The deep-voiced London-born stage and screen actor was trained as a Shakespearean thespian at Toynbee Hall and at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). He made his first theatrical appearances at the National Theatre under the direction of Laurence Olivier and at the Bristol Hippodrome in 1959. He appeared in Arnold Wesker's play Chips with Everything which premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 1962 and went to Broadway the following year. He was also understudy to Frank Finlay a Lago in Othello at the National and played Archbishop Cranmer in A Man for all Seasons at the Nottingham Playhouse.At the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago he was in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice playing character named Ray Say, where he sang the Roy Orbison's song "It's Over". The Rise and Fall of Little Voice then went then onto to Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre.  On screen from 1963, he is perhaps best remembered as Charlie Croker's right-hand man, 'jobber' Bill Bailey in the original version of The Italian Job with actor Michael Caine. He also appeared with in The Last Valley and alongside Albert Finney in Charlie Bubbles and Gumshoe. For the small screen, George Innes has acted in numerous iconic shows in Britain and the U.S. , ranging from The Avengers, Open All Hours and Minder to Hill Street Blues, Magnum, P.I. and M*A*S*H (one of his best roles), which we’ll get into today.#actor #film #theater #theatre #television #magnumpi #hillstreetblues #theitalianjob #russellcrowe #michaelcaine #genehackman #ryanoneal #acting #cinema #stage #broadway #UK #london #hollywood #entertainment #celebrity