Will Geer was a distinguished American actor best known for his warm and memorable portrayal of Zebulon “Grandpa” Walton on the CBS television series The Waltons (1972–1981). #fblifestyle | Classic Film

Will Geer: Will Geer (Grandpa in The Walton ) loved nature too much. During lunch breaks, he would sometimes skinny dip in the studio water tank. The tram tour would drive by, and tourists would get a full view of "Grandpa Walton" in his birthday suit! In California, he befriended rising singer Woody Guthrie. They both lived in New York City for a time in the 1940s. He was blacklisted in the 1950s by Hollywood after refusing, in testimony before Congress, to name persons who had joined the Commu