Marc McClure (born March 31, 1957) is an American actor known for playing Jimmy Olsen in the ''

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'' series of feature films released between 1978 and 1987 and Dave McFly in the '' Back to the Future'' films.

Career

McClure appeared in the 1976 film '' Freaky Friday''. In 2003 he had a small cameo in the

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. He was in the 1977 Brigham Young University church video ''The Phone Call'' as Scott, who works at Ripples Drive-In. In 1978 he appeared in the film '' I Wanna Hold Your Hand'' and in 1980 appeared in the film '' Used Cars'', both of which were written by

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and Bob Gale. McClure's best known role is as Jimmy Olsen in the 1978 film ''

'', and its sequels, '' Superman II'', '' Superman III'', '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'', and in the 1984 spinoff film '' Supergirl''. He is the only actor to appear in the same role in all four Christopher Reeve-era ''Superman'' films and ''Supergirl''. McClure also played Jimmy Olsen in a 1985 commercial for the Kenner

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action figure line. McClure played Dave McFly, Marty McFly's older brother in the 1985 film '' Back to the Future'', reuniting him with his ''I Wanna Hold Your Hand'' co-star Wendie Jo Sperber, and with writers Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis, who wrote and directed that film, respectively. McClure reprised the role of Dave McFly in the sequels, '' Back to the Future Part II'' (though his only scene was not included in the theatrical version) and ''

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''. He has made appearances in many television series, including '' Once an Eagle'', '' Happy Days'', ''

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'', '' The Shield'' and '' Cold Case''. In a nod to his ''Superman'' feature film work, McClure appeared on the CW's ''

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''. McClure appeared as Dax-Ur, a Kryptonian scientist who has been living on Earth for over 100 years. He also appeared in a cameo role as a prison security officer in the film '' Justice League'' in 2017. He also appears in the 2021

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''Zack Snyder's Justice League'', as a police officer who befriends Lois Lane and is later saved by Cyborg during the teams battle with an amnesiac

Filmography

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Marc McClure Interview
February 2005 {{DEFAULTSORT:McClure, Marc 1957 births American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from the San Francisco Bay Area