Acting
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 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
Filmography
Fall From Grace
Film · 1990
Northern Exposure
Series · 1990
Split Decisions
Film · 1988
Walk Like a Man
Film · 1987
J. Edgar Hoover
Film · 1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Series · 1987
Beauty and the Beast
Series · 1987
Hell Town
Series · 1985
Voyager from the Unknown
Film · 1984
Hunter
Series · 1984
Highway to Heaven
Series · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Highway to Heaven
Series · 1984
Dempsey
Film · 1983
The A-Team
Series · 1983
First Blood
Film · 1982
The Ambush Murders
Film · 1982
Richard II
Film · 1982
T. J. Hooker
Series · 1982
T. J. Hooker
Series · 1982
Gavilan
Series · 1982
The End of August
Film · 1981
The Five of Me
Film · 1981
Mistress of Paradise
Film · 1981
Bret Maverick
Series · 1981
Falcon Crest
Series · 1981
Falcon Crest
Series · 1981
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
Film · 1980
Magnum, P.I.
Series · 1980
Freedom Road
Film · 1979
Shadow of Fear
Film · 1979
The Legend of the Golden Gun
Film · 1979
Archie Bunker's Place
Series · 1979
Dallas
Series · 1978
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
Film · 1977
Delta County, USA
Film · 1977
The Incredible Hulk
Series · 1977
Kingston: Confidential
Series · 1977
The Missouri Breaks
Film · 1976
The Food of the Gods
Film · 1976
The Call of the Wild
Film · 1976
Lucky Lady
Film · 1975
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
Film · 1975
Bite the Bullet
Film · 1975
The Secret of the Pond
Film · 1975
Matt Helm
Series · 1975
Starsky & Hutch
Series · 1975
The Invisible Man
Series · 1975
Three for the Road
Series · 1975
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Series · 1975
The Dove
Film · 1974
Harry O
Series · 1974
The Iceman Cometh
Film · 1973
A Chant of Silence
Film · 1973
Legend in Granite
Film · 1973
Showdown
Film · 1973
Sleeper
Film · 1973
Runaway!
Film · 1973
Hitched
Film · 1973
Barnaby Jones
Series · 1973
Barnaby Jones
Series · 1973
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
Film · 1972
M*A*S*H
Series · 1972
Ghost Story
Series · 1972
Big Jake
Film · 1971
If Tomorrow Comes
Film · 1971
Monte Walsh
Film · 1970
Halls of Anger
Film · 1970
R.P.M.
Film · 1970
The Reivers
Film · 1969
Hawaii Five-O
Series · 1969
Madigan
Film · 1968
Riverrun
Film · 1968
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims
Film · 1968
The Mod Squad
Series · 1968
In Cold Blood
Film · 1967
Cool Hand Luke
Film · 1967
Ironside
Series · 1967
The Invaders
Series · 1967
Ironside
Series · 1967
Mannix
Series · 1967
Mannix
Series · 1967
Mannix
Series · 1967
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
Daktari
Series · 1966
Honey West
Series · 1965
Get Smart
Series · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The Wild Wild West
Series · 1965
My Fair Lady
Film · 1964
12 O'Clock High
Series · 1964
12 O'Clock High
Series · 1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Series · 1964
The Fugitive
Series · 1963
The Fugitive
Series · 1963
The Fugitive
Series · 1963
The Outer Limits
Series · 1963
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
Dead to the World
Film · 1961
87th Precinct
Series · 1961
87th Precinct
Series · 1961
Bus Stop
Series · 1961
The Andy Griffith Show
Series · 1960
My Three Sons
Series · 1960
My Three Sons
Series · 1960
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
The Untouchables
Series · 1959
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
The Untouchables
Series · 1959
The Untouchables
Series · 1959
The Untouchables
Series · 1959
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Decoy
Series · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
The Big Story
Series · 1949