Doug McClure
Douglas Osborne McClure (May 11, 1935 in Glendale, California, † February 5, 1995 in Sherman Oaks, California ) was an American actor.
Life
McClure was the son of Donald Reed McClure and his wife Clara Haser Clapp. He was best known for his role of a cowboy in the television series The Men from Shiloh Ranch. He played this role in some movies that were based on the successful series. In the 1970s he also acted in the series Roots with. His most successful and best known film was the Western The man from the great river, in which he played the son of James Stewart.
Doug McClure also played in numerous fantasy films such as Caprona - The forgotten land, the sixth continent, Caprona - The Return of the dinosaurs, dive trip of terror with.
Between 1987 and 1991 he played in the series My father is an alien the washed-up actor Kyle X Applegate, police chief and mayor before the California town of Marlowe. This role is a parody. Both to himself ( Western -been actor ) and Ronald Reagan, the first was also an actor before he got into politics This also becomes clear by the fact that in the opening credits, a sign can be seen, indicating the proximity to Carmel, where Clint Eastwood was mayor.
The figure Troy McClure in the animated series The Simpsons is an allusion to Doug McClure.
Doug McClure died of lung cancer after he was a year ago can still be seen in multiple roles. His daughter, born in 1958, Tane McClure is also active as an actress.