|
Gorilla Men Bios
Charles Gemora
Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
Emil Van Horn
Art Miles
Bull Montana
Fred Humes
George Kotsonaros
George Barrows
Bob Burns
Janos Prohaska
Rick Baker
Don McLeod
Peter Elliot
Film Reviews
Filmography
1900-1910
1911-1920
1921-1930
1931-1940
1941-1950
1951-1960
1961-1970
1971-1980
1981-1990
1990-Present
Links
BACK TO FRONT PAGE |
GEORGE BARROWS
  Born
in New York, George Barrows came West when his father appeared in an early
Western and decided to remain in California. Appearing in a few silents as a
child, it wouldn't be until 1934 that George was scouted at the YMCA for a
role as a heavy in CLEOPATRA. His strength and imposing presence coupled
with a talent for fencing kept George busy on the silver screen.
Barrows was somewhat of a late bloomer in the field of gorilla suit work. In
addition to several film roles in the fifties (ROBOT MONSTER, GORILLA AT
LARGE), George made numerous appearances in the exploding medium of
television. The burly fellow also had much in common with another gorilla
great, Charles Gemora. Besides a natural comic ability, like Gemora, Barrows
also constructed his suit from scratch. The suit he used was donated by his
family to the Natural History Museum in LA and is perhaps the only surviving
example pre-dating the 70's.
RELATED BLOG
ARTICLES AND REVIEWS LINKS
IMDB Entry
GALLERIES
|
