George Maguire

Biography

George Maguire (born 4 December 1946, Wilmington, Delaware) is an American stage, film, and television actor, director, and voice-over artist, active since 1964. He obtained a BA in German from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1968 and completed graduate studies at Lewis & Clark College in 1969. He is Professor Emeritus at Solano College Theatre, where he co-founded the Actor Training Program. His career began as a teenager with the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, and encompasses Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatres, Shakespeare festivals, and numerous films and TV shows. His most notable screen roles include Group Leader in Fight Club (1999) (Brad Pitt, Edward Norton), Frederick Robertson in True Crime (1999) (Clint Eastwood, Christopher Walken), Police Clerk in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) (Will Smith, Thandie Newton), Sheraton Manager in The Game (1997) (Michael Douglas, Deborah Kara Unger), Father Flynn in The Sweetest Thing (2002) (Christina Applegate, Owen Wilson), and Hotel Receptionist in The Night (2020) (Shahab Hosseini, Niousha Noor). He also appeared in 13 Reasons Why (2017) (Katherine Langford, Dylan Minnette) and Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (2023).