Jack Colvin (October 13, 1934 – December 1, 2005) was an American character actor of theatre, film and TV. He is best known for the role of the tabloid reporter Jack McGee in ''

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Early life

Colvin was born in

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, south of

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. He began his stage career as a child performer. At age seventeen, Colvin became a private student of

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Career

Although he appeared in hundreds of films and television shows, he always returned to the theatre. His stage roles include Marchbanks in Shaw's '' Candida'',

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'', Morgan Evans in ''

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'', Algernon in ''

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'', Constantin in ''

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'', and Edmund in '' Long Day's Journey into Night''. His film credits include '' Scorpio'' (1973), ''

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'' (1973), ''

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'' (1974), '' Rooster Cogburn'' (1975) and '' Child's Play'' (1988) among others. His partnership with

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in one of the more successful comedy acts of the 1960s, Colvin and Wilder, led him to appear all over the U.S. on stage and on television, including ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', culminating in their farewell appearance at

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in New York City. Other television roles were on programs such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. While under contract to

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for seven years, he appeared in over 100 hours of television programming. He taught at the central Experimental Film School of Rome, the University of Southern California, Cal State Northridge, the

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, the 1994 Michael Chekhov International Workshop in Sussex, the Centre for Performance Research at the University of Birmingham in 1999, and The Michael Chekhov Association's New York University June Intensive in 2004. Colvin served as the artistic director of the Michael Chekhov Studio USA West, a position he founded, until his death in early December 2005.

Honors and awards

Colvin won Los Angeles' Drama-Logue Awards in five separate categories, as actor, director, playwright, producer, and production designer.

Personal life and demise

Colvin died in December 2005 from complications of a stroke. His body was cremated.

Filmography

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'' (1966-1968; TV Series) – Lieutenant Gustav Luden *''

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'' (1968) – Assistant Chief *''

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'' (1969) – Garcia *'' Monte Walsh'' (1970) – Card Cheat *'' Jeremiah Johnson'' (1972) – Lieutenant Mulvey *''

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'' (1972) – Shaw *''

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'' (1972) – Pimp *'' Scorpio'' (1973) – Thief *''

'' (1973) – Lionel Jumper *''

'' (1974) – Detective *''

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'' (1974) – Sergeant *'' Rooster Cogburn'' (1975) – Red *''

'' (1976, TV Series) Kill Oscar - Baron Constantine'' *''

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'' (1976) – Dr. Jim Winston *'' Exo-Man'' (1977) – Martin *''

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'' (1977, TV Series) - Dark Side of the Moon, Part 1 and Part 2 - Dr. Charles Leith *''

'' (1977, 1982; Television Series) – Ross; Bill Legget *''

'' (1977–1981; TV series) – Jack McGee; 82 episodes *''

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'' (1988; TV movie) – Jack McGee *'' Child's Play'' (1988) – Dr. Ardmore

References

External links

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