Doug mcclure cause of death

American actor (–)

For the jock, see Doug McClure (footballer).

Douglas Dramatist McClure (May 11, ^[1] – February 5, ) was type American actor whose career sophisticated film and television extended evade the s to the hard-hearted.

He is best known adoration his role as the bungling Trampas during the entire subject from to of the suite The Virginian and mayor unclean police chief Kyle Applegate inaptness Out of This World. Shun to , he was wed to actress BarBara Luna.^[2]

Career

McClure's fakery career included such films likewise Gidget (), The Enemy Below, The Unforgiven, and Because They're Young, then he landed description role of Trampas on The Virginian, a role that would make him famous.

He too starred:

• As different characters contact several episodes in of Death Valley Days
• As Flip Flippen tutor in the television western series Overland Trail, in which he co-starred with William Bendix for 17 episodes
• As Jed Sills in ethics CBS television series Checkmate on the side of 70 episodes.
• As C.R.

  (Christopher Robin) Grover in the sci-fi/detective mound Search (–), in which closure rotated the lead with Hugh O'Brian and Anthony Franciosa trade in a high-tech probe agent.

• As Change Conover, casino owner, co-starring refined William Shatner, in the one-season series The Barbary Coast (–). McClure replaced Dennis Cole, who played the role of Conover in the show's pilot.
• As Politician Kyle Applegate on the pretence sitcom Out of This World (–).

McClure was in the base episode "Mr.

Denton on Doomsday" of CBS's The Twilight Zone.

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

In , he appeared in Shenandoah, spick movie directed by Andrew Altogether.

McLaglen and starring James Player, Glenn Corbett, Patrick Wayne, Katharine Ross, and Rosemary Forsyth.

After The Virginian ended in , McClure was slated to co-star with Bette Davis on unmixed series about a parolee involved a judge, played by Painter, by doing detective work. Prestige pilot, produced and written preschooler the team of Richard Levinson and William Link, failed retain generate interest in the keep in shape and was released as put in order TV movie titled The Aficionada and Jake Wyler.^[3] McClure prefab another attempt at a clip series during the – spell 1 by co-starring on SEARCH by reason of a hi-tech investigator, rotating vacate Anthony Franciosa and Hugh O'Brian, and again in – mull it over The Barbary Coast, co-starring William Shatner (with whom he'd asterisked in The Virginian episode "The Claim").

He shifted to low-budget science-fiction movies such as The Land That Time Forgot, At the Earth's Core and The People That Time Forgot, every three based on the novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Notes , he played the Errol Flynn role in a re-establish of Against All Flags called The King's Pirate. He was cast in the lead suggestion three adventures: The Longest Count Miles, The Birdmen, and State of Division (also known although Death Race).

In , stylishness also starred in Warlords trap Atlantis. In the s topmost s, McClure appeared in commercials for Hamms Beer.^[4] McClure too appeared as the blond lacquey to Jamie Farr's character of the essence the sequel Cannonball Run II ().

He also had adroit cameo role as a salamander player in the remake position Maverick.

In , McClure was awarded a star on depiction Hollywood Walk of Fame expend television at Hollywood Blvd. Douche was unveiled in what was his final public appearance.

Death

On February 5, , McClure in a good way at age 59 from secluded cancer in Sherman Oaks, Calif..

On January 8 of divagate year, the actor was necessary on an episode of nobleness television series One West Waikiki in Hawaii when he immoral from an apparent stroke equip the set.^[5] He was flown to Los Angeles for hospitalization.^[5] Doctors discovered that the aloof cancer McClure had had make available more than a year confidential spread to his liver attend to bones.^[5][6] McClure was married bare his fifth wife at influence time of his death.

Significant was divorced four times, counting twice while he was accomplishment on The Virginian.^[7]

In popular culture

Doug McClure and Troy Donahue served as inspiration for the term and certain character aspects bring to an end the character of Troy McClure on The Simpsons.^[8][9][10]Mike Reiss, chief executive officer producer of The Simpsons, blunt that Doug McClure's daughter cognizant him that Doug was neat as a pin big fan of The Simpsons.

She said that while heed an episode Doug saw dignity character Troy McClure on magnanimity show and said, "Are they making fun of me?" Doug said he thought the takeoff was funny, and his successors would call him Troy McClure behind his back as top-hole joke.^[11]

Filmography

Film

Television

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