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
as Rev. Aubrey Sara
Fall From Grace
as Rev. Aubrey Sara
Split Decisions
as Pop McGuinn
Split Decisions
as Pop McGuinn
Walk Like a Man
as H.P. Truman
Walk Like a Man
as H.P. Truman
J. Edgar Hoover
as A. Mitchell Palmer
J. Edgar Hoover
as A. Mitchell Palmer
Voyager from the Unknown
as Dr. Bernard
Voyager from the Unknown
as Dr. Bernard
Dempsey
as Hyrum Dempsey
Dempsey
as Hyrum Dempsey
First Blood
as Orval the Dog Man
First Blood
as Orval the Dog Man
Richard II
as John of Gaunt
Richard II
as John of Gaunt
The Ambush Murders
as Judge Collier
The Ambush Murders
as Judge Collier
The End of August
as Colonel
The End of August
as Colonel
Mistress of Paradise
as Nathan MacKay
Mistress of Paradise
as Nathan MacKay
The Five of Me
as Father
The Five of Me
as Father
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
as Gahto
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
as Gahto
Freedom Road
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Freedom Road
as President Ulysses S. Grant
The Legend of the Golden Gun
as Jake Powell
The Legend of the Golden Gun
as Jake Powell
Shadow of Fear
Shadow of Fear
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
as Michael
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
as Michael
Delta County, USA
as Cap McCain
Delta County, USA
as Cap McCain
The Food of the Gods
as Mr. Skinner
The Food of the Gods
as Mr. Skinner
The Call of the Wild
as Prospector
The Call of the Wild
as Prospector
The Missouri Breaks
as David Braxton
The Missouri Breaks
as David Braxton
Lucky Lady
as Rass Huggins
Lucky Lady
as Rass Huggins
The Secret of the Pond
as Uncle Ben
The Secret of the Pond
as Uncle Ben
Bite the Bullet
as Gebhardt
Bite the Bullet
as Gebhardt
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
as Jailer Sutton
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
as Jailer Sutton
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
as John Beechwood
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
as John Beechwood
The Dove
as Lyle Graham
The Dove
as Lyle Graham
Sleeper
as Dr. Agon
Sleeper
as Dr. Agon
Legend in Granite
as Dom Olejnickzak
Legend in Granite
as Dom Olejnickzak
The Iceman Cometh
as Jimmy Tomorrow
The Iceman Cometh
as Jimmy Tomorrow
Runaway!
as Conductor
Runaway!
as Conductor
Showdown
as F.J. Wilson
Showdown
as F.J. Wilson
A Chant of Silence
as Father Richards
A Chant of Silence
as Father Richards
Hitched
as Pete Hunter
Hitched
as Pete Hunter
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
as Thorton Pierce
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
as Thorton Pierce
If Tomorrow Comes
as Father Miller
If Tomorrow Comes
as Father Miller
Big Jake
as Army Officer (uncredited)
Big Jake
as Army Officer (uncredited)
Monte Walsh
as Fightin' Joe Hooker
Monte Walsh
as Fightin' Joe Hooker
R.P.M.
as Rev. Blauvelt
R.P.M.
as Rev. Blauvelt
Halls of Anger
as Boyd Wilkerson
Halls of Anger
as Boyd Wilkerson
The Reivers
as Van Tosch
The Reivers
as Van Tosch
Madigan
as Dunne (uncredited)
Madigan
as Dunne (uncredited)
In Cold Blood
as Herbert Clutter
In Cold Blood
as Herbert Clutter
Cool Hand Luke
as Boss Keen
Cool Hand Luke
as Boss Keen
My Fair Lady
as Harry (uncredited)
My Fair Lady
as Harry (uncredited)
Dead to the World
as Goody
Dead to the World
as Goody