Terry McGovern (actor)
| Terry McGovern | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Terence Sean McGovern May 11, 1942 Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Terry McGovern Terrence McGovern |
| Occupation | Actor, radio personality, voice actor |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Spouse(s) | Molly McGovern |
| Children | 2 |
Terence Sean "Terry" McGovern (born May 11, 1942) is an American actor, radio personality and voice actor. He was elected into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame as a member of its Class of 2008.
He was born in Berkeley, California, the son of Roger and Phyllis McGovern. His father was an actor and advertising copywriter. McGovern and his wife Molly have two sons, Brendan and Anthony, and they live in Marin, California.
McGovern was schooled at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh with a double major in journalism and English, and later studied acting with Stella Adler and Milton Katselas. McGovern worked at KDKA radio and KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh from 1965 to 1969, leaving for KSFO in San Francisco during the summer of 1969. At age 30, McGovern traveled to Los Angeles, California, to further pursue his entry into acting. He started his career in films with George Lucas, in Lucas’ inaugural film, THX 1138. It was on this film that Terry created the word Wookie. According to Lucas in a 1977 Rolling Stone interview, he stated: " We were riding along in the car one day and he (Terry) said: “I think I ran over a Wookie back there,” and this really cracked me up and I said, “What is a Wookie?” and he said, “I don’t know, I just made it up.”.
Lucas and McGovern continued their work together in the 1970s classics American Graffiti and Star Wars. McGovern played the role of the young high school teacher Mr. Bill Wolfe in American Graffiti, and in Star Wars he provided voice-overs for various personalities of the Empire. In 1993, he appeared in Mrs. Doubtfire, playing a voiceover director who argues with Daniel Hillard during the opening scene.
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