Doug McGrath

{{short description|Canadian actor (born 1935)}}

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| name = Doug McGrath

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1935|04|13}}

| birth_place = Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada

| yearsactive = 1970–2011

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Doug McGrath (born August 21, 1935) is a Canadian actor whose most notable role was that of "Pete" in the acclaimed Canadian film Goin' Down the Road (1970) and its sequel Down the Road Again (2011).{{cite news|title=Actor McGrath reflects on the road behind him |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/actor-mcgrath-reflects-on-the-road-behind-him/article558232/ |website=The Globe and Mail|date=21 October 2011 |accessdate=March 29, 2017|language=en-ca}} He also played in acclaimed Canadian films Wedding in White (1972), The Hard Part Begins (1973), the original Black Christmas (1974), Russian Roulette (1975) and Coming Out Alive (1980). He had a supporting role as a gym teacher in the cult comedy Porky's (1981), and also played roles in The Escape Artist (1982), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), the Australian comedy The Return of Captain Invincible (1983), Always (1989) and Ghosts of Mars (2001).

During McGrath's acting time in the U.S. he also appeared in several films alongside Clint Eastwood, including The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), The Gauntlet (1977), Bronco Billy (1980) and Pale Rider (1985).