DEADWOOD Character: George Hearst

George Hearst Profile

From Wikipedia: George Hearst (Gerald McRaney), does not make his appearance on screen until the Season Two finale after his employee Francis Wolcott acts on his behalf in attempts to acquire gold claims for him throughout the season. He is based on the real George Hearst, mining magnate and father of William Randolph Hearst and great-grandfather of Patty Hearst. In Boy the Earth Talks To (Season Two Finale), Hearst makes several arrangements with figures in the camp such as purchasing the Grand Central from Farnum, though he gives no indication of the psychopathic behaviour he would show in Season Three. Though an avowed misanthrope (as revealed in Season 3), he acknowledges the necessities of social propriety by firing Wolcott for cutting the throats of three prostitutes… Read More


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