George Randol (1895–1973)[1] was an actor, screenwriter, director, and producer[2] of films in the United States. In 1938 he was honored as an influential film executive in a newspaper writeup of the "Negro" film industry.[3]

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Randol was born in Buena Vista, Virginia.[4]

Randol had numerous theatrical roles.[5][6]

He was a partner in the short-lived Cooper-Randol Production Company of Los Angeles that delivered only Dark Manhattan.[7] He continued on with another partnership.[8]

He was in the Broadway production of Anna Lucasta.

Filmography

Actor

• The Exile (1931 film) as Bill Prescott
• The Green Pastures (film) (1936) as High Priest
• Harlem on the Prairie (1937) as Sheriff

Producer

• Dark Manhattan (1937, executive producer)[9]
• Double Deal (1939)
• Midnight Shadow (1939)[10]

Director

• Midnight Shadow (1939)

References