John Gavin
A stunningly handsome leading man, John Gavin portrayed Janet Leigh's boyfriend in "Psycho" and Julius Caesar in Stanley Kubrick's "Spartacus," and fell into Reagan-era Republican politics in real life. Gavin was first contracted by Universal Studios, who fancied him their next major leading man. He was soon cast in the lead in Douglas Sirk's melodrama "A Time to Love and a Time to Die" and his masterpiece "Imitation of Life." These were followed up by Gavin's roles in "Psycho" and "Spartacus." Afterwards, his screen career seemed to stall, and he moved to television with the title role on the Western lawman series "Destry" and the part of Commander Dan Talbot on the World War II series "Convoy." After a role in the screen version of the musical "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and a part as the lead spy in the French James Bond-style spy flick "OSS 117 - Double Agent," Gavin saw his career slowly burn out, with occasional TV work throughout the 1970s. His final big-screen performance came in the Mel Brooks comedy "History of the World, Part 1" (1981). The well-connected Californian, who had been President of the Screen Actors Guild, was appointed United States Ambassador to Mexico in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan. Retired from acting, Gavin served as Ambassador for five years and spent the remainder of his career in the business sector. John Gavin died of complcations from pneumonia on February 9, 2018 at the age of 86.
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John Gavin
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Silent but Deadly | Unknown (Character) | - | 1986 |
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Sophia Loren: Her Own Story | Cary Grant (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | House of Shadows | Roland Stewart (Character) | - | 1980 |
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The New Adventures of Heidi | Dan Wyler (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Doctors' Private Lives | Dr. Jeffrey Latimer (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love Brats | Roy McDonald (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Keep It in the Family | Roy McDonald (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You | Charlie Harrison (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cutter's Trail | Ben Cutter (Character) | - | 1970 |
11% |
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The Madwoman of Chaillot | The Reverend (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | OSS 117 Murder for Sale | Unknown (Character) | - | 1968 |
85% |
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Thoroughly Modern Millie | Trevor Graydon (Character) | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | O.S.S. 117 Double Agent |
Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath/ |
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pedro Páramo | Pedro Páramo (Character) | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Romanoff and Juliet | Igor Romanoff (Character) | - | 1961 |
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Back Street | Paul Saxon (Character) | - | 1961 |
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Tammy Tell Me True | Thomas "Tom" Freeman (Character) | - | 1961 |
86% |
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Midnight Lace | Brian Younger (Character) | - | 1960 |
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A Breath of Scandal | Charlie Foster (Character) | - | 1960 |
97% |
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Psycho | Sam Loomis (Character) | - | 1960 |
94% |
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Spartacus | Caius Julius Caesar (Character) | $1.7M | 1960 |
82% |
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Imitation of Life | Steve Archer (Character) | - | 1959 |
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A Time to Love and a Time to Die | Ernst Graeber (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Quantez | Teach (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Four Girls in Town | Tom Grant (Character) | - | 1956 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fantasy Island | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hart to Hart | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's My Line? | Guest | 1971 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mannix | Arthur Danford (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Doris Day Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Unknown (Character) | 1963 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Virginian |
Charles Boulanger/ |
1964 |