Actor. He is best remembered for his reoccurring portrayal of the stern Dr. Vernon on the daytime soap opera "One Life to Live." Born Octavio George, he was raised in a traditional working-class family, the youngest son of Italian immigrants. Following his service in the army during World War II, upon returning to civilian life following the end of the war, he settled in California and began his career as a leading man in stock companies. While attending a casting call for bit players, he was discovered by director Richard Thorpe. Impressed by his dark good looks, manly physique, and distinctive voice, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a supporting role in "Black Hand" (1950). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 60 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, relatives, boyfriends, gigolos, sidekicks, villains, henchmen, cowboys, sheriffs, policemen, city slickers, bailiffs, deputies, detectives, reporters, guards, medics, businessmen, foreigners, historical or literary figures, clergymen, indigenous people, military men, authority figures, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Under My Skin" (1950), "Love That Brute" (1950), "Where the Sidewalk Ends" (1950), "The Fat Man" (1951), "Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison" (1951), "You Never Can Tell" (1951), "The Adventures of Hajji Baba" (1954), "The Silver Chalice" (1954), "Three Bad Sisters" (1956), "The Ten Commandments" (1956), "Chicago Confidential" (1957), "Gunfire at Indian Gap" (1957), and "Love Games" (2001). On television, he became an even more familiar face appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Those Two," "Crossroads," "Waterfront," "Four Star Playhouse," "Chevron Hall of Stars," "The Joseph Cotten Show," "Crossroads," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Soldiers of Fortune," "The Adventures of Hiram Holiday," "Crusader," "Broken Arrow," "How to Marry a Millionaire," "Zorro," "Alcoa Theatre," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Tombstone Territory," "Frontier Doctor," "General Electric Theatre," "Sky King," "Sugarfoot," "Markham," "Death Valley Days," "Sea Hunt," "Hawaiian Eye," "Miami Undercover," "77 Sunset Strip," "Wagon Train," "Checkmate," "Search for Tomorrow," "Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse," "Wonder Woman," "Police Woman," and "Simon & Simon." During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, was a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity, had been a notable lover of Golden Globe winning character actor Earl Holliman, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, had been the celebrity spokesman for the fashion retailer Oxxford Clothes, and was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse. Upon his 2001 retirement, George, who never married nor had any children, spent the remainder of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, and was an advocate for the LGBT community, until his death.