1. John Irwin McGiver was an American character actor who made more than a hundred appearances in television and motion pictures over a two-decade span from 1955 to 1975.
10 Facts About John McGiver
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John McGiver appeared on many television shows and commercials during the 1960s and early 1970s, including the first of a long running popular series of commercials for the American Express charge card.
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John McGiver graduated from the Jesuit-run Regis High School in Manhattan in 1932.
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John McGiver became an English teacher and worked as an actor and director in New York's Irish Repertory Theater.
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John McGiver interrupted those activities and enlisted in the US Army in 1942 and served as an officer in the US Army's 7th Armored Division in Europe during World War II.
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Between 1963 and 1964, John McGiver appeared in five episodes of The Patty Duke Show as JR Castle, who was Martin Lane's boss at the fictional newspaper The Chronicle.
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John McGiver later played the role of an unhinged religious fanatic, Mr O'Daniel, in the 1969 film Midnight Cowboy and a small role in Lucille Ball's Mame.
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John McGiver was in an episode of Gilligan's Island in 1966, "The Man With a Net".
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John McGiver made one guest appearance on ABC's hit fantasy sitcom Bewitched.
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John McGiver was married to Ruth Schmigelsky from 1947 until his death; they had ten children: Brigit, Maria, Terry, Basil, Clare, Oliver, Ian, Clemens, Boris, and Cornelia.