George Hearn

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Words and Music by Jerry Herman (2007)

George Hearn was born on 18 June 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an actor, known for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982), Sneakers (1992) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001). He has been married to Leslie Arlene Simons since 1985. They have two children. He was previously married to Betsy Joslyn, Dixie Carter, Mary Elizabeth Harrell and Susan Babel.

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins total

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Known for

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

8.3

TV Movie

Sweeney Todd

1982

Sneakers

7.1

Movie

Gregor

1992

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert

8.6

TV Movie

Sweeney Todd

2001

The Devil's Own

6.2

Movie

Peter Fitzsimmons

1997

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Actor

Flags of Our Fathers
7.1
- Walter Gust
- 2006
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
8.6
TV Movie
- Sweeney Todd
- 2001
Putting It Together
8.1
TV Movie
- The Husband
- 2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.1
TV Series
- Charles Sutherland
- 2001
The Best of Dr. Seuss
7.2
- Mayor (voice)
- 2000
Sarah, Plain & Tall: Winter's End
6.8
TV Movie
- Dr. Hartley
- 1999
Durango
6.4
TV Movie
- Rector
- 1999
Homicide: Life on the Street
8.7
TV Series
- Independent Counsel William Dell
- 1999
Law & Order
7.8
TV Series
- Independent Counsel William Dell
- 1999
Barney's Great Adventure
3.3
- Grandpa
- 1998
The Devil's Own
6.2
- Peter Fitzsimmons
- 1997
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
5.5
- Red (voice)
- 1996
Annie: A Royal Adventure!
5.0
TV Movie
- Oliver 'Daddy' Warbucks
- 1995
Daisy-Head Mayzie
6.3
TV Movie
- Mayor (voice)
- 1995
Garfield and Friends
7.2
TV Series
- Mr. Block (voice)
- 1994

Soundtrack

Ted Lasso
8.8
TV Series
- performer: "I Am What I Am"
- writer: "Prelude"
- 2023
Six by Sondheim
7.9
TV Movie
- performer: "A Little Priest"
- 2013
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
- performer: "Pretty Women", "A Little Priest"
- performer: "We Are What We Are" and "I Am What I Am"
- 2004–2010
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
8.6
TV Movie
- performer: "No Place Like London", "The Barber and His Wife", "My Friends", "Pirelli's Miracle Elexir", "Pretty Women", "Epiphany", "A Little Priest", "God, That's Good!", "Johanna", "By the Sea"
- 2001
Putting It Together
8.1
TV Movie
- performer: "Putting It Together", "Rich and Happy", "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "Lovely", "Hello Little Girl", "Have I Got a Girl for You", "Pretty Women", "Country House", "Back in Business", "It's Hot Up Here", "The Road You Didn't Take", "Not Getting Married Today", "Good Thing Going", "Being Alive", "Finale/Old Friends"
- 2001
Barney's Great Adventure
3.3
- performer: "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", "I Love You"
- 1998
MGM Sing-Alongs: Having Fun
7.2
Video
- performer: "It Feels So Good to Be Bad"
- 1997
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
5.5
- performer: "It Feels So Good To Be Bad"
- 1996
The 39th Annual Tony Awards
7.4
TV Special
- performer: "Rainbows End"
- 1985
The 38th Annual Tony Awards
7.0
TV Special
- performer: "I Am What I Am"
- 1984
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
8.3
TV Movie
- performer: "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd", "No Place Like London", "The Barber and His Wife", "My Friends", "Pirelli's Miracle Elixir", "Pretty Women", "Epiphany", "A Little Priest", "God, Thats Good!", "Johanna (Reprise)", "By the Sea", "Wigmaker Sequence", "The Judge's Return", "Final Sequence" (uncredited)
- 1982
The 33rd Annual Tony Awards
5.9
TV Special
- performer: "A Little Bit More"
- 1979

Videos6

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Annie: A Royal Adventure!

Barney's Great Adventure

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Barney's Big Surprise

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Barney's Adventure Bus

Trailer 27:12

Words and Music by Jerry Herman

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Alternative names
- George C. Hearn
Height
- 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
Born
- June 18, 1934
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Spouses
Other works
Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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Trivia
Recreated his role as Sweeney Todd in 2001 for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) as a last-minute replacement for Bryn Terfel, the baritone, who couldn't make it at the last minute, due to a back injury.