George Selk

{{Distinguish|Budd Buster}}

{{short description|American film and television actor}}

{{Infobox person

|name = George Selk

|image = George Selk in Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (The Limping King).jpg

|caption = Selk in Sergeant Preston of the Yukon, 1956

|birth_date = {{birth date|1893|05|15}}

|birth_place = Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|1967|01|22|1893|05|15}}

|death_place = Montrose, California, U.S.

|occupation = Film and television actor

|years_active = 1953–1967

}}

George Selk (May 15, 1893 – January 22, 1967) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing the role of stableman Moss Grimmick in the American western television series Gunsmoke from 1955 to 1963.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/690278051/|title=Gunsmoke Is Good Buyer In Field Of Acting|work=The Modesto Bee|location=Modesto, California|date=August 16, 1959|access-date=May 16, 2022|page=39|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/542535543/|title='Gunsmoke' Actors Rarely Return For 2nd Performance|work=Santa Maria Times|location=Santa Maria, California|date=February 27, 1960|access-date=May 16, 2022|page=21|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}{{cite book|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present|date=1999|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kSGdkYBscRwC|publisher=Ballantine Books|page=414|first1=Tim|last1=Brooks|first2=Earle|last2=Marsh|isbn=9780345429230|via=Google Books}}

Selk portrayed Geppetto in Pinocchio's Christmas in La Canada, California.{{cite news |last1=Sherlock |first1=Bob |title=Pinocchio Stars in Christmas Fantasy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111025076/the-los-angeles-times/ |access-date=October 10, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 19, 1954 |page=151|via = Newspapers.com}} His other work on stage included acting in a production of Rope in Montrose, California.{{cite news |title=Theater Will Present 'Rope' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111024411/the-los-angeles-times/ |access-date=October 10, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 6, 1958 |page=145|via = Newspapers.com}}