Jeffrey Weissman

Jeffrey Weissman (born October 2, 1958) is an American actor. He has appeared in dozens of motion pictures and TV shows, most notably as George McFly in ''Back to the Future Part II'' and '' III'' and as Teddy Conway in ''Pale Rider.'' He has guest starred spots on ''Scarecrow and Mrs. King'', ''Max Headroom'', ''Dallas'', ''The Man Show'', and with Dick Van Dyke on '' Diagnosis: Murder'' and as Screech's Guru on ''Saved by the Bell''.

Weissman is a teacher of ''commedia dell'arte'' and film technique, with students including both professionals and newcomers to the arts. He also teaches acting for film, directing, writing and improv at San Francisco School of Digital Film Making.

Background

Jeffrey Weissman trained in acting and performance at American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco State University, UCLA and Santa Monica City College. His comedic experience includes work with The Second City alumni, Los Angeles Theater Sports, Andy Goldberg and Bill Hudnutt Sitcom Workshops, (formerly Harvey Lembeck). He also trained at Berkeley Rep. in the "Finding the Inner Imp" with Ron Campbell and participated in acting workshops with Peter Flood, Jackie Benton, and Magic Theater Gym. He has trained in dance, movement, storytelling workshops with the Voice of Men In Motion. He also trained under Jackie Benton, Peter Flood, and Bill Hudnut, and was a Varsity Player with Los Angeles Theatersports.

Career

Jeffrey Weissman has worked in commercials, television shows, and feature films, and is probably best known for his portrayal of the role of George McFly in the two ''Back to the Future'' sequels, taking over the role from Crispin Glover, who declined. For the role, Weissman wore extremely heavy makeup to have him resemble Glover, and most of his scenes were shot with him either upside down or in the background (which led to Glover suing the producers for using his likeness without his permission).

He has appeared in roles in feature films including ''Pale Rider'' and '' Twilight Zone: The Movie''. He has also made guest appearances on television shows such as ''Saved by the Bell'', ''The Man Show'', ''Dallas'', ''Max Headroom'', ''Scarecrow and Mrs. King'', ''Chip and Pepper's Cartoon Spectacular'', and ''Divorce Court''. His commercial credits include an interactive television commercial for Ameritech and a Christmas commercial for the grocery chain Publix.

Jeffrey has done ADR and looping on dozens of projects; Heathers, Loverboy, The Best Times, Crime of Innocence, Pale Rider, ''Hot Resort'', and others.

He has directed for Universal Studios in Japan, and he was artistic director of the ‘Flying Penguins’ improv comedy group, (helping to form the highly acclaimed Los Angeles Theater Sports, now in its 18th year). He has recently been teaching theater games to training teachers at Dominican College, commedia dell'arte & "The Business of Acting" at Sonoma State University, as well as "Kidprov" & "Teenprov" workshops & shows at various libraries in Marin County and South San Francisco.

Filmography

Feature films

*1983 '' Twilight Zone: The Movie'' as Young Husband
*1984 ''Johnny Dangerously'' as Tee Shirt Vendor
*1984 '' Crackers'' as Backstage Dancer
*1985 ''Pale Rider'' as Teddy Conway
*1989 ''Back to the Future Part II'' as George Douglas McFly
*1990 ''Back to the Future Part III'' as George Douglas McFly
*1991 ''For the Boys'' as the North Africa Stage Manager
*2001 '' To Protect & To Serve'' as Jean Goddard
*2001 '' 2001: A Space Travesty'' as Groucho
*2001 ''Max Keeble's Big Move'' as McGoogles (bodysuit)
*2004 '' Slapdash'' as Mosley
*2005 '' Return to Sender'' as Old Comic
*2005 '' Angels with Angles'' as Groucho
*2006 '' Night Fliers'' as Lee Hawthorn
*2006 ''Car Babes'' as Jay
*2006 '' Looking Back at the Future'' (documentary) as Himself
*2007 '' Hats Off'' as Dr. Ball
*2008 '' corked'' as Jerry Hannon
*2008 '' Our Feature Presentation'' as Hugo Wilmington
*2009 '' American Disciples'' as Dr Garownski
*2010 '' Chateau Meroux'' as Roy Hutchinson
*2015 '' The Boat Builder'' as Bud

Guest appearances

*1984 ''Scarecrow and Mrs. King'': "Filming Raoul"
*1985 ''Dallas'': "Lovers and Other Strangers"
*1987 ''Max Headroom'': " Rakers"
*198? ''Divorce Court'': "Cott Vs. Cott"
*1991 ''Saved By the Bell'': "Rockumentary"
*1992 NBC Cartoon Spectacular: "Chip and Pepper"
*2000 '' Diagnosis: Murder'': "Two Birds With One Sloan"
*2002 ''The Man Show'': "Assoholics Anonymous"
*2020 ''The Show Must Go Online'': "Twelfth Night"

Mini-series

*1994 The Stand
*2000 ''The '70s''

Short films

*1996 ''He's Dead, But He Won't Lie Down ''
*1997 ''Garbage ''
*1998 ''god@heaven''
*2003 ''Touched ''
*2007 ''Edible'' as Father
*2008 ''We Missed You, Pete ''
*2011 ''Kosher ''

Theatre

*1998 '' Tallulah'' (Hollywood)
*2004 Tony Kushner's ''The Illusion'' (Cinnabar Theater)
*2005 Mellisa Gibson's " ic (6th St. Playhouse/Sonoma Actor's Theatre)
*2005 Wm. Shakespeare's "12th Night"
*2006 ''Tease-O-Rama Baggy Trouser Blackout Comedy'', at Bimbo's 365 Club
*2006 ''Just For Laughs'' (SF Fringe Festival)
*2007 ''Just For Laughs'' (fundraiser establishing a Theater Department Schoarship at OSU)

References

External links

Official website
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Weissman, Jeffrey
1958 births
American male film actors
American male stage actors
American male television actors
Living people