
John McLiam
Known for Acting · 100 credits
- Born
- 1918-01-24
- Died
- 1994-04-16
- Place of birth
- Alberta, Canada
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (52)

Perry Mason
1957
as Councilman William Daniels

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Fento

Bonanza
1959
as Harry Carlis

Falcon Crest
1981
as Carl Beck / Commissioner Harold Witken

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Harry Stevens

Dallas
1978
as Wally Kessel

The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Mr. MacDonald

The Fugitive
1963
as Sheriff Grover / Deputy Kelton / Jeff

The A-Team
1983
as George Nemchek

Wagon Train
1957
as Latch

M*A*S*H
1972
as Col. Woody Cooke

Ironside
1967
as Father Holt / Trash

Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Johnnie Wells

Mannix
1967
as Harry Forrest / Frank Blaney / Tim Fogarty

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Dr. Wilson Cardel / Anton Usakos

The Virginian
1962
as Carl O'Neill / Eb Smalley / Parker

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Cop (uncredited) / Man / Guard

Get Smart
1965
as Seidlitz

T. J. Hooker
1982
as Father DeMarco / John P. Hooker

The Untouchables
1959
as Driver / Trucker / Rick Landy / Father Donovan

Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Lionel 'Gramps' Fitzgerald Sr

My Three Sons
1960
as Postman Brophy / Douglas

Northern Exposure
1990
as Soapy Sanderson

The F.B.I.
1965
as David Callander

Hunter
1984
as Dr. Harry Montclair

Highway to Heaven
1984
as Ted Simpson / Carl Fred Simms

The Wild Wild West
1965
as Tucker

The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Michael

Barnaby Jones
1973
as Dwight Hopkins

The Invaders
1967
as Hotel Clerk

Gunsmoke
1955
as Dougherty / O'Quillian

The Outer Limits
1963
as Arjay Beasley

12 O'Clock High
1964
as Fisherman / Doker Drew

Harry O
1974
as The Old Salt

The Mod Squad
1968
as Sam

Honey West
1965
as Gordon

Archie Bunker's Place
1979
as Vinnie Mulvaney

Ghost Story
1972
as Titus Paul

87th Precinct
1961
as Menlo / Charles Reynolds

Daktari
1966
as Sean Murphy

Bus Stop
1961
as Carl

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Ephrem Killigrew

Decoy
1957
as Mike Foley

Matt Helm
1975
as Charlie Wendell

The Invisible Man
1975
as Blind Man

Bret Maverick
1981
as Doc Holliday

Hell Town
1985
as Fast Louie

Gavilan
1982
as Streblov

Three for the Road
1975
as Thurman Parsons

The Big Story
1949

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
1975
as Jailer Sutton

Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Sam Denton
Movies (48)

First Blood
1982
as Orval the Dog Man

Cool Hand Luke
1967
as Boss Keen

My Fair Lady
1964
as Harry (uncredited)

Big Jake
1971
as Army Officer (uncredited)

In Cold Blood
1967
as Herbert Clutter

Sleeper
1973
as Dr. Agon

Bite the Bullet
1975
as Gebhardt

The Missouri Breaks
1976
as David Braxton

Hitched
1973
as Pete Hunter

Madigan
1968
as Dunne (uncredited)

The Iceman Cometh
1973
as Jimmy Tomorrow

Lucky Lady
1975
as Rass Huggins

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
1975
as Jailer Sutton

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Gahto

The Reivers
1969
as Van Tosch

The Food of the Gods
1976
as Mr. Skinner

Monte Walsh
1970
as Fightin' Joe Hooker

The Return of the Incredible Hulk
1977
as Michael

Split Decisions
1988
as Pop McGuinn

The Legend of the Golden Gun
1979
as Jake Powell

Dempsey
1983
as Hyrum Dempsey

Fall From Grace
1990
as Rev. Aubrey Sara

R.P.M.
1970
as Rev. Blauvelt

Showdown
1973
as F.J. Wilson

Freedom Road
1979
as President Ulysses S. Grant

The Dove
1974
as Lyle Graham

Walk Like a Man
1987
as H.P. Truman

J. Edgar Hoover
1987
as A. Mitchell Palmer

If Tomorrow Comes
1971
as Father Miller

Voyager from the Unknown
1984
as Dr. Bernard

The Ambush Murders
1982
as Judge Collier

Halls of Anger
1970
as Boyd Wilkerson

The Culpepper Cattle Co.
1972
as Thorton Pierce

Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
1975
as John Beechwood

The Call of the Wild
1976
as Prospector

The End of August
1981
as Colonel
Dead to the World
1961
as Goody

A Chant of Silence
1973
as Father Richards

Riverrun
1968
as Jeffries

The Five of Me
1981
as Father

Runaway!
1973
as Conductor

Mistress of Paradise
1981
as Nathan MacKay

Shadow of Fear
1979

Richard II
1982
as John of Gaunt

The Secret of the Pond
1975
as Uncle Ben

Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims
1968
as Ephrem Killigrew
Legend in Granite
1973
as Dom Olejnickzak
Delta County, USA
1977
as Cap McCain
About John McLiam
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 h… With 100 credits spanning from 1949 to 1990, John McLiam has appeared in 48 films and 52 TV shows.
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- First Blood (1982) — as Orval the Dog Man
- Cool Hand Luke (1967) — as Boss Keen
- My Fair Lady (1964) — as Harry (uncredited)
- Big Jake (1971) — as Army Officer (uncredited)
- In Cold Blood (1967) — as Herbert Clutter
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