John Gavin (I) (1931–2018)


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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 Juan Vincent Apablasa in Los Angeles, California. The future "Jack" Gavin was a fifth-generation Angeleno, the son of Delia Diana Pablos and Juan Vincent Apablasa, and was of Mexican, Chilean, and Spanish ancestry, a ... See full bio »

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Psyko Sam Loomis
(1960)
Spartacus Julius Caesar
(1960)
(1958)
Moderni Millie Trevor Graydon
(1967)

Filmography

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 1978-1981 Seikkailujen saari (TV Series)
Jack Foster / Harry Kellino
- Family Reunion/Voodoo (1978) ... Harry Kellino
 1980 Hart & 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 Series)
Dr. Jeff Latimer
- Buddy System (1979) ... Dr. Jeff Latimer
- Judgment Call (1979) ... Dr. Jeff Latimer
- Concerto for Infernal Machine (1979) ... Dr. Jeff Latimer
- High Rollers (1979) ... Dr. Jeff Latimer
 1978 Heidin uudet seikkailut (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 Lemmenlaiva (TV Series)
Dan Barton
 1976 La casa de las sombras
Roland Stewart
 1976 Medical Center (TV Series)
Lt. Col. Halliday
- Major Annie, MD (1976) ... Lt. Col. Halliday
 1975 The Lives of Jenny Dolan (TV Movie)
 1974 The Wide World of Mystery (TV Series)
 1973 Nefertiti y Aquenatos (TV Short)
Aquenatos
 1973/I Suhteet solmussa
Roy McDonald
 1973 Mannix (TV Series)
Arthur Danford
- The Danford File (1973) ... Arthur Danford
 1971 Doris Day (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 Hupsu kreivitär
The Reverend
 1968 Kuoleman kauppamatkustajat
Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117
 1967 Moderni Millie
Trevor Graydon
 1967 Pedro Páramo
Pedro Páramo
 1965 Convoy (TV Series)
Comdr. Dan Talbot / Commander 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
 1963-1965 Hitchcock esittää (TV Series)
Johnny Kendall / Dr. Don Reed
- Off Season (1965) ... Johnny Kendall
- Run for Doom (1963) ... Dr. Don Reed
 1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series)
Tom Threepersons / Carlos
- Threepersons (1964) ... Tom Threepersons
- A Truce to Terror (1964) ... Carlos
 1964 Virginialainen (TV Series)
Charles Boulanger / Baker
- 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
 1962 Fred Astaire esittää (TV Series)
William Fortnum
- The Jail (1962) ... William Fortnum
 1961 Varastettuja syleilyjä
Paul Saxon
 1961 Opettaja rakastuu
Tom Freeman
 1961 Kylmää sotaa ja rakkautta
Igor Romanoff
 1960 Insight (TV Series)
Priest
- The Martyr (1960) ... Priest
 1960 Keskiyön seitti
Brian Younger
 1960 Spartacus
Julius Caesar
 1960 Psyko
Sam Loomis
 1960 Skandaaliprinsessa
Charlie Foster
 1959 Suurinta elämässä
Steve Archer
 1958 Rakasta tänään, huomenna...
Ernst Graeber
 1957 4 tyttöä tulee kaupunkiin
Tom Grant
 1956 Vankilakapina
Johnny Hutchins
 1956 Vahvemman laki
Dan Kirby (as John Gilmore)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(Summer 1978) He acted in Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston's stage adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel, "Count Dracula," in a Kenley Players production at the Memorial Hall in Dayton; the Veterans Memorial Theatre in Columbus and in Akron, Ohio. John Kenley was artistic director. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Portrayals | 2 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »


Alternate Names:

John Gilmore | Jack Golenor

Height:

6' 3½" (1.92 m)

Spouse:

Constance Towers  (his death) | See more »

Parents:

Herald Ray Golenor | Delia Diana Pablos
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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:

Father of Christina Gavin and Maria Gavin. See more »

Nickname:

Jack

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