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Biography

John McGiver started late in the film industry but it was not long before he made an enduring name for himself as a character…more

Born

11/5/1912, New York, New York, USA

Birth Name

John Irwin McGiver

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (6)

Role
- The Jimmy Stewart Show
  Dr. Luther Quince
  - S 1: Ep 24 A Bone of Much Contention
    3/12/72
  - S 1: Ep 23 Old School Ties
    3/5/72
  - S 1: Ep 22 Jim's Decision
    2/20/72
  - S 1: Ep 21 Price Is Right
    2/13/72
  - S 1: Ep 20 Song of the Jailbird
    2/6/72
  - + 19 More Credits
- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
  Voice of the Mayor
  - S 1: Ep 1 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
- Mr. Terrific
  Barton J. Reed
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Sultan Has Five Wives
    5/8/67
  - S 1: Ep 16 Stanley Joins the Circus
    5/1/67
  - S 1: Ep 15 Try This On for Spies
    4/24/67
  - S 1: Ep 14 Stanley the Track Star
    4/17/67
  - S 1: Ep 13 Stanley Goes to the Dentist
    4/10/67
  - + 13 More Credits
- The Patty Duke Show
  J.R. Castle (1963-64)
  - S 3: Ep 31 Do a Brother a Favor
    4/27/66
  - S 3: Ep 30 The Invisible Boy
    4/20/66
  - S 3: Ep 29 Fiancee for a Day
    4/13/66
  - S 3: Ep 28 Three Little Kittens
    4/6/66
  - S 3: Ep 27 Don't Bank On It
    3/23/66
  - + 91 More Credits
- Many Happy Returns
  Walter Burnley
  - S 1: Ep 26 It's a Gift
    4/12/65
  - S 1: Ep 25 The Woodsman
    4/5/65
  - S 1: Ep 24 A Date for Walter
    3/29/65
  - S 1: Ep 23 Idol Threats
    3/22/65
  - S 1: Ep 22 Big White Lie
    3/8/65
  - + 21 More Credits
- The Twilight Zone
  Roswell G. Flemington
  - S 5: Ep 27 Sounds and Silences
    4/3/64
Guest Star (71)

Role
- Ellery Queen
  Godfrey Pearl
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Adventure of Miss Aggie's Farewell Performance
    10/19/75
- McCoy
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 2 Bless the Big Fish
    10/5/75
- Alias Smith and Jones
  Doc. Snively
  - S 3: Ep 11 Witness to a Lynching
    12/16/72
- Love, American Style
  Phoobit
  - S 4: Ep 36 Love and the Christmas Punch
    11/17/72
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 49 720406
    4/6/72
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Dr. William R. Chumley
  - S 21: Ep 4 Harvey
    3/22/72
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 82 January 11, 1972
    1/11/72
- The Virginian
  John Timothy Driscoll
  - S 9: Ep 24 Jump-Up
    3/24/71
- Alias Smith and Jones
  August Binford
  - S 1: Ep 8 A Fistful of Diamonds
    3/4/71
- The Name of the Game
  Walt Terry
  - S 3: Ep 18 Seek and Destroy
    2/5/71
- Bewitched
  Bobbins
  - S 7: Ep 14 Mother-in-Law of the Year
    1/14/71
- The Doris Day Show
  Chief
  - S 3: Ep 10 Doris the Spy
    11/16/70
- Love, American Style
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 16 Love and the Trip
    11/13/70
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Angel of Peace
  - S 19: Ep 2 The Littlest Angel
    12/6/69
- The High Chaparral
  Ebenezer Binns
  - S 2: Ep 7 Ebenezer
    11/1/68
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 47 May 7, 1968
    5/7/68
- The Wild Wild West (1969)
  Elisha Calamander
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Night of the Turncoat
    12/1/67
- I Dream of Jeannie
  Wilfred
  - S 2: Ep 15 Jeannie Breaks the Bank
    12/19/66
- Gilligan's Island
  Lord Beasley Waterford
  - S 3: Ep 7 Man With a Net
    10/24/66
- The Farmer's Daughter
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 28 The Wife of Your Friend May Not Be a Friend of Your Wife
    4/1/66
- Gidget
  Franklin Whiting
  - S 1: Ep 28 One More for the Road
    3/24/66
- Honey West
  Mr. Brillig
  - S 1: Ep 17 How Brillig, O, Beamish Boy
    1/7/66
- Trials of O'Brien
  Ben Gully
  - S 1: Ep 15 Alarums and Excursions
    1/7/66
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  Ollie Wheelright
  - S 5: Ep 12 See Rob Write, Write Rob, Write
    12/8/65
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
  Alexander Corby
  - S 2: Ep 11 The X Factor
    12/5/65
- The Rogues
  Horatio T. White
  - S 1: Ep 29 Mr. White's Christmas
    4/4/65
- The DuPont Show of the Week
  G.F. Springer
  - S 3: Ep 17 The Missing Bank of Rupert X. Humperdink
    6/21/64
- The Great Adventure
  General Claiborne
  - S 1: Ep 26 The Pirate and the Patriot
    5/1/64
- The Fugitive (1963)
  Jake Devlin
  - S 1: Ep 30 The End Game
    4/21/64
- The Beverly Hillbillies
  Justin Addison
  - S 2: Ep 25 Granny Versus the Weather Bureau
    3/25/64
- Destry
  Spink
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Nicest Girl In Gomorrah
    3/13/64
- The Lucy Show
  Judge
  - S 2: Ep 23 Lucy Is Her Own Lawyer
    3/9/64
- The Great Adventure
  John Stack
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Great Diamond
    11/8/63
- The Twilight Zone
  Shannon
  - S 4: Ep 18 The Bard
    5/23/63
- Ensign O'Toole
  Arthur Ainsley
  - S 1: Ep 18 Operation Psychology
    1/20/63
- The United States Steel Hour
  Guest Star
  - S 10: Ep 6 Marriage Marks the Spot
    11/14/62
  - S 3: Ep 5 Counterfeit
    8/31/55
- The Lucy Show
  Mr. Irwin
  - S 1: Ep 7 Lucy Is a Kangaroo for a Day
    11/12/62
- The Eleventh Hour (1962)
  Gramps
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Seventh Day of Creation
    10/31/62
- The DuPont Show of the Week
  C.P. Ballinger
  - S 2: Ep 4 Big Deal in Laredo
    10/7/62
- Alcoa Premiere
  Tyler
  - S 1: Ep 25 Cry Out in Silence
    5/15/62
- Dick Powell Show
  Professor Mumford
  - S 1: Ep 28 The Boston Terrier
    4/10/62
- Bonanza
  Col. Bragg/John Polk
  - S 3: Ep 15 Land Grab
    12/31/61
- Cain's Hundred
  Lennie Bircher
  - S 1: Ep 4 Markdown on a Man
    10/10/61
- Way Out (1961)
  Mr. Rana; Latin for "Frog"
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Croaker
    5/12/61
- The Americans
  Colonel Allen
  - S 1: Ep 15 The War Between The States
    5/1/61
- Barbara Stanwyck Show
  Collins
  - S 1: Ep 23 The Golden Acres
    3/13/61
- The Aquanauts
  Twamley
  - S 1: Ep 21 Malibu Run: The Tidal Wave Adventure
    3/8/61
- Peter Loves Mary
  Mr. Fairfield
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Last Train from Oakdell
    2/8/61
- The Tab Hunter Show
  Mr. Kleeber
  - S 1: Ep 3 My Brother, The Hero
    10/2/60
- Adventures in Paradise
  Mannheim
  - S 1: Ep 25 The Forbidden Sea
    4/4/60
- The DuPont Show Of The Month
  Bumble
  - S 3: Ep 4 Oliver Twist
    12/4/59
- Lux Playhouse
  MacBain
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Miss and Missiles
    6/12/59
- The United States Steel Hour
  Mr. Arnold
  - S 6: Ep 17 Trouble-in-Law
    4/8/59
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Arthur Motherwell
  - S 4: Ep 13 Six People, No Music
    1/4/59
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
  Guest Star
  - S 7: Ep 29 The Kind Mr. Smith
    4/25/58
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Harold George Goames
  - S 3: Ep 29 Fatal Figures
    4/20/58
- Omnibus
  Tappercoom
  - S 6: Ep 13 The Lady's Not for Burning
    4/6/58
- Matinee Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 51 Daniel Webster and the Sea Serpent
    11/29/57
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 11: Ep 3 A Cook for Mr. General
    10/16/57
  - S 10: Ep 19 Most Blessed Woman
    1/23/57
  - S 9: Ep 12 A Nugget from the Sunrise
    12/14/55
  - S 5: Ep 21 Mrs. O'Brien Entertains
    1/30/52
- The United States Steel Hour
  George Merryman
  - S 4: Ep 25 The Change in Chester
    7/31/57
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 7: Ep 25 Eileen
    3/14/57
- Alcoa Hour
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Stingiest Man in Town
    12/23/56
- Alcoa Hour
  Mr. Bernhard
  - S 2: Ep 5 Merry Christmas, Mr. Baxter
    12/2/56
- The George Gobel Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 29 June 23, 1956
    6/23/56
- Playwrights 56
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Center of the Maze
    4/24/56
- Goodyear Television Playhouse
  Hopkins
  - S 5: Ep 16 Footlight Frenzy
    4/8/56
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Benny
  - S 9: Ep 6 Number Four with Flowers
    11/2/55
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Matt Spangler
  - S 8: Ep 51 It's Only Money
    9/14/55
- The Elgin TV Hour
  Gubbins
  - S 1: Ep 17 San Francisco Fracas
    5/17/55
- Studio One
  Harold
  - S 7: Ep 32 Mrs. Brimmer Did It!
    4/25/55
- Studio One
  Darrell
  - S 7: Ep 28 Dominique
    3/28/55

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