George Miller

George "Gramps" Miller is a fictional character in the long-running television series, Lassie. The character is played by film and television veteran George Cleveland.[1]The character makes his debut in the first episode of the series, "The Inheritance". Miller is the father-in-law of war widowed farm woman, Ellen Miller, and paternal grandfather to her son, Jeff Miller. He manages the heavier work on his daughter-in-law's farm and plays checkers with neighbor, Matt Brockway, the father of Jeff's best friend, "Porky". "Gramps" is a gruff, cranky man who nevertheless has a kind and loving nature.