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John McLiam (1918–1994)

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Graduated from St. Mary's College, Berkeley, California. Served as an intelligence officer in the navy during World War II, winning a Bronze Star. Broadway debut in 1951 in Maxwell Anderson's "Barefoot in Athens". Changed his original name, 'John Williams', to John McLiam, since there were already several actors by that name active in America... See more trivia »

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John Williams
in Alberta, Canada

Died:

(age 76) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1991 My Life and Times (TV series)
Martin
– Our Wedding (1991) … Martin
 
1990 Northern Exposure (TV series)
Soapy Sanderson
– Soapy Sanderson (1990) … Soapy Sanderson
 
1990 Fall from Grace (TV movie)
Rev. Aubrey Sara
 
1989 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
Fento
– Who Watches the Watchers (1989) … Fento
 
1984-1989 Dynasty (TV series)
Elsworth Chisolm / Oscar Stone
– Tale of the Tape (1989) … Elsworth Chisolm
– Grimes and Punishment (1989) … Elsworth Chisolm
– Seizure (1984) … Oscar Stone
 
1988 Split Decisions
Pop McGuinn
 
1988 Down Delaware Road (TV movie)
Granie Granville
 
1988 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Dr. Matthew Kuney
– A Firm Grasp of Reality (1988) … Dr. Matthew Kuney
 
1987 Beauty and the Beast (TV series)
Sam Denton
– The Beast Within (1987) … Sam Denton
 
1987 Walk Like a Man
H.P. Truman
 
1987 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Harry Stevens
– The Cemetery Vote (1987) … Harry Stevens
 
1987 J. Edgar Hoover (TV movie)
A. Mitchell Palmer
 
1986 The A-Team (TV series)
George Nemchek
– The Grey Team (1986) … George Nemchek
 
1985-1986 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Carl Fred Simms / Ted Simpson
– Love at Second Sight (1986) … Ted Simpson
– Going Home, Going Home (1985) … Carl Fred Simms
 
1986 Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (TV movie)
Jessie
 
1982-1986 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Commissioner Harold Witken / Carl Beck
– Finders and Losers (1986) … Carl Beck
– Ultimate Answers (1982) … Commissioner Harold Witken
– Penultimate Questions (1982) … Commissioner Harold Witken
 
1985 Hunter (TV series)
Dr. Harry Montclair
– Rich Girl (1985) … Dr. Harry Montclair
 
1983-1985 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
Father DeMarco / John P. Hooker
– Return of a Cop (1985) … John P. Hooker
– Slay Ride (1983) … Father DeMarco
 
1985 A Death in California (TV mini-series)
Judge Carter
– Episode #1.2 (1985) … Judge Carter
 
1984 V (TV series)
Jacob
– The Dissident (1984) … Jacob
 
1983 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Johnnie Wells, the Former Baseball Player
– Limited Engagement (1983) … Johnnie Wells, the Former Baseball Player
 
1983 Dempsey (TV movie)
Hyrum Dempsey
 
1983 Two Marriages (TV series)
Woody Daley
– Relativity (1983) … Woody Daley
 
1983 Tales of the Gold Monkey (TV series)
Dowser
– Boragora or Bust (1983) … Dowser
 
1983 Voyagers! (TV series)
Dr. Bernard
– Voyagers of the Titanic (1983) … Dr. Bernard
 
1983 M*A*S*H (TV series)
Col. Woody Cooke
– Friends and Enemies (1983) … Col. Woody Cooke
 
1977-1983 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Caleb Fisher / Elliott Reed / Harris
– Sins of the Fathers (1983) … Elliott Reed
– Whisper Country (1978) … Caleb Fisher
– To Live with Fear: Part 2 (1977) … Harris
 
1982 First Blood
Orval
 
1982 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Dr. Turlock
– Guess Who's Coming to Town? (1982) … Dr. Turlock
 
1982 The End of August
Colonel
 
1982 The Ambush Murders (TV movie)
Judge Collier
 
1982 Voyager from the Unknown
 
1982 Richard II (video)
John of Gaunt
 
1981 Bret Maverick (TV series)
Doc Holiday
– The Lazy Ace: Part 1 (1981) … Doc Holiday
 
1981 Mistress of Paradise (TV movie)
Nathan MacKay
 
1981 The Five of Me (TV movie)
Father
 
1981 Walking Tall (TV series)
Father Forrester
– The Fire Within (1981) … Father Forrester
 
1981 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Dr. Emmett Whitlock
– Murder Wrap (1981) … Dr. Emmett Whitlock
 
1980 The Waltons (TV series)
Nathan Moore
– The Outrage: Part 2 (1980) … Nathan Moore
 
1980 Archie Bunker's Place (TV series)
Vinnie Mulvaney
– A Small Mafia Favor (1980) … Vinnie Mulvaney
 
1979 Freedom Road (TV movie)
President Ulysses S. Grant
 
1979 The Legend of the Golden Gun (TV movie)
Jake Powell
 
1979 Dallas (TV series)
Wally Kessel
– Sue Ellen's Sister (1979) … Wally Kessel
 
1978 Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV series)
– The Story of Moses: Part 2 (1978)
– The Story of Moses: Part 1 (1978)
 
1978 Lucan (TV series)
Hap
– Brother Wolf (1978) … Hap
 
1976-1978 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
Lionel 'Gramps' Fitzgerald Sr / Professor Jennings
– Quadromania (1978) … Lionel 'Gramps' Fitzgerald Sr
– A Coffin for Starsky (1976) … Professor Jennings
 
1977 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
Michael
– Death in the Family (1977) … Michael
 
1974-1977 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Dwight Hopkins / Sheriff Anderson / Sheriff Coyle
– The Reincarnation (1977) … Sheriff Anderson
– The Deadly Charade (1977) … Sheriff Coyle
– Dark Homecoming (1974) … Dwight Hopkins
 
1977 Kingston: Confidential (TV series)
– The Anonymous Hero (1977)
 
1977 Delta County, U.S.A. (TV movie)
Cap McCain
 
1976 Captains and the Kings (TV mini-series)
– Chapter VII (1976)
 
1976 Spencer's Pilots (TV series)
Cal Atkins
– Pursued (1976) … Cal Atkins
 
1976 The Food of the Gods
Mr. Skinner
 
1976 The Call of the Wild (TV movie)
Prospector
 
1976 The Missouri Breaks
David Braxton
 
1976 City of Angels (TV series)
– The Bloodshot Eye (1976)
 
1976 Insight (TV series)
Marvin
– The Man in the Cast Iron Suit (1976) … Marvin
 
1975 Lucky Lady
Rass Huggins
 
1975 Matt Helm (TV series)
– Squeeze Play (1975)
 
1975 Three for the Road (TV series)
Thurman Parsons
– Pilot (1975) … Thurman Parsons
 
1971-1975 Cannon (TV series)
Capt. Corday / Sean Loomis
– Nightmare (1975) … Capt. Corday
– Dead Pigeon (1971) … Sean Loomis
 
1975 Bite the Bullet
Gebhardt
 
1975 The Invisible Man (TV series)
Blind Man
– The Invisible Man (1975) … Blind Man
 
1975 The Turning Point of Jim Malloy (TV movie)
Mr. Kelly
 
1975 Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (TV movie)
Jailer Sutton
 
1975 Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
John Beachwood
 
1968-1975 Mannix (TV series)
Benny / Fogerty / Frank
– Man in a Trap (1975)
– The Open Web (1972) … Fogerty
– The Color of Murder (1971) … Frank
– Delayed Action (1968) … Benny
 
1973-1974 Ironside (TV series)
Father Holt / Trash
– Speak No Evil (1974) … Father Holt
– All About Andrea (1973) … Trash
 
1974 The Manhunter (TV series)
– The Carnival Story (1974)
 
1974 Harry O (TV series)
The Old Salat
– Ballinger's Choice (1974) … The Old Salat
 
1974 Planet of the Apes (TV series)
Gahto
– Tomorrow's Tide (1974) … Gahto
 
1974 The Dove
Lyle Graham
 
1973 Sleeper
Dr. Agon
 
1973 Legend in Granite (TV movie)
Dom Olejnickzak
 
1973 The Iceman Cometh
Jimmy Tomorrow
 
1973 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Ramsey
– Death of a Monster... Birth of a Legend (1973) … Ramsey
 
1973 Runaway! (TV movie)
Conductor
 
1973 Showdown
F.J. Wilson
 
1973 The Wide World of Mystery (TV series)
– Chant of Silence (1973)
 
1965-1973 The F.B.I. (TV series)
David Callander / Jess Harland / Lester Milton / …
– The Disinherited (1973) … Jess Harland
– The Conspirators (1967) … Lester Milton
– The Cave-In (1966) … Nettles
– An Elephant Is Like a Rope (1965) … David Callander
 
1972 Mod Squad (TV series)
Sam
– The Thundermakers (1972) … Sam
 
1972 Circle of Fear (TV series)
Titus Paul
– The Dead We Leave Behind (1972) … Titus Paul
 
1972 The Culpepper Cattle Co.
Thorton Pierce
 
1971 Longstreet (TV series)
– The Long Way Home (1971)
 
1971 If Tomorrow Comes (TV movie)
Father Miller
 
1971 My Three Sons (TV series)
Reverand MacDougal
– Goodbye Fergus (1971) … Reverand MacDougal
 
1971 Cade's County (TV series)
– Company Town (1971)
 
1971 Big Jake
Army Officer
 
1971 Hitched (TV movie)
Pete Hunter
 
1971 Men at Law (TV series)
– The Dark World of Harry Anders (1971)
 
1971 The Interns (TV series)
Father Dooley
– The Secret (1971) … Father Dooley
 
1970 The Young Lawyers (TV series)
Louis Luther
– A Busload of Bishops (1970) … Louis Luther
 
1965-1970 The Virginian (TV series)
Parker / Carl O'Neill / Eb Smalley / …
– Crooked Corner (1970) … Parker
– The Mysterious Mr. Tate (1970) … Parker
– The West vs. Colonel MacKenzie (1970) … Parker
– The Power Seekers (1969) … Eb Smalley
– Stopover (1969) … Carl O'Neill
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1970 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV series)
Judge Wiley
– Panther in a Cage (1970) … Judge Wiley
 
1970 Monte Walsh
Fightin' Joe Hooker
 
1970 Bracken's World (TV series)
Captain Griggs
– Jenny, Who Bombs Buildings (1970) … Captain Griggs
 
1970 R.P.M.
Rev. Blauvelt
 
1970 Halls of Anger
Boyd Wilkerson
 
1970 Riverrun
Jeffries
 
1961-1970 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Walter Watson
– Early Candle Lighten (1970)
– The Solid Gold Pie (1970)
– The Fight San Francisco Will Never Forget (1966) … Walter Watson
– Queen of Spades (1961)
 
1970 Lancer (TV series)
Nathan Benedict
– The Experiment (1970) … Nathan Benedict
 
1970 Bonanza (TV series)
Harry Carlis
– Is There Any Man Here? (1970) … Harry Carlis
 
1969 The Reivers
Van Tosch
 
1969 My Friend Tony (TV series)
– Kidnap (1969)
 
1969 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Ralph Hastings
– Up Tight (1969) … Ralph Hastings
 
1969 The Good Guys (TV series)
Frank
– Wanted: An Honest Thief (1969) … Frank
 
1967-1968 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Anton Usakos / Dr. Wilson Cardel
– The Play (1968) … Anton Usakos
– The Survivors (1967) … Dr. Wilson Cardel
 
1961-1968 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Dougherty / Bender / Delphos / …
– O'Quillian (1968) … O'Quillian
– The Gunrunners (1968) … Bender
– Champion of the World (1966) … Dougherty
– Parson Comes to Town (1966) … Dougherty
– My Father, My Son (1966) … Doherty
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1968 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Ephrem Killigrew
– The Mystery of Edward Sims: Part 1 (1968) … Ephrem Killigrew
 
1968 Madigan
Dunne (uncredited)
 
1968 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Mr. MacDonald
– Aunt Bee's Big Moment (1968) … Mr. MacDonald
 
1968 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Tucker
– The Night of the Headless Woman (1968) … Tucker
 
1967 In Cold Blood
Herbert Clutter
 
1967 Tarzan (TV series)
Harrington
– The Pride of the Lioness (1967) … Harrington
 
1967 Cool Hand Luke
Boss Keen
 
1967 The Invaders (TV series)
Hotel Clerk
– Storm (1967) … Hotel Clerk
 
1964-1966 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Charles Bane / Jedediah Corbett / Mathew Elbridge
– The Lost Colony (1966) … Jedediah Corbett
– The Fifth Man (1966) … Mathew Elbridge
– Mountain of the Dead (1964) … Charles Bane
 
1966 The Monroes (TV series)
Sergeant Duncan McMurdoch
– Court Martial (1966) … Sergeant Duncan McMurdoch
 
1966 The Road West (TV series)
– Piece of Tin (1966)
 
1966 Get Smart (TV series)
Seidlitz
– The Decoy (1966) … Seidlitz
 
1964-1966 The Fugitive (TV series)
Alec Neal / Deputy Kelton / Jeff / …
– The Last Oasis (1966) … Deputy Kelton
– The Iron Maiden (1964) … Alec Neal
– Dark Corner (1964) … Sheriff Grover
– Come Watch Me Die (1964) … Jeff
 
1966 The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)
Perkins
– Wanted: Dead and Only (1966) … Perkins
 
1964-1966 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Doker Drew / Fisherman / Maj. Hickey
– Decoy (1966) … Fisherman
– The Cry of Fallen Birds (1965) … Maj. Hickey
– The Hours Before Dawn (1964) … Doker Drew
 
1966 Daktari (TV series)
Sean Murphy
– The Killer Lion (1966) … Sean Murphy
 
1962-1965 Ben Casey (TV series)
Andrew Carter / Harry Farnum
– If You Play Your Cards Right, You Too Can Be a Loser (1965) … Andrew Carter
– Go Not Gently Into the Night (1962) … Harry Farnum
 
1965 The Big Valley (TV series)
Paddy the Ghoul
– Heritage (1965) … Paddy the Ghoul
 
1965 Honey West (TV series)
Gordon
– The Owl and the Eye (1965) … Gordon
 
1965 Convoy (TV series)
Dr. Farris
– Passage to Liverpool (1965) … Dr. Farris
 
1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Andrews
– The Secret of the Loch (1965) … Andrews
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
The hobo robber / junkie
– The Gun (1964) … The hobo robber/junkie
 
1964 Rawhide (TV series)
Bartender
– A Man Called Mushy (1964) … Bartender
 
1964 My Fair Lady
Harry (uncredited)
 
1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Arjay Beasley
– Second Chance (1964) … Arjay Beasley
 
1964 The Great Adventure (TV series)
John Howard
– Plague (1964) … John Howard
 
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Flynn
– The Candidate (1963) … Flynn
 
1961-1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Police Officer / Man / Museum Guard
– Uncle Simon (1963) … Police Officer (uncredited)
– Miniature (1963) … Museum Guard
– The Midnight Sun (1961) … Police Officer (uncredited)
– The Shelter (1961) … Man
 
1963 The Gallant Men (TV series)
Pvt. Archie Bolt
– The Warriors (1963) … Pvt. Archie Bolt
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Coroner
– Like a Diamond in the Sky (1963) … Coroner
 
1963 Empire (TV series)
Pat Sullivan
– No Small Wars (1963) … Pat Sullivan
 
1962 Stoney Burke (TV series)
Fred
– Five by Eight (1962) … Fred
 
1961-1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Driver / Father Donovan / Rick Landy / …
– Bird in the Hand (1962) … Trucker
– The Ginnie Littlesmith Story (1962) … Father Donovan
– Hammerlock (1961) … Driver
– The Troubleshooter (1961) … Rick Landy
 
1962 The New Breed (TV series)
– Walk This Street Lightly (1962)
 
1962 Checkmate (TV series)
Lee R. Anderson
– Trial by Midnight (1962) … Lee R. Anderson
 
1961-1962 87th Precinct (TV series)
Charles Reynolds / Menlo
– King's Ransom (1962) … Charles Reynolds
– The Guilt (1961) … Menlo
 
1961 Window on Main Street (TV series)
Ellis Carter
– The Big Spender (1961) … Ellis Carter
 
1961 Bus Stop (TV series)
Carl
– Cherie (1961) … Carl
 
1961 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Mayor Harper
– The Gospel Singer (1961) … Mayor Harper
 
1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Percey
– Command at Sea (1961) … Percey
 
1961 Two Faces West (TV series)
– Trail to Indian Wells (1961)
 
1961 The Deputy (TV series)
Ty Lawson
– The Dream (1961) … Ty Lawson
 
1961 Perry Mason (TV series)
Councilman William Daniels
– The Case of the Resolute Reformer (1961) … Councilman William Daniels
 
1961 Dead to the World
Goody
 
1960 Shotgun Slade (TV series)
Sheriff
– Turkey Shoot (1960) … Sheriff
 
1960 Riverboat (TV series)
Sheriff Matson
– Chicota Landing (1960) … Sheriff Matson
 
1960 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Henry Moore
– Jeff Davis' Treasure (1960) … Henry Moore
 
1960 Wagon Train (TV series)
Latch
– The Bleymier Story (1960) … Latch
 
1959-1960 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Lt. Tobin
– The Numbers Racket (1960) … Lt. Tobin
– The Jailbreak (1959)
 
1959 Brenner (TV series)
Detective Will
– Thin Ice (1959) … Detective Will
– Loan Shark (1959)
 
1959 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
– Billy Budd (1959)
 
1958 Decoy (TV series)
Father Kelly / Mike
– Escape into Danger (1958) … Father Kelly
– The Red Clown … Mike
 
1958 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Sgt. Major Jack Pollard
– Hour of the Rat (1958) … Sgt. Major Jack Pollard
 
1950-1957 The Big Story (TV series)
Frank Harper / Hank Messick / Walter Bedford / …
– The Long Dark Night (1957) … Hank Messick
– Kenneth H. Alstead of the Tucson Daily Citizen (1955) … Walter Bedford
– Eugene Travis, Memphis Tennessee Reporter (1950)
– The Slasher … Walter Elliott
– Two-Edged Sword … Frank Harper
 
1956 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Captain Emerson
– The Pilot (1956) … Captain Emerson
 
1955 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– Bella Fleace Gave a Party (1955)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1983 M*A*S*H (TV series)
– Friends and Enemies (1983) (performer: "It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary" - uncredited)
 
1964 My Fair Lady (performer: "With a Little Bit of Luck" 1956 - uncredited, "Get Me to the Church on Time I'm Getting Married in the Morning" 1956 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1955 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– Towhead (1955)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1981 Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (TV movie)
Gahto
 

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Trivia:

Graduated from St. Mary's College, Berkeley, California. Served as an intelligence officer in the navy during World War II, winning a Bronze Star. Broadway debut in 1951 in Maxwell Anderson's "Barefoot in Athens". Changed his original name, 'John Williams', to John McLiam, since there were already several actors by that name active in America... See more »

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