John McIntire Biography (1907-1991)

Born June 27, 1907, in Spokane, WA; died of emphysema and cancer, January, 1991, in Pasadena, CA; son of a lawyer; married Jeanette Nolan (an actress), 1935; children: Tim (deceased), Holly Wright.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Birth Details
June 27, 1907
Spokane, Washington, United States
Death Details
January, 1991
Pasadena, California, United States

Famous Works

  • Credits; Television Appearances; Series
  • Detective Lieutenant Dan Muldoon, Naked City, ABC, 1958-59.
  • Christopher Hale, Wagon Train, NBC, 1961-62, ABC, 1962-65.
  • Clay Grainger, The Virginian, NBC, 1967-70.
  • Ethan "Dutch" McHenry, Shirley, NBC, 1979-80.
  • Sam Whittier, The American Dream, ABC, 1981.
  • Credits; Television Appearances; Movies
  • Cyrus Davenport, Powderkeg, CBS, 1971.
  • Marshall Journeyman, Linda, ABC, 1973.
  • Sheriff Joshua Cabe, The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe, ABC, 1976.
  • Dr. Spreckles, Lassie: The New Beginning, ABC, 1978.
  • Attorney Paul Underwood, Mrs. R's Daughter, NBC, 1979.
  • Senator Bartholomew, Goliath Waits, Operation Prime Time, 1981.
  • Doc, The Cowboy and the Ballerina, CBS, 1984.
  • Judge Dudley McCormack, As Summers Die, HBO, 1986.
  • Cardinal Angelo, Dream Breakers (also known as The O'Connors), CBS, 1989.
  • Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
  • "The Windmill," General Electric Theatre, CBS, 1955.
  • "Six Hours to Deadline," Cavalcade of America, ABC, 1955.
  • "Innocent Witness," Front Row Center, CBS, 1956.
  • "Wild April," Cavalcade Theatre, ABC, 1956.
  • "The Taggert Light," Lux Video Theatre, NBC, 1957.
  • "The Trail to Christmas," General Electric Theatre, CBS, 1957.
  • "Sylvia," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS, 1958.
  • "Strange Witness," General Electric Theatre, CBS, 1958.
  • "Bud, the Gardner," Father Knows Best, NBC, 1958.
  • "Chinese Invasion," Cimarron City, NBC, 1959.
  • "Crossroads," Wanted: Dead or Alive, CBS, 1959.
  • "Mission to Marathon," Zane Grey Theatre, CBS, 1959.
  • "The Andrew Hale Story," Wagon Train, NBC, 1959.
  • "The Lawbreakers," Laramie, NBC, 1959.
  • "Drifting," Wichita Town, NBC, 1959.
  • "The Hanging Judge," Desilu Playhouse, CBS, 1959.
  • "Fill the Cup," Peter Gunn, NBC, 1960.
  • "Hitchhike," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS, 1960.
  • "Paid in Full," Wichita Town, NBC, 1960.
  • "The Chaser," Twilight Zone, CBS, 1960.
  • "The Most Dangerous Gentleman," Overland Trail, NBC, 1960.
  • "A Seat on the Fence," The Untouchables, ABC, 1960.
  • "The Passing of Kuba Smith," Laramie, NBC, 1961.
  • "The Bride," Bonanza, NBC, 1961.
  • "Harper's Ferry: 1861," The Americans, NBC, 1961.
  • "Rich Little Man, Run," Arrest and Trial, ABC, 1963.
  • "The Reunion," Daniel Boone, NBC, 1965.
  • The Smothers Brothers Show, CBS, 1965.
  • "The Thanksgiving Story," Daniel Boone, NBC, 1965.
  • "Color Him Red," Slattery's People, CBS, 1965.
  • "The Hijackers," The FBI, ABC, 1965.
  • "Ill Wind," The Fugitive, ABC, 1966.
  • "Care of General Delivery," A Man Called Shenandoah, ABC, 1966.
  • "The Cave-In," The FBI, ABC, 1966.
  • "Showdown with the Sundown Kid," Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color,NBC, 1966.
  • "Old Charlie," Bonanza, NBC, 1966.
  • "Gallagher Goes West," The Wonderful World of Disney, NBC, 1967.
  • "Genesis," The Invaders, ABC, 1967.
  • "The Mystery of Edward Sims," The Wonderful World of Disney, NBC, 1968.
  • Narrator, "Snow Bear," The World of Disney, NBC, 1970.
  • "Bayou Boy," The World of Disney, NBC, 1971.
  • "The Last Job," The FBI, ABC, 1971.
  • "Love and the Old Cowboy," Love, American Style, ABC, 1971.
  • "Please Leave the Wreck for Others to Enjoy," Longstreet, ABC, 1972.
  • "Right of Way," Dirty Sally, CBS, 1974.
  • The Love Boat, ABC, 1978.
  • "Angels on Vacation," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1979.
  • "Royal Flush," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1979.
  • "The Red File," Dallas, CBS, 1979.
  • "Dead Man's Hand," Young Maverick, CBS, 1979-80.
  • "A Rock and a Hard Place," The Incredible Hulk, CBS, 1980.
  • John Henry, "All the Way Home," NBC Live Theatre, NBC, 1981.
  • "Quincy's Wedding," Quincy, M.E., NBC, 1983.
  • "Flashback," Hotel, ABC, 1983.
  • "Dan's Parents," Night Court, NBC, 1985.
  • Diff'rent Strokes, NBC, 1985.
  • "To Tell the Truth," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1986.
  • "Slap's Father," The Slap Maxwell Story, ABC, 1988.
  • "The Invisible People," Aaron's Way, NBC, 1988.
  • Credits; Television Appearances; Pilots
  • The Jimmy Durante Show, CBS, 1964.
  • Dr. Dan Stockton, Longstreet, ABC, 1971.
  • Dr. Ernest Wilson, The Healers, NBC, 1974.
  • Jasper Colton, The Jordan Chance, CBS, 1978.
  • Hubbard, Crisis in Sun Valley, NBC, 1979.
  • Luther McCollum, Lone Star, NBC, 1983.
  • Credits; Other Television Appearances
  • The Plot to Overthrow Christmas (special), syndicated, 1970.
  • Owen Keating, Aspen (miniseries; also known as The Innocent and the Damned), NBC, 1977.
  • Appeared in the special When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion, 1979.
  • Credits; Film Appearances
  • Cy Gordon, The Street with No Name, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1948.
  • Mr. Morrison, River Lady, Universal, 1948.
  • Major Belding Davis, Command Decision, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1948.
  • Sam Faxon, Call Northside 777 (also known as Calling Northside 777), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1948.
  • Clark, Black Bart (also known as Black Bart, Highwayman), Universal, 1948.
  • Judge Ogden, An Act of Murder (also known as Live Today for Tomorrow), Universal, 1948.
  • Inspector Fallon, Top o' the Morning, Paramount, 1949.
  • Fred Piper, Scene of the Crime, MGM, 1949.
  • Floyd Cordt, Red Canyon, Universal, 1949.
  • Avery, Johnny Stool Pigeon, Universal, 1949.
  • General Stevens, Francis, Universal, 1949.
  • Thatch, Down to the Sea in Ships, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1949.
  • Joe Lamont, Winchester '73, Universal, 1950.
  • Morgan, Walk Softly, Stranger, RKO Radio Pictures, 1950.
  • Pike Ludwell, Shadow on the Wall, MGM, 1950.
  • Hess Higgins, Saddle Tramp, Universal, 1950.
  • Dr. Ralph Frene, No Sad Songs for Me, Columbia, 1950.
  • Police Commissioner Hardy, The Asphalt Jungle, MGM, 1950.
  • Frank Holly, Ambush, MGM, 1950.
  • Commander Reynolds, You're in the Navy Now (also known as U.S.A.
  • Teakettle), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951.
  • Roy Whitman, Westward the Women, MGM, 1951.
  • Langley, Under the Gun, Universal, 1951.
  • Benjamin Green, That's My Boy, Paramount, 1951.
  • Corky Mullins, The Raging Tide, Universal, 1951.
  • Deacon Greathouse, The World in His Arms, Universal, 1952.
  • Goldsooth McCarthy, Sally and Saint Anne, Universal, 1952.
  • J. G. Hardin/John Clements, The Lawless Breed, Universal, 1952.
  • Ira Hammond, Horizons West, Universal, 1952.
  • Gabe Jordan, Glory Alley, MGM, 1952.
  • Colonel Jackson Meade, War Arrow, Universal, 1953.
  • Jack Overton, The President's Lady, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953.
  • Kansas John Polly, The Mississippi Gambler, Universal, 1953.
  • Jeb Brown, A Lion Is in the Streets (also known as A Lion in the Streets), Warner Bros., 1953.
  • Bannon, The Yellow Mountain, Universal, 1954.
  • Dutch, Four Guns to the Border, Universal, 1954.
  • Al Sieber, Apache, United Artists (UA), 1954.
  • Josiah Bannerman, Stranger on Horseback, UA, 1955.
  • Dextry, The Spoilers, Universal, 1955.
  • General Robert Howe, The Scarlet Coat, MGM, 1955.
  • Albert Patterson, The Phoenix City Story, Allied Artists, 1955.
  • Zack, The Kentuckian, UA, 1955.
  • Mr. Gannon, The Far Country, Universal, 1955.
  • Dave Bernstein, World in My Corner, Universal, 1956.
  • Dr. Thomas Bryant, I've Lived Before, Universal, 1956.
  • Jim Bonniwell, Backlash, Universal, 1956.
  • Old man, Away All Boats, Universal, 1956.
  • Dr. McCord, The Tin Star, Paramount, 1957.
  • Reverend Walker, Sing, Boy, Sing, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958.
  • Craig, The Mark of the Hawk (also known as Accused), Universal, 1958.
  • John Elder, The Light in the Forest, Buena Vista, 1958.
  • Doc, The Gunfight at Dodge City, UA, 1959.
  • Bob Doyle, Who Was That Lady?, Columbia, 1960.
  • Sergeant Hennessey, Seven Ways from Sundown, Universal, 1960.
  • Sheriff Chambers, Psycho, Paramount, 1960.
  • Pa Burton, Flaming Star, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960.
  • Reverend Pengilly, Elmer Gantry, UA, 1960.
  • Major Frazer, Two Rode Together, Columbia, 1961.
  • Dr. Buchanan, Summer and Smoke, Paramount, 1961.
  • Ben Hickman, Rough Night in Jericho, Universal, 1967.
  • Mr. Judson, Herbie Rides Again, Buena Vista, 1974.
  • Judge Parker, Rooster Cogburn, Universal, 1975.
  • Voice of Rufus, The Rescuers (animated), Walt Disney Productions, 1977.
  • Voice of Badger, The Fox and the Hound, Buena Vista, 1981.
  • Grandpa, Honkytonk Man, Warner Bros., 1982.
  • George MacCready, Cloak and Dagger, Universal, 1984.
  • Amos Reed, Turner and Hooch, Buena Vista, 1989.
  • Narrator of the film Challenge to Be Free, 1972.
  • Credits; Radio Appearances
  • Performed on the news-documentary series The March of Time.

Further Reference

Periodicals:

  • New York Times, February 1, 1991, p. A19.