George Wallace

George Wallace

Known for
Acting
Born
July 21, 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Biography

George Henry Wallace (born July 21, 1952) is an American comedian and actor. Wallace has had supporting roles in a number of films, including 3 Strikes and the Coen Brothers film The Ladykillers (2004, as Sheriff Wyner). Wallace also appeared in Batman Forever (1995) as the Mayor of Gotham City. Other film credits include A Rage in Harlem (1991), The Wash (2001), Punchline (1988), Things Are Tough All Over (1982), Postcards from the Edge (1990), and Mr. Deeds (2002). Wallace made a brief appearance in the sitcom Scrubs episode "My Words of Wisdom" (2007), and in the sitcom Seinfeld episode "The Checks", where he played the doctor that was distracted by the song "Witchy Woman". He also appeared in the introduction scene to the home video release of Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time - Live on Broadway (1999) as a fictionalized version of himself. He portrayed a man in a retirement home in The Last Laugh (2019) and starred as the Mayor in Hubie Halloween (2020).

Known For

Filmography

2025
James the Second poster

James the Second

Movie · as McMurray

2025
Freakier Friday poster

Freakier Friday

Movie · as George Wallace

2025
Ben Tuval: Most Likely to Get Sick (or Hurt in a Freak Accident) poster

Ben Tuval: Most Likely to Get Sick (or Hurt in a Freak Accident)

Movie · as Self

2025
Clean Slate poster

Clean Slate

TV · as Harry · 8 eps

2024
Unfrosted poster

Unfrosted

Movie · as Lloyd

2024
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. poster

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas poster

Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas

Movie · as Self

2023
History of the World: Part II poster

History of the World: Part II

TV · as Governor George Wallace · 1 ep

2022
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter poster

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

Movie · as Self

2022
Sherri poster

Sherri

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2022
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution poster

Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2022
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy poster

Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2021
The Premise poster

The Premise

TV · as Principal Wallace · 1 ep

2021
Hacks poster

Hacks

TV · as George Wallace · 1 ep

2020
Hubie Halloween poster

Hubie Halloween

Movie · as Mayor Benson

2020
2 Minutes of Fame poster

2 Minutes of Fame

Movie · as Self

2019
The Last Laugh poster

The Last Laugh

Movie · as Johnny Sunshine

2019
The Very Very Best of the 70s

The Very Very Best of the 70s

TV · as Self - Commentator · 3 eps

2018
George Wallace: The Vegas Bootleg poster

George Wallace: The Vegas Bootleg

Movie · as Self

2018
Nappily Ever After poster

Nappily Ever After

Movie · as Driver

2017
Grow House poster

Grow House

Movie · as Mark White

2017
Just Getting Started poster

Just Getting Started

Movie · as Larry

2017
Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special poster

Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special

Movie · as Self

2017
Detroiters poster

Detroiters

TV · as Freddie 'Motown' Brown · 1 ep

2016
The Comedy Club poster

The Comedy Club

Movie · as Self

2016
Jerico poster

Jerico

Movie · as Greg Parsons

2016
Horace and Pete poster

Horace and Pete

TV · as George · 1 ep

2016
Atlanta poster

Atlanta

TV · as Greg · 1 ep

2015
K.C. Undercover poster

K.C. Undercover

TV · as Poppa Earl · 1 ep

2014
Think Like a Man Too poster

Think Like a Man Too

Movie · as Randy the Dealer

2014
Shirin in Love poster

Shirin in Love

Movie · as Officer Washington

2014
Richard Pryor: Icon poster

Richard Pryor: Icon

Movie · as Himself

2014
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip poster

Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip

Movie · as Self

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2013
Drunk History poster

Drunk History

TV · as Bill Russell · 1 ep

2013
Teen Titans Go! poster

Teen Titans Go!

TV · as George Wallace (voice) · 1 ep

2012
Gotham Comedy Live poster

Gotham Comedy Live

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee poster

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
The Soul Man poster

The Soul Man

TV · as Clyde · 1 ep

2011
Bob's Burgers poster

Bob's Burgers

TV · as Mr. Huggins (voice), mr. huggins (voice) · 4 eps

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
The Marriage Ref

The Marriage Ref

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2009
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy poster

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Movie · as Self

2009
Funny People poster

Funny People

Movie · as George Wallace

2009
Comedy.tv

Comedy.tv

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Heckler poster

Heckler

Movie · as Self

2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project poster

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Movie · as Self

2007
Tyler Perry's House of Payne poster

Tyler Perry's House of Payne

TV · 1 ep

2006
Behind the Smile poster

Behind the Smile

Movie

2006
Comics Unleashed poster

Comics Unleashed

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics poster

Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics

Movie · as Himself

2004
The Ladykillers poster

The Ladykillers

Movie · as Sherriff Wyner

2004
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1 poster

Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1

Movie · as Self

2004
George Wallace - Large & In Charge poster

George Wallace - Large & In Charge

Movie · as Self

2003
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! poster

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

Movie · as Self

2003
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy poster

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

TV · 1 ep

2003
Wanda at Large poster

Wanda at Large

TV · 1 ep

2003
Ask Rita

Ask Rita

TV · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2002
Comedian poster

Comedian

Movie · as Self

2002
Santa, Jr. poster

Santa, Jr.

Movie · as Norm Potter

2002
Mr. Deeds poster

Mr. Deeds

Movie · as NAACP Administrator

2002
Pet Star poster

Pet Star

TV · as Self - Judge · 2 eps

2001
The Wash poster

The Wash

Movie · as Mr. Washington

2001
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol. 8 poster

Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol. 8

Movie · as Himself

2001
Scrubs poster

Scrubs

TV · as Minister · 1 ep

2000
3 Strikes poster

3 Strikes

Movie · as Pops Douglas

2000
Little Nicky poster

Little Nicky

Movie · as Mayor Randolph

2000
MasterChef USA poster

MasterChef USA

TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 2 eps

1999
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce poster

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

Movie · as James

1999
The Parkers poster

The Parkers

TV · 2 eps

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Ron Carter · 1 ep

1998
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time poster

Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time

Movie · as Self

1998
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self - Panelist · 35 eps

1998
The Magic Hour poster

The Magic Hour

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1997
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special poster

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

Movie · as The Farmer (voice)

1997
Meet Wally Sparks poster

Meet Wally Sparks

Movie · as Bartender

1996
Moesha poster

Moesha

TV · as Game Show Host · 1 ep

1996
Arli$$ poster

Arli$$

TV · as Deacon Delbert Henry, Father, George Wallace · 1 ep

1996
C Bear and Jamal poster

C Bear and Jamal

TV · 13 eps

1995
Batman Forever poster

Batman Forever

Movie · as Mayor

1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

TV · as The Farmer (voice), Baba Mustafa (voice) · 1 ep

1994
Cosmic Slop poster

Cosmic Slop

Movie · as Piggy (segment 'Space Traders')

1994
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl? poster

In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?

Movie · as Tommy Ammons

1993
A Tribute to Sam Kinison poster

A Tribute to Sam Kinison

Movie · as Self

1993
Tall Hopes poster

Tall Hopes

TV · as George Harris · 6 eps

1992
Bebe's Kids poster

Bebe's Kids

Movie · as Card Player #4 (voice)

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 2 eps

1991
A Rage in Harlem poster

A Rage in Harlem

Movie · as Grave Digger

1991
George Wallace: One Night Stand poster

George Wallace: One Night Stand

Movie

1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air poster

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

TV · as George · 1 ep

1989
A Comedy Celebration: The Comedy & Magic Club's 10th Anniversary poster

A Comedy Celebration: The Comedy & Magic Club's 10th Anniversary

Movie · as Self

1989
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool poster

Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

Movie · as Bartender

1989
Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld

TV · as Doctor · 1 ep

1989
One Night Stand poster

One Night Stand

TV · 1 ep

1988
Punchline poster

Punchline

Movie · as Man with Arm in Cast

1987
The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party poster

The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party

Movie · as Oprah Winfrey

1982
Things Are Tough All Over poster

Things Are Tough All Over

Movie · as The Champ

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 2 eps