Douglas Osborne McClure was an American actor whose career in film and television extended from the 1950s to the 1990s.
13 Facts About Doug McClure
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Doug McClure is best known for his role as the cowboy Trampas during the entire run from 1962 to 1971 of the series The Virginian and mayor turned police chief Kyle Applegate on Out of this World.
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Doug McClure was in the third episode "Mr Denton on Doomsday" of CBS's The Twilight Zone.
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Doug McClure shifted to low-budget science-fiction movies such as At the Earth's Core, The Land That Time Forgot, and The People That Time Forgot, all three based on the novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
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Doug McClure was cast in the lead in three adventures: The Longest Hundred Miles, The Birdmen, and State of Division.
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Doug McClure appeared as the blonde slave to Jamie Farr's character in the sequel Cannonball Run II.
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Doug McClure had a cameo role as a poker player in the 1994 remake of Maverick.
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In 1994, Doug McClure was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for television at 7065 Hollywood Blvd.
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On February 5,1995, Doug McClure died at age 59 from lung cancer in Sherman Oaks, California.
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Doctors discovered that the lung cancer Doug McClure had been battling for more than a year had spread to his liver and bones.
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Doug McClure was married to his fifth wife at the time of his death.
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Doug McClure was divorced four times, including twice while he was performing on The Virginian.
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Mike Reiss, executive producer of The Simpsons, said that Doug McClure's daughter informed him that Doug was a big fan of The Simpsons.