Walter McGinn
{{Short description|American actor}}
{{One source|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Walter McGinn
| birth_name = Walter Vincent McGinn Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|07|06}}
| birth_place = Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1977|03|31|1936|07|06}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| education = Boston University College of Fine Arts
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1963–1977
| spouse = {{marriage|Robyn Goodman|1976|1977|end=died}}
}}
Walter Vincent McGinn Jr. (July 6, 1936 – March 31, 1977) was an American actor. He was best known for playing Louis Howe in the critically acclaimed television film Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977), for which he posthumously received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Some of his other notable film roles were in The Parallax View (1974), Three Days of the Condor (1975) and Bobby Deerfield (1977).
Early life and career
Born Walter Vincent McGinn Jr. in Providence, Rhode Island, on July 6, 1936. He graduated with a B.A. from the Boston University College of Fine Arts. He was married to Robyn Goodman on May 2, 1976, until his death.
McGinn made his Off-Broadway debut in the 1963 production of the play The Winter's Tale at the Delacorte Theater and Broadway debut in the 1964 play The Subject Was Roses at the Helen Hayes Theater. He later appeared on both stage and screen.
Death
McGinn died in a Los Angeles hospital from injuries sustained in an auto accident on March 31, 1977.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/04/01/archives/walter-mginn-actor-is-killed-in-auto-crash-character-performer-40.html|title=Walter McGinn, Actor, Is Killed In Auto Crash|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Peter B.|last=Flint
|date=April 1, 1977|accessdate=October 6, 2019}} He was 40 years old.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role |
|---|
| 1974
| Jack Younger |
| rowspan="2"| 1975
| Tommy Ray |
| Three Days of the Condor
| Sam Barber |
| 1977
| The Brother |
=Television=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1969
| N.Y.P.D. | Nick Gipetto | Episode: "Everybody Loved Him" |
| rowspan="2"| 1974
| Harry O | Eric Press | Episode: "Mortal Sin" |
| Kojak
| Martin Bronson | Episode: "The Best Judge Money Can Buy" |
| rowspan="5"| 1975
| Lincoln | Stephen Douglas | Episode: "Prairie Lawyer" |
| Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
| John McCann | rowspan="3"| Television film |
| The Night That Panicked America
| Paul Stewart |
| Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
| F. Lee Bailey |
| Medical Center
| Eddie Lathem | Episode: "Gift from a Killer" |
| rowspan="3"| 1976
| Serpico | David Doyle | Episode: "The Deadly Game" |
| Kojak
| Len Gittings | Episode: "A Hair-Trigger Away" |
| Serpico
| Vince Cipolla | Episode: "Trumpet of Time" |
| rowspan="3"| 1977
| Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | Louis Howe | rowspan="3"| Television film |
| The Deadliest Season
| Horace Meade |
| Kill Me If You Can |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result |
|---|
| 1972
| 17th Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Performance | {{center|That Championship Season}} | {{Won}} |
| 1977
| Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special | {{center|Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years}} | {{Nom}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|0569350}}
- {{IBDB name|84331}}
- {{IOBDB name|5568}}
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Category:American male stage actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:Male actors from Providence, Rhode Island
Category:Drama Desk Award winners