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John Gavin, the American film and TV actor, businessman and diplomat who was Ronald Reagan's first Ambassador to Mexico, was born John Anthony Golenor. The future "Jack" Gavin was a fifth generation Angeleno on the side of his father Herald, who was descended from the Golenor family of Spain. The Golenors were early landowners in Spanish California... See full bio »

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John Anthony Golenor
in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1978-1981 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Harry Kellino / Jack Foster
– Loving Strangers/Something Borrowed, Something Blue... (1981) … Jack Foster
– Family Reunion/Voodoo (1978) … Harry Kellino
 
1980 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Craig Abernathy
– Murder, Murder on the Wall (1980) … Craig Abernathy
 
1980 Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (TV movie)
Cary Grant
 
1979 Doctors' Private Lives (TV mini-series)
Dr. Jeff Latimer
 
1978 The New Adventures of Heidi (TV movie)
Dan Wyler
 
1978 Flying High (TV series)
Sinclair
– South by Southwest (1978) … Sinclair
 
1978 Jennifer
Senator Tremayne
 
1978 Doctors' Private Lives (TV movie)
Dr. Jeffrey Latimer
 
1977 The Love Boat (TV series)
Dan Barton
– Lonely at the Top/Divorce Me, Please/Silent Night (1977) … Dan Barton
 
1976 Medical Center (TV series)
Lt. Col. Halliday
– Major Annie, MD (1976) … Lt. Col. Halliday
 
1976 La casa de las sombras
Roland Stewart
 
1975 The Lives of Jenny Dolan (TV movie)
 
1974 Wide World Mystery (TV series)
– Hard Day at Blue Nose (1974)
 
1973/I Keep It in the Family
Roy McDonald
 
1973 Mannix (TV series)
Arthur Danford
– The Danford File (1973) … Arthur Danford
 
1973 Nefertiti y Aquenatos (short)
 
1971 The Doris Day Show (TV series)
Dr. Forbes
– Skiing Anyone? (1971) … Dr. Forbes
 
1970 Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
Charlie Harrison (Grant Granite)
 
1970 Cutter's Trail (TV movie)
Ben Cutter
 
1969 The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Reverend
 
1968 OSS 117 - Double Agent
Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117
 
1967 Thoroughly Modern Millie
Trevor Graydon
 
1967 Pedro Páramo
Pedro Páramo
 
1965 Convoy (TV series)
Comdr. Dan Talbot
– The Man with the Saltwater Socks (1965) … Comdr. Dan Talbot
– The Assassin (1965) … Comdr. Dan Talbot
– No More Souvenirs (1965) … Comdr. Dan Talbot
– The Heart of an Enemy (1965) … Comdr. Dan Talbot
– Sink U-116! (1965) … Comdr. Dan Talbot
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1963-1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Dr. Don Reed / Johnny Kendall
– Off Season (1965) … Johnny Kendall
– Run for Doom (1963) … Dr. Don Reed
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Carlos / Tom Threepersons
– Threepersons (1964) … Tom Threepersons
– A Truce to Terror (1964) … Carlos
 
1964 The Virginian (TV series)
Baker / Charles Boulanger
– Portrait of a Widow (1964) … Charles Boulanger/Baker
 
1964 Destry (TV series)
Harrison Destry
– One Hundred Bibles (1964) … Harrison Destry
– The Infernal Triangle (1964) … Harrison Destry
– Red Brady's Kid (1964) … Harrison Destry
– Blood Brother-in-Law (1964) … Harrison Destry
– Ride to Rio Verde (1964) … Harrison Destry
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1963 Insight (TV series)
– The Martyr (1963)
 
1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
William Fortnum
– The Jail (1962) … William Fortnum
 
1961 Back Street
Paul Saxon
 
1961 Tammy Tell Me True
Thomas 'Tom' Freeman
 
1961 Romanoff and Juliet
Igor Romanoff
 
1960 Midnight Lace
Brian Younger
 
1960 Spartacus
Julius Caesar
 
1960 Psycho
Sam Loomis
 
1960 A Breath of Scandal
Charlie Foster
 
1959 Imitation of Life
Steve Archer
 
1958 A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Ernst Graeber
 
1957 Quantez
Teach
 
1957 Four Girls in Town
Tom Grant
 
1956 Behind the High Wall
Johnny Hutchins (as John Goleenor)
 
1956 Raw Edge
Dan Kirby (as John Gilmore)
 
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1967 Thoroughly Modern Millie ("Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life The Dream Melody" - uncredited)
 
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1984 The 56th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
 
1973 The 45th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing
 
1973 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Dana Andrews (1973) … Himself
 
1972 The 44th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
 
1969 Maurice Woodruff Predicts (TV series)
Himself - Guest
 
1967 Everybody's Talking (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 August 1967 (1967) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 June 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 Snap Judgment (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 July 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 Dream Girl of '67 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 March 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1966 A Bob Hope Comedy Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
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2010 Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 The Making of 'Far from Heaven' (TV documentary short)
Steve Archer in 1959 "Imitation of Life" (uncredited)
 
2001 Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation (video documentary)
Sam Loomis (Psycho)
 
1997 Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1979 The Horror Show (documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Appeared in television's Drama Festival in the Ben Jonson comedy "The Alchemist", as Lovewit. Michael O'Sullivan played Subtle, Robert Symonds played Face, in this two-hour production. See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Official Sites:

Official Site with bio, photos, free downloads | See more »

Alternate Names:

John Gilmore | John Goleenor | Jack Golenor

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

As far as I'm concerned, it's time the button-down collar, white shirt, and tie became the uniform of Hollywood's male dramatic personnel. There are no bare-chested, pectoral-showing parts on my film calendar. (From a Universal-International press release, circa 1959.) See more »

Trivia:

Served as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico by appointment by his friend, US president Ronald Reagan in May, 1981. Both Gavin and Reagan had served as president of the Screen Actors Guild. See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Aries