
Born in Lexington, Kentucky, as son of Nick Clooney, a TV newscaster of many years, who hosted a talk show at Cincinnati and often invited George into the studios already at the age of 5. Avoiding competition with his father, he quit his job as broadcast journalist after a short time.
Studied a few years at Northern Kentucky University. Failed to join the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. He came to acting when his cousin, Miguel Ferrer, got him a small part in a feature film. After that, he moved to L.A. in 1982 and tried a whole year to get a role while he slept in a friend's closet. His first movie, together with Charlie Sheen, stayed unreleased but got him the producers' attention for later contracts.
| Movie | Character | Year | |
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From Dusk Till Dawn | Seth Gecko | 1996 |
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One Fine Day | Jack Taylor | 1996 |
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Batman & Robin | Batman | 1997 |
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Out of Sight | Jack Foley | 1998 |
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Full Tilt Boogie | Himself | 1998 |
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The Thin Red Line | Capt. Bosche | 1998 |
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South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | Dr. Gouache | 1999 |
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Three Kings | Archie Gates | 1999 |
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The Perfect Storm | Capt. Billy Tyne | 2000 |
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Everett Ulysses McGill | 2000 |
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Ocean's Eleven | Danny Ocean | 2001 |
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Welcome to Collinwood | Jerzy | 2002 |
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Solaris | Chris Kelvin | 2002 |
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Devlin | 2003 |
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Ocean's Twelve | Danny Ocean | 2004 |
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Good Night, and Good Luck. | Fred Friendly | 2005 |
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Syriana | Bob Barnes | 2005 |
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Ocean's Thirteen | Daniel Ocean | 2007 |
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Michael Clayton | Michael Clayton | 2007 |
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Leatherheads | Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly | 2008 |
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Burn After Reading | Harry Pfarrer | 2008 |
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Up in the Air | Ryan Bingham | 2009 |
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The Men Who Stare at Goats | Lyn Cassady | 2009 |
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Fantastic Mr. Fox | Mr. Fox (voice) | 2009 |
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The American | Jack | 2010 |
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The Ides of March | Governer Mike Morris | 2011 |
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The Descendants | Matt King | 2011 |
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Gravity | Matt Kowalsky | 2013 |
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Tomorrowland | 2014 |