John McLiam
John McLiam | |
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Born | John Williams January 24, 1918 Alberta, Canada |
Died | April 16, 1994 | (aged 76)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1952–1991 |
John McLiam (born John Williams; January 24, 1918 – April 16, 1994) was a film and television actor noted for his skill at different accents.[1] 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.[2][3]
Early life
He attended
Acting career
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He took McLiam, the Gaelic form of his real surname Williams, as a stage name.[1]
His acting career began in Maxwell Anderson's
He moved to California in 1960 to work in film and television.
McLiam portrayed Ellis Carter, a young man seeking freedom from his domineering brother, in the 1961 episode "The Big Spender" of the
In the 1979 television miniseries
He was John of Gaunt in William Woodman's filmed version of Shakespeare's Richard II (1982): while the cast's acting was generally judged as poor, Charles R. Forker said McLiam delivered Gaunt's most famous speech "like an operatic aria" but in general was no match for Sir John Gielgud at speaking verse.[8]
Writing
His play The Sin of Pat Muldoon, about a
Personal life
McLiam and his wife Roberta had a daughter, Claire.[1] He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California in 1994 from melanoma and Parkinson's disease.[2]
Selected filmography
- 1957: Decoy as Mike, and as Father Kelly
- 1961: Dead to the World as Goody
- 1964: My Fair Lady as Harry (uncredited)
- 1965: Honey West (TV Series) as Gordon
- 1967: Cool Hand Luke as Boss Kean
- 1967: Herbert Clutter
- 1968: Madigan as Dunne (uncredited)
- 1968: Riverrun as Jeffries
- 1968: The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) as Mac
- 1969: The Reivers as Van Tosch
- 1970: Halls of Anger as Boyd Wilkerson
- 1970: R. P. M. as Reverend Blauvelt
- 1970: Monte Walsh as Joe 'Fightin' Joe' Hooker
- 1971: Big Jake as Army Officer (uncredited)
- 1972: The Culpepper Cattle Co. as Thorton Pierce
- 1973: Showdown as F.J. Wilson
- 1973: The Iceman Cometh as Jimmy Tomorrow
- 1973: Sleeper as Dr. Agon
- 1974: The Dove as Lyle Graham
- 1975: Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins as John Beachwood
- 1975: Bite the Bullet as Gebhardt
- 1975: Lucky Lady as Rass Huggins
- 1976: The Missouri Breaks as David Braxton
- 1976: The Food of the Gods as Mr. Skinner
- 1979: Freedom Road as President Ulysses S. Grant
- 1982: The End of August as Colonel
- 1982: First Blood as Orval Kellerman
- 1982: Voyager from the Unknown as Dr. Bernard
- 1987: Walk Like a Man as H.P. Truman
- 1988: Split Decisions as Pop McGuinn
References
- ^ a b c d e f Oliver, Myrna (April 20, 1994). "John McLiam; Broadway, Film Character Actor". LA Times. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ^ a b c "John McLiam, 76, Film and TV Actor". New York Times. May 5, 1994. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ Galloway, Doug (April 25, 1994). "John McLiam". Variety. 354 (12): 40.
- ^ ISBN 9780807849408.
- ^ "John McLiam". AllMovie Guide. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ Credits at the end of Andy Griffith episode, Season 8, episode 23
- ^ Ward, Jack (1993). Television Guest Stars: An Illustrated Career Chronicle for 678 Performers of the Sixties and Seventies. McFarland. p. 320.
- ISBN 9782877758413.
- ISBN 9780195358087.
External links
- John McLiam at IMDb
- John McLiam at the Internet Broadway Database