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John McGiver (I) (1913–1975)

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John Irwin McGiver came to acting relatively late in life. He held a B.A. and Masters degrees in English from Fordham, Columbia and Catholic Universities and spent his early years teaching drama and speech at Christopher Columbus High School in the Bronx. He had an early flirt with the acting profession... See full bio »

Born:

John Irwin McGiver
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 61) in West Fulton, New York, USA
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1975 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Mr. Pearl
– The Adventure of Miss Aggie's Farewell Performance (1975) … Mr. Pearl
 
1975 McCoy (TV series)
Brookside
– Bless the Big Fish (1975) … Brookside
 
1975 The Apple Dumpling Gang
Leonard Sharpe
 
1974 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (TV short)
Mayor (voice)
 
1974 Mame
Mr. Babcock
 
1973 Arnold
Governor
 
1973 Tom Sawyer (TV movie)
Judge Thatcher
 
1971-1972 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series)
August Binford / Doc Snively
– Witness to a Lynching (1972) … Doc Snively
– A Fistful of Diamonds (1971) … August Binford
 
1970-1972 Love, American Style (TV series)
Phobit (segment "Love and the Christmas Punch") / Tom (segment "Love and the Trip")
– Love and the Christmas Punch/Love and the Mystic/Love and the Tycoon (1972) … Phobit (segment "Love and the Christmas Punch")
– Love and the Fur Coat/Love and the Trip (1970) … Tom (segment "Love and the Trip")
 
1972 The Great Man's Whiskers (TV movie)
Andrew Hogan
 
1972 Harvey (TV movie)
Dr. William R, Chumley
 
1971-1972 The Jimmy Stewart Show (TV series)
Dr. Luther Quince
– A Bone of Much Contention (1972) … Dr. Luther Quince
– Old School Ties (1972) … Dr. Luther Quince
– Jim's Decision (1972) … Dr. Luther Quince
– Price Is Right (1972) … Dr. Luther Quince
– Song of the Jailbird (1972) … Dr. Luther Quince
See all 24 episodes »
 
1971 The Police (TV movie)
General
 
1971 The Virginian (TV series)
John Timothy Driscoll
– Jump-Up (1971) … John Timothy Driscoll
 
1971 Lawman
Sabbath Mayor Sam Bolden
 
1971 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Walt Terry
– Seek and Destroy (1971) … Walt Terry
 
1971 Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (TV movie)
Judge Hathaway
 
1971 The Feminist and the Fuzz (TV movie)
Warren Sorensen
 
1971 Bewitched (TV series)
Bernard Bobbins
– The Mother-in-Law of the Year (1971) … Bernard Bobbins
 
1971 Julia (TV series)
Sam Stone
– Cousin of the Bride (1971) … Sam Stone
 
1970 The Doris Day Show (TV series)
Mr. Flemming
– Doris the Spy (1970) … Mr. Flemming
 
1970 Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man (TV movie)
 
1970 The Front Page (TV movie)
Mayor
 
1969 The Littlest Angel (TV movie)
Angel of Peace
 
1969 Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall (TV movie)
Brock
 
1969 Midnight Cowboy
Mr. O'Daniel
 
1968 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Ebenezer Binns
– Ebenezer (1968) … Ebenezer Binns
 
1967 Fitzwilly
Albert
 
1967 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Elisha Calamander
– The Night of the Turncoat (1967) … Elisha Calamander
 
1967 The Spirit Is Willing
Uncle George
 
1967 Mr. Terrific (TV series)
Barton J. Reed
– The Sultan Has Five Wives (1967) … Barton J. Reed
– Stanley Joins the Circus (1967) … Barton J. Reed
– Try This on for Spies (1967) … Barton J. Reed
– Stanley the Track Star (1967) … Barton J. Reed
– Stanley Goes to the Dentist (1967) … Barton J. Reed
See all 17 episodes »
 
1966 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
Wilfred
– Jeannie Breaks the Bank (1966) … Wilfred
 
1966 Gilligan's Island (TV series)
Lord Beasley Waterford
– Man with a Net (1966) … Lord Beasley Waterford
 
1966 The Phyllis Diller Show (TV series)
General
– Phyllis Goes Broke (1966) … General
 
1966 The Glass Bottom Boat
Ralph Goodwin
 
1966 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
Harry Marshall
– The Wife of Your Friend May Not Be a Friend of Your Wife (1966) … Harry Marshall
 
1966 Gidget (TV series)
Franklin Whiting
– One More for the Road (1966) … Franklin Whiting
 
1966 Made in Paris
Roger Barclay
 
1966 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Mr. Mozart
– The Birds and the Bees Affair (1966) … Mr. Mozart
 
1966 The Trials of O'Brien (TV series)
Ben Gully
– Alarums and Excursions (1966) … Ben Gully
 
1966 Honey West (TV series)
Mr. Brillig
– How Brillig, O, Beamish Boy (1966) … Mr. Brillig
 
1965 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
Ollie Wheelright
– See Rob Write, Write Rob Write (1965) … Ollie Wheelright
 
1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Alexander Corby
– The X Factor (1965) … Alexander Corby
 
1965 Marriage on the Rocks
Shad Nathan
 
1964-1965 Many Happy Returns (TV series)
Walter Burnley
– It's a Gift (1965) … Walter Burnley
– The Woodsman (1965) … Walter Burnley
– A Date for Walter (1965) … Walter Burnley
– Idol Threats (1965) … Walter Burnley
– Big White Lie (1965) … Walter Burnley
See all 25 episodes »
 
1965 The Rogues (TV series)
Horatio T. White
– Mr. White's Christmas (1965) … Horatio T. White
 
1964 Low Man on a Totem Pole (TV movie)
Mr. Turnbull
 
1962-1964 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
C.P. Ballinger / G.F. Springer
– The Missing Bank of Rupert X. Humperdink (1964) … G.F. Springer
– Big Deal in Laredo (1962) … C.P. Ballinger
 
1963-1964 The Patty Duke Show (TV series)
J.R. Castle
– The Cousins (1964) … J.R. Castle
– Auld Lang Syne (1964) … J.R. Castle
– The Christmas Present (1963) … J.R. Castle
– The Elopement (1963) … J.R. Castle
– Pilot (1963) … J.R. Castle
 
1963-1964 The Great Adventure (TV series)
General Claiborne / John Stack
– The Pirate and the Patriot (1964) … General Claiborne
– The Great Diamond Mountain (1963) … John Stack
 
1964 The Fugitive (TV series)
Jake Devlin
– The End Game (1964) … Jake Devlin
 
1963-1964 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Roswell G. Flemington / Shannon
– Sounds and Silences (1964) … Roswell G. Flemington
– The Bard (1963) … Shannon
 
1964 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
Justin Addison
– Granny Versus the Weather Bureau (1964) … Justin Addison
 
1964 Destry (TV series)
Spink
– The Nicest Girl in Gomorrah (1964) … Spink
 
1964 A Global Affair
Mr. Snifter
 
1964 Man's Favorite Sport?
William Cadwalader
 
1963 Who's Minding the Store?
Mr. John P. Tuttle
 
1963 Mr. Novak (TV series)
Charles Chase
– A Feeling for Friday (1963) … Charles Chase
 
1963 Take Her, She's Mine
Hector G. Ivor
 
1963 Johnny Cool
Oscar B. 'Oby' Hinds
 
1963 My Six Loves
Judge Harris
 
1962-1963 McKeever & the Colonel (TV series)
– Make Room for Mother (1963)
– All Quiet on the Westfield Front (1963)
– The Big Charade (1963)
– Love Comes to Westfield (1963)
– The Neighbor (1963)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1963 Ensign O'Toole (TV series)
Arthur Ainsley
– Operation Psychology (1963) … Arthur Ainsley
 
1962 Who's Got the Action?
Judge Fogel
 
1955-1962 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
George Merryman / Mr. Arnold
– Marriage Marks the Spot (1962)
– Trouble-in-Law (1959) … Mr. Arnold
– The Change in Chester (1957) … George Merryman
– Counterfeit (1955)
 
1962 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Mr. Irwin
– Lucy Is a Kangaroo for a Day (1962) … Mr. Irwin
 
1962 Period of Adjustment
Stewart P. McGill
 
1962 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Gramps
– The Seventh Day of Creation (1962) … Gramps
 
1962 The Manchurian Candidate
Senator Thomas Jordan
 
1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Martin Turner
 
1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Tyler
– Cry Out in Silence (1962) … Tyler
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Professor Mumford
– The Boston Terrier (1962) … Professor Mumford
 
1962 Something's Got to Give (short)
The Judge
 
1961 Bonanza (TV series)
Col. Jonathan Bragg / John Polk
– Land Grab (1961) … Col. Jonathan Bragg/John Polk
 
1961 Bachelor in Paradise
Austin Palfrey
 
1961 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Lennie Burcher
– Markdown on a Man (1961) … Lennie Burcher
 
1961 Breakfast at Tiffany's
Tiffany's Salesman
 
1961 Love in a Goldfish Bowl
Dr. Frawley
 
1961 'Way Out (TV series)
Mr. Rana
– The Croaker (1961) … Mr. Rana
 
1961 The Americans (TV series)
Col. Allen
– The War Between the States (1961) … Col. Allen
 
1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV series)
Collins
– The Golden Acres (1961) … Collins
 
1961 The Aquanauts (TV series)
Professor Orlando Twamley
– The Tidal Wave Adventure (1961) … Professor Orlando Twamley
 
1960 The Tab Hunter Show (TV series)
Mr. Kleeber
– My Brother, the Hero (1960) … Mr. Kleeber
 
1960 World Wide '60 (TV series)
– The Secret of Freedom (1960)
 
1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
– The Girls in Room 509 (1960)
 
1960 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Mannheim
– The Forbidden Sea (1960) … Mannheim
 
1960 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
– The Secret of Freedom (1960)
 
1959 The Gazebo
Sam Thorpe
 
1959 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Mr. Sowerberry
– Oliver Twist (1959) … Mr. Sowerberry
 
1959 Five Fingers (TV series)
– The Assassin (1959)
 
1959 The Catholic Hour (TV series)
– The Satin Slipper (1959)
 
1959 Lux Playhouse (TV series)
MacBain
– The Miss and Missiles (1959) … MacBain
 
1958-1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Arthur Motherwell / Harold George Goames
– Six People, No Music (1959) … Arthur Motherwell
– Fatal Figures (1958) … Harold George Goames
 
1958 Once Upon a Horse...
Mr. Tharp
 
1958 The Investigator (TV series)
– Episode dated 3 June 1958 (1958)
 
1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– The Kind Mr. Smith (1958)
 
1958 Omnibus (TV series)
Tappercoom
– The Lady's Not for Burning (1958) … Tappercoom
 
1958 I Married a Woman
Girard, Sutton's Lawyer
 
1957 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– Daniel Webster and the Sea Serpent (1957)
 
1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Sir Reggie / Voice (off camera)
– Who Is Picasso? (1957) … Voice (off camera)
– Eileen (1957) … Sir Reggie
 
1957 Love in the Afternoon
Monsieur X
 
1957 Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot (short)
1st Planter
 
1957 The Man in the Raincoat
O'Brien
 
1952-1957 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– Most Blessed Woman (1957)
– The Man on Roller Skates (1956)
– A Nugget from the Sunrise (1955)
– It's Only Money (1955)
– Mrs. O'Brien Entertains (1952)
 
1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Mr. Bernhard / Two Gentlemen
– The Stingiest Man in Town (1956) … Two Gentlemen
– Merry Christmas, Mr. Baxter (1956) … Mr. Bernhard
 
1956 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
– Episode #2.29 (1956)
 
1956 Playwrights '56 (TV series)
– The Center of the Maze (1956)
 
1955 The Elgin Hour (TV series)
Gubbins
– San Francisco Fracas (1955) … Gubbins
 
1955 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Darrell / Harold
– Mrs. Brimmer Did It! (1955) … Harold
– Dominique (1955) … Darrell
 
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1963 The Patty Duke Show (TV series)
– The Elopement (1963) ("Bridal Chorus Here Comes The Bride" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1971-1972 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 April 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 28 December 1971 (1971) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 September 1971 (1971) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 August 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.82 (1972) … Himself
 
1970 The Irv Kupcinet Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 December 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1964-1965 The Celebrity Game (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 July 1965 (1965) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 September 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2001 Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1976 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Appeared in the successful James Thurber Broadway revue "A Thurber Carnival" in 1960. See more »

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Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Trivia:

He was nominated for the 1974 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Guest Artist for his performance in "Da" at the Ivanhoe Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio