Doug McClure
Maire Kyle Applegate in Out of this World
Birth name : Douglas Osborne McClure
Birth date : 1935/05/11
Date of death : 1995/02/05 (60 years old)
Birth place : Glendale, Californie (USA)
Biography for Doug McClure
Educated 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.
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Filmography
| Title | Role |
|---|---|
| Riders in the Storm (1995) | Hamilton Monroe |
| Maverick (1994) | Riverboat Poker Player |
| Dead Man's Revenge (1994) (TV) | Granger |
| Battling for Baby (1992) (TV) | David |
| The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991) (TV) | Doug |
| Dark Before Dawn (1989) | Kirkland |
| Prime Suspect (1989) | Dr. Brand |
| Tapeheads (1988) | Sid Tager |
| Out of This World (1987) TV Series | Mayor Kyle Applegate |
| Omega Syndrome (1987) | Detective Milnor |
| 52 Pick-Up (1986) | Mark Arveson |
| Cover Up (1984) (TV) | Cal Tillis |
| Cannonball Run II (1984) | The Slapper |
| The House Where Evil Dwells (1982) | Alex Curtis |
| Firebird 2015 A.D. (1981) | McVain |
| Nightside (1980) (TV) | Danny Dandoy |
| Humanoids from the Deep (1980) | Jim Hill |
| The Rebels (1979) (mini) TV Series | Eph Tait |
| Warlords of Atlantis (1978) | Greg Collinson |
| Wild and Wooly (1978) (TV) | Delaney Burke |
| Strange Companions (1978) (TV) | Archie |
| The People That Time Forgot (1977) | Bowen Tyler |
| SST: Death Flight (1977) (TV) | Hank Fairbanks title) |
| Roots (1977) (mini) TV Series | Jemmy Brent |
| At the Earth's Core (1976) | David Innes (UK: complete title) |
| Barbary Coast (1975) TV Series | Cash Conover |
| The Land That Time Forgot (1975) | Bowen Tyler |
| Satan's Triangle (1975) (TV) | Lt. J. Haig |
| What Changed Charley Farthing? (1974) | Charley Farthing |
| Death Race (1973) (TV) | Lt. Del Culpepper |
| Blutigen Geier von Alaska, Die (1973) (as Doug Mc.Clure) | Don Rutland TV title) Serbian title) |
| Shirts/Skins (1973) (TV) | Doctor Francis Murphy |
| Search (1972) TV Series | C.R. Grover (1972-1973) |
| The Judge and Jake Wyler (1972) (TV) | Jake Wyler |
| Playmates (1972) (TV) | Kermit Holvey |
| The Death of Me Yet (1971) (TV) | Edward Young\Paul Towers |
| The Birdmen (1971) (TV) | Major Harry Cook Chessboard (Europe: English title: video title) |
| Terror in the Sky (1971) (TV) | George Spencer |
| The Bull of the West (1971) (TV) | Trampas |
| Backtrack! (1969) | Trampas |
| Nobody's Perfect (1968) | Doc Willoughby |
| The King's Pirate (1967) | Lt. Brian Fleming |
| The Longest Hundred Miles (1967) (TV) | Cpl. Steve Bennett |
| The Meanest Men in the West (1967) (TV) (uncredited) | Trampas |
| Beau Geste (1966) | John |
| Shenandoah (1965) | Lt. Sam |
| The Lively Set (1964) | Chuck Manning |
| The Devil's Children (1962) | Trampas |
| The Brazen Bell (1962) | Trampas |
| The Virginian (1962) TV Series | Trampas (entire run) |
| The Final Hour (1962) | Trampas |
| Checkmate (1960) TV Series | Jed Sills (1960-1962) |
| Because They're Young (1960) | Jim Trent |
| The Unforgiven (1960) | Andy Zachary |
| Overland Trail (1960) TV Series | Frank 'Flip' Flippen |
| Gidget (1959) | Waikiki |
| South Pacific (1958) | Pilot in Hospital |
| The Enemy Below (1957) (uncredited) | Ens. Merry |
| Friendly Persuasion (1956) (uncredited) | Soldier |
Trivia
- Played 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".
Family
- Spouse : 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
- Creation date: 01/07/2003 by misou
- Last update: 01/05/2007 by lak73