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John McLiam
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John McLiam (born John Williams; January 24, 1918 – April 16, 1994) was a Canadian actor noted for his skill at different accents. His film appearances include My Fair Lady (1964), In Cold Blood (1967), John Frankenheimer's movie of The Iceman Cometh (1973), The Missouri Breaks (1976), and First Blood (1982). He was a guest star in numerous television series and wrote a Broadway play, The Sin of Pat Muldoon.
Early life
He attended St. Mary's College of California (Moraga, California). During World War II he served in the United States Navy as an intelligence officer, having received a Bronze Star. After the war he worked briefly as a journalist for the San Francisco Examiner.
He took McLiam, the Gaelic form of his real surname Williams, as a stage name.
Acting career
As actor
Fall From Grace
Split Decisions
Walk Like a Man
J. Edgar Hoover
Voyager from the Unknown
Dempsey
First Blood
The Ambush Murders
Richard II
The End of August
The Five of Me
Mistress of Paradise
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
Freedom Road
Shadow of Fear
The Legend of the Golden Gun
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
Delta County, USA
The Food of the Gods
The Missouri Breaks
The Call of the Wild
Lucky Lady
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
Bite the Bullet
The Secret of the Pond
The Dove
The Iceman Cometh
A Chant of Silence
Legend in Granite