May 18, 2012). "A Half-Century-Old Road to Today". The New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  18. ^ a b "George Is Back on the Road", Television Supplement to the Australian Women's Weekly, August 8, 1962, archived from the original on August 28, 2004 – via The Martin Milner Archives
  19. ^ a b c d Major, Jack (July 14, 1963). "Is George Beating the Rap?". Akron Beacon-Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 14F. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  20. ^ a b "They Come to Blows: Route 66", Movie Screen Yearbook 1963, 1963[dead link]
  21. ^ "Sunday TV". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. June 16, 1963. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  22. ^ Wedman, Les (July 3, 1963). "The Glass Eye". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  23. ^ Thompson, Howard (April 1, 1965). "Antarctic Comedy". New York Times. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Berman, Marc (May 28, 2023). "George Maharis, Route 66 Star, Dead At 94". Forbes. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  25. ^ Crowther, Bosley (February 16, 1967). "'A Covenant with Death'". New York Times. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  26. ^ Crowther, Bosley (May 18, 1967). "Screen: 'The Happening'". New York Times. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  27. ^ a b Greenspun, Roger (November 20, 1969). "'Comic' and 'Desperados' on Double Bill". New York Times. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  28. ^ a b Rahner, Mark (March 5, 2008). "George Maharis, 'Route 66' and that Corvette are back—on DVD". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017.
  29. ^ Rettenmund, Matthew (June 24, 2017). "A Penis on Every Page: The Rise and Fall of Playgirl". Esquire. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  30. ^ a b c d Saperstein, Pat (May 28, 2023). "George Maharis, 'Route 66' Star, Dies at 94". Variety. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  31. ^ Canby, Vincent (August 7, 1982). "Film: Fantasy, 'The Sword and the Sorcerer'". New York Times. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  32. ^ "Alphabetical List of Kenley Players Productions (1940–1995)". The Kenley Players. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  33. ^ "George Maharis Performer". Ovrtur. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023.
  34. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Top Pop Singles 1955-2012 (14th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 528. ISBN 978-0-89820-205-2.
  35. ^ a b c Panchyk, Richard (September 30, 2019). "That Crooner From Astoria". Hidden History of Queens. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 137–138. ISBN 978-1-4396-6478-0.
  36. ^ Billboard Music Week Easy Listening Chart. Billboard. September 1962. p. 28.
  37. ^ Inman, David M. (December 3, 2014). Television Variety Shows: Histories and Episode Guides to 57 Programs. McFarland. p. 342. ISBN 978-1-4766-0877-8.
  38. ^ Gates, Anita; Traub, Alex (May 28, 2023). "George Maharis, TV Heartthrob of 'Route 66,' Is Dead at 94". New York Times. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  39. ^ "Charge Dropped". The Albany Herald. UPI. March 27, 1975. p. 5A.
  40. ^ "Judge Hits Actor With $50 Fine". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. December 21, 1967. p. 8. The charge was dismissed...
  41. ^ "Brenner: Word Of Honor (TV)". Paley Center for Media. George Maharis … Cast, Alex
  42. ^ a b c d Gries, Phil. "George Maharis". Archival Television Audio.
  43. ^ "The Judy Garland Show". Rotten Tomatoes. October 20, 1963. George Maharis, Jack Carter, the Dillards and baseball manager Leo Durocher join Judy; musical numbers include "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and "Side by Side."
  44. ^ "Hullabaloo {George Maharis; Dionne Warwick} (TV)". Paley Center for Media. October 11, 1965. George Maharis … Host, Performer
  45. ^ "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre". TV Guide. December 21, 1966. Episode 14 The Eighth Day: An embittered ex-athlete (George Maharis) finds himself very much alone after stealing church jewels on Christmas Eve.
  46. ^ "Television: Oct. 6, 1967". Time. The Danny Thomas Hour (NBC, 9-10 p.m.). Mary Frances Crosby makes her acting debut opposite Daddy Bing in "The Demon Under the Bed," a drama about an aging singer seeking peace. George Maharis and Joan Collins costar.
  47. ^ Screen, Andrew (January 13, 2021). "Hammer on Television: Journey To The Unknown (1968) – Horrified". Horrified Magazine. The arrival of Drake (George Maharis), hired as a handyman around the household, upsets the status quo when he discovers the true gender of Roberta.
  48. ^ Fellner, Chris (July 31, 2019). The Encyclopedia of Hammer Films. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 289. ISBN 978-1-5381-2659-2.
  49. ^ "Movin' On Season 1 Episodes". TV Guide. November 7, 1974. Episode 7 The Good Life: A confident businessman (George Maharis) offers Sonny and Will a huge salary to haul barrels of oil which he hasn't found yet.
  50. ^ "Nakia series regulars and episode guide". Ultimate70s.com. December 21, 1974: Pete Season 1, episode 12 With Johnny Doran (Pete), George Maharis (Joe Arnold), Shirley Knight (Faye Arnold), Carmen Zapata (Emma Ironwood).
  51. ^ a b "George Maharis Dies: 'Route 66' & 'Fantasy Island' Actor Was 94". Deadline. May 28, 2023.
  52. ^ Phillip-Jones, Richard (October 24, 2020). "Thriller (S3, E3): Death To Sister Mary Review". Spooky Isles. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022.
  53. ^ "Wide World of Mystery, The: Come Die With Me (TV)". Paley Center for Media. 1974. George Maharis … Cast, Walter
  54. ^ "Bert D'Angelo Superstar series regulars and episode guide". Ultimate70s.com. June 26, 1976: Scag Season 1, episode 11: With George Maharis (Lee Mitchell)
  55. ^ "The Price of Everything, Gibbsville: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. George Maharis, Guest Star
  56. ^ "See Jane Run". Good Heavens. Season 1. Episode 5. March 29, 1976. Event occurs at 00:42. ABC. Special Guest Star: George Maharis
  57. ^ "See Jane Run ,Good Heavens: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. George Maharis Guest Star
  58. ^ "Jigsaw John series regulars and episode guide". Ultimate70s.com. April 19, 1976: Plastique: Season 1, episode 12: With Carl Betz, Tony Young, Vincent Baggetta, Lee Bryant, George Maharis (Robert Derek), Marjorie Bennett, George Brenlin, Bo Brundin (Nielsen).
  59. ^ "Flight to Mexico, Feather and Father Gang: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Feather poses as a cat burglar fencing diamonds to nab a theater director (George Maharis) involved in gem theft.
  60. ^ "Legend of the Macunas Switch: Season 3". Rotten Tomatoes. Pete and Mac head to Las Vegas to help a pilot learn the cause for her father's fatal plane crash; guest George Maharis.
  61. ^ "Logan's Run Season 1 Episodes". TV Guide. Episode 12, Night Visitors, George Maharis plays the resident of a haunted house where Logan (Gregory Harrison), Jessica and Rem take refuge during a thunderstorm.
  62. ^ "The Bikini Murders". Matt Houston. Season 2. Episode 18. February 3, 1984. Event occurs at 03:23. ABC. Special Guest Star George Maharis
  63. ^ "The Master Season 1 Episodes". TV Guide. March 23, 1984. Episode 8 The Good, the Bad and the Priceless, Garrett: George Maharis.
  64. ^ Jirak, Jamie (May 28, 2023). "George Maharis, Route 66 and Fantasy Island Actor, Dies at 94". ComicBook.com. Superboy (1989)
  65. ^ a b "George Maharis". Metacritic. January 22, 1960. Maharis was very active in the off-Broadway scene, appearing in Jean Genet's Deathwatch and Edward Albee's The Zoo Story.
  66. ^ Burlingame, Jon (March 3, 2023). Music for Prime Time: A History of American Television Themes and Scoring. Oxford University Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-19-061830-8.
  67. ^ "A Small Rebellion 1966". The A.V. Club. Simone Signoret (Sara Lescaut), George Maharis (Michael Kolinos), Sam Levene (Noel Greb)
  68. ^ "Escape to Mindanao (1968)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  69. ^ "The Monk (1969)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 29, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  70. ^ "Land Raiders (1970)". American Film Institute. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  71. ^ "The Last Day of the War (1970)". American Film Institute. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
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  74. ^ George Maharis – Portrait in Music at AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  75. ^ George Maharis – Just Turn Me Loose! at AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  76. ^ George Maharis – Where Can You Go for a Broken Heart? at AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  77. ^ "Breakout Albums". Billboard. March 14, 1964. p. 27. Make Love To Me, George Maharis, Epic LN 24079 (M): BN 26079 (S)
  78. ^ "Cash Box Top 100". Cashbox. Vol. 23, no. 35. May 12, 1962. 45—Teach Me Tonight George Maharis-Epic-9504, 94—After The Lights Go Down Low George Maharis-Epic-9504
  79. ^ Maharis, George (May 12, 1962). "Thank you, jukebox operators, for helping to make my first record "Teach Me Tonight" and "After the Lights Go Down Low"* the hit that it is" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. 23, no. 35. p. 35. *(5-9504)
  80. ^ "Love Me as I Love You c/w They Knew About You 59522". Cashbox. Vol. 23, no. 44. July 7, 1962. p. 11.
  81. ^ "George Maharis - (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Album". dynaero.fr. 3-9548, George Maharis, (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66/You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby (7"), Epic 3-9548 US 1962
  82. ^ "Pick of the Week". Cashbox. Vol. 24, no. 7. October 27, 1962. p. 14. "BABY HAS GONE BYE BYE" (2:52) [Dymor ASCAP—Allen, Roberts] "AFTER ONE KISS" (3:01) [Famous ASCAP—Heyman, Mancini] GEORGE MAHARIS (Epic 9555)
  83. ^ "Looking Ahead". Cashbox. Vol. 24, no. 26. March 9, 1963. p. 68. DON'T FENCE ME IN George Maharis (Epic 9569)
  84. ^ "Looking Ahead". Cashbox. Vol. 24, no. 44. July 13, 1963. p. 16. WHERE CAN YOU GO George Maharis (Epic 9600)
  85. ^ "Juke Box Ops' Record Guide". Cashbox. Vol. 24, no. 51. August 31, 1963. p. 38. THAT'S HOW IT GOES George Maharis (Epic 9613)
  86. ^ "Best Bets". Cashbox. Vol. 26. November 1, 1964. p. 10. GEORGE MAHARIS (Epic 9653) "IT'S A SIN TO TELL A LIE" (1:52) [Bregman, Vocco & Conn ASCAP-Mayhew]
  87. ^ "Pick of the Week". Cashbox. Vol. 25, no. 44. July 11, 1964. p. 22. TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME (1:43) [Johnny Mathis ASCAP-Rose, David] THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION (1:48) [Bourne ASCAP-Tomlin, Poe, Grier] GEORGE MAHARIS (Epic 9696)
  88. ^ "Hot Pop Spotlights". Billboard. January 16, 1965. p. 40. GEORGE MAHARIS -I'M COMING BACK FOR YOU (Wood, ASCAP) (2:11) -"Telstar" sound featuring George with four-track vocal. Plenty of pizzaz. Could be a big one. Flip: "Lonely People Do Foolish Things" (Valencia, ASCAP) (2:10). Epic 9753
  89. ^ "Best Bets". Cashbox. Vol. 26, no. 36. March 27, 1965. p. 22. GEORGE MAHARIS (Epic 9772) WHERE DOES HAPPINESS GO? (2:37)
  90. ^ "Pop Spotlights". Billboard. October 23, 1965. p. 16. GEORGE MAHARIS-A WORLD WITHOUT SUNSHINE (Robbins, ASCAP) -Fascinating Vance Pockriss composition and exciting Joe Sherman arrangement should race Maharis up the chart with great impact. Tremendous production work and strong Maharis vocal and chorus effort. Flip: "Ivy" (Saturday, BMI). Epic 9858
  91. ^ "More Plays Means More Profit". Billboard. October 30, 1965. p. 62. "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66!" c/w "Can't Help Falling in Love" 5-2227 George Maharis
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