George Magrill

{{short description|American actor}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox person

| name = George Magrill

| birth_date = {{birth date|1900|01|05}}

| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1952|05|31|1900|01|05}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1923-1952

}}

George Magrill (January 5, 1900 – May 31, 1952) was an American film actor{{cite book|author=George A. Katchmer|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VnGeCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA228|date=May 8, 2002|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-0905-8|pages=228}} who appeared in more than 320 films between 1923 and 1952.

Magrill performed on stage before he began to work in films. Besides his acting, Magrill worked as a stunt man in films. He also served in the Navy and became a lightweight boxing champion in that service branch.

Magrill was born in Brooklyn, New York, was married to Ramona Oliver, and had a daughter named Marilynn. On May 31, 1952, Magrill died in Los Angeles, California.{{cite news |title=George Magrill |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/112364289 |access-date=December 29, 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=June 3, 1952 |page=29|id={{ProQuest|112364289}} |via = ProQuest}}