James P. McMullan (October 13, 1936 – May 31, 2019) was an American actor from

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, best known for his role as Dr. Terry McDaniel on the 1960s series ''

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'' and as Senator Andrew Dowling on the

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primetime

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''. McMullan studied Industrial Design at

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and

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; he graduated from the

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in 1961 with a Bachelor of Architecture degree.

Career

He went to Hollywood in 1961 to visit a friend and through a chance meeting with playwright

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, was given a screen test for

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's ''

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'' (1962) (Peckinpah also directed the screen test). The test was sent to Universal Pictures, which put him under a seven-year contract, the start of a successful 30-year film career. In 1962 McMullan appeared as Jess Kroeger on the TV western '' The Virginian'' on the episode titled "Impasse." McMullan starred as John Moore on the short-lived CBS-TV series ''

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'' and as Officer Don Burdick on the series ''

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''. McMullan co-starred in a number of notable TV series including the ''

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'', '' Dr. Kildare'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' S.W.A.T'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He has guest-starred in over 150 TV shows which also include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and the made for-TV movie '' The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story'' (1988). McMullan's many feature film credits include '' The Raiders'' (1963), where he played the part of

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, '' Shenandoah'' (1965), '' The Happiest Millionaire'' (1967), '' Downhill Racer'' (1969), '' Pursuit'' (1972), '' Extreme Close-Up'' (1973)'',

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'' (1981), ''

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'' (1987), ''

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'' (1997), '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997) and '' Batman & Robin'' (1997).

Filmography

*'' The Raiders'' (1963) – William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody *'' Shenandoah'' (1965) – John Anderson *'' The Happiest Millionaire'' (1967) – Lt. Powell *'' Downhill Racer'' (1969) – Creech *''The Windsplitter'' (1971) – Bobby Joe *'' Pursuit'' (1972, TV Movie) – Lewis *'' Extreme Close-Up'' (1973) – John Norman *''

'' (1981) – Lyle Parks *''

'' (1987) – The Zipper *''Life Flight: The Movie'' (1987) – C.J. Reynolds *''Judicial Consent'' (1994) – Trenton Clarkson *''

'' (1997) – The President *'' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997) – American UN Representative *'' Batman & Robin'' (1997) – Party Guest *''

The Eighteenth Angel ''The Eighteenth Angel'' is a 1997 American horror-thriller film, starring Christopher McDonald, Rachael Leigh Cook, Stanley Tucci, Wendy Crewson, and Maximilian Schell. It was directed by William Bindley and written by David Seltzer. Plot A pro ...

'' (1997) – Priest #4 *'' Shadow of Doubt'' (1998) – Moderator Pundit *''

The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave ''The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave'' is a 2000 comedy film starring the comedian Bob Einstein as Super Dave Osborne. Plot After the kind-hearted but clumsy Super Dave Osborne (Bob Einstein) survives a near-fatal accident, he discovers his man ...

'' (2000) – Surgeon

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McMullan, Jim American male television actors American male film actors Male actors from New York (state) People from Long Island Place of death missing People from Long Beach, New York 1936 births 2019 deaths Neurological disease deaths in California Deaths from motor neuron disease 20th-century American male actors