George Figgs
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George Figgs is an American actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

 and projectionist
Projectionist
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. He began his career portraying
characters in the early films of John Waters
John Waters (filmmaker)
John Samuel Waters, Jr. is an American filmmaker, actor, stand-up comedian, writer, journalist, visual artist, and art collector, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films...

. Because of his work with Waters, he is considered one of the Dreamlanders
Dreamlanders
Dreamlanders refers to the cast and crew of regulars whom John Waters has used in his films. The term comes from the name of Waters' production company, Dreamland Productions...

, Waters' ensemble
Ensemble cast
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 of regular cast and crew members.

Figgs is a film historian interested in film noir
Film noir
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 and independent films. From 1991 to 1999 Figgs was the owner/operator of the Orpheum Cinema in the Fell's Point section of Baltimore.

Film roles

  • Mondo Trasho
    Mondo Trasho
    Mondo Trasho is a 1969 16mm mondo black comedy film by Baltimore, Maryland filmmaker John Waters starring Divine, Mary Vivian Pearce, David Lochary and Mink Stole. It contains very little dialogue, the story being told mostly through musical cues.-Plot:...

    (1969) as Asylum Inmate/Man in Waiting Room
  • Multiple Maniacs
    Multiple Maniacs
    Multiple Maniacs is a 1970 comedy film by American cult filmmaker John Waters; his second feature film. The film features several actors who were part of the Dreamland acting troupe for Waters' films, including Divine, Mary Vivian Pearce, David Lochary, Mink Stole, Edith Massey, and Cookie...

    (1970) as Jesus Christ
  • Pink Flamingos
    Pink Flamingos
    Pink Flamingos is a 1972 transgressive black comedy film written, produced, composed, shot, edited, and directed by John Waters. When the film was initially released, it caused a huge degree of controversy and thus became one of the most notorious cult films ever made. It made an underground star...

    (1972) as Bongo player
  • Female Trouble
    Female Trouble
    Female Trouble is a 1974 dark comedy film co-composed, filmed, co-edited, written, produced, and directed by John Waters starring Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Edith Massey, Michael Potter, Cookie Mueller, and Susan Walsh....

    (1974) as Dribbles
  • Desperate Living
    Desperate Living
    Desperate Living is a 1977 American crime comedy fantasy horror film directed, produced, written, and photographed by Baltimore, Maryland filmmaker John Waters starring Liz Renay, Jean Hill, Mink Stole, Edith Massey, and Mary Vivian Pearce.-Plot:...

    (1977) as Herbert
  • Polyester
    Polyester
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    (1981) as Abortion Picketer
  • Divine Trash
    Divine Trash
    Divine Trash is a 1998 documentary film directed by Steve Yeager about the life and work of John Waters.-Cast:*Steve Yeager*John Waters*Robert Shaye*Mink Stole*Divine *David Lochary *Edith Massey...

    (1998
    1998 in film
    -Events:* February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein.* Former child star Gary Coleman is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver at a California shopping mall.-Top grossing films:...

    ) as himself
  • A Dirty Shame
    A Dirty Shame
    A Dirty Shame is a 2004 satirical sex comedy written and directed by John Waters, and starring Tracey Ullman, Selma Blair, Johnny Knoxville, Chris Isaak, Suzanne Shepherd, and Mink Stole.-Plot:...

    (2004) as Neuter (uncredited)

Crew

  • Serial Mom
    Serial Mom
    Serial Mom is a 1994 American dark satire written and directed by John Waters, starring Kathleen Turner as the title character, Sam Waterston as her husband, and Ricki Lake and Matthew Lillard as her children. Despite statements to the contrary in the movie, the story is completely fictional...

    (1994) (projectionist)
  • Major League II
    Major League II
    Major League II is a 1994 sequel to the 1989 film Major League. Major League II stars most of the same cast from the original, including Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, and Corbin Bernsen. Absent from this film is Wesley Snipes, who played Willie Mays Hayes in the first film and who by 1994 had become...

    (1994) (projectionist)
  • Twelve Monkeys
    Twelve Monkeys
    12 Monkeys is a 1995 science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam, inspired by Chris Marker's 1962 short film La jetée, and starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, and Christopher Plummer....

    (1995) (projectionist: Baltimore)
  • Home for the Holidays
    Home for the Holidays (film)
    Home for the Holidays is a 1995 comedy-drama film directed by Jodie Foster and produced by Peggy Rajski and Jodie Foster. The screenplay was by W. D. Richter based on the short story by Chris Radant...

    (1995) (projectionist) (uncredited)
  • Boys (1996) (projectionist)
  • Pecker
    Pecker
    Pecker has several meanings:* An American slang term for penis* A British slang term for the nose* Pecker , a 1998 movie directed by John Waters**Pecker , soundtrack of the 1998 movie Pecker...

    (1998) (dailies projectionist) (uncredited)
  • Cecil B. DeMented
    Cecil B. Demented
    Cecil B. Demented is a 2000 black comedy film written and directed by John Waters. The film stars Melanie Griffith as a snobby A-list Hollywood actress who is kidnapped by a band of terrorist filmmakers who force her to star in their underground film...

    (2000) (projectionist)

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