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Doug McClure

May 28, 2023

For the footballer, see Doug McClure (footballer).

Douglas Osborne McClure (May 11, 1935 – February 5, 1995) was an American actor whose career in film and television extended from the 1950s to the 1990s. He is best known for his role as the cowboy Trampas during the entire run from 1962 to 1971 of the series The Virginian and mayor turned police chief Kyle Applegate on Out of this World.

Doug McClure
McClure circa 1961
Born
Doug Osborne McClure

(1935-05-11)May 11, 1935
Glendale, California, U.S.
DiedFebruary 5, 1995(1995-02-05) (aged 59)
Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
Alma materUCLA
OccupationActor
Years active1956–1995
Spouses
  • Faye Brash
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    (m. 1957; div. 1961)​
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    (m. 1961; div. 1963)​
  • Helen Crane
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    (m. 1965; div. 1968)​
  • Diane Soldani
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    (m. 1970; div. 1979)​
  • Diane Furnberg
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    (m. 1979)​
Children2; including Tané McClure

Career

McClure's acting career included such films as Gidget (1959), The Enemy Below, The Unforgiven, and Because They're Young, then he landed the role of Trampas on The Virginian, a role that would make him famous. He also starred:

  • As different characters in several episodes in 1957 of Death Valley Days
  • As Flip Flippen in the 1960 television western series Overland Trail, in which he co-starred with William Bendix for 17 episodes
  • As Jed Sills in the 1960-1962 CBS television series Checkmate for 70 episodes.
  • As C.R. (Christopher Robin) Grover in the sci-fi/detective series Search (1972–1973), in which he rotated the lead with Hugh O'Brian and Anthony Franciosa as a high-tech PROBE agent.
  • As Cash Conover, casino owner, co-starring with William Shatner, in the one-season series The Barbary Coast (1975–1976). McClure replaced Dennis Cole, who played the role of Conover in the show's pilot.
  • As Mayor Kyle Applegate on the fantasy sitcom Out of This World (1987–1991).
 
McClure as Trampas in NBC's The Virginian

McClure was in the third episode "Mr. Denton on Doomsday" of CBS's The Twilight Zone.

In 1962, he was cast as Trampas on NBC's The Virginian. His co-stars throughout the series were James Drury, Roberta Shore, Lee J. Cobb, Randy Boone, Gary Clarke, Clu Gulager, Diane Roter, Charles Bickford, Sara Lane, Tim Matheson, Jeanette Nolan, and John McIntire.

In 1965, he appeared in Shenandoah, a movie directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring James Stewart, Glenn Corbett, Patrick Wayne, Katharine Ross, and Rosemary Forsyth.

After The Virginian ended in 1971, McClure was slated to co-star with Bette Davis on a series about a parolee assisting a judge, played by Davis, by doing detective work. The pilot, produced and written by the team of Richard Levinson and William Link, failed to generate interest in the series and was released as a TV movie titled The Judge and Jake Wyler.[1] McClure made another attempt at a television series during the 1972–1973 season by co-starring on SEARCH as a hi-tech investigator, rotating with Anthony Franciosa and Hugh O'Brian, and again in 1975–1976 in The Barbary Coast, co-starring William Shatner (with whom he'd starred in The Virginian episode "The Claim"). He shifted to low-budget science-fiction movies such as At the Earth's Core, The Land That Time Forgot, and The People That Time Forgot, all three based on the novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs. In 1967, he played the Errol Flynn role in a remake of Against All Flags titled The King's Pirate. He was cast in the lead in three adventures: The Longest Hundred Miles, The Birdmen, and State of Division (also known as Death Race). In 1978, he also starred in Warlords of Atlantis. In the 1970s and 1980s, McClure appeared in commercials for Hamms Beer.[2] McClure also appeared as the blonde slave to Jamie Farr's character in the sequel Cannonball Run II (1984).

He also had a cameo role as a poker player in the 1994 remake of Maverick.

In 1994, McClure was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for television at 7065 Hollywood Blvd. It was unveiled in what was his final public appearance.

Death

 
Doug McClure's gravestone
 
Doug McClure's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

On February 5, 1995, McClure died at age 59 from lung cancer in Sherman Oaks, California. On January 8 of that year, the actor was working on an episode of the television series One West Waikiki in Hawaii when he collapsed from an apparent stroke on the set.[3] He was flown to Los Angeles for hospitalization.[3] Doctors discovered that the lung cancer McClure had been battling for more than a year had spread to his liver and bones.[3][4] McClure was married to his fifth wife at the time of his death. McClure was divorced four times, including twice while he was performing on The Virginian.[5]

In popular culture

The character of Troy McClure on The Simpsons was modeled after McClure and fellow actor Troy Donahue. Mike Reiss, executive producer of The Simpsons, said that Doug McClure's daughter informed him that Doug was a big fan of The Simpsons. She said that while watching an episode Doug saw the character Troy McClure on the show and said, "Are they making fun of me?" Doug said he thought the parody was funny, and his daughters would call him Troy McClure behind his back as a joke.[6]

Filmography

 
William Bendix, Lynn Bari, and McClure in Overland Trail (1960)
 
Sebastian Cabot, Carolyn Craig, and McClure in Checkmate (1962)

Film

Television roles

References

  1. ^ Shipman, David (February 7, 1995). "OBITUARY: Doug McClure". The Independent. London. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Kleiner, Dick (October 29, 1982). "Doug McClure Played Trampas and commercial". Ocala Star-Banner. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Doug McClure's death". The Honolulu Advertiser. February 7, 1995. p. 15.
  4. ^ "Doug McClure's cancer battle". Quad-City Times. December 22, 1994. p. 32.
  5. ^ Oliver, Myrna (February 5, 1995). "Actor Doug McClure Dies at 59". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  6. ^ The Simpsons, Season 2 DVD, Episode: "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment"

External links

  • Doug McClure at IMDb
  • Doug McClure at the TCM Movie Database
  • Doug McClure at AllMovie
  • (archived copy)
  • Doug McClure at Brian's Drive-In Theater
  • Doug McClure's Portrayal of Trampas, and Why He Was "Made for" the Role

May 28, 2023
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For the footballer see Doug McClure footballer Douglas Osborne McClure May 11 1935 February 5 1995 was an American actor whose career in film and television extended from the 1950s to the 1990s He is best known for his role as the cowboy Trampas during the entire run from 1962 to 1971 of the series The Virginian and mayor turned police chief Kyle Applegate on Out of this World Doug McClureMcClure circa 1961BornDoug Osborne McClure 1935 05 11 May 11 1935Glendale California U S DiedFebruary 5 1995 1995 02 05 aged 59 Sherman Oaks California U S Alma materUCLAOccupationActorYears active1956 1995SpousesFaye Brash m 1957 div 1961 wbr Barbara Luna m 1961 div 1963 wbr Helen Crane m 1965 div 1968 wbr Diane Soldani m 1970 div 1979 wbr Diane Furnberg m 1979 wbr Children2 including Tane McClure Contents 1 Career 2 Death 3 In popular culture 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television roles 5 References 6 External linksCareer EditMcClure s acting career included such films as Gidget 1959 The Enemy Below The Unforgiven and Because They re Young then he landed the role of Trampas on The Virginian a role that would make him famous He also starred As different characters in several episodes in 1957 of Death Valley Days As Flip Flippen in the 1960 television western series Overland Trail in which he co starred with William Bendix for 17 episodes As Jed Sills in the 1960 1962 CBS television series Checkmate for 70 episodes As C R Christopher Robin Grover in the sci fi detective series Search 1972 1973 in which he rotated the lead with Hugh O Brian and Anthony Franciosa as a high tech PROBE agent As Cash Conover casino owner co starring with William Shatner in the one season series The Barbary Coast 1975 1976 McClure replaced Dennis Cole who played the role of Conover in the show s pilot As Mayor Kyle Applegate on the fantasy sitcom Out of This World 1987 1991 McClure as Trampas in NBC s The Virginian McClure was in the third episode Mr Denton on Doomsday of CBS s The Twilight Zone In 1962 he was cast as Trampas on NBC s The Virginian His co stars throughout the series were James Drury Roberta Shore Lee J Cobb Randy Boone Gary Clarke Clu Gulager Diane Roter Charles Bickford Sara Lane Tim Matheson Jeanette Nolan and John McIntire In 1965 he appeared in Shenandoah a movie directed by Andrew V McLaglen and starring James Stewart Glenn Corbett Patrick Wayne Katharine Ross and Rosemary Forsyth After The Virginian ended in 1971 McClure was slated to co star with Bette Davis on a series about a parolee assisting a judge played by Davis by doing detective work The pilot produced and written by the team of Richard Levinson and William Link failed to generate interest in the series and was released as a TV movie titled The Judge and Jake Wyler 1 McClure made another attempt at a television series during the 1972 1973 season by co starring on SEARCH as a hi tech investigator rotating with Anthony Franciosa and Hugh O Brian and again in 1975 1976 in The Barbary Coast co starring William Shatner with whom he d starred in The Virginian episode The Claim He shifted to low budget science fiction movies such as At the Earth s Core The Land That Time Forgot and The People That Time Forgot all three based on the novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs In 1967 he played the Errol Flynn role in a remake of Against All Flags titled The King s Pirate He was cast in the lead in three adventures The Longest Hundred Miles The Birdmen and State of Division also known as Death Race In 1978 he also starred in Warlords of Atlantis In the 1970s and 1980s McClure appeared in commercials for Hamms Beer 2 McClure also appeared as the blonde slave to Jamie Farr s character in the sequel Cannonball Run II 1984 He also had a cameo role as a poker player in the 1994 remake of Maverick In 1994 McClure was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for television at 7065 Hollywood Blvd It was unveiled in what was his final public appearance Death Edit Doug McClure s gravestone Doug McClure s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame On February 5 1995 McClure died at age 59 from lung cancer in Sherman Oaks California On January 8 of that year the actor was working on an episode of the television series One West Waikiki in Hawaii when he collapsed from an apparent stroke on the set 3 He was flown to Los Angeles for hospitalization 3 Doctors discovered that the lung cancer McClure had been battling for more than a year had spread to his liver and bones 3 4 McClure was married to his fifth wife at the time of his death McClure was divorced four times including twice while he was performing on The Virginian 5 In popular culture EditThe character of Troy McClure on The Simpsons was modeled after McClure and fellow actor Troy Donahue Mike Reiss executive producer of The Simpsons said that Doug McClure s daughter informed him that Doug was a big fan of The Simpsons She said that while watching an episode Doug saw the character Troy McClure on the show and said Are they making fun of me Doug said he thought the parody was funny and his daughters would call him Troy McClure behind his back as a joke 6 Filmography Edit William Bendix Lynn Bari and McClure in Overland Trail 1960 Sebastian Cabot Carolyn Craig and McClure in Checkmate 1962 Film Edit Friendly Persuasion 1956 Soldier uncredited The Enemy Below 1957 Ens Merry uncredited South Pacific 1958 Pilot in Hospital Gidget 1959 Waikiki The Man Who Understood Women 1959 Director s Assistant uncredited Because They re Young 1960 Jim Trent The Unforgiven 1960 Andy Zachary The Lively Set 1964 Chuck Manning Shenandoah 1965 Sam Beau Geste 1966 John Geste The Longest Hundred Miles 1967 Cpl Steve Bennett The King s Pirate 1967 Lt Brian Fleming Nobody s Perfect 1968 Doc Willoughby Backtrack 1969 Trampas archive footage Terror in the Sky 1971 TV movie George Spencer The Birdmen 1971 TV movie Major Harry Cook The Death of Me Yet 1971 TV movie Edward Young Paul Towers Playmates 1972 TV movie Kermit Holvey The Judge and Jake Wyler 1972 TV movie Jake Wyler The Bloody Vultures of Alaska 1973 Don Rutland Death Race 1973 TV movie Lt Del Culpepper The Land That Time Forgot 1974 Bowen Tyler Satan s Triangle 1975 TV movie Lt J Haig What Changed Charley Farthing 1976 Charley Farthing At the Earth s Core 1976 David Innes SST Death Flight 1977 TV movie Hank Fairbanks The People That Time Forgot 1977 Bowen Tyler Wild and Wooly 1978 TV movie Delaney Burke Warlords of Atlantis 1978 Greg Collinson Humanoids from the Deep 1980 Jim Hill Firebird 2015 A D 1981 McVain The House Where Evil Dwells 1982 Alex Curtis Cannonball Run II 1984 The Slapper Omega Syndrome 1986 Detective Milnor 52 Pick Up 1986 Mark Arveson Tapeheads 1988 Sid Tager Dark Before Dawn 1988 Kirkland Prime Suspect 1989 Dr Brand Battling for Baby 1992 TV movie David Dead Man s Revenge 1994 TV movie Granger Maverick 1994 Riverboat Poker Player 3 Riders in the Storm 1995 Hamilton Monroe Television roles Edit Death Valley Days Ganse Taylor in Fifteen Places to Fame 1957 Lawman Jed Ryan in The Visitor 1959 Riverboat Corporal Jenkins in The Face of Courage 1959 U S Marshal Bruce Williams in The Threat 1959 The Twilight Zone Pete Grant episode Mr Denton on Doomsday 1959 Coronado 9 Jimmy Hoke in The Widow of Kill Cove 1960 Hennesey Seaman Davies in Angel Face 1960 Johnny Midnight Rice in Mother s Boy 1960 Overland Trail Frank Flippin 1960 Checkmate Jed Sills 1960 62 The Virginian Trampas 1962 71 The Longest Hundred Miles 1967 Barbary Coast Cash Conover 1975 Satan s Triangle Lt J Haig 1975 Search C R Grover 1972 73 Roots Jemmy Brent 1977 The Rebels Eph Tait 1979 The Fall Guy TV series five episodes once as Himself Fantasy Island TV series Craig Bradshaw episode The High Cost of Loving To Fly With Eagles Jan 21 1984 Hardcastle and McCormick TV series Dt Hamilton episode School For Scandal 1984 Too Close For Comfort TV series David Jenner episode Divorce Chicago Style 1984 Airwolf TV series Darren McBride episode Half Pint 1985 Murder She Wrote Steal Me a Story airdate November 15 1987 Out of This World Mayor Kyle Applegate 1987 1991 Superboy Hollywood Professor Zugar airdate May 13 1989 B L Stryker The King of Jazz Alexander Ludlow November 18 1989 Matlock The Outcast Elliot Jones Feb 7 1992 In the Heat of the Night Time s Long Shadow 1994 The Gambler Returns The Luck of the Draw 1991 References Edit Biography portal Los Angeles portal California portal Film portal Television portal Shipman David February 7 1995 OBITUARY Doug McClure The Independent London Retrieved July 7 2016 Kleiner Dick October 29 1982 Doug McClure Played Trampas and commercial Ocala Star Banner Retrieved June 2 2022 a b c Doug McClure s death The Honolulu Advertiser February 7 1995 p 15 Doug McClure s cancer battle Quad City Times December 22 1994 p 32 Oliver Myrna February 5 1995 Actor Doug McClure Dies at 59 Los Angeles Times Retrieved November 11 2019 The Simpsons Season 2 DVD Episode Homer vs Lisa and the 8th Commandment External links EditDoug McClure at IMDb Doug McClure at the TCM Movie Database Doug McClure at AllMovie Doug McClure Biography at Movies com archived copy Doug McClure at Brian s Drive In Theater Doug McClure s Portrayal of Trampas and Why He Was Made for the Role Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Doug McClure amp oldid 1146496828, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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