Myron McCormick
Actor
- Born
- February 8, 1908
- Died
- July 30, 1962 (age 54)
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Myron McCormick (February 8, 1908 – July 30, 1962) was an American actor of stage, radio and film.
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McCormick was born as Walter Myron McCormick in Albany, Indiana.
He was the only cast member of the Broadway smash South Pacific to remain with the show for all 1,925 performances. He won a 1950 Tony Award for his portrayal of sailor Luther Billis. He later was featured on Broadway from 1955-1957 in the military comedy No Time for Sergeants and repeated his role as Sergeant King for the 1958 film version starring Andy Griffith.
To movie audiences, he is possibly best remembered from 1961's The Hustler as Charlie, the partner of pool shark "Fast Eddie" Felson (Paul Newman). McCormick was an alumnus of Princeton University, where he was a Phi Beta Kappa.
He became a featured performer in many popular radio dramas of the 1940s. He also made guest appearances on numerous television programs of the 1950s/early 1960s, including The Untouchables, Naked City, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Way Out.
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Known for
The Hustler
September 25, 1961
No Time for Sergeants
July 5, 1958
Not as a Stranger
July 1, 1955
Jigsaw
March 11, 1949
Winterset
December 3, 1936
China Girl
December 9, 1942
Jolson Sings Again
August 17, 1949
USS VD: Ship of Shame
January 2, 1942
The Man Who Understood Women
October 2, 1959
Three for the Show
February 24, 1955
One Third of a Nation
February 10, 1939
The Town
January 1, 1944
Acting17
- 1962A Public Affair as Sam Clavell
- 1961The Hustler as Charlie Burns
- 1960Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands' as Mr. MacGregor
- 1959Burning Bright as Joe Saul
- 1959The Man Who Understood Women as Preacher
- 1958No Time for Sergeants as Sgt. Orville C. King
- 1955Not as a Stranger as Dr. Clem Snider
- 1955Three for the Show as Mike Hudson
- 1949Jolson Sings Again as Ralph Bryant
- 1949