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John McLiam

Cast & creator

John McLiam

1918-01-24 (died at 76) Alberta, CanadaIMDb

Best known for Perry Mason, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Bonanza

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

Movies

47

film credits

Series

76

television credits

Career

123

1949–1990 · acting roles

Credit score

7.0

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Councilman William Daniels · 1957

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Fento · 1987

Bonanza

Bonanza

Harry Carlis · 1959

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Harry Stevens · 1984

Dallas

Dallas

Wally Kessel · 1978

Across film & television

Filmography (123)

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Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Councilman William Daniels

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Fento

Bonanza

Bonanza

Harry Carlis

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Harry Stevens

Dallas

Dallas

Wally Kessel

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

Ralph Hastings

M*A*S*H

MAS*H

Col. Woody Cooke

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

Carl Beck

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

Commissioner Harold Witken

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

Johnnie Wells

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

Mr. MacDonald

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

Latch

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

Sheriff Grover

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

Deputy Kelton

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

Jeff

Mannix

Mannix

Harry Forrest

Mannix

Mannix

Frank Blaney

Mannix

Mannix

Tim Fogarty

Ironside

Ironside

Father Holt

Ironside

Ironside

Trash

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Dr. Wilson Cardel

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Anton Usakos

Get Smart

Get Smart

Seidlitz

The A-Team

The A-Team

George Nemchek

The Virginian

The Virginian

Carl O'Neill

The Virginian

The Virginian

Eb Smalley

The Virginian

The Virginian

Parker

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

Father DeMarco

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

John P. Hooker

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Cop (uncredited)

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Man

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Guard

My Three Sons

My Three Sons

Postman Brophy

My Three Sons

My Three Sons

Douglas

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

Ted Simpson

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

Carl Fred Simms

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

Driver

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

Trucker

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

Rick Landy

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

Father Donovan

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

Lionel 'Gramps' Fitzgerald Sr

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

David Callander

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

Tucker

Northern Exposure

Northern Exposure

Soapy Sanderson

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

Michael

Hunter

Hunter

Dr. Harry Montclair

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

Dwight Hopkins

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

Sheriff Coyle

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Dougherty

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

O'Quillian

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

Arjay Beasley

The Invaders

The Invaders

Hotel Clerk

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Andrews

Harry O

Harry O

The Old Salt

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

Sam

First Blood

First Blood

Orval the Dog Man

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

Fisherman

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

Doker Drew

Honey West

Honey West

Gordon

Archie Bunker's Place

Archie Bunker's Place

Vinnie Mulvaney

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

Titus Paul

87th Precinct

87th Precinct

Menlo

87th Precinct

87th Precinct

Charles Reynolds

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

Ephrem Killigrew

Decoy

Decoy

Mike Foley

Bus Stop

Bus Stop

Carl

Daktari

Daktari

Sean Murphy

Bret Maverick

Bret Maverick

Doc Holliday

Matt Helm

Matt Helm

Charlie Wendell

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

Harry (uncredited)

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

Blind Man

Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

Boss Keen

Hell Town

Hell Town

Fast Louie

Three for the Road

Three for the Road

Thurman Parsons

Kingston: Confidential

Kingston: Confidential

Douglas White

Gavilan

Gavilan

Streblov

In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

Herbert Clutter

The Missouri Breaks

The Missouri Breaks

David Braxton

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

Jailer Sutton

The Big Story

The Big Story

Sleeper

Sleeper

Dr. Agon

The Food of the Gods

The Food of the Gods

Mr. Skinner

Big Jake

Big Jake

Army Officer (uncredited)

The Culpepper Cattle Co.

The Culpepper Cattle Co.

Thorton Pierce

Madigan

Madigan

Dunne (uncredited)

Walk Like a Man

Walk Like a Man

H.P. Truman

Bite the Bullet

Bite the Bullet

Gebhardt

The Return of the Incredible Hulk

The Return of the Incredible Hulk

Michael

The Reivers

The Reivers

Van Tosch

Lucky Lady

Lucky Lady

Rass Huggins

The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh

Jimmy Tomorrow

Showdown

Showdown

F.J. Wilson

Delta County, USA

Cap McCain

Monte Walsh

Monte Walsh

Fightin' Joe Hooker

Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins

Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins

John Beechwood

R.P.M.

R.P.M.

Rev. Blauvelt

Voyager from the Unknown

Voyager from the Unknown

Dr. Bernard

If Tomorrow Comes

If Tomorrow Comes

Father Miller

Split Decisions

Split Decisions

Pop McGuinn

The Ambush Murders

The Ambush Murders

Judge Collier

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

Sam Denton

A Chant of Silence

A Chant of Silence

Father Richards

The Legend of the Golden Gun

The Legend of the Golden Gun

Jake Powell

The Five of Me

The Five of Me

Father

The End of August

The End of August

Colonel

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

Gahto

Richard II

Richard II

John of Gaunt

The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

Prospector

The Dove

The Dove

Lyle Graham

J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover

A. Mitchell Palmer

Halls of Anger

Halls of Anger

Boyd Wilkerson

Dempsey

Dempsey

Hyrum Dempsey

The Secret of the Pond

The Secret of the Pond

Uncle Ben

Mistress of Paradise

Mistress of Paradise

Nathan MacKay

Freedom Road

Freedom Road

President Ulysses S. Grant

Runaway!

Runaway!

Conductor

Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims

Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims

Ephrem Killigrew

Fall From Grace

Fall From Grace

Rev. Aubrey Sara

Hitched

Hitched

Pete Hunter

Riverrun

Riverrun

Jeffries

Legend in Granite

Dom Olejnickzak

Shadow of Fear

Shadow of Fear

Dead to the World

Goody