G.D. Spradlin
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Before making his career switch to acting, G.D. Spradlin had been a prosperous Texas business tycoon and a highly respected history teacher. In films from 1968's Will Penny, the actor is perhaps best remembered for his work as on-the-take Senator Pat Geary in The Godfather, Part 2 (1974). His regal, assured bearing made him a natural for such forceful characterizations as LBJ in the 1990 TV movie Robert Kennedy and His Times. Spradlin has also played his share of high-ranking military officers, most memorably in Apocalypse Now (1979). A somewhat more avuncular G. D. Spradlin was seen in the role of Baptist minister (and erstwhile movie producer) Reverend Lemon in Ed Wood (1994).
Highest Rated Movies
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100%
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97%
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96%
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93%
Filmography
MOVIES
| RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93% | Apocalypse Now Redux |
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$2M | 2001 |
| 71% | Dick |
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— | 1999 |
| 68% | The Long Kiss Goodnight |
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— | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | Riders of the Purple Sage |
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— | 1996 |
| 31% | Nick of Time |
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— | 1995 |
| 14% | Canadian Bacon |
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— | 1995 |
| 92% | Ed Wood |
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— | 1994 |
| 9% | Clifford |
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— | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | Intruders |
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— | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | Carolina Skeletons |
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— | 1992 |
| 82% | The War of the Roses |
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— | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | Gone to Texas |
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— | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | Resting Place |
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— | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | Tank |
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— | 1984 |
| No Score Yet | Call to Glory |
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— | 1984 |
| 38% | The Lords of Discipline |
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— | 1983 |
| 38% | Wrong Is Right |
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— | 1982 |
| 30% | The Formula |
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— | 1980 |
| 87% | North Dallas Forty |
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— | 1979 |
| 96% | Apocalypse Now |
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— | 1979 |
| No Score Yet | Maneaters Are Loose |
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— | 1978 |
| No Score Yet | And I Alone Survived |
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— | 1978 |
| 83% | One on One |
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— | 1977 |
| 63% | MacArthur |
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— | 1977 |
| 97% | The Godfather, Part II |
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— | 1974 |
| No Score Yet | The Only Way Home |
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— | 1972 |
| No Score Yet | The Hunting Party |
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— | 1971 |
| 100% | Monte Walsh |
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— | 1970 |
| 57% | Tora! Tora! Tora! |
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— | 1970 |
| 67% | Zabriskie Point |
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— | 1970 |
| No Score Yet | Hell's Angels '69 |
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— | 1969 |
| 85% | Will Penny |
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— | 1968 |
TV
| RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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| No Score Yet |
Columbo
1968-2003
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Quotes from G.D. Spradlin's Characters
| General: | Well, you see Willard . . . In this war, things get confused out there, power, ideals, the old morality, practical military necessity. But out there with these natives, it must be a temptation to be god. Because there's a conflict in every human heart, between the rational and the irrational, between good and evil. And good does not always triumph. Sometimes, the dark side overcomes what Lincoln called the better angels of our nature. Every man has got a breaking point. You and I have one. Walter Kurtz has reached his. And very obviously, he has gone insane. |
| Colonel: | Your mission is to proceed up the Nung River in a Navy patrol boat. Pick up Colonel Kurtz's path at Nu Mung Ba, follow it and learn what you can along the way. When you find the Colonel, infiltrate his team by whatever means available and terminate the Colonel's command. |
| Capt. Benjamin Willard: | Terminate the Colonel? |
| General: | He's out there operating without any decent restraint, totally beyond the pale of any acceptable human conduct. And he is still in the field commanding troops. |
| Sheriff Buelton: | Did you call me a pussy communist? |
| Senator Pat Geary: | Freddie, that thing can't be real |
| Senator Pat Geary: | Freddie, that thing can't be real. |
| Fredo Corleone: | Sure it is. That's why they call him Superman |
| Fredo Corleone: | Sure it is. That's why they call him Superman. |
| Reverend Lemon: | Do you reject Satan and all of his evils? |
| Bunny Breckinridge: | ...Sure. |