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