George Becwar was a West Coast-based stage actor, who also did some character work and bit-parts on television and in low- to medium-budget feature films. He is best remembered today for his portrayal of Professor Vladimir Strowski, the self-described "expert in prehistoric monsters," in Edward D. Wood, Jr.'s Bride of the Monster (1955). He also turned up, in a much better role and performance, in Bert I. Gordon's War of the Colossal Beast (1958), but mostly played smaller, often uncredited roles on the large and small screens. In terms of his brief association with Wood, Becwar was notable for filing a complaint about sub-standard working conditions on the set of Bride of the Monster.