Sean McClory
| Sean McClory | |
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| Born |
8 March 1924 Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 10 December 2003 (aged 79) Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles California, USA |
| Years active | 1947–1993 |
| Known for | Film Bandolero |
| Notable work | film "The Rogues March (1952) with Richard Greene |
| Spouse(s) | Peggy Webber (1983-2003) (his death) |
| Parent(s) | Hugh Patrick Mary Margaret Ball |
Sean McClory (8 March 1924 – 10 December 2003) was an Irish actor whose career spanned six decades and included well over 100 films and television series.
Séan Joseph McClory was born in Dublin, Ireland, but spent his early life in County Galway. He was the son of Hugh Patrick McClory, an architect and civil engineer, and Mary Margaret (née Ball). He was not related to Kevin McClory.
McClory portrayed the Irishman Jack McGivern, the man known for having the best timing around, in the first season of NBC's western television series, The Californians, set in the California Gold Rush of the 1850s. It aired from 1957 to 1959. His co-stars included Nan Leslie as Martha McGivern, Richard Coogan, Herbert Rudley and Adam Kennedy, the latter as newspaperman Dion Patrick.
In 1958, McClory was cast as Ted O'Malley in the episode "Short Haul" of the CBS crime drama, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, starring David Janssen. Nan Leslie appeared with McClory on this episode in the role of Ted's wife, Myrna O'Malley.
McClory appeared twice in the short-lived 1960 NBC western series, Overland Trail, starring William Bendix and Doug McClure. He was a guest star in the syndicated western series, Pony Express and in 1960 on ABC's western drama, The Man from Blackhawk, starring Robert Rockwell as a roving insurance investigator. Another 1960 role was as Quinn in "Talent for Danger" on the ABC adventure series, The Islanders, set in the South Pacific. In 1960 and 1961, McClory appeared in the episodes, "Heads, You Lose" and "Appointment at Tara-Bi", of another ABC series, Adventures in Paradise, starring Gardner McKay. In 1961 and 1962, McClory was a guest star in episodes of the television Western The Rifleman, the 1961 episode "Knight Errant" in which he shared the guest star role with 3 other guest stars, one being late western film and TV icon Jack Elam. In 1962 McClory was the spotlight guest star of episode "I Take This Woman" playing an Irish romantic rival to star Chuck Connors' lead character of Lucas McCain.
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