The Twilight Zone Encyclopedia by Steven Jay Rubin

Author:Steven Jay Rubin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 2018-01-27T05:00:00+00:00

Kevin McCarthy portrayed the title character in “Long Live Walter Jameson.” Courtesy Ronald V. Borst / Hollywood Movie Posters

MCCLURE, TIP (June 11, 1920–July 5, 2000; birth name Avis Tipp McClure): Actor who, as part of his brief Hollywood career, portrayed Battling Maxo the robot boxer in “Steel” (salary: $350). A native of Stillwater, Oklahoma, McClure made his television debut in “The Informer” (1960), an episode of This Man Dawson, followed by his feature debut as an MP in Elvis Presley’s G.I. Blues (1960).

MCCORD, ROBERT L., II (February 24, 1915– October 1, 1980): Bit actor, stuntman, and stand-in who appeared in or provided services to at least 37 episodes of The Twilight Zone. He was only credited twice: as the sheriff in “A Hundred Yards over the Rim” (salary: $100), oddly, as Robert L. McCord III; and as mass murderer William Burke, depicted as a wax figure in “The New Exhibit” (salary: $350). In his other brief appearances, he was: Stagecoach Driver in “Mr. Denton on Doomsday”; Man in Subway in “Escape Clause”; Sailor Wearing Ski Cap in “Judgment Night”; Man Walking in Lobby in “The Purple Testament”; Ice Cream Vendor in “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”; Camera Crew Member on “A World of Difference”; Student in “Long Live Walter Jameson”; Waiter in “A Nice Place to Visit”; Diner Patron in “Nick of Time”; Lawman in “Dust”; Passenger in “The Odyssey of Flight 33”; Customer in “Mr. Dingle, the Strong”; First Fireman in “Long Distance Call”; Club Member in “The Silence”; Elevator Operator in “The Mind and the Matter”; Bearded Guard with Priest in “The Mirror”; Car Passenger in “Dead Man’s Shoes”; Man in Saloon in “Showdown with Rance McGrew”; Man on Steps Eating Apple in “Person or Persons Unknown”; Walter in “Cavender Is Coming”; Cop in “He’s Alive”; Man Hearing about Garfield in “No Time Like the Past”; Cast Party Member in “I Dream of Genie”; Man in Bar Doorway in “A Kind of a Stopwatch”; Passerby in “You Drive”; Electric Chair Guard in “What’s in the Box”; Townsman in “I Am the Night—Color Me Black”; Man Watching Audition in “Caesar and Me”; and Townsman in Black Hat in “Mr. Garrity and the Graves.” McCord also performed stunts in “I Shot an Arrow into the Air” (salary: $125), “The Rip Van Winkle Caper” (salary: $125), “The Little People” (salary: $100), “Jess-Belle” (salary: $100), and “What’s in the Box” (salary: $100); he’s in an unspecified role in “To Serve Man” (salary: $90); and he provided the conductor’s voice in “Of Late I Think of Cliffordville.” On the call sheet for “And When the Sky Was Opened,” he’s listed as a stand-in.

MCDEARMON, DAVID ORRICK (February 27, 1914–August 18, 1979): Television director and actor who helmed three episodes: “Execution,” “A Thing About Machines,” and “Back There.” In his brief career, he directed multiple episodes of Lux Video Theatre (14 episodes, 1956–1957), Peter Gunn (8 episodes, 1958– 1959), Tate (3 episodes, 1960), The Aquanauts (4 episodes, 1961), and others. He was married to Twilight Zone actress Patricia Breslin.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.