John McIntire
Biography
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John Herrick McIntire (June 27, 1907 – January 30, 1991) was an American character actor who appeared in 65 theatrical films and many more television series. McIntire is well known for having replaced Ward Bond, upon Bond's sudden death in November 1960, as the star of NBC's Wagon Train. He played Christopher Hale, the leader of the wagon train (and successor to Bond's character, Seth Adams) from early 1961 to the series' end in 1965. He also replaced Charles Bickford, upon Bickford's death in 1967, as ranch owner Clay Grainger (brother of Bickford's character) on NBC's The Virginian for four seasons.
McIntire died on January 30, 1991 (aged 83) from emphysema and lung cancer in Pasadena in Los Angeles County. Aside from Nolan, he was also survived by their daughter, Holly McIntire-Wright and a grandson Luke Wright. McIntire and Nolan's son, actor/musician Tim McIntire, predeceased his parents, having died in 1986 from heart problems. CLR
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Full filmography
- Dallas (1978) as Sen. Sam Culver
- The Fugitive (1963) as Lester Kelly
- The Love Boat (1977) as George Hancock
- Bonanza (1959) as Sheriff Mike Latimer
- Bonanza (1959) as Old Charlie Conners
- Peter Gunn (1958)
- The Virginian (1962) as Clay Grainger
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Timothy Patrick Bryan
- Charlie's Angels (1976) as Paul Danvers
- Wagon Train (1957) as Christopher Hale
- Quincy, M.E. (1976) as Roy Brackett
- Night Court (1984) as Daddy Bob Elmore
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Professor Daemon
- Love, American Style (1969)
- The Untouchables (1959) as Loren Hall
- St. Elsewhere (1982) as Harry Cragen
- Naked City (1958) as Daniel Muldoon
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Maj. Alex Samuels
- Hotel (1982) as Donald Blackwell
- The Incredible Hulk (1977)
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Max Wood
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Tom Rule
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Michael 'Doc' Lacy
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Bannister