George Anderson (Peyton Place)
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George Anderson is a fictional character
on the television drama Peyton Place
. He was portrayed by Henry Beckman
.
. He is a salesman for Leslie Harrington
. George was an aggressive man and took his frustrations out on his wife. This was discovered by Dr. Michael Rossi, who threatened to expose him. Julie got afraid of her husband and tried to pursue him to go into therapy.
When his daughter marries Rodney Harrington
, George was one of the few who supported it. They get involved in a car accident, and George blames Rodney for it. Betty suffers from a miscarriage, but George pursues her daughter to lie about it. Leslie disapproved Betty as his daughter-in-law. This was the cause for many clashes between him and George.
At one point, George became bad at doing his job. After losing yet another client, he turns into drinking and abuses his wife. Julie protects herself and hits him unconscious. He is brought to the hospital and Julie runs to Constance MacKenzie
. It is there where she announces she is going to leave him.
When Betty leaves town for New York City
, George blames Rodney and threatens to kill him if she doesn't return anytime soon. He later loses his mind at his job and locks himself up in the office with a gun. It is his only friend Elliot Carson who is able to break in and calm him down. Dr. Rossi tells Julie George is manic-depressive and he is taken to a sanitarium.
George has become delusional in this period, but seems to become well after a while. He is allowed to visit Peyton Place and has a drink with Paul Hanley. Paul tells him about Leslie's affairs with several married women, including Julie. He manipulates him into killing Leslie. He breaks into the Harrington house, but shoots Elliot by accident. George is yet again sent to the sanitarium, but this time never returns.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
on the television drama Peyton Place
Peyton Place (TV series)
Peyton Place is an American prime-time soap opera which aired on ABC in half-hour episodes from September 15, 1964 to June 2, 1969.Based upon the 1956 novel of the same name by Grace Metalious, the series was preceded by a 1957 film adaptation. A total of 514 episodes were broadcast, in...
. He was portrayed by Henry Beckman
Henry Beckman
Henry Beckman was a Canadian stage, film and television actor. He appeared in well over 100 productions in the United States and Canada, including recurring roles as Commander Paul Richards in the 1954 Flash Gordon space opera television series, Bob Mulligan in the ABC sitcom I'm Dickens, He's...
.
Character history
George is married to Julie Anderson and the father of Betty AndersonBetty Anderson
Betty Anderson is a fictional character in the novel Peyton Place, written by Grace Metalious, as well as the subsequent films and TV series based on the novel. In the film, she was played by actress Terry Moore; and in the TV series, she was portrayed by actress Barbara Parkins; in the short-lived...
. He is a salesman for Leslie Harrington
Leslie Harrington
Leslie Harrington is a fictional character in the novel and movie Peyton Place as well as the television series of the same name. In the movie, Leslie was played by actor Leon Ames. Paul Langton played the role in the television series....
. George was an aggressive man and took his frustrations out on his wife. This was discovered by Dr. Michael Rossi, who threatened to expose him. Julie got afraid of her husband and tried to pursue him to go into therapy.
When his daughter marries Rodney Harrington
Rodney Harrington
Rod Harrington is a fictional character on the television drama Peyton Place. He was portrayed by Ryan O'Neal. He was also a character on the 1957 film adaptation of the original novel. In this version, he was portrayed by Barry Coe.-Film version:...
, George was one of the few who supported it. They get involved in a car accident, and George blames Rodney for it. Betty suffers from a miscarriage, but George pursues her daughter to lie about it. Leslie disapproved Betty as his daughter-in-law. This was the cause for many clashes between him and George.
At one point, George became bad at doing his job. After losing yet another client, he turns into drinking and abuses his wife. Julie protects herself and hits him unconscious. He is brought to the hospital and Julie runs to Constance MacKenzie
Constance MacKenzie
Constance MacKenzie is a fictional character in the 1956 novel Peyton Place by Grace Metalious. In the subsequent film adaptation, she was played by Lana Turner; in the sequel Return to Peyton Place, by Eleanor Parker; in the primetime television series, by Dorothy Malone ; and in daytime soap...
. It is there where she announces she is going to leave him.
When Betty leaves town for New York City
New York City
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, George blames Rodney and threatens to kill him if she doesn't return anytime soon. He later loses his mind at his job and locks himself up in the office with a gun. It is his only friend Elliot Carson who is able to break in and calm him down. Dr. Rossi tells Julie George is manic-depressive and he is taken to a sanitarium.
George has become delusional in this period, but seems to become well after a while. He is allowed to visit Peyton Place and has a drink with Paul Hanley. Paul tells him about Leslie's affairs with several married women, including Julie. He manipulates him into killing Leslie. He breaks into the Harrington house, but shoots Elliot by accident. George is yet again sent to the sanitarium, but this time never returns.