John McIntire

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-06-27 (84 years old)

Deathday

1991-01-30

Place of Birth

Spokane, Washington, USA

John McIntire

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Herrick McIntire (June 27, 1907 – January 30, 1991) was an American character actor who appeared in 65 theatrical films and many more television series. McIntire is well known for having replaced Ward Bond, upon Bond's sudden death in November 1960, as the star of NBC's Wagon Train. He played Christopher Hale, the leader of the wagon train (and successor to Bond's character, Seth Adams) from early 1961 to the series' end in 1965. He also replaced Charles Bickford, upon Bickford's death in 1967, as ranch owner Clay Grainger (brother of Bickford's character) on NBC's The Virginian for four seasons. M...

Acting

1960

Psycho

as Sheriff Al Chambers

1981

The Fox and the Hound

as Badger (voice)

1974

Herbie Rides Again

as Mr. Judson

1957

The Tin Star

as Joseph "Doc" McCord

1960

Elmer Gantry

as Rev. John Pengilly

1977

The Rescuers

as Rufus (voice)

1989

Turner & Hooch

as Amos Reed

1950

Shadow on the Wall

as Pike Ludwell

1948

Call Northside 777

as Sam Faxon

1978

1951

Under the Gun

as Sheriff Bill Langley

1955

The Phenix City Story

as Albert L. "Pat" Patterson

1950

Winchester '73

as Joe Lamont

1948

1952

Horizons West

as Ira Hammond

1954

Apache

as Al Siebe

1953

War Arrow

as Col. Jackson Meade

1948

An Act of Murder

as Judge Ogden

1956

Backlash

as Jim Bonniwell / William Slater

1951

The Raging Tide

as Corky Mullins

1982

Honkytonk Man

as Grandpa

1949

Scene of the Crime

as Det. Fred Piper

1958

1950

The Asphalt Jungle

as Police Commissioner Hardy

1955

The Kentuckian

as Zack Wakefield

1975

Rooster Cogburn

as Judge Parker

1989

Dream Breakers

as Cardinal Angelo

1954

The Far Country

as Judge Gannon

1984

Cloak & Dagger

as George MacCready

1993

24 Hour Psycho

as Al Chambers (archive footage)

1951

You're in the Navy Now

as Cmdr. W. R. Reynolds

1949

Johnny Stool Pigeon

as Nick Avery

1952

The World in His Arms

as Deacon Greathouse

1957

The Mark of the Hawk

as Bruce Craig

1961

Summer and Smoke

as Dr. Buchanan

1960

Seven Ways from Sundown

as Sergent Henessey

1959

The Gunfight at Dodge City

as Doc Sam Tremaine

1951

Westward the Women

as Roy E. Whitman

1953

The President's Lady

as John Overton

1952

The Lawless Breed

as J.G. Hardin / John Clements

1960

Who Was That Lady?

as Bob Doyle

1953

1955

Stranger on Horseback

as Josiah Bannerman

1952

Sally and Saint Anne

as Alderman Percival Xavier 'Goldtooth' McCarthy

1950

Saddle Tramp

as Jess Higgins

1956

I've Lived Before

as Dr. Thomas Bryant

1948

River Lady

as H.L. Morrison

1949

Red Canyon

as Floyd Cordts

1948

Black Bart

as Clark

1949

Top o' the Morning

as Inspector Fallon

1955

The Scarlet Coat

as Gen. Robert Howe

1953

The Mississippi Gambler

as Kansas John Polly

1950

No Sad Songs for Me

as Dr. Ralph Frene

1954

The Yellow Mountain

as Bannon (as John Mc.Intyre)

1952

Glory Alley

as Gabe Jordan

1971

Longstreet

as Dr. Dan Stockman

1958

Sing Boy Sing

as Rev. Farley Walker

1947

The Hucksters

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

1979

1973

Linda

as Marshall Journeyman

1978

1961

Two Rode Together

as Major Frazer

1948

Command Decision

as Maj. Belding Davis

1955

The Spoilers

as Dextry

1967

1950

Ambush

as Frank Holly

1950

Francis

as General Stevens

1956

World in My Corner

as Dave Bernstein

1981

All the Way Home

as John Henry, Jay's Father

1981

American Dream

as Sam Whittier

1986

As Summers Die

as Judge Dudley McCormack

1971

Powderkeg

as Cyrus Davenport

1979

Mrs. R's Daughter

as Paul Underwood

1951

That's My Boy

as Dr. Benjamin Green

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

1978

The Jordan Chance

as Jasper Colton

1974

The Healers

as Dr. Ernest Wilson

1976

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

as Sheriff Joshua Cabe

1960

Flaming Star

as Sam Burton

1958

Strange Witness

as John Marshall

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