Sean McClory

Sean McClory (8 March 1924 – 10 December 2003) was an Irish actor whose career spanned six decades and included well over 100 films and television series.

Early years

Séan Joseph McClory was born in Dublin, Ireland, but spent his early life in County Galway. He was the son of Hugh Patrick McClory, an architect and civil engineer, and Mary Margaret (née Ball). He was no relation to Kevin McClory.

Television appearances

McClory portrayed the Irishman Jack McGivern in NBC's The Californians, set in the San Francisco gold rush of the 1850s. It aired from 1957-1959. His costars included Herbert Rudley and Adam Kennedy, the latter as newspaperman Dion Patrick.

He also appeared twice in the short-lived 1960 NBC western series, Overland Trail, starring William Bendix and Doug McClure. He appeared in an episode from the second season of Lost In Space called "The Astral Traveler", as a bagpiping "ghostie" named Hamish.

Sean played Scott Winters in the Mannix episode titled "Then the Drink Takes the Man" that first aired on 12/30/1967.

Filmography

• Them!
• The Dead
• The Gnome-Mobile
• Cheyenne Autumn
• My Chauffeur
• Diane
• The Quiet Man
• The Guns of Fort Petticoat

External links

• Sean McClory at the Internet Movie Database