biographyMcClure acted in a number of films while under contract with Universal, such as The Lively Set (1964; with James Darren and Pamela Tiffin), Shenandoah (1965; with James Stewart and Glenn Corbett), and Nobody's Perfect (1968; with James Whitmore and Nancy Kwan). After breaking ties with Universal in 1971, he acted in a number of theatrically released and made-for-TV movies and headlined several television shows, such as the ABC series Barbary Coast (1975-1976; with William Shatner and Richard Kiel) and the syndicated comedy Out of This World (1987-1991; with Donna Pescow and Burt Reynolds). McClure's films in the 1970s and 1980s include several science fiction and horror films such as The Land That Time Forgot (1974; with John McEnery), At the Earth's Core (1976; with Peter Cushing and Caroline Munro), Humanoids from the Deep (1980; with Ann Turkel and Vic Morrow), and The House Where Evil Dwells (1982; with Susan George and Edward Albert). |
the films of doug mcclureThe Final Hour (1962)From the Universal western release The Final Hour; this film is actually an edited version of two episodes of McClure's TV series The Virginian. Two other films comprised of episodes of The Virginian were released the same yearShenandoah (1965)Beau Geste (1966)The King's Pirate (1967)From Universal's comedy adventure The King's Pirate. LEFT: McClure as Brian Fleming. RIGHT: With Jill St. JohnNobody's Perfect (1968)From the comedy Nobody's Perfect, released by Universal. Pictured are James Whitmore, Steve Carlson, and Doug McClureThe Land That Time Forgot (1975)From the British-made American International science fiction flick The Land That Time Forgot with Susan PenhaligonAt the Earth's Core (1976)From the American International science fiction release At the Earth's Core. LEFT: With Caroline Munro. RIGHT: With Peter CushingThe People That Time Forgot (1977)From American International's The People That Time Forgot with Dana Gillespie. This film is the sequel to The Land That Time ForgotWarlords of Atlantis (1978)The House Where Evil Dwells (1982)later yearsMcClure's career was going strong through the early 1990s, when he discovered he was suffering from lung cancer. Nonetheless, he continued to work in films and on TV until January 1995, when he suffered a stroke. McClure passed away on February 5, 1995, at the age of 59 from cancer. Married a number of times, McClure's most famous wife was actress BarBara Luna, to whom he was married briefly in the early 1960s. At the time of death, he was survived by his fifth wife and two daughters, one of whom is actress Tane McClure. |
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