George and his brother Sam (1924–1967) were born in Chicago in the 1920s. Their father was a Greek immigrant from Chios. Their mother died a few years after the brothers were born. … See more

According to Barris, some of his first film work was making soft aluminum fenders for a police car that crashes into the rear of a See more

Over a decade after the release of Back to the Future Part III, Barris restored one of the DeLorean time machine stunt cars. Barris later … See more

Features
• Batman — car designer, The Batmobile (uncredited) (1966)
• Supervan — King of the Customizers (1977)
• Smokey and the Hotwire Gang — Billy The Kid (1979) See more

In 1951, the Barris Brothers designed and built the Hirohata Merc as a customer order based on Sam Barris's own custom car. The Hirohata Merc was shown at the 1952 General Motors Motorama See more

In 2005 The New York Times had Barris customize a Toyota Prius, which they called one of the most popular yet least attractive cars in the U.S. The budget was $10,000, and a … See more

Barris was married to Shirley Nahas from 1958 until she died in 2001. They had two children. Barris died on November 5, 2015, in his sleep at his home in Encino, Los Angeles, California, … See more