George Waggner (September 7, 1894 – December 11, 1984) was an American actor, director, producer and writer.
[2] Born in New York City, he trained as a chemist and served in World War I before coming to Hollywood to pursue a career as an actor.
During his career as a film director, he worked with John Wayne (The Fighting Kentuckian), Lon Chaney Jr. (Man Made Monster and his most famous film, The Wolf Man), Brian Donlevy and Broderick Crawford (South of Tahiti), Randolph Scott (Gunfighters) and Boris Karloff (The Climax).
In 1957 he directed Red Nightmare, a Cold War propaganda film produced by the Department of Defense and narrated by Jack Webb.
Waggner died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California on December 11, 1984, at the age of 90.