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Jim McKay (II) (1921–2008)

Writer | Actor

Trivia:

Ranked #7 by the American Sportscasters Association in its list of the Top 50 Sportscasters of All-Time (January 2009). See more trivia »

Born:

James Kenneth McManus
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 86) in Monkton, Maryland, USA
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Filmography

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2003 Jim McKay: My World in My Words (TV documentary)
 
1992 The Thrill of Victory (video documentary short)
 
1992 The Agony of Defeat (video documentary short)
 
1990 The Best of ABC's Wide World of Sports: The 70's (video documentary)
 
1990 The Best of ABC's Wide World of Sports: The 80's (video documentary)
 
1990 New York City Marathon (TV movie)
 
1988 1988 Winter Olympics Highlights Video (video documentary)
 
1988 The Official 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics Video (video documentary)
 
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1988 XIV Olympic Winter Games Sarajevo (TV mini-series)
 
1979 Running
Jim McKay
 
1976 The Dorothy Hamill Special (TV movie)
 
1958/I The Verdict Is Yours (TV series)
Court Reporter
 
Show ShowSelf (44 titles)
2006 ESPN 25: Who's #1? (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Greatest Performances (2006) … Himself
 
2004 The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Miracle
Himself
 
2003 ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Jim McKay: My World in My Words (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 :03 from Gold (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 XIX Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
2002 The Kentucky Derby (TV special)
Announcer (voice)
 
1999-2001 ESPN SportsCentury (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Willie Shoemaker (2001) … Himself
– Affirmed vs. Alydar (2001) … Himself
– Secretariat (2000) … Himself
– Jack Nicklaus (2000) … Himself
– Arnold Palmer (2000) … Himself
See all 6 episodes »
 
1999 Howard Cosell: Telling It Like It Is (TV documentary)
Himself (ABC Sports)
 
1998 The Kentucky Derby (TV special)
Announcer
 
1996 Wide World of Sports 35th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Derby (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 ABC's 40th Anniversary (TV special)
Himself
 
1992 The Agony of Defeat (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1991 Play by Play: A History of Sports Television (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1991 ABC's Wide World of Sports 30th Anniversary Special (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1990 The Best of ABC's Wide World of Sports: The 80's (video documentary)
Narrator
 
1990 The Best of ABC's Wide World of Sports: The 70's (video documentary)
Narrator
 
1990 New York City Marathon (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 1988 Winter Olympics Highlights Video (video documentary)
 
1988 The Official 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics Video (video documentary)
Himself
 
1984 XVlll Summer Olympic Games Los Angeles (TV movie)
Himself
 
1982 Indianapolis 500 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1981 Indianapolis 500 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1980 Indianapolis 500 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1980 Winter Olympics '80: The World Comes to America (TV special)
Host
 
1980 Do You Belive in Miracles? (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1979 Indianapolis 500 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1979 The Television Annual: 1978/1979 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1978 Indianapolis 500 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1961-1977 ABC's Wide World of Sports (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 February 1977 (1977) … Himself
– Episode dated 28 January 1967 (1967) … Himself
– Episode dated 15 January 1966 (1966) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 April 1965 (1965) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 January 1965 (1965) … Himself
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1976 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 November 1976 (1976) … Himself
– Episode #2.210 (1976) … Himself
 
1973 The World's Greatest Athlete
Himself - Announcer
 
1972 Munich 1972: Games of the XX Olympiad (TV mini-series)
(1972)
 
1972 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 February 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.4 (1971) … Himself
 
1968 19th Summer Olympic Games (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1968 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.27 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 10th Winter Olympic Games (TV mini-series)
Himself - Host
 
1964 1964 Liberty Bowl (TV movie)
Himself
 
1959 1959 Orange Bowl (TV movie)
Himself - Color Commentator
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Himself
– Around the World in 90 Minutes (1957) … Himself
 
1955 Make the Connection (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #1.2 (1955) … Himself - Host
 
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2012 Namath (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 30 for 30 (TV series)
 
2008 The Baader Meinhof Complex
Himself (uncredited)
 
2008 Run for Your Life (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 One Day in September (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games (documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercial for Timex (1980)

Publicity Listings:

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Height:

5' 6¾" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[during a telecast the day following the tragic events in the 1972 Olympic games to the Israeli athletes, in which he reveals whether or not they were safe] "They're all gone." See more »

Trivia:

Ranked #7 by the American Sportscasters Association in its list of the Top 50 Sportscasters of All-Time (January 2009). See more »

Star Sign:

Libra