John McLiam

AKA: John Williams

Born: 1920 Hayter, Alberta, Canada

Decades Active:
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Biography: He was born John Williams, but there already was a John Williams in show business (several of them, in fact), so the Canadian-born actor selected John McLiam as his professional moniker. McLiam's man-on-the-street countenance could be molded into a vast array of characterizations, ranging from a cockney low-life (My Fair Lady) to a Southern redneck (Cool Hand Luke). The actor's bland normality was a key factor in his being cast as real-life murder victim Herbert Clutter in 1967's In Cold Blood. John McLiam accepted more TV guest-star assignments than can possibly be listed here; he was also a regular on the weekly series Men From Shiloh (1970) and Two Marriages (1983). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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• 09/11/2007 - The Food of the Gods
• 05/23/2006 - The Culpepper Cattle Co.
• 11/08/2005 - The Missouri Breaks
• 06/14/2005 - The Reivers [Widescreen]
• 02/08/2005 - Dempsey
• 03/02/2004 - Walk Like a Man
• 09/23/2003 - In Cold Blood
• 04/29/2003 - Big Jake
• 04/01/2003 - The Iceman Cometh
• 01/07/2003 - Split Decisions