Biography
James Edward McKinley (October 11, 1917 β July 30, 2004) was an American character actor. He frequently played authority figures, including lawmen or medical personnel.
McKinley was born in Seattle, Washington. He got his early break in Hollywood in the late 1950s, when he began appearing in episodes of many television series. His film work included Advise & Consent, The Angry Red Planet, A Thunder of Drums, the abortion drama The Case of Patty Smith, and Blake Edwards' comedy The Party (1968), in which he played Fred Clutterbuck, the studio head and party host.Airing on 3/16/1965, the episode "By The Numbers, Paint!" of the 1960s American Television series McHale's Navy, McKinley plays visiting Senator Duncan. (1965 - Season 3, Episode 26
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Other notable Television roles included parts on The Donna Reed Show, Hazel, Bewitched, The Andy Griffith Show, Surfside 6, Sugarfoot, Ben Casey, 77 Sunset Strip, Perry Mason, Ironside, Marcus Welby, M.D., The Rockford Files, Eight Is Enough, Bret Maverick, Little House on the Prairie, The Wild Wild West, and in 1986 Highway to Heaven, his final appearance. McKinley died in Beverly Hills, California and is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
Filmography
all 34
Movies 21
TV Shows 13
At Long Last Love (1975)
The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Where Does It Hurt? (1972)
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City (1970)
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
Keep Off the Grass (1970)
Charro! (1969)
The Impossible Years (1968)
The Party (1968)
The Last Challenge (1967)
The Green Hornet (1966)
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken (1966)
Batman (1966)
Petticoat Junction (1963)
How the West Was Won (1962)
Advise & Consent (1962)
The Case of Patty Smith (1962)
A Thunder of Drums (1961)
A Fever in the Blood (1961)
Cimarron (1960)
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
The Walking Target (1960)
The Angry Red Planet (1959)
The Deputy (1959)
One Step Beyond (1959)
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
Perry Mason (1957)
Sugarfoot (1957)
Gunsmoke (1955)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1917-10-11
Deathday2004-07-30 (86 years old)
Birth Place Seattle, Washington, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsEdward McKinley
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