Jim McKay Picture
STARmeter
SEE RANK
Down 98,432 this week

Jim McKay (II) (1921–2008)


Trivia:

A veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. See more trivia »

Died:

(age 86) in Monkton, Maryland, USA

Related Lists

a list of 273 people by raisleygordon created 19 Oct 2011
 
a list of 99 people by JohnBeatles64 created 23 Nov 2011
 

Connect with IMDb


Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Jim McKay.
Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 1 nomination See more awards »

Filmography

Hide HideWriter (8 titles)
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 New York City Marathon (TV movie)
 
1988 1988 Winter Olympics Highlights Video (video documentary)
 
Show ShowActor (4 titles)
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
 
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 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
 
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
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
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
 
Edit

Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercial for Timex (1980)

Publicity Listings:

8 Articles  | See more »

Height:

5' 6¾" (1.70 m)
Edit

Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Be yourself. A phony gets spotted eventually...And Arthur Godfrey once told me, "You're talking to one camera and one person". So I always talk to my wife, Margaret. See more »

Trivia:

A veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra