A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989) as Wally George
Hot Seat with Wally George (1983) as Host
Repossessed (1990) as Himself
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie (1985) as Himself
Short Info
Died
October 5, 2003, Fountain Valley, California, United States
Spouse
Mary Jo Teipl, Joan Marie Teipe, Jane Eager
Mark
Always wore grey slacks, blue blazer, white dress shirt and his trademark American Flag tie.
Fact
Interred at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills, California, in a private graveside service.
Wally George (born George Walter Pearch; November 2, 1931 – October 7, 2003) was an American television personality, radio host, and political commentator. He was the host of The Hot Seat, a Los Angeles-based talk show that aired on KCOP-TV from 1982 to 1985.
George was born in Oakland, California, the son of Mildred (née Pearch) and Walter Pearch. He was raised in Berkeley, California. He attended Berkeley High School, where he was a member of the track team. He then studied at the University of California, Berkeley. He left Berkeley after one year to join the United States Air Force, where he served for four years.
After his discharge from the Air Force, George returned to Berkeley and finished his studies. He then worked as a salesman for a time before getting into television. He started out working as a weatherman and sports reporter for KGO-TV in San Francisco. He then moved to Los Angeles, where he became the host of The Wally George Show, a late-night talk show on KHJ-TV. The show was cancelled after one season.
George then became the host of The Hot Seat, a talk show that aired on KCOP-TV from 1982 to 1985. The show was known for its confrontational style, and featured guests from all walks of life, including politicians, celebrities, and everyday people.
George later became a political commentator, appearing on various news programs and talk shows. He also wrote a column for The Orange County Register.
George was married three times. His first marriage was to Beverly Ann Stuart in 1954. They had three children together before divorcing in 1968. His second marriage was to Joanne Herring in 1977. They divorced in 1981. His third marriage was to Vicki McCarty in 1984. They had one child together before divorcing in 2002.
George died of heart failure at his home in Newport Beach, California, on October 7, 2003, at the age of 71.
General Info
Full Name
Wally George
Died
October 5, 2003, Fountain Valley, California, United States
Height
1.75 m
Profession
Actor, Talk show host
Nationality
American
Family
Spouse
Mary Jo Teipl, Joan Marie Teipe, Jane Eager
Children
Rebecca De Mornay, Walter George Pearch Jr., Holly Janise George, Kerry Walter George, Debtralynne Salas, Kimberley Jennifer
Always wore grey slacks, blue blazer, white dress shirt and his trademark American Flag tie.
Facts
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Fact
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Wally first gained notoriety as the co-host of former Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty's show. Yorty was defeated for re-election in 1973 and, shortly thereafter, he began a once-a-week talk show on Channel 13 KCOP-TV in Los Angeles. Supposedly, Wally approached Mayor Sam (Yorty's nickname) about hosting a talk show. The show ran for about 5-6 years. Then, in 1982, Wally began his Hot Seat with Wally George (1983) show.
2
Hot Seat with Wally George (1983) was broadcast in the Los Angeles area on Channel 56 KDOC-TV which at the time was owned by conservative singer Pat Boone.
3
Memorial service was held at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California with Dr.'Robert H. Schuller' presiding over the service.
4
Interred at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills, California, in a private graveside service.
5
First gained notoriety as the host of an extreme right-wing TV talk show in Orange County, California, who would have assorted "liberals, perverts and left-wing lunatics" on his show and insult them, berate them and then throw them off. He gained even more notoriety when it became known that many of the "guests" on his show were actors who were hired by George and his staff to play the assorted "loonies" (Rhonda Shear, before she became host of Up All Night (1989), was one of them). In one well-known incident, a young woman, who owned an agency that sent strippers to deliver telegrams, appeared on his show; he hurled insults and abuse at her, called her a "prostitute" and a "tramp" and threw her off the show. It later turned out that he had asked her for a date before the show started and she turned him down.
6
His mother, Eugenia Clinchard, was a child actress, of German and French ancestry. His father, Walter George Pearch, was an English sailor.
7
Daughter from marriage to Janise George, named Holly