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Profile of Howard McNear on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Howard McNear  
   
Also Know As:
   
Date of Birth: 27th January 1905
   
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

Howard McNear (January 27, 1905 – January 3, 1969) was an American film, television and radio character actor. He was born in Los Angeles, California and died in the San Fernando Valley, from the effects of a stroke.

He was best known for playing Floyd Lawson on The Andy Griffith Show; he also portrayed Charles "Doc" Adams on CBS Radio's Gunsmoke (1952-1961) as well as International Secret Police ace operator Clint Barlow in the 1938-1940 radio serial "Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police".

On his passing in 1969, Howard McNear was interred in the Los Angeles National Cemetery, a former U.S. Veterans Administration cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

  • The Fortune Cookie (1966) .... Mr. Cimoli
  • Love and Kisses (1965) .... Mr. Frisby
  • My Blood Runs Cold (1965) .... Henry
  • Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) .... Mr. Pettibone
  • Fun in Acapulco (1963) (uncredited) .... Dr John Stevers
  • The Wheeler Dealers (1963) .... Mr. Wilson
  • Irma la Douce (1963) .... Concierge
  • Follow That Dream (1962) .... George (Vice President & loan officer at bank)
  • Bachelor Flat (1962) .... Dr. Dylan Bowman
  • The Errand Boy (1961) .... Dexter Sneak
  • Blue Hawaii (1961) .... Mr. Chapman
  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) .... Congressman Parker
  • The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961) .... Gen. Williams
  • The Andy Griffith Show (1960) TV Series .... Floyd Lawson (1960-1962, 1964-1967)
  • The Big Circus (1959) .... Mr. Lomax
  • Anatomy of a Murder (1959) .... Dr. Dompierre
  • Good Day for a Hanging (1959) .... Olson
  • Bell Book and Candle (1958) .... Andy White, Shep's Co-Publisher
  • Leave It to Beaver (1957) TV Series .... Andy The Barber (1957-1960)
  • Public Pigeon No. One (1957) .... Warden
  • Affair in Reno (1957) .... James T. James
  • The Brothers (1956) TV Series .... Capt. Sam Box (1956-1957)
  • Bundle of Joy (1956) .... Mr. Appleby
  • You Can't Run Away from It (1956) .... Second proprietor
  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950) TV Series .... Cuspert Jansen (1955-1958)
  • Drums Across the River (1954) .... John Stilwell
  • The Long, Long Trailer (1954) (uncredited) .... Joe Hittaway
  • Escape from Fort Bravo (1954) (uncredited) .... Watson

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