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George Kosana(1935-2016)

  • Actor
  • Production Manager
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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George Kosana
George Kosana hails from Clairton, Pennsylvania to parents Stephen and Elizabeth. He has one older brother, also named Stephen. Though he has not married, he has living family throughout the country; three nieces, Lise (Prestine), Deborah (Kosana), and Kimberly (Bednarek). He has two great-nieces, Katherine (Prestine) and Anna (Bednarek), and one great-nephew, Robert (Bednarek).

George's most significant role was that of Sheriff McClelland in the 1968 original, Night of the Living Dead, directed by George A. Romero.
BornDecember 22, 1935
DiedDecember 30, 2016(81)
BornDecember 22, 1935
DiedDecember 30, 2016(81)
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Known for

Marilyn Eastman, Duane Jones, and Judith Ridley in Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead
7.8
  • Sheriff McClelland
  • 1968
Debbie Rochon, John A. Russo, and Sarah French in My Uncle John Is a Zombie! (2016)
My Uncle John Is a Zombie!
6.0
  • Sheriff McClelland
  • 2016
The Liberation of Cherry Janowski (1976)
The Liberation of Cherry Janowski
4.1
  • Police Chief
  • 1976
The Affair (1971)
The Affair
5.1
  • Abortionist Thug
  • 1971

Credits

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Actor

  • Debbie Rochon, John A. Russo, and Sarah French in My Uncle John Is a Zombie! (2016)
    My Uncle John Is a Zombie!
    6.0
    • Sheriff McClelland
    • 2016
  • Incest Death Squad (2009)
    Incest Death Squad
    3.4
    • George
    • 2009
  • The Liberation of Cherry Janowski (1976)
    The Liberation of Cherry Janowski
    4.1
    • Police Chief
    • 1976
  • The Devil and Sam Silverstein (1976)
    The Devil and Sam Silverstein
    • 1976
  • The Affair (1971)
    The Affair
    5.1
    • Abortionist Thug
    • 1971
  • Marilyn Eastman, Duane Jones, and Judith Ridley in Night of the Living Dead (1968)
    Night of the Living Dead
    7.8
    • Sheriff McClelland
    • 1968

Production Management

  • Scott Vladimir Licina in Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition (1999)
    Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition
    2.8
    Video
    • production manager: archive footage
    • 1999
  • Marilyn Eastman, Duane Jones, and Judith Ridley in Night of the Living Dead (1968)
    Night of the Living Dead
    7.8
    • production manager
    • 1968

Camera and Electrical Department

  • The Winners (1973)
    The Winners
    7.2
    TV Series
    • grip
    • 1974

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • December 22, 1935
    • Clairton, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • December 30, 2016
    • Clairton, Pennsylvania, USA(undisclosed)

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