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John McLiam
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John McLiam
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1918-01-24,Alberta, Canada
Gender
Male
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John McLiam (born John Williams; January 24, 1918 – April 16, 1994) was a Canadian actor noted for his skill at different accents. His film appearances include My Fair Lady (1964), In Cold Blood (1967), John Frankenheimer's movie of The Iceman Cometh (1973), The Missouri Breaks (1976), and First Blood (1982). He was a guest star in numerous television series and wrote a Broadway play, The Sin of Pat Muldoon. Early life He attended St. Mary's College of California (Moraga, California). During World War II he served in the United States Navy as an intelligence officer, having received a Bronze Star. After the war he worked briefly as a journalist for the San Francisco Examiner. He took McLiam, the Gaelic form of his real surname Williams, as a stage name. Acting career His acting career began in Maxwell Anderson's Winterset in San Francisco in 1946. After a few roles in plays in California he moved to New York. His first Broadway role was as a guard in Maxwell Anderson's Barefoot in Athens in 1951. His other stage roles include Shaw's Saint Joan, and Tiger at the Gates, Christopher Fry's version of a Jean Giraudoux play, which ran 1959–60 on Broadway. He appeared in the original Broadway cast of One More River (1960). He moved to California in 1960 to work in film and television. His film roles included a cockney ne'er-do-well in My Fair Lady (1964), Boss Kean in Cool Hand Luke (1967), In Cold Blood (1967) as murder victim Herbert Clutter, John acted as the pilot/flight instructor for Aunt Bee in Season 8 of The Andy Griffith Show, "Aunt Bee's Big Moment" Halls of Anger (1970), Woody Allen's Sleeper (1973), rancher David Braxton in The Missouri Breaks (1976), and Orval in First Blood (1982). He played Jimmy Tomorrow in John Frankenheimer's American Film Theater movie of The Iceman Cometh (1973), alongside Fredric March, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan and Jeff Bridges. Personal life McLiam and his wife Roberta had a daughter, Claire. He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California in 1994 from melanoma and Parkinson's disease. McLiam was interred at the Santa Barbara Cemetery at Santa Barbara, California. CLR

Filmography

7.519

First Blood
1982-10-22

6.2

Dempsey
1983-09-28

The Iceman Cometh

6.2

The Iceman Cometh
1973-11-10

The Food of the Gods

5

The Food of the Gods
1976-06-18

The Missouri Breaks

6.5

The Missouri Breaks
1976-05-19

6.3

Monte Walsh
1970-09-26

6.8

Big Jake
1971-05-26

5.2

Halls of Anger
1970-04-29

Split Decisions

5.1

Split Decisions
1988-06-11

6.2

Madigan
1968-03-29

Dead to the World

7.5

Dead to the World
1961-01-01

5.9

R.P.M.
1970-09-16

The End of August

7

The End of August
1981-11-19

The Return of the Incredible Hulk

6.1

The Return of the Incredible Hulk
1977-11-28

A Chant of Silence

0

A Chant of Silence
1973-05-09

Walk Like a Man

4.7

Walk Like a Man
1987-04-17

J. Edgar Hoover

0

J. Edgar Hoover
1987-01-11

7.5

My Fair Lady
1964-12-01

The Ambush Murders

8

The Ambush Murders
1982-01-05

5.6

Lucky Lady
1975-12-25

7.5

In Cold Blood
1967-12-15

6.7

The Dove
1974-06-16

7.7

Cool Hand Luke
1967-11-01

The Culpepper Cattle Co.

6.4

The Culpepper Cattle Co.
1972-04-15

5.2

Freedom Road
1979-10-29

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

6.3

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
1980-11-21

Legend in Granite

8

Legend in Granite
1973-12-14

6.1

Showdown
1973-06-20

9.3

The Five of Me
1981-05-12

5.8

Riverrun
1968-10-26

Voyager from the Unknown

4.8

Voyager from the Unknown
1984-01-01

6.849

Sleeper
1973-12-17

Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims

9

Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims
1968-03-31

0

Shadow of Fear
1979-01-28

Fall From Grace

6.5

Fall From Grace
1990-04-29

6.4

The Reivers
1969-12-20

5.7

Runaway!
1973-09-29

Delta County, USA

10

Delta County, USA
1977-05-20

If Tomorrow Comes

7.5

If Tomorrow Comes
1971-12-07

Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins

6.3

Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
1975-02-02

The Legend of the Golden Gun

7

The Legend of the Golden Gun
1979-07-05

Bite the Bullet

6.4

Bite the Bullet
1975-09-26

Mistress of Paradise

7.5

Mistress of Paradise
1981-10-04

7.3

Hitched
1973-03-31

The Call of the Wild

6.5

The Call of the Wild
1976-05-22

The Secret of the Pond

0

The Secret of the Pond
1975-10-12

9

Richard II
1982-06-21

7.3

The Fugitive
1963-09-17

The Twilight Zone

8.5

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

7.2

Honey West
1965-09-17

6.9

Dallas
1978-04-02

7.3

The Fugitive
1963-09-17

7.953

M*A*S*H
1972-09-17

7.3

The Fugitive
1963-09-17

7.4

Ghost Story
1972-09-15

7.7

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

7.1

Hunter
1984-09-18

7.8

Matt Helm
1975-09-20

Mission: Impossible

7.6

Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17

The Twilight Zone

8.5

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

7.5

Bonanza
1959-09-12

7.8

87th Precinct
1961-09-25

Highway to Heaven

7.4

Highway to Heaven
1984-09-19

The Andy Griffith Show

7.625

The Andy Griffith Show
1960-10-03

The Outer Limits

7.8

The Outer Limits
1963-09-16

6.2

Bret Maverick
1981-12-01

Star Trek: The Next Generation

8.384

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-09-28

8

Get Smart
1965-09-18

12 O'Clock High

7.2

12 O'Clock High
1964-09-18

Starsky & Hutch

7.385

Starsky & Hutch
1975-09-10

12 O'Clock High

7.2

12 O'Clock High
1964-09-18

6.5

The Virginian
1962-09-19

7.5

The A-Team
1983-01-23

6.5

The Virginian
1962-09-19

7

Barnaby Jones
1973-01-28

6.8

Ironside
1967-03-28

The Untouchables

8.1

The Untouchables
1959-10-15

6.8

The Invaders
1967-01-10

Mission: Impossible

7.6

Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17

The Twilight Zone

8.5

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

The Incredible Hulk

7.244

The Incredible Hulk
1977-11-04

7.3

Daktari
1966-01-11

6.8

Ironside
1967-03-28

5.6

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27

6

Hell Town
1985-09-11

6.5

The Virginian
1962-09-19

6.5

Decoy
1957-10-14

Murder, She Wrote

7.522

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

The Untouchables

8.1

The Untouchables
1959-10-15

The Untouchables

8.1

The Untouchables
1959-10-15

5.6

Falcon Crest
1981-12-04

5.6

Falcon Crest
1981-12-04

6.9

Mannix
1967-09-16

6.6

My Three Sons
1960-09-29

6.9

Mannix
1967-09-16

The Wild Wild West

7.6

The Wild Wild West
1965-09-17

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.6

My Three Sons
1960-09-29

6.5

T. J. Hooker
1982-03-13

6.1

The Mod Squad
1968-09-24

The Invisible Man

6.3

The Invisible Man
1975-05-06

7.299

Magnum, P.I.
1980-12-11

6.5

T. J. Hooker
1982-03-13

7.8

87th Precinct
1961-09-25

Northern Exposure

7.841

Northern Exposure
1990-07-12

7.2

The Big Story
1949-09-16

Highway to Heaven

7.4

Highway to Heaven
1984-09-19

6

Gavilan
1982-10-26

Three for the Road

7.5

Three for the Road
1975-09-04

6.9

Mannix
1967-09-16

5.2

Harry O
1974-09-12

The Untouchables

8.1

The Untouchables
1959-10-15

6.6

Wagon Train
1957-09-18

Archie Bunker's Place

6.4

Archie Bunker's Place
1979-09-23

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

0

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
1975-02-20

Beauty and the Beast

7.43

Beauty and the Beast
1987-09-25

10

Bus Stop
1961-10-01

Kingston: Confidential

7

Kingston: Confidential
1977-03-23

7

Barnaby Jones
1973-01-28

7.2

Hawaii Five-O
1969-06-04

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

7.8

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964-09-14