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My Take
Segal is one of those actors I treasure for his effortless lightness. A Columbia-educated New Yorker, he could hold his own in heavy drama like Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, yet his real gift was comedy, where he won a 1974 Golden Globe and made everything look unforced. I love that he was also a serious banjo player, a detail that captures his evident joy in life. He earned a Hollywood Walk of Fame star and even a Praemium Imperiale, then stayed beloved on television into his final years. Unpretentious and endlessly skilled, he is exactly the kind of performer I root for.
Overview
George Segal Jr. (February 13, 1934 – March 23, 2021) was an American actor and musician. He became popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing both dramatic and comedic roles. After first rising to prominence with roles in acclaimed films such as Ship of Fools (1965) and King Rat (1965), he co-starred in the drama Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- George Segal
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョージ・シーガル
- Reading
- じょーじ・しーがる
- Born
- February 13, 1934 – March 23, 2021
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dog
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- banjoist / stage actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Columbia University
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1974 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
- 1997 Praemium Imperiale
- John Jay Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Banjoist — see all → · Stage actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.