Doug McClure Maire Kyle Applegate in Out of this World
Birth name: Douglas Osborne McClure Biography for Doug McClureEducated at U.C.L.A., this blond leading man long made a career of apparent agelessness. He played one young sidekick after another through numerous movies and one TV series after another, playing twentiesh roles into his late forties. Although he made more than five hundred appearances in his career (counting TV episodes separately), he is undoubtedly best remembered as Trampas in the series "The Virginian" and "The Men from Shiloh" and the movie "Backtrack!" McClure was fighting cancer the last couple of years before his death; despite this, he continued working, appearing in the "Maverick" movie as one of the gamblers, as well as in "Riders in the Storm" and episodes of "Burke's Law" and "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" which didn't appear until after his death. McClure got a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame shortly before his death.
Doug McClure is an American player born May 11, 1935 in Glendale, California (United States), who died on February 5, 1995 in Sherman Oaks (California).
Doug McClure was an American actor known for his roles in westerns films and television series. He was born on May 11, 1935 in Glendale, California, and grew up in the neighboring town of Burbank. McClure made his cinema debut in 1959 in the film "The Monster of Piedras Blancas", and continued to play in many other films, notably "Infernal Pursuit" in 1963, "The Lost Treasury of the Templars" in 1974 and "The secret of the North Star" in 1976. Filmography
TriviaPlayed the Errol Flynn role in a re-make of "Against All Flags" titled "The King's Pirate." Ironically, both men died prematurely: Flynn at age 50 and McClure at age 59. Along with Troy Donahue, was the inspiration for the Simpson's character: "Troy McClure". FamilySpouse : Diane Furnberg (1978 - 1995) (his death), Diane Soldani (July 1970 - ?) (divorced) 1 child, Barbara Luna (17 December 1961 - 1963) (divorced), Faye Brash (1957 - 1961) (divorced) 1 child, Helen Crane (? - ?) (3rd wife). Father of Tane McClure and Valerie. Author of the card
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