Sean McClory
Highest Rated: 94% The Dead (1987)
Lowest Rated: 0% Roller Boogie (1979)
Birthday: Mar 8, 1924
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Actor Sean McClory laid the groundwork for his long career at the National Theater of Ireland before joining the ranks of the Hollywood studio RKO as a contract actor in the late '40s. He soon elevated himself above the rank and file, appearing with celebrities such as Ronald Reagan, Ginger Rogers, and Doris Day in "Storm Warning," and earning a supporting role in John Ford's "The Quiet Man." Shot in Ireland and starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara (with whom McClory would later appear with in Ford's "The Long Gray Line"), the film marked the third of four pictures the actor would make with the legendary director. Maintaining a full schedule through the '50s, McClory appeared in the cult horror-classic "Them!," which, with its plot about radioactive mutant ants, reflected United States post-war paranoia, as well as several western films and television series. Beginning in 1957, he took on the recurring role of Jack McGivern in the Gold Rush-themed "The Californians," portraying the character for over 30 episodes. Continuing to play tough frontier roles, McClory made guest appearances on over 15 western-themed television series in the '60s; during this time, he also became a regular on "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color." In 1964, McClory made his final film with John Ford, the Oscar-nominated "Cheyenne Autumn," about the United States government's betrayal of the Cheyenne. While his career cooled in the '70s and '80s, McClory memorably played Mr. Grace in the Oscar-nominated "The Dead."
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Sean McClory
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fools of Fortune | Young Willie Quinton (Character) | $80.5K | 1990 |
94% |
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The Dead | Mr. Grace (Character) | $766.4K | 1987 |
0% |
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Roller Boogie | Jammer Delany (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe | Codge Collier (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kate McShane | Pat McShane (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet |
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The Day of the Wolves | The Sheriff (Character) | - | 1973 |
20% |
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Bandolero! | Robbie O'Hare (Character) | - | 1968 |
50% |
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The Happiest Millionaire | Police Sergeant (Character) | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet |
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The Gnome-Mobile | Horatio Quaxton (Character) | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet |
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Follow Me, Boys! | Edward White Sr. (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mara of the Wilderness | Dr. Frank Wade (Character) | - | 1965 |
No Score Yet |
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Valley of the Dragons | Michael Denning (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet |
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The Guns of Fort Petticoat | Emmett Kettle (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet |
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Diane | Count Michel Montgomery (Character) | - | 1955 |
69% |
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Moonfleet | Elzevir Block (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet |
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The King's Thief | Sheldon (Character) | - | 1955 |
90% |
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The Long Gray Line | Dinny Maher (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet |
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Ring of Fear | Dublin O'Malley (Character) | - | 1954 |
93% |
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Them! | Maj. Kibbee (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Cover the Underworld |
Gunner O'Hara/ |
- | 1954 |
No Score Yet |
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Plunder of the Sun | Jefferson (Character) | - | 1953 |
86% |
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Island in the Sky | Frank Lovatt (Character) | - | 1953 |
78% |
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Niagara | Sam (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rogue's March | McGinty (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet |
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Charade | Jack Stuydevant (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet |
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Storm Warning | Shore (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet |
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Anne of the Indies | Hackett (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lorna Doone | Charleworth Doone (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet |
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The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady | James Moore (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet |
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The Glass Menagerie | Richard (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet |
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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome | Officer Carney (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet |
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Dick Tracy's Dilemma | Officer Dillon (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1947 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Simon & Simon | Capt. Cottrell (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fantasy Island | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Disney's Wonderful World | Edward White Sr. (Character) | 1981 |
43% | 82% | Battlestar Galactica | Assault 9 (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Columbo | Captain (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Little House on the Prairie | Sandy Nelson (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunsmoke | Clete Bolden (Guest Star) | 1970 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Beverly Hillbillies | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The High Chaparral | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mannix | Scott Winters (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Family Affair | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | 73% | Lost in Space | Hamish (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tarzan | Red McGeehan (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Iron Horse | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Daktari | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Daniel Boone | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Favorite Martian | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
92% | 90% | The Outer Limits | Karl Emmet (Character) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rawhide | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perry Mason | Fred Wenzel (Guest Star) | 1961-1962 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1962-1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dakotas | Fallain (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lassie | Captain Kennedy (Guest Star) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Timmy & Lassie | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Untouchables | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rifleman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961-1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Thriller | Unknown (Character) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Laramie | Gordon (Guest Star) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tales of Wells Fargo | Con Toole (Guest Star) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bronco | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Surfside 6 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Muley Boles (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Casey (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One Step Beyond | Unknown (Character) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Brother Gerard (Character) | 1956 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Have Gun -- Will Travel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Zane Grey Theatre | Unknown (Character) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Californians | Jack McGivern (Character) | 1957-1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Restless Gun | Mike O'Hara (Guest Star) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Unknown (Character) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Climax! | Unknown (Character) | 1956 |