Myron McCormick
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Myron McCormick (February 8, 1908 – July 30, 1962) was an American actor of stage, radio and film.
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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Acting
Movie
The Hustler
as Charlie Burns
1961
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Newton B. Clovis
1955
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Bert Haber
1955
Movie
No Time for Sergeants
as Sgt. Orville C. King
1958
Movie
Not as a Stranger
as Dr. Clem Snider
1955
Movie
Jigsaw
as Charles Riggs
1949
Movie
Winterset
as Carr
1936
Movie
China Girl
as Shorty McGuire
1942
Movie
Jolson Sings Again
as Ralph Bryant
1949
Movie
USS VD: Ship of Shame
as Exec. Officer McGregor (uncredited)
1942
Movie
The Man Who Understood Women
as Preacher
1959
Movie
Three for the Show
as Mike Hudson
1955
Movie
The Iceman Cometh
as Larry Slade
1960
TV
Checkmate
as Phillip "Doc "Walters
1960
Movie
One Third of a Nation
as Sam Moon
1939
TV
Armchair Theatre
as Nick
1956
Movie
The Fight for Life
as Dr. O’Donnell
1940
Movie
The Town
as Narrator
1944
Movie
A Public Affair
as Sam Clavell
1962
TV
Play of the Week
1959
Movie
Burning Bright
as Joe Saul
1959
Movie
The Children Must Learn
as Narrator (voice)
1940
Movie
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
as Mr. MacGregor
1960
TV
The Iceman Cometh
as Larry Slade
1960