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John McLiam
Actor, Additional Credits
Born January 24, 1918Died April 16, 1994 (76 years)
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John McLiam (born John Williams; January 24, 1918 – April 16, 1994) was a Canadian actor noted for his skill at different accents. His film appearances include My Fair Lady (1964), In Cold Blood (1967), John Frankenheimer's movie of The Iceman Cometh (1973), The Missouri Breaks (1976), and First Blood (1982). He was a guest star in numerous television series and wrote a Broadway play, The Sin of Pat Muldoon.
Early life
He attended St. Mary's College of California (Moraga, California). During World War II he served in the United States Navy as an intelligence officer, having received a Bronze Star. After the war he worked briefly as a journalist for the San Francisco Examiner.
He took McLiam, the Gaelic form of his real surname Williams, as a stage name.
Acting career
His acting career began in Maxwell Anderson's Winterset in San Francisco in 1946. After a few roles in plays in California he moved to New York. His first Broadway role was as a guard in Maxwell Anderson's Barefoot in Athens in 1951. His other stage roles include Shaw's Saint Joan, and Tiger at the Gates, Christopher Fry's version of a Jean Giraudoux play, which ran 1959–60 on Broadway. He appeared in the original Broadway cast of One More River (1960).
He moved to California in 1960 to work in film and television. His film roles included a cockney ne'er-do-well in My Fair Lady (1964), Boss Kean in Cool Hand Luke (1967), In Cold Blood (1967) as murder victim Herbert Clutter, John acted as the pilot/flight instructor for Aunt Bee in Season 8 of The Andy Griffith Show, "Aunt Bee's Big Moment" Halls of Anger (1970), Woody Allen's Sleeper (1973), rancher David Braxton in The Missouri Breaks (1976), and Orval in First Blood (1982). He played Jimmy Tomorrow in John Frankenheimer's American Film Theater movie of The Iceman Cometh (1973), alongside Fredric March, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan and Jeff Bridges.
Personal life
McLiam and his wife Roberta had a daughter, Claire. He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California in 1994 from melanoma and Parkinson's disease. McLiam was interred at the Santa Barbara Cemetery at Santa Barbara, California. CLR
John McLiam (born John Williams; January 24, 1918 – April 16, 1994) was a Canadian actor noted for his skill at different accents. His film appearances include My Fair Lady (1964), In Cold Blood (1967), John Frankenheimer's movie of The Iceman Cometh (1973), The Missouri Breaks (1976), and First Blood (1982). He was a guest star in numerous television series and wrote a Broadway play, The Sin of Pat Muldoon.
Early life
He attended St. Mary's College of California (Moraga, California). During World War II he served in the United States Navy as an intelligence officer, having received a Bronze Star. After the war he worked briefly as a journalist for the San Francisco Examiner.
He took McLiam, the Gaelic form of his real surname Williams, as a stage name.
Acting career
His acting career began in Maxwell Anderson's Winterset in San Francisco in 1946. After a few roles in plays in California he moved to New York. His first Broadway role was as a guard in Maxwell Anderson's Barefoot in Athens in 1951. His other stage roles include Shaw's Saint Joan, and Tiger at the Gates, Christopher Fry's version of a Jean Giraudoux play, which ran 1959–60 on Broadway. He appeared in the original Broadway cast of One More River (1960).
He moved to California in 1960 to work in film and television. His film roles included a cockney ne'er-do-well in My Fair Lady (1964), Boss Kean in Cool Hand Luke (1967), In Cold Blood (1967) as murder victim Herbert Clutter, John acted as the pilot/flight instructor for Aunt Bee in Season 8 of The Andy Griffith Show, "Aunt Bee's Big Moment" Halls of Anger (1970), Woody Allen's Sleeper (1973), rancher David Braxton in The Missouri Breaks (1976), and Orval in First Blood (1982). He played Jimmy Tomorrow in John Frankenheimer's American Film Theater movie of The Iceman Cometh (1973), alongside Fredric March, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan and Jeff Bridges.
Personal life
McLiam and his wife Roberta had a daughter, Claire. He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California in 1994 from melanoma and Parkinson's disease. McLiam was interred at the Santa Barbara Cemetery at Santa Barbara, California. CLR
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John McLiam Filmography
| 1991 | My Life and Times (TV Series) · as Martin |
| 1990 | Northern Exposure (TV Series) · as Soapy Sanderson |
| 1990 | Fall from Grace · as Rev. Aubrey Sara |
| 1988 | Split Decisions · as Pop Mcguinn |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series) · as Fento |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast (TV Series) · as Sam Denton |
| 1987 | Walk Like a Man · as H.p. Truman |
| 1987 | J. Edgar Hoover · as A. Mitchell Palmer |
| 1986 | Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story · as Jessie |
| 1985 | A Death in California (TV Series) · as Judge Carter |
| 1985 | Hell Town (TV Series) · as Fast Louie |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Harry Stevens |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven (TV Series) · as Ted Simpson |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | Riptide (1984) (TV Series) · as E.g. Shaw |
| 1983 | Dempsey · as Hyrum Dempsey |
| 1983 | The A-Team (TV Series) · as George Nemchek |
| 1982 | Voyager from the Unknown · as Dr. Bernard |
| 1982 | Gavilan (TV Series) · as Streblov |
| 1982 | First Blood · as Orval The Dog Man |
| 1982 | Voyagers! (TV Series) · as Dr. Bernard |
| 1982 | Tales of the Gold Monkey (TV Series) · as Dowser |
| 1982 | T.J. Hooker (TV Series) · as Father Demarco |
| 1982 | The Ambush Murders · as Judge Collier |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Commissioner Harold Witken |
| 1981 | Bret Maverick (TV Series) · as Doc Holliday |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon (TV Series) · as Dr. Matthew Kuney |
| 1981 | The End of August · as Colonel |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy (TV Series) · as Dr. Turlock |
| 1981 | Mistress of Paradise · as Nathan Mackay |
| 1981 | The Five of Me · as Father |
| 1981 | Walking Tall (TV Series) · as Father Forrester |
| 1981 | Nero Wolfe (TV Series) · as Jason Crowle |
| 1981 | Dynasty (TV Series) · as Elsworth Chisolm |
| 1980 | Farewell to the Planet of the Apes · as Gahto |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) · as Johnnie Wells |
| 1979 | Freedom Road · as President Ulysses S. Grant |
| 1979 | Archie Bunker's Place (TV Series) · as Vinnie Mulvaney |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart (TV Series) · as Dr. Emmett Whitlock |
| 1979 | The Legend of the Golden Gun · as Jake Powell |
| 1978 | Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1978 | Dallas (TV Series) · as Wally Kessel |
| 1977 | The Return of the Incredible Hulk · as Michael |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) · as Michael |
| 1977 | Lucan (TV Series) · as Hap |
| 1976 | Captains and the Kings (TV Series) · as Robert |
| 1976 | The Food of the Gods · as Mr. Skinner |
| 1976 | The Call of the Wild · as Prospector |
| 1976 | The Missouri Breaks · as David Braxton |
| 1976 | Spencer's Pilots (TV Series) · as Cal Atkins |
| 1976 | City of Angels (1976) (TV Series) · as Judge Marquette |
| 1975 | Lucky Lady · as Rass Huggins |
| 1975 | Three for the Road (TV Series) · as Thurman Parsons |
| 1975 | Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins · as John Beechwood |
| 1975 | Matt Helm (TV Series) · as Charlie Wendell |
| 1975 | The Invisible Man (1975) (TV Series) · as Blind Man |
| 1975 | Bite the Bullet · as Gebhardt |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch (TV Series) · as Lionel 'gramps' Fitzgerald Sr |
| 1975 | Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan · as Jailer Sutton |
| 1974 | Planet of the Apes (TV Series) · as Gahto |
| 1974 | The Dove · as Lyle Graham |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) · as Caleb Fisher |
| 1974 | Manhunter (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1973 | Sleeper · as Dr. Agon |
| 1973 | Legend in Granite · as Dom Olejnickzak |
| 1973 | The Iceman Cometh · as Jimmy Tomorrow |
| 1973 | Runaway! · as Conductor |
| 1973 | Showdown · as F.j. Wilson |
| 1973 | Harry O (TV Series) · as The Old Salt |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Dwight Hopkins |
| 1973 | Wide World of Mystery (TV Series) · as Father Richards |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H (TV Series) · as Col. Woody Cooke |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) · as Dr. Joseph Hyland |
| 1972 | The Waltons (TV Series) · as Nathan Moore |
| 1972 | The Culpepper Cattle Co. · as Thorton Pierce |
| 1972 | Ghost Story (TV Series) · as Titus Paul |
| 1971 | If Tomorrow Comes · as Father Miller |
| 1971 | Cade's County (TV Series) · as Howard Kingman |
| 1971 | McMillan and Wife (TV Series) · as Ramsey |
| 1971 | Cannon (TV Series) · as Capt. Al Corday |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law (TV Series) · as Dr. Harding |
| 1971 | Big Jake · as Army Officer (uncredited) |
| 1971 | Hitched · as Pete Hunter |
| 1971 | Longstreet (TV Series) · as Frank Brinkley |
| 1970 | Halls of Anger · as Boyd Wilkerson |
| 1970 | Monte Walsh · as Fightin' Joe Hooker |
| 1970 | The Interns (TV Series) · as Father Dooley |
| 1970 | R.P.M. · as Rev. Blauvelt |
| 1970 | Storefront Lawyers/Men At Law (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1969 | The Reivers · as Van Tosch |
| 1969 | The Young Lawyers (TV Series) · as Louis Luther |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV Series) · as Judge R.m. Wiley |
| 1969 | Bracken's World (TV Series) · as Captain Griggs |
| 1969 | My Friend Tony (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1968 | Riverrun · as Jeffries |
| 1968 | The Good Guys (TV Series) · as Frank |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) · as Sam |
| 1968 | Lancer (TV Series) · as Nathan Benedict |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Ralph Hastings |
| 1968 | Madigan · as Dunne (uncredited) |
| 1967 | In Cold Blood · as Herbert Clutter |
| 1967 | Cool Hand Luke · as Boss Keen |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Frank Blaney |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Father Holt |
| 1967 | The Invaders (TV Series) · as Hotel Clerk |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Dr. Wilson Cardel |
| 1966 | The Road West (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1966 | Tarzan (1966) (TV Series) · as Harrington |
| 1966 | The Monroes (TV Series) · as Sgt. Duncan Mcmurdoch |
| 1966 | Daktari (TV Series) · as Sean Murphy |
| 1965 | Get Smart (TV Series) · as Seidlitz |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West (TV Series) · as Tucker |
| 1965 | Honey West (TV Series) · as Gordon |
| 1965 | Convoy (TV Series) · as Dr. Farris |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as David Callander |
| 1965 | The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Paddy The Ghoul |
| 1965 | The Legend of Jesse James (TV Series) · as Perkins |
| 1964 | My Fair Lady · as Harry (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage (TV Series) · as Montgomery |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Charles Bane |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High (TV Series) · as Fisherman |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) · as Andrews |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as Hobo Robber |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as Flynn |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure (TV Series) · as John Howard |
| 1963 | The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Jeff |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits (TV Series) · as Arjay Beasley |
| 1963 | Breaking Point (TV Series) · as Grant |
| 1962 | The Gallant Men (TV Series) · as Pvt. Archie Bolt |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) · as Coroner |
| 1962 | Stoney Burke (TV Series) · as Fred Carrol |
| 1962 | Empire (TV Series) · as Pat Sullivan |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Parker |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict (TV Series) · as Inspector |
| 1962 | The Dakotas (TV Series) · as Madigan |
| 1961 | The New Breed (TV Series) · as Henry Joy |
| 1961 | Window on Main Street (TV Series) · as Ellis |
| 1961 | Ben Casey (TV Series) · as Andrew Carter |
| 1961 | Bus Stop (TV Series) · as Carl |
| 1961 | 87th Precinct (TV Series) · as Menlo |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Macdonald |
| 1960 | Insight (TV Series) · as Marvin |
| 1960 | My Three Sons (TV Series) · as Postman Brophy |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as Lee R. Anderson |
| 1959 | Shotgun Slade (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) · as Percey |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Cop (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Deadline (TV Series) · as Goucher |
| 1959 | Riverboat (TV Series) · as Sheriff Matson |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Ty Lawson |
| 1959 | Brenner (TV Series) · as Detective Klee |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Trucker |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Bartender |
| 1959 | Nero Wolfe (1959) (TV Series) · as Professor Adams |
| 1957 | Decoy (TV Series) · as Mike Foley |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) · as Kincaid |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Councilman William Daniels |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Latch |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Mayor Harper |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Henry Moore |
| 1955 | Alcoa Hour (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Dougherty |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Ephrem Killigrew |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Sgt. Major Jack Pollard |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Chris Ryder |
| 1950 | The Web (1950) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Lt. Tobin |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1949 | The Big Story (TV Series) |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Captain Emerson |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1962 | The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV Series) · as Story |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre (TV Series) · as Written By |