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David McLean(1922-1995)

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David McLean
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Mr. McLean appeared for years on television commercials as the Marlboro Man. After he learned he had cancer, he became an anti-smoking crusader. At a meeting of stockholders of Philip Morris, maker of Marlboro, Mr. McLean asked them to limit their advertising. In addition to his movie credits, Mr. McLean also appeared on the television programs 'Tate', 'Bonanza', 'The Westerner', 'The High Chaparral', 'The Virginian', and 'Gunsmoke'.
BornMay 19, 1922
DiedOctober 12, 1995(73)
BornMay 19, 1922
DiedOctober 12, 1995(73)
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Baynes Barron and David McLean in The Strangler (1964)
David McLean in Death Valley Days (1952)

Known for

Days of Our Lives (1965)
Days of Our Lives
5.2
TV Series
  • Craig Merritt
Deathsport (1978)
Deathsport
4.1
  • Lord Zirpola
  • 1978
Death Valley Days (1952)
Death Valley Days
7.6
TV Series
  • Jean Baptiste Lamy
  • Kit Carson
  • Luke Lundy
  • Marshall Lewis Stone
  • McGrath
  • Stephen Austin
Tate (1960)
Tate
7.3
TV Series
  • Tate

Credits

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Actor

  • Deathsport (1978)
    Deathsport
    • Lord Zirpola
    • 1978
  • William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, and Woody Strode in Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
    Kingdom of the Spiders
    • Gene Smith
    • 1977
  • Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell (1977)
    Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell
    • Billy
    • 1977
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1977)
    Tales of the Unexpected
    • Croft
    • TV Series
    • 1977
  • The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
    The Streets of San Francisco
    • Captain
    • Clint, Deputy Harbor Master
    • Harbor Master ...
    • TV Series
    • 1973–1976
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    • Marshal Calhoun
    • Marshal Steve Fallon
    • Sheriff Touhy
    • TV Series
    • 1969–1973
  • Raymond Burr in Ironside (1967)
    Ironside
    • Gus Hadley
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • James Olson and Robert Soto in The Andromeda Strain (1971)
    The Andromeda Strain
    • Sen. McKenzie (New Mexico) (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    • Jean Baptiste Lamy
    • Kit Carson
    • Luke Lundy ...
    • TV Series
    • 1963–1970
  • Lancer (1968)
    Lancer
    • Sheriff
    • Hostetler
    • TV Series
    • 1969–1970
  • Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
    Daniel Boone
    • Smith
    • TV Series
    • 1970
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    • Webb
    • TV Series
    • 1969
  • Walter Brennan and Dack Rambo in The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967)
    The Guns of Will Sonnett
    • Sheriff
    • TV Series
    • 1968
  • The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    • Professor Wilson
    • TV Series
    • 1968
  • Days of Our Lives (1965)
    Days of Our Lives
    • Craig Merritt
    • TV Series
    • 1965–1967

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Kingdom of the Spiders

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • David Eden
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • May 19, 1922
    • Greentown, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • October 12, 1995
    • Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouses
      Jessie Gordon BurchettJanuary 23, 1946 - March 21, 1955 (divorced)
  • Other works
    TV commercials: Marlboro cigarettes (as "The Marlboro Man")

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  • Trivia
    In the early to mid 1960s he played "The Marlboro Man" in a series of commercials for Marlboro cigarettes. Part of his compensation was a free supply of the cigarettes. In 1994 McLean learned he had developed lung cancer, which he was told by his physicians was due to his heavy smoking. He then joined a campaign to end the airing of ads for cigarettes on TV, which was eventually successful. The character in the novel "Thank You for Smoking" and the subsequent film Thank You for Smoking (2005)) was based on McLean.
  • Nickname
    • The Marlboro Man

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