George Beverly Shea

Acting

George Beverly Shea

Born
(age 117)
Birthplace
Winchester, Ontario, Canada
Credits
6 titles

Biography

George Beverly "Bev" Shea (born February 1, 1909) is a Canadian-born American gospel singer and hymn composer.

George Beverly Shea's deep resonant voice has sung hope into the lives of hundreds of millions of people throughout his long and legendary career. Throughout his 65-year friendship with Billy Graham, he has been a permanent fixture at Billy Graham crusades in all fifty states and on every continent in the world. According to the Guinness Book of Records Shea holds the world record for singing in person to the most people ever, with an estimated cumulative live audience of 220 million people. Still more people have been impacted by his music through Grammy-winning recordings, as well as television and radio broadcasts across the world.

His legacy is nothing short of extraordinary.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 6

YearTitleRole
2011 Tent Revival Homecoming Film Himself
2008 Then Sings My Soul Film Himself
2004 Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating Film Self
1993 Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham Film Self
1978 Pilgrim's Progress Film Narrator
1953 Oiltown, U.S.A. Film Self - singer
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