George Figgs Explained

George Figgs
Birth Date:	1947
Birth Place:	Baltimore, Maryland
Known For:	Dreamlanders
Nationality:	American

George Figgs (born 1947, Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actor and projectionist. He began his career portraying characters in the early films of John Waters.^[1] Because of his work with Waters, he is considered one of the Dreamlanders, Waters' ensemble of regular cast and crew members.

Figgs is a film historian interested in film noir and independent films. From 1991 to 1999 Figgs was the owner/operator of the Orpheum Cinema in the Fell's Point section of Baltimore.^[2]

Filmography

Film roles

• Mondo Trasho (1969) as Asylum Inmate/Man in Waiting Room
• Multiple Maniacs (1970) as Jesus Christ
• Pink Flamingos (1972) as Bongo player
• Female Trouble (1974) as Dribbles
• Desperate Living (1977) as Herbert
• Polyester (1981) as Abortion Picketer
• Divine Trash (1998) as himself
• A Dirty Shame (2004) as Neuter (uncredited)
• I Am Divine (2013) as himself

Crew

• Serial Mom (1994) (projectionist)
• Major League II (1994) (projectionist)
• 12 Monkeys (1995) (projectionist: Baltimore)
• Home for the Holidays (1995) (projectionist) (uncredited)
• Boys (1996) (projectionist)
• Pecker (1998) (dailies projectionist) (uncredited)
• Cecil B. DeMented (2000) (projectionist)

Notes and References

1. Web site: George Figgs. IMDb. 2008-08-22.
2. Web site: Biography for George Figgs . IMDb. 2008-09-13.