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George R. Batcheller Jr.(1911-1977)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
  • Producer
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George R. Batcheller Jr. was born on 9 January 1911 in Ohio, USA. George R. was an assistant director and production manager, known for It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Blonde Comet (1941) and South of Panama (1941). George R. died on 19 June 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 9, 1911
DiedJune 19, 1977(66)
BornJanuary 9, 1911
DiedJune 19, 1977(66)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins total

Known for

Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Jim Backus, Milton Berle, Norman Fell, Mickey Rooney, Jimmy Durante, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Sid Caesar, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Selma Diamond, Paul Ford, Stan Freberg, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.4
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as George Batcheller)
  • 1963
Barney Oldfield and Virginia Vale in Blonde Comet (1941)
Blonde Comet
4.8
  • Production Management(as George R. Batcheller)
  • 1941
Lucien Prival, Roger Pryor, and Virginia Vale in South of Panama (1941)
South of Panama
5.1
  • Producer
  • 1941
Neil Hamilton and June Storey in Dangerous Lady (1941)
Dangerous Lady
5.3
  • Producer(as George R. Batcheller)
  • 1941

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Nanny and the Professor (1970)
    Nanny and the Professor
    7.2
    TV Series
    • assistant director (as George R. Batcheller)
    • 1971
  • Leslie Nielsen in Bracken's World (1969)
    Bracken's World
    6.9
    TV Series
    • assistant director (as George Batcheller)
    • 1969–1970
  • Carl Betz and Stephen Young in Judd for the Defense (1967)
    Judd for the Defense
    7.7
    TV Series
    • assistant director (as George Batcheller)
    • 1968–1969
  • Occasional Wife (1966)
    Occasional Wife
    7.3
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1966–1967
  • Gene Kelly and Bobby Riha in Jack and the Beanstalk (1967)
    Jack and the Beanstalk
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • assistant director: live action sequences (as George Batcheller)
    • 1967
  • Love on a Rooftop (1966)
    Love on a Rooftop
    7.1
    TV Series
    • assistant director (as George Batcheller)
    • 1966
  • Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Jim Backus, Milton Berle, Norman Fell, Mickey Rooney, Jimmy Durante, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Sid Caesar, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Selma Diamond, Paul Ford, Stan Freberg, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
    7.4
    • assistant director (as George Batcheller)
    • 1963
  • Red Buttons, Carolyn Jones, Shirley Jones, and Gig Young in A Ticklish Affair (1963)
    A Ticklish Affair
    5.8
    • assistant director (as George Batcheller)
    • 1963
  • Married Too Young (1962)
    Married Too Young
    4.7
    • assistant director (as George Batcheller)
    • 1962
  • James Mason and Kate Manx in Hero's Island (1962)
    Hero's Island
    5.5
    • second assistant director (as George Batcheller)
    • 1962
  • The Hoodlum Priest (1961)
    The Hoodlum Priest
    6.6
    • assistant director (as George Batcheller)
    • 1961
  • Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and June Storey in Mountain Rhythm (1939)
    Mountain Rhythm
    6.6
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1939

Production Management



  • Lang Jeffries in Rescue 8 (1958)
    Rescue 8
    7.8
    TV Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1958–1960
  • J. Anthony Hughes, Charles Middleton, and Jeffrey Sayre in Men of San Quentin (1942)
    Men of San Quentin
    4.9
    • executive in charge of production (as George R. Batcheller)
    • 1942
  • The Panther's Claw (1942)
    The Panther's Claw
    5.9
    • executive in charge of production (as George R. Batcheller)
    • 1942
  • Wallace Ford, Harry Holman, Frank Sully, and Luana Walters in Inside the Law (1942)
    Inside the Law
    5.3
    • executive in charge of production (as George R. Batcheller)
    • 1942
  • Anne Nagel and Michael Whalen in The Dawn Express (1942)
    The Dawn Express
    4.6
    • executive in charge of production (as George R. Batcheller)
    • 1942
  • Harry Langdon, Marian Marsh, Charley Rogers, and Ray Walker in House of Errors (1942)
    House of Errors
    5.2
    • executive in charge of production (as George R. Batcheller)
    • 1942
  • Edith Fellows, Kenneth Howell, June Storey, and Alice White in Girls' Town (1942)
    Girls' Town
    5.8
    • executive in charge of production (as George R. Batcheller)
    • 1942
  • Joyce Compton, Neil Hamilton, June Lang, and Barbara Read in Too Many Women (1942)
    Too Many Women
    4.8
    • executive in charge of production (as George R. Batcheller)
    • 1942
  • Walter Woolf King in Today I Hang (1942)
    Today I Hang
    5.0
    • executive in charge of production (as George R. Batcheller)
    • 1942
  • Barney Oldfield and Virginia Vale in Blonde Comet (1941)
    Blonde Comet
    4.8
    • executive in charge of production (as George R. Batcheller)
    • 1941
  • Monte Blue, Hal Brazeale, and Marjorie Reynolds in Law of the Timber (1941)
    Law of the Timber
    5.5
    • in charge of production (as George R. Batcheller)
    • 1941
  • Carol Hughes and Tom Neal in The Miracle Kid (1941)
    The Miracle Kid
    5.6
    • executive in charge of production (as George R. Batcheller)
    • 1941
  • Doris Day, Robert 'Buzz' Henry, James J. Jeffries, and James Seay in Mr. Celebrity (1941)
    Mr. Celebrity
    5.7
    • executive in charge of production (as George R. Batcheller)
    • 1941
  • Buster Crabbe in Jungle Man (1941)
    Jungle Man
    3.7
    • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Buddy Boles, Janet Dempsey, Malcolm Hutton, Billy Lee, Henry 'Spike' Lee, Jack C. Smith, and Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer in Reg'lar Fellers (1941)
    Reg'lar Fellers
    5.1
    • executive in charge of production (as George R. Batcheller)
    • 1941

Producer



  • Don Ameche, William Bendix, Jack Benny, Binnie Barnes, Fred Allen, Robert Benchley, Jerry Colonna, Victor Moore, and Rudy Vallee in It's in the Bag! (1945)
    It's in the Bag!
    6.6
    • associate producer (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Sidney Blackmer and Rose Hobart in Gallant Lady (1942)
    Gallant Lady
    6.4
    • executive in charge of production (as George R. Batcheller)
    • 1942
  • Barney Oldfield and Virginia Vale in Blonde Comet (1941)
    Blonde Comet
    4.8
    • executive producer (as George R. Batcheller)
    • 1941
  • Ann Corio, Mary Hull, and Jack La Rue in Swamp Woman (1941)
    Swamp Woman
    4.6
    • executive producer (as George R. Batcheller)
    • 1941
  • Mary Healy and Jack La Rue in Hard Guy (1941)
    Hard Guy
    4.8
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Neil Hamilton and June Storey in Dangerous Lady (1941)
    Dangerous Lady
    5.3
    • executive producer (as George R. Batcheller)
    • 1941
  • Donald Curtis, Ann Doran, I. Stanford Jolley, and Eric Linden in Criminals Within (1941)
    Criminals Within
    5.2
    • executive producer (as George R. Batcheller)
    • 1941
  • Alan Ladd, Jack La Rue, and Joan Woodbury in Paper Bullets (1941)
    Paper Bullets
    5.5
    • executive producer (as George R. Batcheller)
    • 1941
  • Lucien Prival, Roger Pryor, and Virginia Vale in South of Panama (1941)
    South of Panama
    5.1
    • executive producer
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • George R. Batchelier
  • Born
    • January 9, 1911
    • Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • June 19, 1977
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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