King George is a supporting antagonist in the first, second and sixth season of ABC's Once Upon a Time. He debuted in the sixth episode of the first season, "The Shephard". He is portrayed by Alan Dale. He proposed a deal with Rumplestiltskin and had adopted a son, James. However, when his son was killed right before he could marry Princess Abigail, King George instead had James' twin brother, David pose as his son to marry Abigail. David, however, followss his heart and wants to be with Snow White, his one true love. He is currently known as Albert Spencer, the Attorney General in Storybrooke, Maine who is just as cunning and evil as his Enchanted Forest counterpart.
He is based on King Henry VIII in The Prince and the Pauper and Claudius from Hamlet.