George 'The Animal' Steele

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Role

Actor

Date of birth

04/16/1937

Date of death

02/16/2017

Place of birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

George 'The Animal' Steele

Biography

George 'The Animal' Steele ( his professional wrestling name) was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA as William James Myers. He was a wrestling superstar in the WWF. He had a public image of a wild type of creature that chewed on the turn buckles and sported a green tongue. In the 1990s he became an actor, known for Blowfish (1997) and Used Cars (1997). George was perhaps best known for playing the monstrous Tor Johnson in Ed Wood (1994). He was married to Patricia Randolph. He died on February 16, 2017 in Florida.

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