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John McLiam

John McLiam

Acting

January 24, 1918 – April 16, 1994 (died at 76)
Alberta, Canada
Male
48 Movies
72 TV Shows

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

First Blood
First Blood

First Blood

1982 7.5

as Orval the Dog Man

Age 64 (now 76)
Sleeper
Sleeper

Sleeper

1973 6.9

as Dr. Agon

Age 55 (now 76)
The Missouri Breaks
The Missouri Breaks

The Missouri Breaks

1976 6.5

as David Braxton

Age 58 (now 76)
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

1967 7.5

as Herbert Clutter

Age 49 (now 76)
The Food of the Gods
The Food of the Gods

The Food of the Gods

1976 5.0

as Mr. Skinner

Age 58 (now 76)
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
The Culpepper Cattle Co.

The Culpepper Cattle Co.

1972 6.4

as Thorton Pierce

Age 54 (now 76)
Showdown
Showdown

Showdown

1973 6.2

as F.J. Wilson

Age 55 (now 76)
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

1967 7.7

as Boss Keen

Age 49 (now 76)
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
The Return of the Incredible Hulk

The Return of the Incredible Hulk

1977 6.1

as Michael

Age 59 (now 76)
Bite the Bullet
Bite the Bullet

Bite the Bullet

1975 6.5

as Gebhardt

Age 57 (now 76)
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

1964 7.5

as Harry (uncredited)

Age 46 (now 76)
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959 8.5

as Cop (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 76)
2 eps
The Dove
The Dove

The Dove

1974 6.7

as Lyle Graham

Age 56 (now 76)
Split Decisions
Split Decisions

Split Decisions

1988 5.1

as Pop McGuinn

Age 70 (now 76)
Monte Walsh
Monte Walsh

Monte Walsh

1970 6.3

as Fightin' Joe Hooker

Age 52 (now 76)
Walk Like a Man
Walk Like a Man

Walk Like a Man

1987 4.9

as H.P. Truman

Age 69 (now 76)