George Wallace
Acting • Born 1948-07-21
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).
Filmography
103 credits
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
Movie • 1998
Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas
Movie • 2023
Self
The Ladykillers
Movie • 2004
Sherriff Wyner
George Wallace: The Vegas Bootleg
Movie • 2018
Self
Think Like a Man Too
Movie • 2014
Randy the Dealer
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Movie • 2003
Self
Heckler
Movie • 2007
Self
A Comedy Celebration: The Comedy & Magic Club's 10th Anniversary
Movie • 1989
Self
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Movie • 2009
Self
3 Strikes
Movie • 2000
Pops Douglas
Comedian
Movie • 2002
Self
Santa, Jr.
Movie • 2002
Norm Potter
Shirin in Love
Movie • 2014
Officer Washington
Funny People
Movie • 2009
George Wallace
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
Movie • 1997
The Farmer (voice)
The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party
Movie • 1987
Oprah Winfrey
Grow House
Movie • 2017
Mark White
Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics
Movie • 2005
Himself
Richard Pryor: Icon
Movie • 2014
Himself
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Movie • 2022
Self
Cosmic Slop
Movie • 1994
Piggy (segment 'Space Traders')
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
Movie • 1994
Tommy Ammons
Unfrosted
Movie • 2024
Lloyd
Things Are Tough All Over
Movie • 1982
The Champ
The Comedy Club
Movie • 2016
Self
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
Movie • 1999
James
Nappily Ever After
Movie • 2018
Driver
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
Movie • 2014
Self
Punchline
Movie • 1988
Man with Arm in Cast
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Movie • 2007
Self
Just Getting Started
Movie • 2017
Larry
Little Nicky
Movie • 2000
Mayor Randolph
Mr. Deeds
Movie • 2002
NAACP Administrator
A Tribute to Sam Kinison
Movie • 1993
Self
The Last Laugh
Movie • 2019
Johnny Sunshine
James the Second
Movie • 2025
McMurray
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1
Movie • 2004
Self
Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special
Movie • 2017
Self
The Wash
Movie • 2001
Mr. Washington
Jerico
Movie • 2016
Greg Parsons
Hubie Halloween
Movie • 2020
Mayor Benson
George Wallace - Large & In Charge
Movie • 2004
Self
Meet Wally Sparks
Movie • 1997
Bartender
Bebe's Kids
Movie • 1992
Card Player #4 (voice)
Batman Forever
Movie • 1995
Mayor
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
Movie • 1989
Bartender
A Rage in Harlem
Movie • 1991
Grave Digger
George Wallace: One Night Stand
Movie • 1991
2 Minutes of Fame
Movie • 2020
Self
Behind the Smile
Movie • 2006
Freakier Friday
Movie • 2025
George Wallace
Ben Tuval: Most Likely to Get Sick (or Hurt in a Freak Accident)
Movie • 2025
Self
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Doctor
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
TV • 2003
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV • 1990
George
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Moesha
TV • 1996
Game Show Host
The Parkers
TV • 1999
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
TV • 2007
Pet Star
TV • 2002
Self - Judge
Wanda at Large
TV • 2003
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
One Night Stand
TV • 1989
The Marriage Ref
TV • 2010
Self - Panelist
Ask Rita
TV • 2003
K.C. Undercover
TV • 2015
Poppa Earl
Tall Hopes
TV • 1993
George Harris
The Premise
TV • 2021
Principal Wallace
Hollywood Squares
TV • 1998
Self - Panelist
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
Gotham Comedy Live
TV • 2012
Self - Host
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Ron Carter
Horace and Pete
TV • 2016
George
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV • 1995
Baba Mustafa (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV • 1995
The Farmer (voice)
MasterChef USA
TV • 2000
Self - Guest Judge
Comedy.tv
TV • 2009
The Very Very Best of the 70s
TV • 2019
Self - Commentator
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
TV • 2022
Self
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
TV • 2022
Self
Comics Unleashed
TV • 2006
Self
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV • 2012
Self
The Magic Hour
TV • 1998
Self
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
TV • 2024
Self
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
TV • 2024
Atlanta
TV • 2016
Greg
History of the World: Part II
TV • 2023
Governor George Wallace
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Mr. Huggins (voice)
Arli$$
TV • 1996
Deacon Delbert Henry
Detroiters
TV • 2017
Freddie 'Motown' Brown
Clean Slate
TV • 2025
Harry
Have I Got News for You
TV • 2024
Self
Hacks
TV • 2021
George Wallace
C Bear and Jamal
TV • 1996
The Soul Man
TV • 2012
Clyde
Drunk History
TV • 2013
Bill Russell
Ben Tuval: Most Likely to Get Sick (or Hurt in a Freak Accident)
TV • 2025
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Arli$$
TV • 1996
Father
Scrubs
TV • 2001
Minister
Arli$$
TV • 1996
George Wallace
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest