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John Herrick McIntire was an American character actor who appeared in 65 theatrical films and many more television series. McIntire is well known for having replaced Ward Bond, upon Bond's sudden death in November 1960, as the star of NBC's Wagon Train. He played Christopher Hale, the leader of the wagon train from early 1961 to the series' end in 1965. He also replaced Charles Bickford, upon Bickford's death in 1967, as ranch owner Clay Grainger on NBC's The Virginian for four seasons.
Birth Name
John Herrick McIntire
Born
Thursday, 27 June 1907
Died
Wednesday, 30 January 1991
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| TV's Western Heroes | Chris Hale | 2013 |
| Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews | Rufus | 2008 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Sheriff Al Chambers | 2007 |
| In the Wake of the Assassins | (archive footage) | 2007 |
| American Cinema | Police Commissioner Hardy (clip from The Asphalt Jungle (1950)) | 1995 |
| 24 Hour Psycho | Al Chambers (archive footage) | 1993 |
| Turner & Hooch | Amos Reed | 1989 |
| Dream Breakers | Cardinal Angelo | 1989 |
| The Slap Maxwell Story | Stan Maxwell | 1987 |
| As Summers Die | Judge Dudley McCormack | 1986 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| TV's Western Heroes | Chris Hale | 2013 |
| Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews | Rufus | 2008 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Sheriff Al Chambers | 2007 |
| In the Wake of the Assassins | (archive footage) | 2007 |
| American Cinema | Police Commissioner Hardy (clip from The Asphalt Jungle (1950)) | 1995 |
| 24 Hour Psycho | Al Chambers (archive footage) | 1993 |
| Turner & Hooch | Amos Reed | 1989 |
| Dream Breakers | Cardinal Angelo | 1989 |
| The Slap Maxwell Story | Stan Maxwell | 1987 |
| As Summers Die | Judge Dudley McCormack | 1986 |
| Cloak & Dagger | George MacCready | 1984 |
| Night Court | Daddy Bob Elmore | 1984 |
| The Yellow Rose | Man | 1983 |
| Honkytonk Man | Grandpa | 1982 |
| St. Elsewhere | Harry Cragen | 1982 |
| Hotel | Donald Blackwell | 1982 |
| All the Way Home | John Henry, Jay's Father | 1981 |
| Goliath Awaits | Senator Oliver Bartholomew | 1981 |
| The Fox and the Hound | Badger / Badger (voice) | 1981 |
| American Dream | Sam Whittier | 1981 |
| Young Maverick | Vernon Maywood | 1979 |
| Shirley | Dutch McHenry | 1979 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Diner Patron | 1979 |
| Diff'rent Strokes | Mr. Hunter | 1978 |
| Lassie: A New Beginning | Dr. Spreckles | 1978 |
| Dallas | Sen. Sam Culver | 1978 |
| Aspen | Owen Keating | 1977 |
| The Incredible Hulk | Preston DeKalb | 1977 |
| The Rescuers | Rufus / Rufus (voice) | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | George Hancock / George Hastings | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Victor Holly | 1977 |
| Quincy M.E. | Roy Brackett | 1976 |
| The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe | Sheriff Joshua Cabe | 1976 |
| Charlie's Angels | Paul Danvers | 1976 |
| Challenge to Be Free | Narrator | 1975 |
| Rooster Cogburn | Judge Parker | 1975 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Herbie Rides Again | Mr. Judson | 1974 |
| Dirty Sally | Orkie Sump | 1974 |
| Linda | Marshall Journeyman | 1973 |
| Bearcats! | Cyrus Davenport | 1971 |
| Longstreet | Dr. Dan Stockton | 1971 |
| Love, American Style | (segment "Love and the Old Cowboy") | 1969 |
| Dundee and the Culhane | Sheriff Moss | 1967 |
| Rough Night in Jericho | Ben Hickman | 1967 |
| My Brother the Angel | Ben Harper | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Tom Rule / Michael 'Doc' Lacy / Max Wood | 1965 |
| A Man Called Shenandoah | Simon Hadley | 1965 |
| Daniel Boone | Timothy Patrick Bryan | 1964 |
| Slattery's People | Andy Stevens | 1964 |
| The Fugitive | Lester Kelly | 1963 |
| Arrest and Trial | Anthony Jackson | 1963 |
| The Virginian | Clay Grainger | 1962 |
| Summer and Smoke | Dr. Buchanan | 1961 |
| Two Rode Together | Maj. Frazer / Major Frazer | 1961 |
| The Americans | Pa Canfield | 1961 |
| Flaming Star | Sam 'Pa' Burton / Sam Burton | 1960 |
| Seven Ways from Sundown | Sergeant Henessey / Sergent Henessey | 1960 |
| Elmer Gantry | Rev. John Pengilly | 1960 |
| Psycho | Sheriff Al Chambers | 1960 |
| Who Was That Lady? | Bob Doyle | 1960 |
| Overland Trail | Gen. William Palmer | 1960 |
| The Twilight Zone | Prof. A. Daemon | 1959 |
| Wichita Town | Frank Matheson | 1959 |
| Laramie | Judge Barnaby Cade / Kuba Smith | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Sheriff Mike Latimer / Old Charlie Conners | 1959 |
| The Gunfight at Dodge City | Doc Sam Tremaine | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Loren Hall | 1959 |
| Cimarron City | Captain Adairam Judson | 1958 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Henry Downey | 1958 |
| Naked City | Lt. Daniel Muldoon / Lt. Dan Muldoon | 1958 |
| Peter Gunn | Wilson Getty | 1958 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Bannister | 1958 |
| The Light in the Forest | John Elder | 1958 |
| Sing Boy Sing | Rev. Farley Walker | 1958 |
| The Mark of the Hawk | Bruce Craig | 1957 |
| The Tin Star | Dr. Joseph Jefferson 'Joe' McCord / Joseph "Doc" McCord | 1957 |
| Goodyear Theatre | Dr. Edwards | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Christopher Hale / Levi Hale / Cain Transfuga / Andrew Hale | 1957 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Maj. Alex Samuels | 1956 |
| Away All Boats | Old Man / Film Intro Voice-over | 1956 |
| I've Lived Before | Dr. Thomas Bryant | 1956 |
| Backlash | Jim Bonniwell / Jim Bonniwell aka William Slater | 1956 |
| World in My Corner | Dave Bernstein | 1956 |
| The Spoilers | Dextry | 1955 |
| Matinee Theatre | Father | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Charles Underhill / John Leeds | 1955 |
| The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial | John Marshall | 1955 |
| To Hell and Back | Narrator | 1955 |
| Star Stage | Judge Cardiff | 1955 |
| The Kentuckian | Zack Wakefield | 1955 |
| The Scarlet Coat | Gen. Robert Howe | 1955 |
| The Phenix City Story | Albert L. 'Pat' Patterson / Albert L. "Pat" Patterson | 1955 |
| Stranger on Horseback | Josiah Bannerman | 1955 |
| Four Guns to the Border | Dutch | 1954 |
| The Yellow Mountain | Bannon (as John Mc.Intyre) / Bannon | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Whit White / Father Boudreau / John Elder / Mr. Judson | 1954 |
| Father Knows Best | Mr. Whitcomb | 1954 |
| Studio 57 | Sheriff Sternweister | 1954 |
| Apache | Al Sieber / Al Siebe | 1954 |
| The Far Country | Judge Gannon / Gannon | 1954 |
| War Arrow | Col. Jackson Meade | 1954 |
| A Lion Is in the Streets | Jeb Brown | 1953 |
| The President's Lady | John Overton | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Ebeneezer Scrooge / John Marshall / Lane McKersher | 1953 |
| The Mississippi Gambler | Kansas John Polly | 1953 |
| The Lawless Breed | John Clements / J.G. Hardin | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Newspaper editor / John Chapman aka Johnny Appleseed | 1952 |
| Horizons West | Ira Hammond | 1952 |
| The World in His Arms | Deacon Greathouse | 1952 |
| Sally and Saint Anne | Alderman Percival Xavier 'Goldtooth' McCarthy | 1952 |
| Glory Alley | Gabe Jordan / Narrator | 1952 |
| Westward the Women | Roy E. Whitman | 1951 |
| The Raging Tide | Corky Mullins | 1951 |
| That's My Boy | Dr. Benjamin Green | 1951 |
| You're in the Navy Now | Cmdr. W. R. Reynolds | 1951 |
| Under the Gun | Sheriff Bill Langley | 1951 |
| Walk Softly, Stranger | Morgan | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Joshua | 1950 |
| Saddle Tramp | Jess Higgins | 1950 |
| Winchester '73 | Joe Lamont | 1950 |
| Shadow on the Wall | Pike Ludwell | 1950 |
| The Asphalt Jungle | Police Commissioner Hardy | 1950 |
| No Sad Songs for Me | Dr. Ralph Frene | 1950 |
| Francis | Lt. General Stevens / General Stevens | 1950 |
| Ambush | Frank Holly | 1950 |
| Top o' the Morning | Inspector Fallon | 1949 |
| Scene of the Crime | Det. Fred Piper / Fred Piper | 1949 |
| Johnny Stool Pigeon | Nick Avery | 1949 |
| Red Canyon | Floyd Cordt / Floyd Cordts | 1949 |
| Down to the Sea in Ships | Thatch | 1949 |
| Command Decision | Maj. Belding Davis | 1948 |
| An Act of Murder | Judge Ogden | 1948 |
| Movies Are Adventure | Judge Ogden | 1948 |
| The Street with No Name | Cy Gordon | 1948 |
| River Lady | H.L. Morrison | 1948 |
| Black Bart | Clark | 1948 |
| Call Northside 777 | Sam Faxon | 1948 |
| The Hucksters | Radio Announcer | 1947 |
| Front Row Center | Joe Adams | 1945 |
| The Ramparts We Watch | narrator, 'Baptism of Fire' footage | 1940 |
