Sean McClory
Séan Joseph McClory (born March 8, 1924 in Dublin , Ireland , † December 10, 2003 in Hollywood Hills , Los Angeles , California ) was an Irish actor .
Life
Séan Joseph McClory was born in Dublin and grew up in Galway . He was the son of Hugh Patrick, an architect and civil engineer, and Mary Margaret Ball. He began his acting career at the Abbey Theater and remained mainly on stage until 1947. After he emigrated to the USA in 1947, he was also seen sporadically in smaller film roles. With the beginning of television, he was in addition to film appearances in The Pirate Queen and The King's Thief also in television series such as The Bounty Hunter and The Californians . Until the 1980s he was regularly employed and played in over 130 film and television productions.
McClory died of a heart attack on December 10, 2003 at the age of 79 . He was married to actress Peggy Webber from March 17, 1983 until his death .
Filmography (selection)
- 1947: Dick Tracy's Dilemma
- 1948: Beyond Glory
- 1950: The Glass Menagerie (The Glass Menagerie)
- 1951: The Pirate Queen (Anne of the Indies)
- 1951: Castle of Vengeance (Lorna Doon)
- 1951: The Prisoner of the Ku Klux Klan (Storm Warning)
- 1952: The Legion of the Damned (Les Misérables)
- 1952: The winner (The Quiet Man)
- 1953: Niagara
- 1953: The Mysterious Testament (Plunder of the Sun)
- 1954: Formicula (Them!)
- 1954: Gala premiere (Ring of Fear)
- 1955: The King's Thief (The King's Thief)
- 1955: The Castle in the Shadow (Moonfleet)
- 1955: The Rats of Chicago (I Cover the Underworld)
- 1956: Diane - Courtesan of France (Diane)
- 1957: The Guns of Fort Petticoat (The Guns of Fort Petticoat)
- 1957–1959: The Californians (TV series, 29 episodes)
- 1962/1963: Bonanza (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1964: Cheyenne (Cheyenne Autumn)
- 1966: Forty Daredevils (Follow Me, Boys!)
- 1967: The Happiest Millionaire (The Happiest Millionaire)
- 1968: Bandolero
- 1970/1974: Smoking Colts ( Gunsmoke ; TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1975: Randall-Chase ( Kate MacShane ; pilot for television series)
- 1976: Our Little Farm ( Little House on the Prairie ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1978: Columbo : Weapons of Evil ( The Conspirators ; TV movie)
- 1979: Roller Boogie
- 1982: Frank Buck - Adventure in Malaysia ( Bring 'Em Back Alive ; TV series, 6 episodes)
- 1986: Murder Is Her Hobby ( Murder, She Wrote ; TV series, episode Dead Man's Gold )
- 1986: Weird companions (My Chauffeur)
- 1987: The Magician's Youth (Young Harry Houdini)
- 1987: The Dead (The Dead)
- 1993: Body Bags (TV movie)
Web links
- Sean McClory in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Sean McClory in the German dubbing file
- Sean McClory on Find A Grave
personal data | |
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SURNAME | McClory, Sean |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McClory, Séan Joseph (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1924 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin , Ireland |
DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 2003 |
Place of death | Hollywood Hills , Los Angeles , California |