Will Geer
CountryUnited States 
GenderMale
BirthdayMar 9, 1902
Death1978-04-22
BiographyWill Geer (born William Aughe Ghere; March 9, 1902 – April 22, 1978) was an American actor, musician, and social activist who was active in labor organizing and communist movements in New York City and Southern California in the 1930s and 1940s. In California, he befriended rising singer Woody Guthrie. They both lived in New York City for a time in the 1940s. He was blacklisted in the 1950s by Hollywood after refusing, in testimony before Congress, to name persons who had joined the Communist Party USA.
In his later years, Geer was best known for his role as Grandpa Zebulon "Zeb" Walton in the TV series The Waltons from 1972 until his death in 1978.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Will Geer. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
In his later years, Geer was best known for his role as Grandpa Zebulon "Zeb" Walton in the TV series The Waltons from 1972 until his death in 1978.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Will Geer. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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