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J. Edward McKinley was an American character actor. He frequently played authority figures, including lawmen or medical personnel.
Birth Name
James Edward McKinley
Born
Wednesday, 11 October 1916
Died
Friday, 30 July 2004
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Highway to Heaven | Charley | 1984 |
| Bret Maverick | Emmett Snow | 1981 |
| Dallas | Len | 1978 |
| Eight Is Enough | Sen. Braff | 1977 |
| Most Wanted | Auerbach | 1976 |
| Winner Take All | 1975 | |
| At Long Last Love | Billings (Poker Party) | 1975 |
| The Legend of Lizzie Borden | Marshall Hilliard | 1975 |
| Airport 1975 | Passenger | 1974 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Conductor / Phillips | 1974 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Highway to Heaven | Charley | 1984 |
| Bret Maverick | Emmett Snow | 1981 |
| Dallas | Len | 1978 |
| Eight Is Enough | Sen. Braff | 1977 |
| Most Wanted | Auerbach | 1976 |
| Winner Take All | 1975 | |
| At Long Last Love | Billings (Poker Party) | 1975 |
| The Legend of Lizzie Borden | Marshall Hilliard | 1975 |
| Airport 1975 | Passenger | 1974 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Conductor / Phillips | 1974 |
| The Rockford Files | Lee Melvin | 1974 |
| Harry O | Kramer | 1973 |
| Honor Thy Father | Judge | 1973 |
| Hec Ramsey | Mayor | 1972 |
| Where Does It Hurt? | Geo. Leffingwell M.D. / George Leffingwell, Hospital Commissioner | 1972 |
| Flap | Harris | 1970 |
| How Do I Love Thee? | Hugo Wellington | 1970 |
| There Was a Crooked Man... | The Governor | 1970 |
| Keep Off the Grass | 1970 | |
| The Governor & J.J. | General Westlake | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Speaker | 1969 |
| Charro! | Henry Carter | 1969 |
| The Impossible Years | Dr. Pepperell | 1968 |
| The Party | Fred Clutterbuck | 1968 |
| The Ballad of Josie | Stokey | 1968 |
| Ironside | John Evans | 1967 |
| Judd for the Defense | Judge Jackson Stanley | 1967 |
| The Last Challenge | John Grant | 1967 |
| The Green Hornet | Simon Neal | 1966 |
| The Ghost and Mr. Chicken | Mayor Carlyle Preston | 1966 |
| Batman | Mr. F. Flamm | 1966 |
| The Street Is My Beat | Danby | 1965 |
| Hank | Hamilton Boomer | 1965 |
| The Wild Wild West | Curtis Langley Dodd | 1965 |
| The Legend of Jesse James | Jason Smith | 1965 |
| The Great Race | Chairman | 1965 |
| The Time Travelers | Raymond | 1964 |
| Tom, Dick and Mary | Horace Moran / Horace | 1964 |
| Bewitched | Washburn / Mr. Rohrbach / Mr. Hampton / Mr. Benson / Lionel Rockfield / H. L. Bradley / Edgar Baker / Bliss, Sr. / Bliss Sr. / Benson | 1964 |
| The Munsters | Mayor Handley / Mr. Murdock | 1964 |
| My Favorite Martian | Mr. Phelps | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Jim Curwen | 1963 |
| Petticoat Junction | Mr. Travis | 1963 |
| Mr. Novak | Stockton | 1963 |
| How the West Was Won | Auctioneer | 1962 |
| McHale's Navy | Senator Duncan | 1962 |
| The Eleventh Hour | Dr. Roy Wales | 1962 |
| Saints and Sinners | George Blanchard | 1962 |
| Sam Benedict | Dr. Albert Burnson | 1962 |
| The Interns | Dr. Robert Bonny | 1962 |
| Advise & Consent | Senator Powell Hanson / Sen. Powell Hanson | 1962 |
| Patty | Dr. Miller | 1962 |
| The George Raft Story | Studio Head | 1961 |
| Window on Main Street | Tom Rafferty | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Larry Wallis | 1961 |
| Hazel | Howard Porter / Mr. Bates | 1961 |
| A Thunder of Drums | Capt. Alan Scarborough | 1961 |
| Ada | Robert Keely | 1961 |
| A Fever in the Blood | Joe Whelan | 1961 |
| Cimarron | Beck | 1960 |
| Stagecoach West | Senator Lucius Carr / Judge | 1960 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Governor George C. Handley | 1960 |
| Surfside 6 | Manders | 1960 |
| The Walking Target | Warden John B. Haggerty | 1960 |
| Outlaws | Doctor / Mayor Barnes | 1960 |
| The Angry Red Planet | Prof. Paul Weiner | 1959 |
| Mr. Lucky | Lloyd Mills | 1959 |
| Hawaiian Eye | Leo Basilius | 1959 |
| Dennis the Menace | Mr. Hall | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Walker / Mayor / Charlie Simpson | 1959 |
| The Deputy | John Gardner | 1959 |
| The Big Circus | Circus Perfomer | 1959 |
| Markham | Ernest Bormann | 1959 |
| One Step Beyond | Second Judge | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Goodgate | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Ronald Lowery / Coroner / Greg MacCauley / Mr. Graff | 1958 |
| Lawman | Clifford North / Banker Worth | 1958 |
| The Donna Reed Show | Dr. Peabody | 1958 |
| Bronco | Pollard / Governor | 1958 |
| Buckskin | Thomas | 1958 |
| Colt .45 | Sheriff Bondy | 1957 |
| The Restless Gun | Mayor Pritchard | 1957 |
| Maverick | Loftus Jaggers / Sam Landry | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Walter Cord / Harlan Farrell | 1957 |
| The Thin Man | Judge Horace C. Beasley | 1957 |
| Sugarfoot | Van Houten / President Grant | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Sheriff Welk | 1957 |
| State Trooper | Sheriff Billings | 1956 |
| Gunsmoke | Emil / Hatcher / Mr. Bishop | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Councilman Parsons / Golfer | 1954 |
