Person
Doug McClure
Acting · 1935–1995 · Glendale, California, USA
Biography
Douglas Osborne "Doug" McClure (May 11, 1935 – February 5, 1995) was an American actor whose career in film and television extended from the 1950s to the 1990s. He is best known for his role as the cowboy Trampas during the entire run from 1962 to 1971 of the NBC western television series, The Virginian, loosely based on the Owen Wister novel.
Known for
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Maverick
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
Murder, She Wrote
Sheriff Sam Rankin
The Twilight Zone
Pete Grant
Magnum, P.I.
John Quillan
Simon & Simon
1981
Matlock
Elliot Jones
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Virginian
Trampas
Filmography
- 1995Riders in the StormHamilton Monroe
- 1994One West Waikiki
- 1994MaverickRiverboat Poker Player
- 1994Dead Man's RevengeGranger
- 1994Burke's LawJ. Ross Richardson
- 1993Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesCaptain Foster
- 1992Battling for BabyDavid
- 1991The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawDoug
- 1990Evening Shade
- 1989Prime SuspectDr. Brand
- 1988TapeheadsSid Tager
- 1988Dark Before DawnKirkland
- 1987Out of This WorldKyle X. Applegate
- 1987Hollywood Dinosaur Chronicles
- 198652 Pick-UpMark Arveson
- 1986Omega SyndromeDetective Milnor
- 1986MatlockElliot Jones
- 1986The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary SpecialHimself
- 1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsClete Madden
- 1985Half NelsonAl
- 1984Crazy like a FoxJ.D. Pennington
- 1984Murder, She WroteSheriff Sam Rankin
- 1984Cover Up
- 1984Cannonball Run IIThe Slapper
- 1984AirwolfDarren McBride
- 1984The MasterPatrick T. Keller
- 1984Don't Ask Me, Ask GodSelf
- 1983AutomanTed Smithers
- 1983Strange CompanionsArchie
- 1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingRussell Sinclair
- 1983Manimal
- 1983Hardcastle and McCormick
- 1982The House Where Evil DwellsAlex Curtis
- 1981Simon & Simon
- 1981The Fall Guy
- 1981Firebird 2015 A.D.McVain
- 1980Magnum, P.I.John Quillan
- 1980NightsideDanny Dandoy
- 1980Humanoids from the DeepJim Hill
- 1979When the West Was Fun: A Western ReunionSelf
- 1979The RebelsEph Tait
- 1978Warlords of AtlantisGreg Collinson
- 1978SST: Death FlightHank Fairbanks
- 1978Wild and WoolyDelaney Burke
- 1977The People That Time ForgotBowen Tyler
- 1977RootsJimmy Brent
- 1976At the Earth's CoreDavid Innes
- 1976What Changed Charley Farthing?Charley Farthing
- 1975Barbary CoastCash Conover
- 1975Satan's TriangleLt. J. Haig
- 1974The Land That Time ForgotBowen Tyler
- 1973Death RaceLt. Del Culpepper
- 1973The BirdmenMajor Harry Cook
- 1973Hell Hounds of AlaskaDon Rutland
- 1973Shirts/SkinsDr. Francis Murphy
- 1972The Judge and Jake WylerJake Wyler
- 1972PlaymatesKermit Holvey
- 1972Ghost StoryDan Hollis
- 1972SearchC.R. Grover
- 1972The Bull of the WestTrampas
- 1971The Death of Me YetEdward Young / Paul Towers
- 1971Terror in the SkyGeorge Spencer
- 1970The Don Knotts ShowSelf
- 1969Backtrack!Trampas (archive footage)
- 1969Playboy After Dark
- 1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InTrampas (uncredited)
- 1968Nobody's PerfectDoc Willoughby
- 1968It Takes a ThiefMr. Saunders
- 1967The King's PirateLt. Brian Fleming
- 1967The Longest Hundred MilesCpl. Steve Bennett
- 1966Beau GesteJohn Geste
- 1965ShenandoahLt. Sam
- 1965The Final HourTrampas
- 1964The Lively SetChuck Manning
- 1964The Brazen BellTrampas
- 1962The Devil's ChildrenTrampas
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1962The VirginianTrampas
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host
- 1960CheckmateJed Sills
- 1960Coronado 9
- 1960The UnforgivenAndy Zachary
- 1960Because They're YoungJim Trent
- 1960Overland TrailFrank 'Flip' Flippen
- 1960Johnny Midnight
- 1959The Twilight ZonePete Grant
- 1959The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
- 1959RiverboatCorporal Jenkins
- 1959GidgetWaikiki
- 1958Lawman
- 1958South PacificPilot in Hospital
- 1957The Enemy BelowEns. Merry (uncredited)
- 195726 Men
- 1957MaverickHotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- 1956Friendly PersuasionSoldier (uncredited)
- 1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsBen - Student
Follow their work on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.