George Dickerson
Birth Name:
George Dickerson
Birth Place:
Topeka, Kansas, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Attended Columbia University, where he first met and befriended singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen
- Was the father of Finnish film writer and director Dome Karukoski
- Took acting classes while suffering from writer's block and first began appearing in off-Broadway plays
- Was a United Nations diplomat in Lebanon and speechwriter for U․S․ Congressman Robert Steele
- Worked as a magazine writer and editor, poet, and playwright before becoming an actor
- Quote: "[on "Blue Velvet"] "I am proud to have been in it․ My biggest regret is that I lost at least a third of my role in the editing room, the whole central arc of my character's actions․""
- Best known for playing John Williams in "Blue Velvet" and Police Commander Swanson in "Hill Street Blues․"