Nick Georgiade played Wendell, Mr Devere's employee and whipping boy. Even kids to young to remember much about the show, probably remember this character. Mr. D's whole staff could be chasing Buddy but when he managed to escape, it was Wendell's fault, and Wendell alone who endured his boss's wrath. The old phrase, "When I tell you to jump, you jump," certenly applied to Wendell. Mr. D would go out of his way to get Wendell into a moving car or tall building and then with a calm but firm voice say "Goodby Wendell." Everyone knew what that meant, and Wendell, after a little pleading, would jump. With Georgiades deep mumbling voice and large facial features, he was a tough looking character indeed, still, when ordered to jump, his big puppy dog eyes made him enduring and impossiable not to like.Georgiade, of Greek descent, was a regular in the tv series The Untouchables and although he played a hood in the pilot, the producers liked his presence so much, they gave him a role playing good guy Enrico Rossi. He has done a host of tv and movie roles including Three Days To Vegas, Lucky Chances, Fit To Kill, Indecent Proposal, Picasso Trigger, Kojak, Quincy, Rockford Files, Mod Squad, Mission Impossible, Crime Story, Seven, Stacey, Poor Devil, Hawaii Five-O. The Young Runaways, Felony Squad, Hondo, The Travels Of Jaimie McPheeters, Combat, It's A Mad Mad Mad World, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, Hawaiian Eye, The Millionaire, Playhouse 90, Whirlybirds, Get Smart, Manix, Batman, and I Spy, to name a few. He still does occasional stage and film work.
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