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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John McLiam (born John Williams; January 24, 1918 – April 16, 1994) was a Canadian actor noted for his skill at different accents. His film appearances include My Fair Lady (1964), In Cold Blood (1967), John Frankenheimer's movie of The Iceman Cometh (1973), The Missouri Breaks (1976), and First Blood (1982). He was a guest star in numerous television series and wrote a Broadway play, The Sin of Pat Muldoon. Early life He attended St. Mary's College of California (Moraga, California). During World War II he served in the United States Navy as an intelligence officer, having received a Bronze Star. After the war he worked briefly as a journalist for the San Francisco Examiner. He took McLiam, the Gaelic form of his real surname Williams, as a stage name. Acting career His acting career began in Maxwell Anderson's Winterset in San Francisco in...
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Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries • 1987
Perry MasonSeries • 1957
BonanzaSeries • 1959
DallasSeries • 1978
M*A*S*HSeries • 1972
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
Falcon CrestSeries • 1981
Magnum, P.I.Series • 1980
The Andy Griffith ShowSeries • 1960
IronsideSeries • 1967
Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969
The FugitiveSeries • 1963
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
Wagon TrainSeries • 1957
Get SmartSeries • 1965
The A-TeamSeries • 1983
MannixSeries • 1967
The VirginianSeries • 1962
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959
My Three SonsSeries • 1960
T. J. HookerSeries • 1982
The Incredible HulkSeries • 1977
Highway to HeavenSeries • 1984
Northern ExposureSeries • 1990