John McLiam
Known for Acting · 100 credits
- Born
- 1918-01-24
- Died
- 1994-04-16
- Place of birth
- Alberta, Canada
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.
Known For
TV Shows (52)
Perry Mason
1957
as Councilman William Daniels
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Fento
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Harry Stevens
Bonanza
1959
as Harry Carlis
Falcon Crest
1981
as Carl Beck / Commissioner Harold Witken
Dallas
1978
as Wally Kessel
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Mr. MacDonald
Mannix
1967
as Harry Forrest / Frank Blaney / Tim Fogarty
The Fugitive
1963
as Sheriff Grover / Deputy Kelton / Jeff
M*A*S*H
1972
as Col. Woody Cooke
Ironside
1967
as Father Holt / Trash
The A-Team
1983
as George Nemchek
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Johnnie Wells
Wagon Train
1957
as Latch
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Dr. Wilson Cardel / Anton Usakos
Get Smart
1965
as Seidlitz
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Cop (uncredited) / Man / Guard
The Virginian
1962
as Carl O'Neill / Eb Smalley / Parker
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Father DeMarco / John P. Hooker
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Lionel 'Gramps' Fitzgerald Sr
My Three Sons
1960
as Postman Brophy / Douglas
The Untouchables
1959
as Driver / Trucker / Rick Landy / Father Donovan
The F.B.I.
1965
as David Callander
Northern Exposure
1990
as Soapy Sanderson
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Tucker
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Michael
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Ted Simpson / Carl Fred Simms
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Dwight Hopkins
Hunter
1984
as Dr. Harry Montclair
The Invaders
1967
as Hotel Clerk
The Outer Limits
1963
as Arjay Beasley
Gunsmoke
1955
as Dougherty / O'Quillian
The Mod Squad
1968
as Sam
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Fisherman / Doker Drew
Harry O
1974
as The Old Salt
Honey West
1965
as Gordon
87th Precinct
1961
as Menlo / Charles Reynolds
Ghost Story
1972
as Titus Paul
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
as Vinnie Mulvaney
Decoy
1957
as Mike Foley
Bus Stop
1961
as Carl
Daktari
1966
as Sean Murphy
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Ephrem Killigrew
Matt Helm
1975
as Charlie Wendell
The Invisible Man
1975
as Blind Man
Bret Maverick
1981
as Doc Holliday
Gavilan
1982
as Streblov
Three for the Road
1975
as Thurman Parsons
Hell Town
1985
as Fast Louie
The Big Story
1949
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
1975
as Jailer Sutton
Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Sam Denton
Movies (48)
First Blood
1982
as Orval the Dog Man
Cool Hand Luke
1967
as Boss Keen
My Fair Lady
1964
as Harry (uncredited)
Big Jake
1971
as Army Officer (uncredited)
Sleeper
1973
as Dr. Agon
Bite the Bullet
1975
as Gebhardt
In Cold Blood
1967
as Herbert Clutter
Madigan
1968
as Dunne (uncredited)
The Iceman Cometh
1973
as Jimmy Tomorrow
The Food of the Gods
1976
as Mr. Skinner
The Missouri Breaks
1976
as David Braxton
Hitched
1973
as Pete Hunter
The Reivers
1969
as Van Tosch
Monte Walsh
1970
as Fightin' Joe Hooker
The Legend of the Golden Gun
1979
as Jake Powell
Split Decisions
1988
as Pop McGuinn
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
1975
as Jailer Sutton
Lucky Lady
1975
as Rass Huggins
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
1977
as Michael
Showdown
1973
as F.J. Wilson
R.P.M.
1970
as Rev. Blauvelt
J. Edgar Hoover
1987
as A. Mitchell Palmer
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Gahto
Freedom Road
1979
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Walk Like a Man
1987
as H.P. Truman
Fall From Grace
1990
as Rev. Aubrey Sara
The Dove
1974
as Lyle Graham
Voyager from the Unknown
1984
as Dr. Bernard
The Ambush Murders
1982
as Judge Collier
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
1972
as Thorton Pierce
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
1975
as John Beechwood
If Tomorrow Comes
1971
as Father Miller
Runaway!
1973
as Conductor
Dempsey
1983
as Hyrum Dempsey
The Five of Me
1981
as Father
The Call of the Wild
1976
as Prospector
Mistress of Paradise
1981
as Nathan MacKay
The End of August
1981
as Colonel
Halls of Anger
1970
as Boyd Wilkerson
Richard II
1982
as John of Gaunt
Dead to the World
1961
as Goody
Legend in Granite
1973
as Dom Olejnickzak
A Chant of Silence
1973
as Father Richards
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims
1968
as Ephrem Killigrew
Shadow of Fear
1979
The Secret of the Pond
1975
as Uncle Ben
Delta County, USA
1977
as Cap McCain
Riverrun
1968
as Jeffries
About John McLiam
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 h… With 100 credits spanning from 1949 to 1990, John McLiam has appeared in 48 films and 52 TV shows.
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- First Blood (1982) — as Orval the Dog Man
- Cool Hand Luke (1967) — as Boss Keen
- My Fair Lady (1964) — as Harry (uncredited)
- Big Jake (1971) — as Army Officer (uncredited)
- Sleeper (1973) — as Dr. Agon
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