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John McGiver
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John Irwin McGiver (November 5, 1913 – September 9, 1975) was a character actor who made more than a hundred appearances in television and motion pictures over a two-decade span from 1955 to 1975.
The owl-faced, portly actor with the mid-Atlantic accent was known for his performances as the religious fanatic Mr. O'Daniel in the film Midnight Cowboy; as the kindly Tiffany's salesman in Breakfast at Tiffany's; and as the ill-fated, but honorable Senator Jordan in the original film version of The Manchurian Candidate. He also appeared on many TV shows and commercials, including a Baggies spot in the 1960s, as well as the first of a popular series of comme…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Irwin McGiver (November 5, 1913 – September 9, 1975) was a character actor who made more than a hundred appearances in television and motion pictures over a two-decade span from 1955 to 1975. The owl-faced, portly actor with the mid-Atlantic accent was known for his performances as the religious fanatic Mr. O'Daniel in the film Midnight Cowboy; as the kindly Tiffany's salesman in Breakfast at Tiffany's; and as the ill-fated, but honorable Senator Jordan in the original film version of The Manchurian Candidate. He also appeared on many TV shows and commercials, including a Baggies spot in the 1960s, as well as the first of a popular series of commercials for the American Express charge card ("Do you know me?"). Description above from the Wikipedia article John McGiver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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John McGiver's Filmography
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Tom Sawyer
as Judge Thatcher
The Apple Dumpling Gang
as Leonard Sharpe
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
as Mayor (voice)
Mame
as Mr. Babcock
Arnold
as Governor
The Great Man's Whiskers
as Andrew Hogan
Harvey
as Dr. William R. Chumley
Lawman
as Sabbath Mayor Sam Bolden
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
as Judge Hathaway
The Feminist and the Fuzz
as Warren Sorensen
The Littlest Angel
as Angel of the Peace
Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall
as Brock
Midnight Cowboy
as Mr. O'Daniel
Fitzwilly
as Albert
The Spirit Is Willing
as Uncle George
The Glass Bottom Boat
as Ralph Goodwin
Made in Paris
as Roger Barclay
Marriage on the Rocks
as Shad Nathan
Man's Favorite Sport?
as William Cadwalader
A Global Affair
as Mr. Snifter
Who's Minding the Store?
as John P. Tuttle
Take Her, She's Mine
as Hector G. Ivor
Johnny Cool
as Oscar B. 'Oby' Hinds
My Six Loves
as Judge Harris
Who's Got the Action?
as Judge Fogel
Period of Adjustment
as Stewart P. McGill
The Manchurian Candidate
as Sen. Thomas Jordan
No Poster
Big Deal in Laredo
as C.P. Ballinger
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
as Martin Turner
Bachelor in Paradise
as Austin Palfrey
Breakfast at Tiffany's
as Tiffany's Salesman
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
as Dr. Frawley
The Gazebo
as Sam Thorpe
Once Upon a Horse...
as Mr. Tharp
I Married a Woman
as Girard
Love in the Afternoon
as Monsieur X
The Man in the Raincoat
as O'Brien
The Stingiest Man in Town
as Two Gentlemen