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George DiCenzo

George Ralph DiCenzo (April 21, 1940 – August 9, 2010) was an American actor, and one-time associate producer for Dark Shadows. He was in the show business for over 30 years, with extensive film, TV, stage, and commercial credits. DiCenzo notably played Marty's grandfather Sam Baines in the film Back to the Future. He also had a minor role in William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist III. DiCenzo died on August 9, 2010, as a result of sepsis.

Filmography

1985
Back to the Future

as Sam Baines

Movie
1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as Major Benchley

Movie
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Johnny Blaze

TV Show