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Doug McClure

Acting Born May 11, 1935 Glendale, California, USA 24 credits

Biography

Douglas Osborne "Doug" McClure (May 11, 1935 – February 5, 1995) was an American actor whose career in film and television extended from the 1950s to the 1990s. He is best known for his role as the cowboy Trampas during the entire run from 1962 to 1971 of the NBC western television series, The Virginian, loosely based on the Owen Wister novel.

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Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
Film

Madagascar

as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Murder, She Wrote

as Sheriff Sam Rankin

Murder, She Wrote

as Gary Patterson

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The Virginian

as Trampas

The Twilight Zone

as Pete Grant

Full filmography

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • Maverick (1957) as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
  • Lawman (1958)
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Sheriff Sam Rankin
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Gary Patterson
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Co-Host
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
  • Simon & Simon (1981)
  • The Virginian (1962) as Trampas
  • Magnum, P.I. (1980) as John Quillan
  • Matlock (1986) as Elliot Jones
  • The Twilight Zone (1959) as Pete Grant
  • The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
  • Airwolf (1984) as Darren McBride
  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) as Clete Madden
  • Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993) as Captain Foster
  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983) as Russell Sinclair
  • The Fall Guy (1981)
  • Checkmate (1960)
  • Checkmate (1960) as Jed Sills
  • Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
  • Roots (1977) as Jimmy Brent
  • Crazy like a Fox (1984) as J.D. Pennington